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Game Recap
BOS2
FinalSat, Nov 23, 2024Every game that night
DET1

BOS beat DET 2-1, with the chances close: 2.17 expected goals to 1.98. BOS outshot DET 29 to 20. T. Frederic had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. J. Swayman stopped 19 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS1012
DET1001
  1. 1st 8:33BOSJ. BrazeauPP0.13 xG
  2. 1st 19:02DETL. Raymond0.14 xG
  3. 3rd 11:30BOSB. Marchand0.11 xG

Team Stats

BOSDET
29Shots on goal20
2.17Expected goals1.98
51Shot attempts51
255v5 shots on goal14
1/2Power play0/4
23Hits9
16Blocked shots7
8Penalty minutes4
15Giveaways25
6Takeaways3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.17 xGDET 1.98 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdBOS goal, 8:33DET goal, 19:02BOS goal, 11:30

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

BOS29 on goal, 2 scored
DET20 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. PastrnakRW011200+1018:192:12
B. MarchandLW1011000216:301:48
J. BrazeauRW101100-1012:531:56
T. JohnsonC0110100411:182:04
P. ZachaC0004000021:341:41
E. LindholmC0001310018:131:47
M. GeekieC0002200015:561:36
C. CoyleC0000400015:121:56
T. FredericC0005000013:250:00
J. BeecherC0002210012:540:08
C. KoepkeLW0001210010:110:05
M. KastelicC000120009:520:10
M. LohreiD0112010020:182:07
A. PeekeD011002+1019:070:00
C. McAvoyD0004240026:161:46
N. ZadorovD000122+1022:390:09
B. CarloD000201-1016:100:00
P. WotherspoonD000033-1211:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman20191.95060:00Win
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC0111000021:094:47
L. RaymondLW1012000220:154:47
V. TarasenkoRW0112000020:033:57
A. DeBrincatRW0003000016:404:47
P. KaneRW0002010016:214:47
M. KasperC0003000214:512:35
J. CompherLW0000010014:002:33
A. CoppC0003000013:201:22
T. MotteC0000410012:410:00
J. BerggrenRW0000000012:411:13
M. RasmussenC0000300012:260:00
C. FischerRW0000100011:440:00
M. SeiderD0000110024:224:47
B. ChiarotD0001010020:360:02
S. EdvinssonD0001000020:190:00
J. PetryD0002010018:260:00
E. GustafssonD0000000016:492:35
J. HollD0000010011:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot29272.93158:03Loss
A. Lyon000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBOS 3.1, DET 2.8BOS 2, DET 1
Total goals5.93
Shots on goalBOS 28.7, DET 28.3BOS 29, DET 20
Win chanceBOS 54%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak4.121.13142%0
DET D. Larkin2.810.86132%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.630.74026%0
BOS B. Marchand2.510.83128%1
DET P. Kane2.520.73022%0
DET L. Raymond2.020.79124%1
BOS P. Zacha2.040.68022%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.910.64025%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.820.54121%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.840.60012%0
DET M. Seider1.700.5008%0
BOS J. Brazeau1.710.42119%1
BOS C. Coyle1.600.54020%0
DET M. Kasper1.630.30014%0
BOS M. Geekie1.620.43017%0
BOS T. Frederic1.550.42019%0
DET J. Berggren1.500.35016%0
BOS T. Johnson1.500.40117%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.410.34011%0
DET B. Chiarot1.410.2306%0
DET T. Motte1.300.17010%0
BOS C. Koepke1.210.30013%0
DET J. Compher1.200.45017%0
DET A. Copp1.230.39014%0
DET J. Petry1.120.3205%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.120.3918%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.110.2908%0
DET E. Gustafsson1.100.3005%0
BOS B. Carlo1.020.2106%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.000.33013%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.010.25012%0
DET C. Fischer1.000.2309%0
BOS A. Peeke0.800.1714%0
BOS J. Beecher0.820.23012%0
BOS P. Wotherspoon0.700.1702%0
DET J. Holl0.500.1602%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.