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Game Recap
CGY3
Final/OTTue, Nov 5, 2024Every game that night
MTL2

CGY beat MTL 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 3.16 expected goals to 3.84. CGY outshot MTL 35 to 24. M. Coronato led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). Y. Sharangovich had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. D. Wolf stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CGY01113
MTL01102
  1. 2nd 4:20CGYC. Zary0.26 xG
  2. 2nd 16:23MTLB. GallagherPP0.17 xG
  3. 3rd 5:56MTLJ. ArmiaSH0.15 xG
  4. 3rd 17:14CGYM. Coronato0.15 xG
  5. OT 0:07CGYM. Coronato0.09 xG

Team Stats

CGYMTL
35Shots on goal24
3.16Expected goals3.84
75Shot attempts61
325v5 shots on goal19
0/1Power play1/3
29Hits25
13Blocked shots22
6Penalty minutes2
11Giveaways21
7Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 3.16 xGMTL 3.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTCGY goal, 4:20MTL goal, 16:23MTL goal, 5:56CGY goal, 17:14CGY goal, 0:07

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

CGY34 on goal, 3 scored
MTL24 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CoronatoRW202300+2016:351:05
C. ZaryC101200+1018:101:07
B. ColemanLW011321+1017:370:00
N. KadriC0112200015:330:53
M. BacklundC000431+2019:571:07
Y. SharangovichC000500-1018:550:53
J. HuberdeauLW000011-1018:180:53
A. KuzmenkoLW0002000015:520:55
M. PospisilC0003500011:470:00
J. KirklandC000030028:550:00
R. LombergLW000000028:100:00
A. ManthaRW000100005:060:00
D. MiromanovD011210+2220:560:00
R. AnderssonD000411+1024:571:07
M. WeegarD000134+1024:150:53
K. BahlD0001030022:570:00
T. BarrieD0002300013:201:07
B. PachalD0000520013:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf24222.91760:07Win
D. Vladar000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. ArmiaRW112101-1011:342:12
J. EvansC0111100017:250:00
B. GallagherRW1011000014:082:10
O. KapanenC011000-107:542:11
C. CaufieldRW0003100021:203:38
N. SuzukiC000112-2021:183:39
K. DachC0002300020:203:40
J. SlafkovskýLW0002220018:253:38
A. NewhookC0004100015:082:12
C. DvorakC000212-1014:510:06
J. AndersonRW0000110013:220:06
E. HeinemanLW000041-108:070:06
M. MathesonD000224-1026:233:37
K. GuhleD000112-1023:260:00
L. HutsonD000113-1221:292:19
D. SavardD0002220017:070:06
J. StrubleD0001310014:370:00
A. XhekajD0000110011:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault35323.91460:00OT loss
C. Primeau000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCGY 3.4, MTL 3.1CGY 3, MTL 2
Total goals6.65
Shots on goalCGY 32.3, MTL 27.7CGY 35, MTL 24
Win chanceCGY 55%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MTL C. Caufield3.430.83034%0
CGY N. Kadri3.320.90130%0
CGY M. Weegar2.510.64013%0
CGY B. Coleman2.530.62126%0
CGY M. Backlund2.540.59020%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich2.350.71029%0
MTL N. Suzuki2.110.91028%0
MTL B. Gallagher2.010.45119%1
CGY R. Andersson2.040.67012%0
MTL J. Slafkovský1.920.69021%0
MTL J. Armia1.910.39218%1
CGY J. Huberdeau1.800.80022%0
MTL M. Matheson1.820.68011%0
MTL K. Dach1.820.55017%0
CGY C. Zary1.720.59121%1
CGY M. Coronato1.730.33215%2
CGY M. Pospisil1.730.42013%0
CGY A. Kuzmenko1.720.74029%0
MTL J. Anderson1.600.35017%0
CGY A. Mantha1.610.59023%0
CGY D. Miromanov1.520.3017%0
CGY T. Barrie1.520.4807%0
MTL A. Newhook1.440.50018%0
MTL O. Kapanen1.200.22111%0
MTL A. Xhekaj1.200.2106%0
MTL K. Guhle1.210.3708%0
CGY K. Bahl1.110.2704%0
MTL J. Evans1.110.42112%0
CGY B. Pachal1.100.1703%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.020.38013%0
MTL E. Heineman1.000.27013%0
MTL L. Hutson1.010.5105%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.900.15010%0
MTL J. Struble0.810.1904%0
MTL D. Savard0.820.3406%0
CGY J. Kirkland0.700.35011%0

Shots on goal: 20 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.