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Game Recap
CGY1
FinalWed, Oct 30, 2024Every game that night
UTA5

UTA beat CGY 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.56 expected goals to 1.97. M. Sergachev led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). B. Hayton had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.1. C. Ingram stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CGY0101
UTA2215
  1. 1st 4:41UTAA. Kerfoot0.08 xG
  2. 1st 19:58UTAB. Hayton0.15 xG
  3. 2nd 3:53CGYA. Mantha0.10 xG
  4. 2nd 4:10UTAM. Lamoureux0.04 xG
  5. 2nd 16:32UTAM. SergachevPP0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 5:13UTAC. KellerPP0.23 xG

Team Stats

CGYUTA
31Shots on goal28
1.97Expected goals3.56
50Shot attempts66
245v5 shots on goal17
0/3Power play2/4
30Hits15
21Blocked shots12
10Penalty minutes8
20Giveaways17
4Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 1.97 xGUTA 3.56 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdUTA goal, 4:41UTA goal, 19:58CGY goal, 3:53UTA goal, 4:10UTA goal, 16:32UTA goal, 5:13

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

CGY30 on goal, 1 scored
UTA27 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. ManthaRW101122+1215:283:03
J. KirklandC011032+1011:530:00
C. ZaryC000200-1017:473:13
Y. SharangovichC000200-1017:332:47
N. KadriC000410-1217:223:00
J. HuberdeauLW0003020016:422:53
M. BacklundC000200-1016:203:02
A. KuzmenkoLW000200-1014:503:04
B. ColemanLW000032-1213:451:45
M. PospisilC0004500212:030:00
R. LombergLW0001220011:430:00
S. HonzekLW000021-1010:520:00
M. WeegarD0111220222:213:01
R. AnderssonD000231-1023:393:00
B. PachalD0002540020:260:00
K. BahlD0003110020:220:00
T. BarrieD000111-1014:331:12
J. BeanD000101-2014:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf28235.82160:00Loss
D. Vladar000–0:00

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SchmaltzC022300+1018:513:31
D. GuentherRW0222010413:353:31
C. KellerRW101200+1019:333:31
B. HaytonC101501+1016:453:31
A. KerfootC101200+1016:190:00
J. McBainC0111310014:420:00
K. StenlundC0111010013:590:00
M. MaccelliLW0003000016:401:29
L. CooleyC0002100015:441:29
L. CrouseLW0000220015:311:29
N. BjugstadC000312+1014:491:21
M. SergachevD123101+1222:463:31
I. ColeD0110410018:550:00
M. LamoureuxD101110+2016:080:08
M. KesselringD011111+1213:331:29
O. MaattaD000000+1020:060:00
V. KolyachonokD000011-1012:270:00
J. VälimäkiD0001100011:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ingram31301.96860:00Win
K. Vejmelka000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCGY 3.3, UTA 3.5CGY 1, UTA 5
Total goals6.86
Shots on goalCGY 30.6, UTA 29.5CGY 31, UTA 28
Win chanceUTA 52%UTA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.140.88028%0
UTA C. Keller2.921.06134%1
UTA D. Guenther2.720.81230%0
CGY B. Coleman2.400.62025%0
CGY M. Weegar2.410.60116%0
CGY M. Backlund2.320.56019%0
UTA B. Hayton2.150.52120%1
UTA N. Bjugstad2.030.51022%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich2.020.65026%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.030.88225%0
UTA L. Cooley1.920.61021%0
UTA L. Crouse1.800.51023%0
CGY R. Andersson1.820.62013%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.810.6639%1
CGY C. Zary1.720.61020%0
CGY M. Pospisil1.640.43013%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.630.75019%0
CGY A. Kuzmenko1.620.75028%0
CGY T. Barrie1.510.4809%0
UTA M. Maccelli1.530.62016%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.410.4318%0
CGY A. Mantha1.310.50119%1
UTA A. Kerfoot1.320.49115%1
UTA K. Stenlund1.110.19113%0
UTA J. Välimäki1.110.3104%0
CGY B. Pachal0.920.1604%0
CGY J. Bean0.910.2707%0
CGY K. Bahl0.930.2304%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.910.1509%0
UTA J. McBain0.910.37113%0
UTA I. Cole0.800.2214%0
CGY J. Kirkland0.700.29110%0
UTA O. Maatta0.600.2104%0
UTA V. Kolyachonok0.600.2305%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.