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Game Recap
EDM7
FinalSat, Nov 9, 2024Every game that night
VAN3

EDM beat VAN 7-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.82 expected goals to 1.50. EDM outshot VAN 31 to 20. C. McDavid led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Brown had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. S. Skinner stopped 17 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
EDM1247
VAN0213
  1. 1st 2:48EDML. Draisaitl0.45 xG
  2. 2nd 3:30EDMC. Perry0.23 xG
  3. 2nd 4:43EDMV. Arvidsson0.03 xG
  4. 2nd 5:01VANE. Pettersson0.02 xG
  5. 2nd 7:00VANF. Hronek0.12 xG
  6. 3rd 6:10EDMC. Brown0.16 xG
  7. 3rd 7:16EDMC. McDavidPP0.57 xG
  8. 3rd 8:08EDMB. Kulak0.05 xG
  9. 3rd 11:05EDMC. Brown0.05 xG
  10. 3rd 19:06VANP. SuterPP0.21 xG

Team Stats

EDMVAN
31Shots on goal20
3.82Expected goals1.50
56Shot attempts39
245v5 shots on goal18
1/3Power play1/2
10Hits34
8Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes6
19Giveaways13
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 3.82 xGVAN 1.50 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdEDM goal, 2:48EDM goal, 3:30EDM goal, 4:43VAN goal, 5:01VAN goal, 7:00EDM goal, 6:10EDM goal, 7:16EDM goal, 8:08EDM goal, 11:05VAN 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

EDM30 on goal, 7 scored
VAN19 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McDavidC123410+1019:564:03
M. JanmarkC033010+2012:530:00
L. DraisaitlC112400+2019:184:04
Z. HymanLW0222000017:254:08
C. BrownRW202500+2015:010:00
R. Nugent-HopkinsC011201+1019:174:06
A. HenriqueC011021+2014:000:06
V. ArvidssonLW101200+1013:510:00
C. PerryRW101111+1012:540:02
D. RyanC011112+1010:180:00
V. PodkolzinRW000110+1013:500:00
J. SkinnerLW000100-1012:170:04
B. KulakD112201+2020:030:08
T. EmbersonD011000+1015:140:00
D. NurseD000131+2222:070:07
E. BouchardD0003000221:363:14
M. EkholmD000201+1020:160:48
T. StecherD000000+1016:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner20173.85060:00Win
C. Pickard000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. PetterssonC112211-1019:102:05
P. SuterC101411-2018:291:52
J. DeBruskLW011000-2017:041:01
D. HeinenLW0112410016:550:57
T. BluegerC011120+1016:400:00
C. GarlandRW000020-1018:481:49
J. MillerC000041-3017:141:48
K. SherwoodLW0000500015:441:10
A. RätyC000110-1013:211:01
N. HoglanderLW0001300012:560:00
N. AmanC000030-2011:390:00
Q. HughesD011402-2224:522:20
F. HronekD101122-1220:280:36
C. SoucyD0002200019:120:09
T. MyersD000011+1217:310:00
E. BrannstromD000111-3014:520:00
V. DesharnaisD000101-1013:360:02
N. JuulsenD000020-307:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Lankinen27207.74151:05Loss
A. Silovs4401.0008:55

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreEDM 3.1, VAN 3.0EDM 7, VAN 3
Total goals6.110
Shots on goalEDM 28.2, VAN 25.2EDM 31, VAN 20
Win chanceEDM 52%EDM won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM Z. Hyman2.820.75234%0
VAN C. Garland2.600.74025%0
EDM C. McDavid2.541.26331%1
EDM V. Arvidsson2.520.62121%1
EDM L. Draisaitl2.441.18238%1
EDM E. Bouchard2.330.81018%0
EDM J. Skinner2.310.58024%0
VAN J. Miller2.201.03030%0
VAN E. Pettersson2.120.88230%1
EDM M. Ekholm2.120.51014%0
EDM D. Nurse2.010.36011%0
VAN Q. Hughes2.040.89112%0
VAN J. DeBrusk1.900.56125%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins1.720.72120%0
VAN K. Sherwood1.500.42016%0
VAN P. Suter1.540.38118%1
VAN N. Hoglander1.310.39019%0
VAN D. Heinen1.320.45119%0
EDM C. Brown1.350.2729%2
VAN F. Hronek1.310.4417%1
EDM A. Henrique1.200.43119%0
EDM B. Kulak1.220.2727%1
EDM V. Podkolzin1.210.24011%0
VAN T. Blueger1.110.35110%0
VAN T. Myers1.000.2604%0
EDM C. Perry1.010.28113%1
EDM M. Janmark0.900.26310%0
VAN A. Räty0.810.22010%0
EDM T. Emberson0.800.1814%0
EDM T. Stecher0.800.1304%0
VAN C. Soucy0.820.2107%0
VAN E. Brannstrom0.710.2103%0
EDM D. Ryan0.710.1618%0
VAN N. Juulsen0.600.1203%0
VAN N. Aman0.600.1907%0
VAN V. Desharnais0.510.1302%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.