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Game Recap
BOS6
FinalWed, Nov 27, 2024Every game that night
NYI3

BOS beat NYI 6-3, with the chances close: 1.86 expected goals to 2.17. B. Nelson led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). B. Carlo had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. J. Korpisalo stopped 21 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS2136
NYI1203
  1. 1st 0:57BOSB. Marchand0.02 xG
  2. 1st 6:31BOSB. Marchand0.15 xG
  3. 1st 12:50NYIM. Tsyplakov0.23 xG
  4. 2nd 8:52NYIB. Nelson0.09 xG
  5. 2nd 11:59BOSM. Geekie0.05 xG
  6. 2nd 19:52NYIB. Nelson0.21 xG
  7. 3rd 10:48BOSP. Zacha0.07 xG
  8. 3rd 13:23BOSP. Zacha0.17 xG
  9. 3rd 17:58BOSN. ZadorovEN0.56 xG

Team Stats

BOSNYI
21Shots on goal24
1.86Expected goals2.17
46Shot attempts56
205v5 shots on goal22
0/0Power play0/1
35Hits36
15Blocked shots11
2Penalty minutes0
15Giveaways16
3Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 1.86 xGNYI 2.17 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdBOS goal, 0:57BOS goal, 6:31NYI goal, 12:50NYI goal, 8:52BOS goal, 11:59NYI goal, 19:52BOS goal, 10:48BOS goal, 13:23BOS goal, 17:58

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

BOS20 on goal, 6 scored
NYI24 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. PastrnakRW033110+2016:170:00
E. LindholmC033010+2015:560:00
P. ZachaC213320+2015:040:00
B. MarchandLW202230+1017:510:00
J. BrazeauRW011121+1016:380:00
M. GeekieC101220+2016:360:00
C. CoyleC0000220016:240:00
T. FredericC000031-1015:130:00
T. JohnsonC000000-1012:490:00
M. KastelicC0003500012:350:00
C. KoepkeLW0000100011:240:00
J. BeecherC0000010010:420:00
N. ZadorovD112232+2221:320:00
A. PeekeD011123+3020:320:00
C. McAvoyD011021-1018:490:00
P. WotherspoonD000211+1021:490:00
B. CarloD000453+3020:230:00
M. LohreiD000000-1017:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo24213.87560:00Win
J. Swayman000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC213311-1018:352:00
M. TsyplakovRW1122600016:160:00
B. HorvatC011401-2022:002:00
A. LeeLW000160-1019:422:00
K. PalmieriC000011-2018:562:00
J. PageauC0002100017:500:00
S. HolmstromRW000211-3016:521:41
P. EngvallLW000000-1012:310:00
C. CizikasC000070-1012:270:00
K. MacLeanC0000100010:550:00
M. MartinLW000240009:380:00
O. WahlstromRW000400009:280:00
R. PulockD011101+1019:360:00
I. GeorgeD011001+1019:280:00
N. DobsonD000213-3023:282:00
A. RomanovD000050-2020:200:00
S. MayfieldD000012-1018:090:00
D. CholowskiD000110-1016:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin20155.75057:32Loss
S. Varlamov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownCharlie McAvoy BOS Plays near home (born in Long Beach)1 A, 0 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBOS 2.6, NYI 2.8BOS 6, NYI 3
Total goals5.49
Shots on goalBOS 27.1, NYI 30.2BOS 21, NYI 24
Win chanceNYI 55%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.810.97338%0
NYI B. Horvat2.940.74131%0
NYI B. Nelson2.930.81333%2
NYI A. Lee2.810.58026%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.800.73029%0
BOS B. Marchand2.420.71225%2
NYI N. Dobson2.320.63011%0
BOS P. Zacha2.030.59320%2
BOS E. Lindholm1.800.56322%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.800.53110%0
NYI J. Pageau1.720.52019%0
BOS J. Brazeau1.610.37118%0
NYI P. Engvall1.600.36015%0
BOS M. Geekie1.620.39115%1
NYI R. Pulock1.510.3417%0
BOS C. Coyle1.500.46018%0
BOS T. Frederic1.500.36016%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.420.47214%1
BOS N. Zadorov1.420.2929%1
NYI A. Romanov1.400.2605%0
BOS T. Johnson1.300.34015%0
NYI O. Wahlstrom1.240.22010%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.220.42019%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.100.3507%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.100.26011%0
BOS C. Koepke1.100.23010%0
NYI S. Mayfield1.000.2305%0
BOS B. Carlo1.040.1705%0
NYI I. George0.900.1815%0
BOS M. Kastelic0.930.21010%0
BOS A. Peeke0.910.1613%0
NYI D. Cholowski0.810.2305%0
BOS J. Beecher0.700.20010%0
BOS P. Wotherspoon0.720.1302%0
NYI M. Martin0.620.1205%0
NYI K. MacLean0.600.1808%0

Shots on goal: 15 of 36 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.