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Game Recap
CGY3
Final/OTTue, Jan 7, 2025Every game that night
ANA2

CGY beat ANA 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.22 expected goals to 1.81. M. Weegar led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. LaCombe had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. D. Wolf stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CGY11013
ANA01102
  1. 1st 19:04CGYM. Weegar0.14 xG
  2. 2nd 8:34ANAA. Killorn0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 12:44CGYN. Kadri0.09 xG
  4. 3rd 7:36ANAM. McTavishPP0.09 xG
  5. OT 2:05CGYJ. HuberdeauPP0.60 xG

Team Stats

CGYANA
33Shots on goal28
4.22Expected goals1.81
72Shot attempts50
235v5 shots on goal22
1/3Power play1/2
12Hits24
10Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes19
10Giveaways11
5Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 4.22 xGANA 1.81 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTCGY goal, 19:04ANA goal, 8:34CGY goal, 12:44ANA goal, 7:36CGY goal, 2:05

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

CGY33 on goal, 3 scored
ANA28 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. ColemanLW011220+1020:343:01
N. KadriC101301+1019:473:11
J. HuberdeauLW101410+1219:443:15
M. CoronatoRW0112010019:412:34
M. BacklundC000200+1020:182:09
Y. SharangovichC000100-1017:552:21
M. PospisilC000440+1015:440:49
J. PelletierLW0002010213:170:07
A. KuzmenkoLW0000000011:292:49
K. RooneyC0001110010:470:00
R. LombergLW000101008:160:00
C. ZaryC000101006:371:14
M. WeegarD112510+1026:462:37
J. HanleyD022101+2015:250:00
R. AnderssonD000301-1022:232:53
K. BahlD0001000019:260:00
J. BeanD0000010218:160:00
B. PachalD0000310015:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf28262.92962:02Win
D. Vladar000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
I. LundestromC011001+1018:090:00
A. KillornLW101100+1017:541:15
C. GauthierLW0110200015:321:15
M. McTavishC1014000015:221:08
F. VatranoRW000111-1018:462:04
L. CarlssonC0003000017:142:04
B. LeasonRW000200-1017:132:04
R. FabbriC0001000016:331:05
R. StromeC000101-1015:522:04
J. HarkinsC000200-1010:330:07
N. NesterenkoC000130-108:390:00
R. JohnstonLW000030-127:540:00
J. LaCombeD011701-1024:092:04
P. MintyukovD0110130215:211:14
J. TroubaD0002630027:100:10
B. DumoulinD0001300024:090:01
R. GudasD000254-1022:260:00
D. HellesonD0000000156:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson33303.90962:05OT loss
L. Dostal000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamRyan Strome CGY Faces ANA, his team until Mar 20261 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCGY 3.2, ANA 3.0CGY 3, ANA 2
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalCGY 31.8, ANA 28.9CGY 33, ANA 28
Win chanceCGY 53%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.430.89131%1
ANA F. Vatrano3.110.69030%0
CGY M. Backlund2.620.56020%0
CGY B. Coleman2.420.63127%0
CGY M. Coronato2.420.54120%0
CGY M. Weegar2.350.56213%1
CGY R. Andersson2.030.51011%0
ANA M. McTavish2.040.61122%1
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.910.55024%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.940.85125%1
ANA C. Gauthier1.900.49115%0
ANA R. Strome1.810.63019%0
ANA N. Nesterenko1.810.24014%0
CGY C. Zary1.810.55021%0
ANA R. Fabbri1.810.59026%0
CGY M. Pospisil1.740.44013%0
ANA A. Killorn1.710.60124%1
ANA J. Trouba1.620.3106%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.430.47019%0
CGY J. Pelletier1.420.32012%0
ANA B. Leason1.420.35015%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.370.3919%0
CGY A. Kuzmenko1.300.57023%0
ANA R. Gudas1.120.2504%0
CGY K. Bahl1.110.2504%0
CGY J. Bean1.100.2206%0
CGY B. Pachal1.100.1304%0
ANA B. Dumoulin1.010.2504%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.000.2915%0
ANA D. Helleson1.000.2607%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.800.23111%0
CGY K. Rooney0.810.1307%0
ANA J. Harkins0.820.1707%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.710.1207%0
CGY J. Hanley0.610.1323%0
ANA R. Johnston0.400.1205%0

Shots on goal: 23 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.