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Game Recap
EDM2
FinalMon, Apr 7, 2025Every game that night
ANA3

ANA beat EDM 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.00 expected goals to 4.16. EDM outshot ANA 47 to 21. C. Gauthier led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). R. Nugent-Hopkins had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.1. L. Dostal stopped 45 of 47.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
EDM1012
ANA0213
  1. 1st 17:51EDMA. Henrique0.09 xG
  2. 2nd 2:20ANAC. Gauthier0.18 xG
  3. 2nd 7:10ANAC. Gauthier0.17 xG
  4. 3rd 5:33ANAM. McTavish0.20 xG
  5. 3rd 16:29EDMJ. Skinner0.09 xG

Team Stats

EDMANA
47Shots on goal21
4.16Expected goals2.00
86Shot attempts43
255v5 shots on goal18
0/6Power play0/2
16Hits10
12Blocked shots16
12Penalty minutes28
14Giveaways11
4Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 4.16 xGANA 2.00 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdEDM goal, 17:51ANA goal, 2:20ANA goal, 7:10ANA goal, 5:33EDM goal, 16:29

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

EDM47 on goal, 2 scored
ANA21 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. HenriqueC112310+2219:353:49
C. PerryRW011110+2017:133:58
J. SkinnerLW1012300015:423:25
R. Nugent-HopkinsC0007010022:384:33
Z. HymanLW000520+1022:324:09
C. BrownRW000300+1017:543:26
V. ArvidssonLW0002010015:454:02
V. PodkolzinRW000120-1414:050:11
M. JanmarkC000000-1212:540:18
K. KapanenRW000111-3211:130:00
M. JonesLW000131-328:530:00
E. BouchardD011502-2024:304:30
J. WalmanD011502+1023:233:53
D. NurseD000501+1022:403:49
B. KulakD000301-3020:270:23
T. StecherD000301+1013:510:00
T. EmbersonD0000310011:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
O. Rodrigue21183.85757:25Loss
C. Pickard000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GauthierLW202500+1017:140:54
L. CarlssonC011000+1019:410:56
I. LundestromC0110020014:150:00
T. ZegrasC0110110013:381:18
M. McTavishC1012000013:231:17
A. KillornLW000301+1018:020:55
T. TerryRW0003000017:281:19
F. VatranoRW000020-1615:401:18
R. StromeC00022001412:120:00
S. ColangeloRW000100+1010:410:55
N. NesterenkoC000010008:060:00
B. LeasonRW000011007:560:00
D. HellesonD011011+1619:400:00
J. LaCombeD0001020028:121:03
R. GudasD000122-1025:100:00
P. MintyukovD000103+1022:260:00
O. ZellwegerD000202+1014:271:10
O. KylingtonD000001027:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal47452.95760:00Win
V. Husso000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreEDM 3.7, ANA 3.0EDM 2, ANA 3
Total goals6.75
Shots on goalEDM 33.5, ANA 28.5EDM 47, ANA 21
Win chanceEDM 61%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM Z. Hyman2.950.74035%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.850.84115%0
EDM V. Arvidsson2.720.63024%0
ANA F. Vatrano2.600.54025%0
EDM D. Nurse2.650.45010%0
ANA M. McTavish2.520.69124%1
EDM J. Skinner2.320.61127%1
EDM J. Walman2.350.45112%0
ANA T. Terry2.330.70025%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.170.82025%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.150.48217%2
ANA T. Zegras1.900.64122%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.820.3109%0
ANA A. Killorn1.730.50022%0
EDM B. Kulak1.730.3107%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.710.36014%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.600.58122%0
ANA R. Strome1.620.49015%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.510.52012%0
EDM C. Brown1.530.37012%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.510.43022%0
ANA N. Nesterenko1.400.25014%0
EDM A. Henrique1.430.46222%1
EDM C. Perry1.310.36118%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.210.33013%0
ANA D. Helleson1.200.2518%0
ANA R. Gudas1.210.2404%0
ANA B. Leason1.100.26011%0
EDM M. Janmark0.900.30011%0
EDM M. Jones0.910.2008%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.910.2806%0
ANA O. Kylington0.900.2307%0
EDM T. Stecher0.930.1404%0
EDM T. Emberson0.900.1902%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.700.1918%0

Shots on goal: 18 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.