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Game Recap
CHI1
FinalSat, Nov 16, 2024Every game that night
VAN4

VAN beat CHI 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.80 expected goals to 2.59. J. Miller led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Silovs stopped 28 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CHI1001
VAN0134
  1. 1st 6:50CHII. Mikheyev0.28 xG
  2. 2nd 4:56VANE. PetterssonPP0.15 xG
  3. 3rd 4:25VANE. Brannstrom0.02 xG
  4. 3rd 18:04VANJ. MillerEN0.63 xG
  5. 3rd 18:56VANT. BluegerEN0.93 xG

Team Stats

CHIVAN
29Shots on goal33
2.59Expected goals3.80
47Shot attempts69
265v5 shots on goal26
0/1Power play1/3
14Hits35
18Blocked shots10
6Penalty minutes2
17Giveaways13
7Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CHI 2.59 xGVAN 3.80 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCHI goal, 6:50VAN goal, 4:56VAN goal, 4:25VAN goal, 18:04VAN goal, 18:56

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

CHI29 on goal, 1 scored
VAN32 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. FolignoLW0113200015:370:00
I. MikheyevRW101220+1013:090:00
R. DonatoC000410-2018:201:15
J. DickinsonC000222-1017:000:00
P. KurashevC000001-2216:530:45
C. BedardC000101-2016:481:17
J. AndersonRW0003000014:330:00
T. BertuzziLW0000010214:201:17
T. TeravainenC000200-1014:001:15
L. ReichelLW000300-1013:300:45
P. MaroonLW000010-1013:130:43
C. SmithC000301-1012:450:43
N. AllanD0110200014:110:00
C. MurphyD000124-1025:040:00
A. VlasicD000202-1023:331:15
W. KaiserD0002230219:230:00
A. MartinezD0000020019:050:45
T. BrodieD0001010015:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Soderblom31292.93558:56Loss
P. Mrazek000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC1124410017:153:42
E. PetterssonC101321+2020:393:37
C. GarlandRW011102+1019:133:37
K. SherwoodLW011250+1015:350:45
P. SuterC0111110014:570:43
J. DeBruskLW011111+1014:460:42
D. HeinenLW011220+1014:270:00
T. BluegerC101241+1014:030:00
J. LekkerimäkiRW000110-1015:333:39
A. RätyC0002600011:390:00
N. HoglanderLW0001100011:350:00
D. JoshuaC0000300011:290:00
Q. HughesD011200+2025:373:36
E. BrannstromD1013100016:420:47
F. HronekD000201+1222:540:42
T. MyersD000311+1019:400:00
C. SoucyD0001100018:190:00
N. JuulsenD0002210013:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Silovs29281.96660:00Win
K. Lankinen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownConnor Bedard CHI Plays near home (born in North Vancouver)1 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCHI 2.4, VAN 3.5CHI 1, VAN 4
Total goals5.85
Shots on goalCHI 24.2, VAN 29.6CHI 29, VAN 33
Win chanceVAN 68%VAN won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VAN C. Garland2.910.85129%0
CHI C. Bedard2.510.74021%0
VAN E. Pettersson2.431.02135%1
VAN Q. Hughes2.421.02111%0
VAN J. Miller2.441.15234%1
VAN J. DeBrusk2.110.65128%0
CHI R. Donato2.040.46018%0
VAN P. Suter1.910.47122%0
VAN K. Sherwood1.920.49119%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.700.52020%0
CHI T. Teravainen1.620.56020%0
CHI N. Foligno1.630.43116%0
CHI I. Mikheyev1.520.35116%1
VAN F. Hronek1.520.5107%0
VAN D. Heinen1.520.50121%0
VAN N. Hoglander1.410.41020%0
CHI C. Smith1.430.30014%0
VAN D. Joshua1.300.56024%0
VAN T. Blueger1.320.43112%1
CHI P. Kurashev1.300.45014%0
CHI J. Dickinson1.220.35015%0
CHI L. Reichel1.230.32011%0
VAN T. Myers1.130.2903%0
CHI A. Martinez1.100.2307%0
CHI C. Murphy1.010.2207%0
CHI J. Anderson1.030.28011%0
VAN A. Räty1.020.24012%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.020.2505%0
VAN E. Brannstrom1.030.2613%1
VAN C. Soucy0.910.2306%0
CHI P. Maroon0.800.2308%0
CHI W. Kaiser0.720.1803%0
VAN N. Juulsen0.620.1202%0
CHI N. Allan0.500.1914%0
CHI T. Brodie0.510.2003%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.