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Game Recap
DET2
Final/OTTue, Dec 3, 2024Every game that night
BOS3

BOS beat DET 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 1.66 expected goals to 2.41. BOS outshot DET 35 to 25. L. Raymond led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Brazeau had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. J. Korpisalo stopped 23 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
DET10102
BOS10113
  1. 1st 7:31DETL. Raymond0.06 xG
  2. 1st 9:15BOSN. Zadorov0.07 xG
  3. 3rd 1:19DETL. Raymond0.14 xG
  4. 3rd 9:32BOSJ. BrazeauPP0.07 xG
  5. OT 2:15BOSP. Zacha0.12 xG

Team Stats

DETBOS
25Shots on goal35
2.41Expected goals1.66
53Shot attempts63
195v5 shots on goal27
0/3Power play1/3
14Hits40
19Blocked shots16
12Penalty minutes12
16Giveaways15
8Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 2.41 xGBOS 1.66 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdOTDET goal, 7:31BOS goal, 9:15DET goal, 1:19BOS goal, 9:32BOS goal, 2:15

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

DET24 on goal, 2 scored
BOS35 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW202410+2019:522:53
M. RasmussenC011300+2017:132:55
D. LarkinC000121+2020:402:53
J. CompherLW000303-1218:330:16
M. KasperC000110-1015:072:50
A. DeBrincatRW000200-1014:542:14
A. CoppC0000010014:442:52
V. TarasenkoRW000010-1014:242:49
J. BerggrenRW000200-1013:342:43
T. MotteC0000120012:320:00
C. FischerRW0000510012:070:12
J. VelenoC000113009:110:15
S. EdvinssonD0223000026:130:51
M. SeiderD000122+1025:272:52
E. GustafssonD000302+1220:093:01
B. ChiarotD000102-1616:590:17
J. HollD0000000014:410:00
J. PetryD0000020214:210:07
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso35323.91462:15OT loss
S. Cossa000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. PastrnakRW0114100022:073:17
P. ZachaC1012100021:532:27
B. MarchandLW0110000018:102:41
T. FredericC0113800014:291:22
J. BrazeauRW101530009:341:24
E. LindholmC0000100018:372:24
C. CoyleC0000110217:301:22
M. KastelicC0003810014:310:17
M. GeekieC000121-1013:010:26
J. BeecherC0000200011:560:16
C. KoepkeLW0001100010:240:00
M. McLaughlinC000410008:190:00
N. ZadorovD101440+1620:350:20
M. LohreiD011213-1018:071:27
C. McAvoyD000222-1226:262:37
B. CarloD000122+1221:160:00
J. OesterleD000322-1019:420:00
A. PeekeD0000040012:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo25232.92061:48Win
J. Swayman000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 2.6, BOS 3.3DET 2, BOS 3
Total goals5.95
Shots on goalDET 26.3, BOS 30.3DET 25, BOS 35
Win chanceBOS 60%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak4.041.16143%0
DET D. Larkin2.910.88032%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.520.69025%0
BOS B. Marchand2.500.86130%0
DET L. Raymond2.240.82226%2
BOS P. Zacha2.120.72124%1
DET V. Tarasenko2.000.57022%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.800.67025%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.820.63013%0
BOS M. Geekie1.810.50019%0
DET M. Seider1.710.4908%0
BOS J. Brazeau1.750.45121%1
BOS C. Coyle1.600.57022%0
BOS T. Frederic1.630.45119%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.540.38112%1
DET M. Kasper1.410.31012%0
DET T. Motte1.300.18010%0
DET J. Berggren1.320.31014%0
DET B. Chiarot1.210.2105%0
BOS M. McLaughlin1.240.28016%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.230.38115%0
BOS B. Carlo1.110.2207%0
DET J. Compher1.130.42016%0
BOS C. Koepke1.110.31013%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.120.3918%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.130.29013%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.030.2828%0
DET J. Petry1.000.2805%0
DET A. Copp1.000.34012%0
BOS J. Oesterle1.030.2104%0
BOS A. Peeke1.000.2105%0
DET E. Gustafsson1.030.2805%0
DET C. Fischer0.900.2209%0
DET J. Veleno0.810.1909%0
BOS J. Beecher0.800.24012%0
DET J. Holl0.400.1402%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.