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Game Recap
BOS1
FinalSat, Mar 29, 2025Every game that night
DET2

DET beat BOS 2-1, with the chances close: 2.14 expected goals to 1.99. N. Zadorov had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. C. Talbot stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS0101
DET1102
  1. 1st 5:37DETM. Kasper0.09 xG
  2. 2nd 0:53DETL. RaymondPP0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 2:12BOSM. GeekiePP0.09 xG

Team Stats

BOSDET
21Shots on goal22
1.99Expected goals2.14
44Shot attempts39
175v5 shots on goal19
1/1Power play1/3
39Hits38
9Blocked shots7
16Penalty minutes22
17Giveaways16
6Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 1.99 xGDET 2.14 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdDET goal, 5:37DET goal, 0:53BOS goal, 2:12

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

BOS20 on goal, 1 scored
DET21 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GeekieC101130-1021:030:39
D. PastrnakRW011340-1220:330:39
P. ZachaC000010-1019:410:00
C. MittelstadtC0003000017:550:39
E. LindholmC0001600017:430:39
C. KoepkeLW0001400014:270:00
V. LettieriC0001300013:060:00
M. KhusnutdinovC0000110012:230:00
F. LysellRW0002100211:150:00
J. BeecherC0000300011:090:00
P. BrownC0001620010:420:00
J. LaukoC000010059:110:00
M. LohreiD011301-1016:440:39
N. ZadorovD0004200223:090:00
H. JokiharjuD0001100021:540:00
A. PeekeD0000310521:150:00
P. WotherspoonD000002-1019:590:00
I. MitchellD0000020014:380:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman22202.90957:54Loss
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW101400+1021:514:05
P. KaneRW0111100021:414:07
M. KasperC101100+1219:061:15
D. LarkinC0001110021:434:05
A. DeBrincatRW0004100519:394:02
M. RasmussenC000270+1016:490:49
J. CompherLW0000320015:311:18
V. TarasenkoRW0000000014:291:05
J. BerggrenRW0000400012:030:18
C. SmithC000140009:240:02
T. MotteC000020009:040:03
A. WatsonLW0000200153:060:00
M. SeiderD0111110027:163:55
B. ChiarotD0001320024:220:07
S. EdvinssonD000201+1021:461:24
A. JohanssonD0001700016:000:00
J. PetryD000210+1015:200:00
J. HollD0001100010:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot21201.95260:00Win
A. Lyon000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBOS 3.0, DET 3.4BOS 1, DET 2
Total goals6.33
Shots on goalBOS 25.3, DET 30.4BOS 21, DET 22
Win chanceDET 56%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.631.19142%0
DET D. Larkin3.211.00035%0
DET A. DeBrincat3.040.86031%0
DET P. Kane2.710.90127%0
DET L. Raymond2.240.91128%1
BOS M. Geekie1.910.64126%1
DET M. Seider1.910.5618%0
DET M. Kasper1.810.47119%1
DET V. Tarasenko1.800.55022%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.710.56022%0
DET C. Smith1.510.32014%0
BOS P. Zacha1.500.67021%0
BOS V. Lettieri1.410.28015%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.420.37016%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.440.30010%0
DET B. Chiarot1.310.2306%0
DET J. Compher1.300.49017%0
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.330.61019%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.330.4318%0
BOS C. Koepke1.310.29014%0
DET J. Berggren1.200.38017%0
BOS H. Jokiharju1.110.2405%0
DET T. Motte1.100.1709%0
BOS A. Peeke1.100.2304%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.020.4109%0
DET J. Petry0.920.3205%0
BOS J. Lauko0.900.24010%0
BOS P. Wotherspoon0.800.1903%0
BOS P. Brown0.810.1807%0
DET A. Johansson0.710.1904%0
BOS I. Mitchell0.700.1903%0
DET A. Watson0.700.1509%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.700.22011%0
BOS J. Beecher0.600.19010%0
DET J. Holl0.610.1602%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.