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Game Recap
CGY3
Final/OTWed, Apr 9, 2025Every game that night
ANA4

ANA beat CGY 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.25 expected goals to 3.28. CGY outshot ANA 39 to 23. C. Gauthier led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). C. Gauthier had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. V. Husso stopped 36 of 39.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CGY01203
ANA00314
  1. 2nd 14:18CGYM. Backlund0.07 xG
  2. 3rd 11:49ANAT. Zegras0.16 xG
  3. 3rd 13:44CGYY. Sharangovich0.44 xG
  4. 3rd 15:18CGYM. Coronato0.50 xG
  5. 3rd 16:03ANAF. Vatrano0.16 xG
  6. 3rd 16:11ANAC. Gauthier0.08 xG
  7. OT 1:11ANAC. Gauthier0.13 xG

Team Stats

CGYANA
39Shots on goal23
3.28Expected goals2.25
67Shot attempts52
315v5 shots on goal18
0/6Power play0/1
8Hits16
16Blocked shots11
2Penalty minutes12
19Giveaways22
2Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 3.28 xGANA 2.25 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTCGY goal, 14:18ANA goal, 11:49CGY goal, 13:44CGY goal, 15:18ANA goal, 16:03ANA goal, 16:11ANA goal, 1:11

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

CGY39 on goal, 3 scored
ANA21 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BacklundC112500+1220:305:16
M. CoronatoRW1014010022:417:08
B. ColemanLW011133+2019:534:09
J. FarabeeLW0113200014:384:17
Y. SharangovichC1013100013:385:41
N. KadriC000501-2023:237:23
J. HuberdeauLW000111-1023:176:48
A. KlapkaRW000201-2016:510:00
M. PospisilC000200+1010:332:31
M. FrostC000311009:404:02
K. RooneyC000000008:420:15
R. LombergLW000000-108:190:12
J. HanleyD022000+1020:110:16
M. WeegarD011303+1027:536:58
R. AnderssonD000304-1022:225:04
K. BahlD0001000019:350:00
J. BeanD000300-1010:010:00
B. PachalD000001-109:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf23194.82661:11OT loss
D. Vladar000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. CarlssonC022000+1217:580:50
C. GauthierLW202810+1015:560:51
A. KillornLW011010+1017:280:51
F. VatranoRW101321+1016:221:06
T. ZegrasC101100-1014:151:10
R. StromeC011020+1013:270:00
T. TerryRW000000+1020:551:09
M. McTavishC000100-1014:211:08
I. LundestromC0001010012:330:01
S. ColangeloRW000050-2011:220:52
J. HarkinsC0003000010:020:00
N. NesterenkoC000010004:590:00
O. ZellwegerD011111+2016:511:01
O. KylingtonD011000+128:440:00
J. LaCombeD000111+1026:500:59
D. HellesonD000400-3224:570:02
R. GudasD000014+2423:060:00
P. MintyukovD000013-2221:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso39363.92361:11Win
L. Dostal000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamRyan Strome CGY Faces ANA, his team until Mar 20261 A, 0 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCGY 3.2, ANA 3.1CGY 3, ANA 4
Total goals6.37
Shots on goalCGY 32.2, ANA 29.0CGY 39, ANA 23
Win chanceCGY 53%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.650.94033%0
CGY M. Weegar2.630.62112%0
ANA F. Vatrano2.630.55126%1
CGY B. Coleman2.410.54124%0
CGY M. Coronato2.440.57124%1
ANA M. McTavish2.410.69025%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.380.55220%2
ANA T. Terry2.300.72026%0
CGY J. Huberdeau2.210.87026%0
CGY R. Andersson2.230.46011%0
CGY M. Backlund2.150.43217%1
CGY M. Frost2.030.55019%0
CGY J. Farabee1.930.42118%0
ANA T. Zegras1.910.64122%1
ANA A. Killorn1.800.52123%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.810.3017%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.700.63224%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.710.55011%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.630.49122%1
CGY M. Pospisil1.620.37011%0
ANA R. Strome1.500.49115%0
CGY A. Klapka1.520.28014%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.500.42022%0
ANA N. Nesterenko1.400.24014%0
CGY K. Bahl1.310.2605%0
ANA R. Gudas1.300.2604%0
ANA D. Helleson1.240.2807%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.100.3205%0
CGY J. Hanley1.000.1925%0
CGY R. Lomberg1.000.1608%0
CGY J. Bean1.030.1605%0
CGY B. Pachal0.900.1404%0
ANA J. Harkins0.930.1608%0
ANA O. Kylington0.900.2115%0
CGY K. Rooney0.900.1507%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.710.2109%0

Shots on goal: 15 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.