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Game Recap
FLA1
Final/OTThu, Mar 20, 2025Every game that night
CBJ0

FLA beat CBJ 1-0 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.10 expected goals to 2.66. Z. Werenski had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.2. S. Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
FLA00011
CBJ00000
  1. OT 0:29FLAA. BarkovPP0.09 xG

Team Stats

FLACBJ
29Shots on goal25
3.10Expected goals2.66
65Shot attempts75
235v5 shots on goal23
1/2Power play0/2
28Hits27
14Blocked shots18
6Penalty minutes6
33Giveaways27
3Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 3.10 xGCBJ 2.66 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTFLA goal, 0:29

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

FLA28 on goal, 1 scored
CBJ25 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. ReinhartC0113000022:382:30
A. BarkovC1012210220:592:30
C. VerhaegheC0004000217:240:29
S. BennettC0003200217:152:30
M. SamoskevichRW0004520016:442:01
E. LuostarinenC0000300014:520:29
A. LundellC0001010014:410:29
E. RodriguesC0000300014:070:29
J. BoqvistC0002310012:370:00
N. SturmC0001210010:260:00
A. GreerLW000010008:360:00
J. GadjovichLW000042007:420:00
S. JonesD0113010025:492:30
G. ForslingD0003000022:310:00
N. MikkolaD0001000021:520:00
N. SchmidtD0001120018:270:29
T. BjornfotD0000130016:470:00
U. BalinskisD0001100012:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky252501.00060:29Win
V. Vanecek000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. JennerC0002000218:171:01
M. OlivierRW0000810017:460:01
Z. Aston-ReeseLW0000310017:000:01
A. FantilliC0002320016:543:19
K. MarchenkoRW0001000216:483:20
J. DanforthRW0001410016:470:01
K. JohnsonC0001000015:523:01
D. VoronkovLW0000210215:382:58
E. ChinakhovRW0001000013:520:59
J. van RiemsdykLW0000000010:050:38
S. KuralyC0003300010:030:00
L. KuninC0002010010:030:00
Z. WerenskiD0006110025:233:19
I. ProvorovD0000030021:490:42
D. FabbroD0003220021:200:00
D. SeversonD0000010016:570:40
J. JohnsonD0001030016:120:00
D. MateychukD0002110016:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins29281.96660:29OT loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreFLA 3.5, CBJ 2.7FLA 1, CBJ 0
Total goals6.21
Shots on goalFLA 32.6, CBJ 26.3FLA 29, CBJ 25
Win chanceFLA 61%FLA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.260.87017%0
FLA S. Bennett3.130.73029%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.840.77031%0
FLA S. Reinhart2.731.04141%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.310.68028%0
FLA M. Samoskevich2.340.56023%0
FLA A. Barkov2.321.06130%1
CBJ A. Fantilli2.220.60025%0
FLA G. Forsling2.130.42012%0
FLA S. Jones2.130.52111%0
CBJ B. Jenner2.120.53025%0
FLA E. Rodrigues2.000.46019%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.900.54024%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.710.61023%0
CBJ E. Chinakhov1.710.37017%0
FLA A. Lundell1.710.56018%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.400.33015%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.410.2505%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.330.2806%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.200.3507%0
FLA J. Boqvist1.220.38017%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.100.21010%0
CBJ J. Danforth1.110.30014%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.100.35014%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.100.37015%0
CBJ L. Kunin1.020.20012%0
CBJ D. Severson1.000.3107%0
FLA U. Balinskis1.010.1905%0
FLA N. Sturm1.010.24011%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.030.21010%0
FLA A. Greer0.900.23010%0
FLA N. Schmidt0.810.2305%0
FLA J. Gadjovich0.800.1307%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk0.820.1906%0
FLA T. Bjornfot0.700.0901%0
CBJ J. Johnson0.510.1102%0

Shots on goal: 21 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.