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Game Recap
CGY3
Final/SOMon, Mar 31, 2025Every game that night
COL2

CGY beat COL 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.76 expected goals to 3.05. R. Lomberg led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). R. Lomberg had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 0.7. D. Vladar stopped 28 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
CGY00213
COL11002
  1. 1st 16:31COLC. Makar0.13 xG
  2. 2nd 7:59COLL. O'Connor0.09 xG
  3. 3rd 10:57CGYR. Lomberg0.26 xG
  4. 3rd 11:29CGYA. Klapka0.09 xG

Team Stats

CGYCOL
27Shots on goal30
2.76Expected goals3.05
59Shot attempts63
225v5 shots on goal21
0/1Power play0/2
47Hits22
21Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes2
22Giveaways14
6Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 2.76 xGCOL 3.05 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTCOL goal, 16:31COL goal, 7:59CGY goal, 10:57CGY goal, 11:29

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

CGY27 on goal, 2 scored
COL30 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KlapkaRW112471+2012:460:13
R. LombergLW112440+209:290:13
K. RooneyC011121+209:290:16
J. HuberdeauLW0002220022:510:56
N. KadriC000200-1022:011:14
M. CoronatoRW0001100019:400:42
M. FrostC0001200018:530:43
M. PospisilC000291-1015:530:00
M. BacklundC000211-1015:131:05
B. ColemanLW000341-1214:130:48
Y. SharangovichC000000-1013:541:02
J. FarabeeLW000100-1213:100:33
M. WeegarD011264+1027:171:03
R. AnderssonD0002020026:030:57
K. BahlD0000410023:550:00
J. HanleyD000024+1022:100:15
J. BeanD000011-1012:320:00
B. PachalD000022-1011:310:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar30282.93365:00Win
D. Wolf000–0:00

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC0113110023:282:58
P. KellyC011253+1011:460:00
L. O'ConnorRW101410+1011:040:00
A. LehkonenLW0000100020:571:02
M. NecasC0002100020:262:59
J. DrouinLW0000000020:042:56
V. NichushkinRW0004200019:003:01
B. NelsonC0003000018:381:01
C. CoyleC0000020012:490:59
R. ColtonC0001200012:021:04
J. DruryC0000020012:020:00
J. VeseyLW000010-1010:090:00
C. MakarD101411-1027:093:05
D. ToewsD0112030023:410:55
R. LindgrenD000021-2219:060:00
S. MalinskiD0002000018:020:00
S. GirardD000025+1017:450:00
E. JohnsonD000330+1015:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Wedgewood27252.92664:37OT loss
M. Blackwood000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamNazem Kadri COL Faces CGY, his team until Mar 20262 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCGY 2.7, COL 3.6CGY 3, COL 2
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalCGY 26.6, COL 30.9CGY 27, COL 30
Win chanceCOL 65%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
COL N. MacKinnon3.831.41138%0
CGY N. Kadri3.420.84031%0
COL C. Makar2.841.04122%1
COL V. Nichushkin2.840.90037%0
COL M. Necas2.620.89027%0
CGY M. Coronato2.310.53022%0
CGY B. Coleman2.130.47021%0
COL B. Nelson2.130.72030%0
CGY M. Weegar2.020.49110%0
CGY J. Huberdeau2.020.79024%0
CGY M. Frost1.910.53018%0
COL A. Lehkonen1.900.68029%0
COL D. Toews1.820.58110%0
CGY J. Farabee1.810.39017%0
CGY M. Backlund1.820.35014%0
CGY R. Andersson1.720.3809%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.600.45021%0
COL J. Drouin1.500.79020%0
COL R. Colton1.510.40017%0
CGY M. Pospisil1.420.34010%0
COL S. Malinski1.420.2405%0
COL J. Drury1.300.28010%0
COL S. Girard1.200.3205%0
COL C. Coyle1.100.38016%0
COL P. Kelly1.120.23110%0
COL J. Vesey1.000.25012%0
COL E. Johnson1.030.1405%0
COL L. O'Connor1.040.27111%1
CGY K. Bahl1.000.2004%0
CGY A. Klapka0.940.1329%1
COL R. Lindgren0.800.2704%0
CGY J. Bean0.800.1404%0
CGY B. Pachal0.700.1203%0
CGY J. Hanley0.700.1403%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.740.1026%1
CGY K. Rooney0.710.1116%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.