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Game Recap
CBJ2
Final/OTThu, Jan 30, 2025Every game that night
VGK1

CBJ beat VGK 2-1 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.67 expected goals to 2.67. A. Fantilli had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. E. Merzlikins stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJ10012
VGK10001
  1. 1st 4:58VGKT. Hertl0.09 xG
  2. 1st 18:34CBJA. Fantilli0.39 xG
  3. OT 0:52CBJC. Sillinger0.72 xG

Team Stats

CBJVGK
24Shots on goal26
2.67Expected goals2.67
46Shot attempts56
215v5 shots on goal25
0/1Power play0/1
18Hits10
13Blocked shots11
2Penalty minutes2
16Giveaways11
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 2.67 xGVGK 2.67 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTVGK goal, 4:58CBJ goal, 18:34CBJ goal, 0:52

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

CBJ23 on goal, 2 scored
VGK25 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. FantilliC101500+1018:121:05
K. JohnsonC0111010016:391:12
D. VoronkovLW011120+1016:381:06
C. SillingerC1011020015:540:51
K. MarchenkoRW000100+1017:071:05
J. van RiemsdykLW000100-1015:000:54
S. KuralyC0001210014:090:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW0001200014:060:00
L. Del Bel BelluzC0000100013:560:55
M. OlivierRW0000630213:540:00
M. PyyhtiaLW0002000012:590:04
J. DanforthRW0001200012:180:00
Z. WerenskiD011301+1028:051:06
D. FabbroD0002030024:200:00
I. ProvorovD000100+1020:360:54
D. MateychukD000000+1017:130:48
D. SeversonD000100-1015:050:00
J. ChristiansenD000232-1014:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins26251.96260:52Win
D. Tarasov000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. DorofeyevRW011100+1018:241:48
T. HertlC1012100217:501:48
J. EichelC000200-1020:421:48
M. StoneRW0000010019:281:48
I. BarbashevLW0003010018:110:12
V. OlofssonLW000201+1015:390:12
N. RoyC000020-1014:120:12
B. HowdenC0000010014:060:00
K. KolesarRW000110-1013:220:00
T. PearsonLW0001200010:290:00
R. LavoieC000020-109:330:00
C. BurkeC000000009:270:00
N. HagueD0112010016:330:00
A. PietrangeloD000402-1024:300:12
N. HanifinD0002000022:120:21
S. TheodoreD0003010020:431:39
B. McNabbD0001020020:240:00
Z. WhitecloudD0002210014:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Samsonov24222.91760:52OT loss
A. Hill000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 2.5, VGK 3.4CBJ 2, VGK 1
Total goals6.03
Shots on goalCBJ 26.2, VGK 32.2CBJ 24, VGK 26
Win chanceVGK 65%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VGK J. Eichel3.821.35038%0
CBJ Z. Werenski3.230.79115%0
VGK P. Dorofeyev2.910.70133%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.910.80030%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.450.64125%1
VGK T. Hertl2.320.74127%1
CBJ D. Voronkov2.310.65127%0
VGK M. Stone2.301.18034%0
CBJ C. Sillinger2.310.44116%1
VGK S. Theodore2.230.80012%0
VGK A. Pietrangelo2.140.5409%0
VGK N. Hanifin1.920.47011%0
VGK V. Olofsson1.820.54026%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.810.58120%0
VGK I. Barbashev1.730.77027%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.610.45017%0
VGK C. Burke1.500.24013%0
CBJ L. Belluz1.500.56016%0
VGK B. Howden1.500.41020%0
VGK N. Roy1.400.47017%0
VGK B. McNabb1.410.3006%0
VGK T. Pearson1.310.35014%0
CBJ J. Danforth1.310.30013%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.310.25012%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.320.2505%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.200.32013%0
VGK N. Hague1.220.1615%0
VGK K. Kolesar1.110.38015%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.110.3306%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.110.25011%0
CBJ D. Severson1.010.2807%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.000.2105%0
VGK Z. Whitecloud0.920.2006%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia0.820.1609%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.620.1002%0
VGK R. Lavoie0.600.1308%0

Shots on goal: 19 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.