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Game Recap
BOS2
Final/OTThu, Dec 19, 2024Every game that night
EDM3

EDM beat BOS 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.94 expected goals to 2.98. L. Draisaitl led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). L. Draisaitl had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. S. Skinner stopped 24 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
BOS20002
EDM01113
  1. 1st 1:07BOSE. Lindholm0.02 xG
  2. 1st 17:35BOSM. Kastelic0.08 xG
  3. 2nd 11:17EDMZ. Hyman0.02 xG
  4. 3rd 17:39EDMC. McDavid0.10 xG
  5. OT 1:04EDMM. Ekholm0.58 xG

Team Stats

BOSEDM
26Shots on goal26
2.98Expected goals2.94
53Shot attempts54
235v5 shots on goal21
0/2Power play0/2
30Hits25
14Blocked shots10
4Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways25
5Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.98 xGEDM 2.94 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 1:07BOS goal, 17:35EDM goal, 11:17EDM goal, 17:39EDM goal, 1:04

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

BOS25 on goal, 2 scored
EDM25 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. MarchandLW0113000019:001:57
E. LindholmC1013300018:322:08
J. BeecherC0112010011:230:00
M. KastelicC101420-108:480:00
D. PastrnakRW0005100022:062:41
P. ZachaC0001110019:152:33
C. CoyleC000011-1018:171:30
J. BrazeauRW0001300016:500:17
M. GeekieC0000000016:150:46
T. FredericC0000100013:301:08
O. WahlstromRW000210008:510:30
M. McLaughlinC000010007:560:00
C. McAvoyD011231-1024:363:06
B. CarloD011012+2019:360:00
N. ZadorovD000161-2221:040:22
J. OesterleD000034+2019:140:00
M. LohreiD000111-2217:410:27
A. PeekeD0001220016:180:20
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman26233.88561:04OT loss
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DraisaitlC033610+2024:433:13
Z. HymanLW112230+2022:053:13
C. McDavidC101210+2224:473:13
R. Nugent-HopkinsC011010+1216:453:13
C. BrownRW0000110014:540:00
V. PodkolzinRW000140-1014:050:00
K. KapanenRW000220-1012:350:00
A. HenriqueC0000000012:150:20
V. ArvidssonLW0002010011:560:00
M. JanmarkC000020-1010:350:00
C. PerryRW000120-108:320:20
J. SkinnerLW000110-108:060:20
M. EkholmD101311+2022:280:20
E. BouchardD000321+1025:523:13
B. KulakD000003-1021:040:00
D. NurseD0001400020:380:20
T. EmbersonD000002-1014:380:00
T. StecherD0002010013:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner26242.92361:03Win
C. Pickard000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBOS 2.8, EDM 3.2BOS 2, EDM 3
Total goals6.05
Shots on goalBOS 25.8, EDM 31.2BOS 26, EDM 26
Win chanceEDM 58%EDM won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.751.03039%0
EDM C. McDavid3.221.57137%1
EDM Z. Hyman2.920.75235%1
EDM L. Draisaitl2.661.27340%0
EDM V. Arvidsson2.520.61021%0
BOS B. Marchand2.330.73127%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.330.78014%0
EDM D. Nurse2.210.4009%0
EDM J. Skinner2.010.50022%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins1.900.77122%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.930.44110%1
BOS P. Zacha1.910.62021%0
BOS M. Geekie1.700.46018%0
EDM A. Henrique1.500.49021%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.520.48110%0
BOS T. Frederic1.500.40018%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.530.49120%1
EDM B. Kulak1.500.3106%0
BOS J. Brazeau1.410.38017%0
BOS C. Coyle1.300.46019%0
EDM C. Brown1.300.31010%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.310.29012%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.210.29010%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.220.32012%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.240.25111%1
BOS O. Wahlstrom1.220.22011%0
BOS M. McLaughlin1.200.25015%0
EDM C. Perry1.010.31015%0
BOS J. Oesterle1.000.2003%0
BOS B. Carlo0.900.1615%0
EDM M. Janmark0.900.34011%0
BOS M. Lohrei0.810.3406%0
EDM T. Stecher0.820.1504%0
EDM T. Emberson0.800.1803%0
BOS A. Peeke0.810.1603%0
BOS J. Beecher0.720.19110%0

Shots on goal: 18 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.