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Game Recap
CBJ4
Final/SOMon, Mar 24, 2025Every game that night
NYI3

CBJ beat NYI 4-3 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.26 expected goals to 3.05. S. Monahan led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). A. Lee had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. E. Merzlikins stopped 30 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
CBJ02114
NYI21003
  1. 1st 13:16NYIP. Engvall0.12 xG
  2. 1st 18:41NYIK. Palmieri0.15 xG
  3. 2nd 5:31CBJA. Fantilli0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 17:13CBJB. JennerSH0.02 xG
  5. 2nd 19:12NYIA. Lee0.12 xG
  6. 3rd 12:56CBJK. Marchenko0.03 xG

Team Stats

CBJNYI
30Shots on goal33
2.26Expected goals3.05
68Shot attempts63
255v5 shots on goal29
0/1Power play0/3
34Hits19
17Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes2
10Giveaways10
1Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 2.26 xGNYI 3.05 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTNYI goal, 13:16NYI goal, 18:41CBJ goal, 5:31CBJ goal, 17:13NYI goal, 19:12CBJ goal, 12:56

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

CBJ28 on goal, 3 scored
NYI33 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. MonahanC022130+1018:511:23
K. MarchenkoRW1015020021:221:25
B. JennerC101320+2019:421:33
A. FantilliC1014400016:240:05
D. VoronkovLW0001110016:460:37
K. JohnsonC0001120016:371:56
J. DanforthRW000111-1215:490:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW000121-2014:400:00
M. OlivierRW0000700014:180:00
L. KuninC0003200010:490:00
S. KuralyC000240-1010:170:00
J. van RiemsdykLW000012009:380:27
D. FabbroD011011+3023:360:00
I. ProvorovD0112010021:270:04
Z. WerenskiD0002020033:441:55
E. GudbransonD000032-1016:180:00
D. SeversonD000311-1215:410:35
D. MateychukD000111-1013:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins33303.90965:00Win
D. Tarasov000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC011101-1021:243:49
K. PalmieriC101301-1019:403:59
A. LeeLW101741+1017:291:56
P. EngvallLW1013100012:110:00
J. PageauC000200+1019:562:16
S. HolmstromRW000011-1018:193:28
A. DuclairLW000011+1017:562:33
C. CizikasC0000200012:490:00
M. TsyplakovRW0001200011:430:00
M. GatcombC0001410011:270:00
K. MacLeanC0000010010:520:00
A. BoqvistD022011+1015:272:33
T. DeAngeloD0112000026:263:25
R. PulockD0112020018:570:00
M. ReillyD011402+1011:212:23
A. RomanovD0003330023:280:00
A. PelechD0001030222:060:00
N. DobsonD000300-2021:293:38
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin30273.90065:00OT loss
M. Hogberg000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 3.0, NYI 3.5CBJ 4, NYI 3
Total goals6.57
Shots on goalCBJ 28.6, NYI 32.1CBJ 30, NYI 33
Win chanceNYI 58%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.320.90016%0
NYI B. Horvat3.210.88137%0
NYI N. Dobson2.530.66012%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.530.78132%1
NYI A. Lee2.470.63128%1
CBJ K. Marchenko2.450.69128%1
CBJ B. Jenner2.230.55125%1
CBJ S. Monahan2.210.74224%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.220.64113%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.240.58123%1
CBJ D. Voronkov2.010.55023%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.810.63023%0
NYI A. Pelech1.710.3605%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.600.68028%0
NYI J. Pageau1.620.60020%0
NYI A. Duclair1.600.54025%0
NYI M. Reilly1.540.2516%0
NYI A. Romanov1.530.3307%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.500.34015%0
NYI P. Engvall1.330.33115%1
NYI R. Pulock1.320.3217%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.310.23011%0
CBJ J. Danforth1.310.33015%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.300.2815%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.300.29012%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.200.40015%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.220.3717%0
CBJ L. Kunin1.230.21012%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.110.40012%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.120.24011%0
CBJ E. Gudbranson1.100.2404%0
NYI A. Boqvist1.000.3028%0
CBJ D. Severson1.030.3207%0
NYI K. MacLean0.900.21011%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk0.910.2106%0
NYI M. Gatcomb0.810.28016%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.