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Game Recap
CBJ2
FinalSat, Jan 11, 2025Every game that night
STL1

CBJ beat STL 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 1.66 expected goals to 2.90. A. Fantilli had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.9. J. Greaves stopped 31 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ1102
STL0011
  1. 1st 15:38CBJA. Fantilli0.21 xG
  2. 2nd 16:51CBJC. SillingerPP0.15 xG
  3. 3rd 19:48STLC. ParaykoPP0.02 xG

Team Stats

CBJSTL
30Shots on goal32
1.66Expected goals2.90
50Shot attempts73
245v5 shots on goal25
1/2Power play1/3
14Hits22
23Blocked shots10
6Penalty minutes4
8Giveaways19
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 1.66 xGSTL 2.90 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 15:38CBJ goal, 16:51STL goal, 19:48

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

CBJ29 on goal, 2 scored
STL32 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MarchenkoRW011202+1017:363:03
D. VoronkovLW011220+1016:432:59
C. SillingerC1012110016:410:41
A. FantilliC101600+1016:363:03
L. Del Bel BelluzC0111010013:590:41
J. van RiemsdykLW0111000013:160:41
K. JohnsonC0001000016:383:03
M. OlivierRW0000520215:030:04
M. PyyhtiaLW0000000014:470:00
S. KuralyC0000200014:140:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW0000110011:250:00
K. LabancRW0003100210:470:00
Z. WerenskiD000201+1228:143:03
I. ProvorovD0002050023:510:41
D. FabbroD000207+1022:230:00
D. MateychukD0002010016:430:41
D. SeversonD0001000013:030:00
J. ChristiansenD0003220012:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves32311.96960:00Win
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Z. BolducRW0111000012:292:03
B. SchennC0003300020:203:16
J. KyrouRW0000100020:183:15
P. BuchnevichLW000300-1020:153:09
R. ThomasC000500-1019:412:52
D. HollowayLW0002400018:312:17
J. NeighboursLW0001210015:562:46
B. SaadLW000401-1014:150:20
O. SundqvistC0002200413:201:47
A. ToropchenkoRW0001110011:370:00
R. FaksaC0001200010:440:00
N. WalkerLW000030009:080:00
J. FaulkD0111020022:362:35
C. ParaykoD101303-1021:170:40
C. FowlerD000100-1021:392:40
R. SuterD0000000017:360:00
P. BrobergD0002000016:560:00
T. TuckerD0002420013:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington30282.93355:59Loss
J. Hofer000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 3.1, STL 3.6CBJ 2, STL 1
Total goals6.73
Shots on goalCBJ 28.8, STL 30.6CBJ 30, STL 32
Win chanceSTL 59%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.420.87017%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.920.80131%0
STL J. Kyrou2.900.96036%0
CBJ D. Voronkov2.520.75131%0
STL D. Holloway2.420.70027%0
CBJ C. Sillinger2.220.45116%1
STL P. Buchnevich2.030.89030%0
STL J. Faulk2.010.54110%0
STL B. Schenn1.930.70024%0
CBJ A. Fantilli1.960.49120%1
STL R. Thomas1.951.04027%0
STL C. Parayko1.930.44110%1
STL J. Neighbours1.810.53026%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.710.56020%0
STL B. Saad1.640.55025%0
STL Z. Bolduc1.610.48118%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.500.28013%0
STL C. Fowler1.510.54010%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.420.2806%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.410.41116%0
STL P. Broberg1.420.3808%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.400.36015%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.210.28014%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.220.3707%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.100.27013%0
STL N. Walker1.100.34016%0
CBJ D. Severson1.110.3208%0
STL R. Faksa1.110.29012%0
CBJ K. Labanc1.030.2609%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.020.3007%0
STL O. Sundqvist0.920.39014%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia0.900.1809%0
STL R. Suter0.900.2504%0
STL T. Tucker0.820.1305%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.730.1202%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 35 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.