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Game Recap
CGY3
Final/OTThu, Nov 7, 2024Every game that night
BOS4

BOS beat CGY 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.52 expected goals to 2.17. P. Zacha led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). B. Marchand had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. J. Korpisalo stopped 34 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CGY10203
BOS12014
  1. 1st 2:04BOSH. Lindholm0.19 xG
  2. 1st 2:23CGYT. Barrie0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 8:25BOSP. Zacha0.17 xG
  4. 2nd 8:56BOSC. Koepke0.22 xG
  5. 3rd 0:58CGYY. SharangovichPP0.07 xG
  6. 3rd 9:55CGYN. Kadri0.10 xG
  7. OT 4:40BOSB. Marchand0.17 xG

Team Stats

CGYBOS
37Shots on goal38
2.17Expected goals3.52
60Shot attempts65
285v5 shots on goal25
1/3Power play0/2
12Hits22
17Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes10
23Giveaways21
7Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 2.17 xGBOS 3.52 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 2:04CGY goal, 2:23BOS goal, 8:25BOS goal, 8:56CGY goal, 0:58CGY goal, 9:55BOS goal, 4:40

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

CGY36 on goal, 3 scored
BOS38 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Y. SharangovichC101401-1021:562:46
N. KadriC1012010018:552:35
M. CoronatoRW0112100016:132:13
R. LombergLW011100008:140:00
J. KirklandC011120007:540:00
M. BacklundC000401-2219:121:57
C. ZaryC0002020019:082:00
J. HuberdeauLW000200-1018:182:45
A. KuzmenkoLW0001000016:431:56
B. ColemanLW0003210015:350:00
M. PospisilC000100-1012:380:35
K. RooneyC000000029:090:14
M. WeegarD0114130025:412:57
K. BahlD011130-1022:360:00
T. BarrieD1012100013:121:48
R. AnderssonD000105-2227:331:56
D. MiromanovD0003020021:340:03
B. PachalD0003210011:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf38344.89564:36OT loss
D. Vladar000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. PastrnakRW022410+2023:323:54
P. ZachaC112300+2020:461:09
C. CoyleC0112010019:082:46
B. MarchandLW101800+1218:593:38
E. LindholmC011421+1018:132:47
C. KoepkeLW101220+1013:060:00
T. JohnsonC000100+2215:451:10
M. PoitrasC0000010013:320:00
J. BrazeauRW0000100011:480:00
M. KastelicC000080-1211:360:00
T. FredericC000121-2011:170:00
J. BeecherC000000-106:180:00
H. LindholmD101501+1025:071:15
C. McAvoyD000203+1027:542:54
B. CarloD0005000019:550:00
N. ZadorovD000041-1218:140:05
M. LohreiD000102+1215:270:00
P. WotherspoonD000021+1014:390:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo37343.91964:35Win
J. Swayman000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCGY 2.8, BOS 3.2CGY 3, BOS 4
Total goals5.97
Shots on goalCGY 29.6, BOS 28.4CGY 37, BOS 38
Win chanceBOS 57%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak4.041.16242%0
CGY N. Kadri3.020.70124%1
BOS B. Marchand2.480.93129%1
CGY B. Coleman2.430.51021%0
CGY M. Backlund2.440.48017%0
CGY M. Weegar2.340.48112%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich2.240.57124%1
BOS E. Lindholm2.040.73126%0
CGY R. Andersson1.910.50010%0
BOS P. Zacha1.830.67221%1
CGY M. Coronato1.720.31114%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.720.65018%0
BOS C. Coyle1.720.62122%0
CGY C. Zary1.720.49018%0
BOS J. Brazeau1.600.43021%0
CGY M. Pospisil1.610.33010%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.620.57010%0
CGY A. Kuzmenko1.610.60024%0
BOS T. Johnson1.610.47018%0
BOS T. Frederic1.410.42018%0
CGY D. Miromanov1.430.2507%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.400.33010%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.350.3817%1
CGY T. Barrie1.320.3516%1
BOS C. Koepke1.320.34113%1
BOS M. Kastelic1.300.35015%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.010.3307%0
BOS M. Poitras1.000.41013%0
CGY K. Bahl1.010.2013%0
BOS B. Carlo1.050.2106%0
CGY B. Pachal0.930.1203%0
BOS J. Beecher0.900.29014%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.810.1218%0
CGY K. Rooney0.800.1106%0
BOS P. Wotherspoon0.700.1702%0
CGY J. Kirkland0.610.2619%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 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.