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Game Recap
LAK3
FinalMon, Nov 4, 2024Every game that night
NSH0

LAK beat NSH 3-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.42 expected goals to 0.95. LAK outshot NSH 27 to 16. A. Kempe led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). W. Foegele had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. D. Kuemper stopped 16 of 16.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
LAK1023
NSH0000
  1. 1st 13:24LAKA. Kopitar0.26 xG
  2. 3rd 0:35LAKK. Fiala0.21 xG
  3. 3rd 17:02LAKA. KempeEN0.90 xG

Team Stats

LAKNSH
27Shots on goal16
3.42Expected goals0.95
54Shot attempts39
195v5 shots on goal15
0/4Power play0/3
12Hits21
12Blocked shots14
18Penalty minutes20
10Giveaways10
8Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 3.42 xGNSH 0.95 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdLAK goal, 13:24LAK goal, 0:35LAK goal, 17:02

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

LAK26 on goal, 3 scored
NSH16 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KempeRW112310+2017:093:26
A. KopitarC101100+2017:133:28
P. DanaultC011201+1216:133:39
K. FialaLW101300+1016:133:50
T. MooreLW011420+1015:373:31
T. LewisC011100+1011:270:00
Q. ByfieldRW0002100019:052:42
A. LaferriereRW0002010017:353:06
W. FoegeleLW0005000015:451:41
A. ThomasC0002220011:570:00
T. JeannotLW0000100510:200:23
A. TurcotteC000000+108:270:34
V. GavrikovD011102+1223:100:55
B. ClarkeD011103+2018:383:50
M. AndersonD000000+1024:050:36
J. EdmundsonD000033+2220:051:05
J. SpenceD0000100018:052:39
K. BurroughsD0000100710:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper161601.00060:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. NyquistRW000110-2219:372:29
J. MarchessaultRW000010-1218:413:02
F. ForsbergLW000230-2018:153:06
S. StamkosC000001-1017:543:22
R. O'ReillyC000101-2515:221:56
C. SissonsC000102-1015:070:01
T. NovakC0000000214:492:00
C. SmithRW0000300014:350:00
L. EvangelistaRW000000-1012:411:43
M. JankowskiLW0001000212:342:01
Z. L'HeureuxLW000310-109:480:36
J. ParssinenC000011007:250:00
R. JosiD000422-2025:042:58
B. SkjeiD000112-1021:301:34
A. CarrierD000002-1020:430:34
J. LauzonD000020-1217:340:03
M. Del GaizoD0001110015:260:00
L. SchennD0001520513:580:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros26242.92358:57Loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 2.9, NSH 3.2LAK 3, NSH 0
Total goals6.13
Shots on goalLAK 28.9, NSH 31.0LAK 27, NSH 16
Win chanceNSH 55%LAK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.821.05039%0
NSH J. Marchessault3.000.82034%0
NSH R. Josi3.040.94018%0
NSH S. Stamkos3.000.97036%0
LAK A. Kempe2.930.81231%1
LAK K. Fiala2.530.79126%1
LAK T. Moore2.540.52121%0
LAK W. Foegele2.350.43018%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.020.43020%0
LAK B. Clarke2.010.5418%0
NSH B. Skjei2.010.51011%0
NSH R. O'Reilly1.910.77026%0
LAK P. Danault1.920.54120%0
LAK Q. Byfield1.920.55015%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.800.40015%0
LAK A. Thomas1.520.38016%0
NSH G. Nyquist1.510.74021%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.510.76123%1
NSH T. Novak1.400.52019%0
LAK V. Gavrikov1.310.3117%0
LAK T. Lewis1.310.1819%0
LAK J. Spence1.300.3305%0
NSH C. Sissons1.210.33013%0
LAK M. Anderson1.200.2706%0
LAK A. Turcotte1.200.2709%0
NSH M. Gaizo1.210.2603%0
NSH A. Carrier1.100.3405%0
NSH C. Smith1.100.24010%0
NSH M. Jankowski1.110.30013%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.100.2307%0
NSH J. Lauzon1.100.1705%0
NSH L. Schenn1.110.1704%0
LAK T. Jeannot1.000.21010%0
NSH J. Parssinen1.000.34013%0
LAK K. Burroughs0.800.1103%0
NSH Z. L'Heureux0.830.30010%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.