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Game Recap
BOS3
FinalSat, Nov 2, 2024Every game that night
PHI0

BOS beat PHI 3-0, with the chances close: 2.35 expected goals to 1.64. BOS outshot PHI 31 to 20. B. Marchand led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Brazeau had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. J. Korpisalo stopped 20 of 20.

Team Stats

BOSPHI
31Shots on goal20
2.35Expected goals1.64
63Shot attempts47
235v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play0/3
22Hits30
18Blocked shots19
14Penalty minutes12
11Giveaways15
6Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.35 xGPHI 1.64 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdBOS goal, 13:28BOS goal, 11:23

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

BOS28 on goal, 2 scored
PHI20 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. MarchandLW112401+2018:113:00
D. PastrnakRW011400+1017:442:58
E. LindholmC011002+2017:242:59
J. BrazeauRW101420+1014:390:54
M. GeekieC011120+1013:270:54
M. PoitrasC101201+1412:300:07
C. CoyleC0002100020:032:31
P. ZachaC0004000016:001:25
T. FredericC000130+1213:510:05
J. BeecherC0000020012:140:00
M. KastelicC0001300411:300:00
C. KoepkeLW0002100010:300:06
H. LindholmD011201+2019:011:05
C. McAvoyD000134+1224:292:46
N. ZadorovD000240+1020:380:00
B. CarloD000023+2219:510:09
P. WotherspoonD0000110016:540:07
M. LohreiD0001030016:240:54
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo202001.00059:49Win
J. Swayman000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KonecnyRW000121-2421:132:35
O. TippettRW000340-1017:292:19
S. CouturierC000311-3017:242:05
M. FrostC0002430017:192:46
T. FoersterRW000001-1016:122:30
M. MichkovRW000200-3015:152:43
S. LaughtonC0000310015:050:00
B. BrinkRW0002200014:502:08
J. FarabeeLW000011-1014:242:16
N. CatesLW0002000211:420:00
R. PoehlingC0000010011:410:00
G. HathawayRW0001330410:190:00
J. DrysdaleD000001-1023:492:21
T. SanheimD000022-2223:150:00
R. RistolainenD000131-2021:560:00
E. AndraeD0001310019:122:32
N. SeelerD0001010015:000:00
E. JohnsonD0001210010:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Ersson8801.0007:36
A. Kolosov22202.90951:25Loss

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBOS 2.9, PHI 2.8BOS 3, PHI 0
Total goals5.73
Shots on goalBOS 24.1, PHI 31.5BOS 31, PHI 20
Win chanceBOS 52%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.741.17143%0
PHI O. Tippett3.230.59024%0
PHI T. Konecny3.110.86030%0
PHI S. Couturier2.430.47015%0
BOS B. Marchand2.140.85228%1
PHI T. Sanheim1.900.43010%0
PHI M. Michkov1.820.61020%0
PHI M. Frost1.820.47014%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.800.67125%0
PHI S. Laughton1.800.45015%0
PHI T. Foerster1.700.37018%0
BOS P. Zacha1.740.70022%0
PHI J. Farabee1.700.42016%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.500.3006%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.510.61011%0
BOS C. Coyle1.420.57020%0
BOS T. Frederic1.410.44018%0
PHI N. Seeler1.410.2004%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.410.2304%0
PHI B. Brink1.420.34013%0
BOS J. Brazeau1.440.39119%1
PHI R. Poehling1.300.34013%0
PHI G. Hathaway1.310.27012%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.320.4017%0
BOS M. Geekie1.210.39115%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.220.34010%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.210.35015%0
PHI N. Cates1.220.32011%0
BOS C. Koepke1.220.35013%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.010.3608%0
BOS M. Poitras1.020.42113%1
BOS B. Carlo0.900.2206%0
PHI E. Johnson0.910.1204%0
BOS J. Beecher0.800.30014%0
BOS P. Wotherspoon0.700.2002%0
PHI E. Andrae0.510.1804%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.