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Game Recap
CBJ1
Final/OTTue, Nov 5, 2024Every game that night
SJS2

SJS beat CBJ 2-1 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 1.57 expected goals to 4.32. CBJ outshot SJS 50 to 27. F. Zetterlund led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). J. Danforth had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. V. Vanecek stopped 49 of 50.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJ00101
SJS01012
  1. 2nd 18:49SJSJ. Thompson0.05 xG
  2. 3rd 9:17CBJK. Marchenko0.38 xG
  3. OT 3:11SJSA. Wennberg0.13 xG

Team Stats

CBJSJS
50Shots on goal27
4.32Expected goals1.57
87Shot attempts49
375v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play0/4
17Hits23
11Blocked shots16
10Penalty minutes8
12Giveaways7
8Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 4.32 xGSJS 1.57 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTSJS goal, 18:49CBJ goal, 9:17SJS goal, 3:11

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

CBJ49 on goal, 1 scored
SJS25 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. ChinakhovRW011510+1019:323:56
K. MarchenkoRW101230+1017:473:58
S. MonahanC0004010021:284:01
C. SillingerC000110-1020:364:02
A. FantilliC0004100217:502:07
J. DanforthRW000601-1017:151:54
M. OlivierRW000261-1214:020:00
D. VoronkovLW0002000012:421:58
M. PyyhtiaLW0001110011:420:00
K. LabancRW0004010010:160:00
S. KuralyC000101008:450:00
J. van RiemsdykLW000100008:050:00
D. SeversonD011611+1022:022:00
Z. WerenskiD000301-2031:264:06
I. ProvorovD0003120229:161:58
J. ChristiansenD0001010216:430:00
J. JohnsonD000110-1011:110:00
D.JiricekD000310029:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins27252.92662:51OT loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. ZetterlundLW022110+2017:434:09
A. WennbergC101110+1217:134:05
W. SmithC0111000015:583:51
M. GranlundC0001300020:464:14
W. EklundLW000113+1019:113:35
M. CelebriniC0003000217:064:15
B. GoodrowC0001010014:473:30
L. KuninC000042-1013:230:12
T. DellandreaC0000410013:220:00
T. ToffoliC0003200013:053:39
N. SturmC0003000012:020:00
C. GrundstromRW0001310010:560:00
J. ThompsonD101102+1017:383:42
C. CeciD000200-1023:590:12
M. FerraroD000431-1023:020:12
T. LiljegrenD0001000219:254:17
H. ThrunD000213+1016:290:07
J. RuttaD0001020215:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek50491.98063:03Win
M. Blackwood000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 3.6, SJS 3.2CBJ 1, SJS 2
Total goals6.83
Shots on goalCBJ 32.1, SJS 30.3CBJ 50, SJS 27
Win chanceCBJ 56%SJS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.330.90016%0
SJS T. Toffoli3.130.85035%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.420.69130%1
SJS M. Granlund2.410.96021%0
SJS F. Zetterlund2.410.59225%0
CBJ S. Monahan2.340.77026%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.340.61023%0
CBJ E. Chinakhov2.350.62123%0
CBJ C. Sillinger2.210.53019%0
CBJ D. Voronkov2.120.50022%0
SJS W. Eklund2.010.75023%0
CBJ D. Severson1.660.54112%0
SJS W. Smith1.510.34118%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.530.4508%0
CBJ J. Danforth1.560.48020%0
SJS C. Ceci1.520.3506%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.510.45017%0
SJS L. Kunin1.500.36018%0
CBJ K. Labanc1.440.39014%0
SJS C. Grundstrom1.410.26015%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.440.2505%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.310.48117%1
SJS J. Thompson1.310.3314%1
CBJ M. Olivier1.320.37014%0
CBJ J. Christiansen1.210.3004%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.200.28012%0
SJS J. Rutta1.210.2806%0
SJS B. Goodrow1.210.35016%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.210.31014%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia1.110.23012%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.110.3607%0
CBJ D.Jiricek1.030.2603%0
SJS N. Sturm0.930.24011%0
CBJ J. Johnson0.910.1703%0
SJS H. Thrun0.820.2004%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.