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Game Recap
CGY4
FinalTue, Dec 10, 2024Every game that night
NSH3

CGY beat NSH 4-3, with the chances close: 2.46 expected goals to 2.10. CGY outshot NSH 28 to 20. J. Marchessault led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Backlund had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. D. Vladar stopped 17 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CGY1304
NSH2103
  1. 1st 7:45NSHJ. Marchessault0.08 xG
  2. 1st 10:22CGYN. Kadri0.01 xG
  3. 1st 10:52NSHT. Novak0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 2:27CGYK. Rooney0.10 xG
  5. 2nd 7:41NSHJ. Marchessault0.13 xG
  6. 2nd 13:49CGYB. Pachal0.05 xG
  7. 2nd 18:41CGYJ. HuberdeauPP0.11 xG

Team Stats

CGYNSH
28Shots on goal20
2.46Expected goals2.10
59Shot attempts51
235v5 shots on goal18
1/2Power play0/2
21Hits28
21Blocked shots13
2Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways13
7Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 2.46 xGNSH 2.10 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdNSH goal, 7:45CGY goal, 10:22NSH goal, 10:52CGY goal, 2:27NSH goal, 7:41CGY goal, 13:49CGY goal, 18:41

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

CGY28 on goal, 4 scored
NSH20 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HuberdeauLW112203-1020:091:51
K. RooneyC112211+109:050:17
N. KadriC101511-1018:562:17
M. CoronatoRW011202-1018:051:07
C. ZaryC0113000013:311:11
W. DuehrRW011000+108:290:07
J. PelletierLW011001+106:340:15
M. BacklundC0005020218:482:24
Y. SharangovichC0001020016:571:20
B. ColemanLW0000220016:320:00
A. KuzmenkoLW0000100016:212:39
M. PospisilC0000600016:041:47
B. PachalD101100+1014:380:00
R. AnderssonD000411-3023:232:18
M. WeegarD000044+1022:551:19
K. BahlD000241-2021:340:17
D. MiromanovD000111+2020:440:16
J. BeanD000000+1013:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar20173.85060:00Win
D. Wolf000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. ForsbergLW022332+2019:472:12
J. MarchessaultRW202310+2018:452:17
S. StamkosC011101+2019:082:20
L. EvangelistaRW011010+1016:231:49
T. NovakC101401+1016:071:49
M. JankowskiLW011001+1211:590:45
C. SmithRW0000210016:250:00
M. McCarronC0000500015:270:00
C. SissonsC0000020014:450:00
Z. L'HeureuxLW000010-3011:381:47
F. SvechkovC000030-3010:511:43
J. ParssinenC000030-309:590:52
B. SkjeiD000200-1027:542:21
A. WilsbyD0002010022:340:00
L. SchennD000262-1020:360:22
M. Del GaizoD000132+1220:240:18
N. BlankenburgD000200+2019:150:44
R. JosiD000000-105:320:41
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros28244.85758:38Loss
J. Annunen000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCGY 2.9, NSH 3.1CGY 4, NSH 3
Total goals6.07
Shots on goalCGY 30.4, NSH 31.0CGY 28, NSH 20
Win chanceNSH 54%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.731.03239%0
CGY N. Kadri3.250.77126%1
NSH J. Marchessault3.030.77233%2
NSH R. Josi2.900.99021%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.710.92135%0
CGY M. Backlund2.550.47017%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich2.310.57025%0
CGY M. Weegar2.300.54013%0
CGY B. Coleman2.100.48021%0
CGY M. Coronato2.020.39117%0
NSH B. Skjei2.020.49012%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.900.45116%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.920.72220%1
CGY M. Pospisil1.800.41013%0
CGY R. Andersson1.840.50012%0
CGY C. Zary1.730.47118%0
NSH T. Novak1.640.55120%1
CGY A. Kuzmenko1.500.58024%0
CGY D. Miromanov1.410.2707%0
NSH M. McCarron1.300.29014%0
NSH Z. L'Heureux1.300.31012%0
NSH F. Svechkov1.300.33016%0
NSH M. Jankowski1.200.34114%0
NSH C. Sissons1.100.30012%0
NSH C. Smith1.100.25010%0
NSH N. Blankenburg1.120.2507%0
CGY J. Pelletier1.100.2019%0
NSH L. Schenn1.120.1504%0
CGY W. Duehr1.100.24111%0
CGY B. Pachal1.010.1113%1
NSH A. Wilsby1.020.1605%0
NSH M. Gaizo1.010.2203%0
CGY K. Bahl1.020.2204%0
NSH J. Parssinen1.000.36014%0
CGY J. Bean0.900.2106%0
CGY K. Rooney0.920.1227%1

Shots on goal: 12 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.