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Game Recap
CHI0
FinalMon, Mar 10, 2025Every game that night
COL3

COL beat CHI 3-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.68 expected goals to 1.57. N. MacKinnon led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). C. Bedard had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. S. Wedgewood stopped 20 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CHI0000
COL0033
  1. 3rd 0:31COLA. Lehkonen0.07 xG
  2. 3rd 3:27COLM. Necas0.20 xG
  3. 3rd 19:06COLJ. KivirantaEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

CHICOL
20Shots on goal21
1.57Expected goals3.68
43Shot attempts52
165v5 shots on goal18
0/4Power play0/3
18Hits26
15Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes8
16Giveaways10
6Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CHI 1.57 xGCOL 3.68 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCOL goal, 0:31COL goal, 3:27COL goal, 19:06

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

CHI20 on goal, 0 scored
COL21 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. BedardC000511-3222:143:49
T. TeravainenC0001010019:013:49
J. DickinsonC000000-2017:160:00
R. DonatoC000000-1217:143:49
N. FolignoLW000120-1016:190:08
F. NazarC0001100015:230:55
I. MikheyevRW0003000015:040:51
C. DachC000021-3014:410:49
T. BertuzziLW0001000012:383:49
L. SlaggertLW0001100010:380:04
L. ReichelLW000000-1210:140:48
J. VelenoC0000310010:030:10
A. VlasicD000021-2024:383:22
C. MurphyD0001230022:170:11
E. Del MastroD000132-1021:470:11
W. KaiserD000202-1021:090:00
A. LevshunovD000302-1020:551:15
A. MartinezD000011003:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Knight20182.90059:06Loss
A. Soderblom000–0:00

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC022601+2023:584:26
M. NecasC101120+2019:214:00
A. LehkonenLW101201+2018:150:37
J. KivirantaLW101100+109:370:00
V. NichushkinRW0001010017:503:58
B. NelsonC000000+1216:243:27
C. CoyleC000200+1013:270:00
J. DrouinLW0000010013:231:13
J. DruryC0001100011:450:00
M. WoodLW0001500211:060:00
R. ColtonC0002400010:530:36
J. VeseyLW0000300010:220:00
D. ToewsD011130+2022:580:32
C. MakarD000100+2223:274:09
R. LindgrenD0000030019:430:04
J. MansonD000142+1019:380:00
S. GirardD000110+1017:520:14
E. JohnsonD0000300212:010:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Wedgewood202001.00060:00Win
M. Blackwood000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCHI 2.3, COL 3.9CHI 0, COL 3
Total goals6.33
Shots on goalCHI 22.2, COL 34.5CHI 20, COL 21
Win chanceCOL 74%COL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
COL N. MacKinnon4.561.65243%0
COL M. Necas3.111.05131%1
COL B. Nelson3.000.97038%0
COL C. Makar3.011.19025%0
COL V. Nichushkin2.810.93037%0
COL A. Lehkonen2.520.88136%1
CHI C. Bedard2.550.82025%0
CHI R. Donato2.400.69025%0
COL D. Toews2.010.66112%0
CHI I. Mikheyev1.830.44020%0
COL M. Wood1.810.27013%0
COL R. Colton1.820.46021%0
COL J. Drury1.710.34013%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.710.54022%0
COL C. Coyle1.620.55022%0
CHI F. Nazar1.610.46017%0
CHI T. Teravainen1.610.71022%0
COL J. Manson1.510.3808%0
COL J. Drouin1.500.74019%0
COL J. Vesey1.300.32015%0
COL S. Girard1.310.3806%0
CHI N. Foligno1.210.38015%0
CHI C. Dach1.200.33012%0
CHI C. Murphy1.110.2305%0
CHI L. Slaggert1.110.25011%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.100.2804%0
COL J. Kiviranta1.010.27113%1
CHI J. Dickinson1.000.29013%0
CHI W. Kaiser1.020.1704%0
CHI J. Veleno1.000.24011%0
COL R. Lindgren0.900.3504%0
CHI L. Reichel0.900.27010%0
COL E. Johnson0.900.1505%0
CHI A. Martinez0.900.2306%0
CHI E. Mastro0.810.2507%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.6 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.