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Game Recap
LAK0
FinalMon, Jan 13, 2025Every game that night
EDM1

EDM beat LAK 1-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.34 expected goals to 2.10. A. Kempe had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.9. S. Skinner stopped 30 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
LAK0000
EDM0101
  1. 2nd 18:37EDMC. McDavid0.17 xG

Team Stats

LAKEDM
30Shots on goal30
2.10Expected goals3.34
57Shot attempts58
255v5 shots on goal26
0/1Power play0/2
8Hits15
14Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes4
11Giveaways7
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 2.10 xGEDM 3.34 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdEDM goal, 18:37

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

LAK28 on goal, 0 scored
EDM30 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Q. ByfieldRW000211-1021:251:02
K. FialaLW0004220021:241:42
A. KopitarC0002000020:370:53
A. KempeRW0006100020:340:53
W. FoegeleLW0005010018:340:00
P. DanaultC0000000017:190:47
T. MooreLW000201-1014:400:18
A. TurcotteC0001000013:090:58
T. LewisC0001000011:260:14
T. JeannotLW0000100211:120:00
A. LaferriereRW000110029:520:53
M. AndersonD0001010026:190:23
V. GavrikovD000203-1026:040:20
J. EdmundsonD0000100019:570:00
J. SpenceD000111-1016:120:44
B. ClarkeD0001030214:310:53
J. MoverareD0001010010:050:00
K. BurroughsD000000002:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper30291.96757:51Loss
D. Rittich000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DraisaitlC011510+1024:362:51
C. McDavidC101521+1024:182:50
Z. HymanLW0000010020:262:51
R. Nugent-HopkinsC0002020019:552:50
V. PodkolzinRW0002200015:350:00
A. HenriqueC0002120013:551:10
V. ArvidssonLW0003100013:531:08
C. BrownRW0001220013:200:00
M. JanmarkC0000000012:310:00
C. PerryRW0001000010:481:08
K. KapanenRW000010029:220:00
D. NurseD011302+1022:411:12
M. EkholmD0003100022:380:56
E. BouchardD000001+1022:233:04
B. KulakD0001110219:160:00
T. EmbersonD0001330017:060:00
T. StecherD000000006:540:00
J. BrownD000101006:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner303001.00060:00Win
C. Pickard000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 2.7, EDM 3.2LAK 0, EDM 1
Total goals5.91
Shots on goalLAK 25.1, EDM 29.4LAK 30, EDM 30
Win chanceEDM 59%EDM won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid2.951.50137%1
LAK A. Kempe2.960.89035%0
EDM L. Draisaitl2.851.29142%0
EDM Z. Hyman2.700.73035%0
LAK K. Fiala2.740.77029%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.400.76014%0
EDM V. Arvidsson2.330.57020%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.110.47021%0
EDM D. Nurse2.130.3619%0
LAK W. Foegele2.150.48020%0
LAK T. Moore2.020.50020%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.020.58019%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.930.43010%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins1.820.70022%0
LAK P. Danault1.600.52018%0
LAK B. Clarke1.510.3806%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.420.77023%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.420.31013%0
EDM B. Kulak1.410.2806%0
EDM A. Henrique1.220.39019%0
LAK A. Turcotte1.210.35012%0
LAK M. Anderson1.210.2706%0
LAK V. Gavrikov1.220.3206%0
EDM C. Brown1.110.32010%0
LAK J. Spence1.010.3004%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.000.1905%0
LAK T. Lewis1.010.1608%0
EDM C. Perry1.010.30014%0
EDM K. Kapanen0.900.25010%0
LAK T. Jeannot0.800.20011%0
EDM T. Stecher0.800.1304%0
EDM M. Janmark0.800.2709%0
EDM T. Emberson0.710.1802%0
EDM J. Brown0.710.1103%0
LAK J. Moverare0.610.1303%0
LAK K. Burroughs0.200.0301%0

Shots on goal: 25 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.