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Game Recap
BOS4
Final/OTSat, Jan 11, 2025Every game that night
FLA3

BOS beat FLA 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.78 expected goals to 5.51. FLA outshot BOS 43 to 18. D. Pastrnak led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Reinhart had 11 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. J. Swayman stopped 40 of 43.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
BOS11114
FLA10203
  1. 1st 6:02BOSM. GeekiePP0.16 xG
  2. 1st 15:29FLAE. RodriguesPP0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 16:11BOSD. Pastrnak0.06 xG
  4. 3rd 0:43FLAS. Reinhart0.14 xG
  5. 3rd 2:06BOSO. Wahlstrom0.17 xG
  6. 3rd 19:57FLAS. Reinhart0.30 xG
  7. OT 4:58BOSD. PastrnakPP0.09 xG

Team Stats

BOSFLA
18Shots on goal43
2.78Expected goals5.51
39Shot attempts111
155v5 shots on goal23
2/5Power play1/3
42Hits30
29Blocked shots9
10Penalty minutes14
13Giveaways15
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.78 xGFLA 5.51 xGGoal

01234561st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 6:02FLA goal, 15:29BOS goal, 16:11FLA goal, 0:43BOS goal, 2:06FLA goal, 19:57BOS goal, 4:58

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

BOS18 on goal, 4 scored
FLA43 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. PastrnakRW213410-1025:097:40
M. GeekieC112101+1218:563:00
E. LindholmC0111210023:095:44
T. FredericC011140+2214:280:00
J. BrazeauRW011022+1013:133:03
O. WahlstromRW101112+108:151:03
P. ZachaC000221-2023:594:21
B. MarchandLW000221-2221:545:52
C. CoyleC0000520020:502:44
J. BeecherC000020008:370:00
C. KoepkeLW000010006:360:00
M. McLaughlinC000042004:560:00
M. LohreiD022103+1220:424:52
C. McAvoyD0112540021:544:02
N. ZadorovD000163-1021:340:00
B. CarloD000114+1020:380:19
J. OesterleD0000430017:560:00
A. PeekeD000100-1215:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman43403.93064:58Win
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. ReinhartC2021112+2025:354:28
A. BarkovC011320+2025:144:25
M. TkachukLW011330+1022:504:35
S. BennettC011220+1218:591:34
E. RodriguesC101401+1015:361:29
A. LundellC011120-1214:291:12
C. VerhaegheC0006000018:384:24
E. LuostarinenC0001300416:370:00
J. BoqvistC000240-2012:120:00
T. NosekLW000100-108:090:02
A. GreerLW000020-146:460:00
M. SamoskevichRW000310005:231:29
G. ForslingD0112200025:530:17
U. BalinskisD0111100013:431:52
N. SchmidtD0000110222:354:03
D. KulikovD0001300022:260:00
N. MikkolaD000234-1020:410:00
T. BjornfotD0000010011:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky18144.77863:00OT loss
S. Knight000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBrad Marchand FLA Faces BOS, his team until Mar 20252 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBOS 2.7, FLA 3.1BOS 4, FLA 3
Total goals5.87
Shots on goalBOS 26.4, FLA 30.9BOS 18, FLA 43
Win chanceFLA 55%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.640.96337%2
FLA M. Tkachuk2.830.95128%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.860.79030%0
FLA S. Reinhart2.6110.96238%2
FLA S. Bennett2.520.61124%0
FLA A. Barkov2.431.02128%0
BOS B. Marchand2.320.70025%0
FLA G. Forsling2.220.45111%0
FLA A. Lundell1.910.57117%0
FLA E. Rodrigues1.840.45116%1
BOS M. Geekie1.810.47219%1
BOS C. McAvoy1.720.51110%0
BOS P. Zacha1.620.56019%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.610.50120%0
BOS J. Brazeau1.400.37118%0
BOS T. Frederic1.410.36117%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.310.2909%0
BOS O. Wahlstrom1.310.22111%1
BOS C. Coyle1.300.43018%0
FLA U. Balinskis1.210.2314%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.210.38014%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.220.2205%0
FLA M. Samoskevich1.130.26012%0
FLA J. Boqvist1.120.37015%0
BOS J. Oesterle1.100.1803%0
BOS B. Carlo1.010.1605%0
FLA D. Kulikov1.010.2305%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.010.3626%0
BOS M. McLaughlin1.000.21013%0
BOS A. Peeke0.910.1803%0
FLA A. Greer0.900.1808%0
FLA N. Schmidt0.900.2105%0
BOS C. Koepke0.800.21011%0
FLA T. Nosek0.810.1705%0
FLA T. Bjornfot0.700.1001%0
BOS J. Beecher0.600.1709%0

Shots on goal: 29 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 more 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.