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Game Recap
LAK2
FinalMon, Nov 25, 2024Every game that night
SJS7

SJS beat LAK 7-2 despite fewer good chances: 1.84 expected goals to 2.73. M. Celebrini led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). Y. Askarov stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
LAK0202
SJS1157
  1. 1st 1:47SJSN. Sturm0.17 xG
  2. 2nd 2:32LAKB. Clarke0.12 xG
  3. 2nd 8:58LAKA. Kopitar0.39 xG
  4. 2nd 13:59SJSF. Zetterlund0.06 xG
  5. 3rd 1:03SJSM. Celebrini0.02 xG
  6. 3rd 2:14SJST. Liljegren0.05 xG
  7. 3rd 3:43SJSM. CelebriniPP0.12 xG
  8. 3rd 10:46SJSA. WennbergPP0.08 xG
  9. 3rd 18:39SJSL. Kunin0.13 xG

Team Stats

LAKSJS
24Shots on goal21
2.73Expected goals1.84
55Shot attempts37
225v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play2/6
18Hits20
6Blocked shots16
10Penalty minutes4
20Giveaways15
4Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 2.73 xGSJS 1.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdSJS goal, 1:47LAK goal, 2:32LAK goal, 8:58SJS goal, 13:59SJS goal, 1:03SJS goal, 2:14SJS goal, 3:43SJS goal, 10:46SJS goal, 18:39

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

LAK22 on goal, 2 scored
SJS18 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KopitarC112110+2018:382:33
A. KempeRW022410+2217:032:45
W. FoegeleLW0114100213:180:00
T. MooreLW000000-3017:101:27
P. DanaultC000200-3017:051:25
K. FialaLW000000-3616:432:53
Q. ByfieldRW000110-2014:532:35
A. TurcotteC0000000013:030:59
A. LaferriereRW000000-1012:532:43
T. JeannotLW0001400012:360:08
T. LewisC0001310012:000:00
A. ThomasC000020-1010:320:00
B. ClarkeD101300+1015:311:15
V. GavrikovD000102-3027:190:00
M. AndersonD000111-2026:450:00
J. EdmundsonD0003110017:540:00
J. SpenceD0001200015:321:17
J. MoverareD000111-2011:320:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Rittich21147.66760:00Loss
E. Portillo000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CelebriniC213422+1220:085:15
W. EklundLW022002+2020:124:57
W. SmithC022010+1011:493:24
A. WennbergC101101+1022:284:51
L. KuninC101232+1018:193:12
F. ZetterlundLW101422+2017:062:06
N. SturmC101110+1010:540:17
T. ToffoliC000110+1018:344:59
B. GoodrowC000030+1215:243:12
C. GrundstromRW000131-1011:030:15
T. DellandreaC000022-1010:510:17
G. SmithRW000000006:420:00
J. WalmanD011110+1022:185:02
M. FerraroD011200+1018:440:11
J. RuttaD011002+1017:580:00
T. LiljegrenD101310+1017:403:00
H. ThrunD011000+2015:010:00
C. CeciD0001020020:491:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov24222.91760:00Win
M. Blackwood000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 3.4, SJS 2.4LAK 2, SJS 7
Total goals5.99
Shots on goalLAK 32.1, SJS 24.9LAK 24, SJS 21
Win chanceLAK 65%SJS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK A. Kempe3.241.02238%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.810.70030%0
SJS M. Celebrini2.740.58323%2
LAK K. Fiala2.700.92030%0
LAK T. Moore2.600.65024%0
LAK B. Clarke2.530.6019%1
LAK W. Foegele2.440.55123%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.200.53023%0
SJS F. Zetterlund2.140.53122%1
SJS J. Walman2.010.39112%0
LAK Q. Byfield1.910.65019%0
LAK P. Danault1.820.61021%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.610.96227%1
SJS W. Eklund1.600.62219%0
LAK V. Gavrikov1.510.4008%0
LAK J. Spence1.410.3605%0
LAK A. Thomas1.400.40017%0
LAK M. Anderson1.410.3307%0
LAK T. Lewis1.410.26011%0
SJS W. Smith1.300.29214%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.230.2607%0
SJS C. Grundstrom1.210.20011%0
SJS B. Goodrow1.100.28013%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.110.41115%1
LAK A. Turcotte1.100.30010%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.130.3116%1
SJS C. Ceci1.110.2705%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.020.1914%0
SJS L. Kunin1.020.26113%1
SJS T. Dellandrea1.000.2109%0
LAK T. Jeannot0.910.24012%0
SJS J. Rutta0.800.1714%0
SJS N. Sturm0.710.1718%1
SJS G. Smith0.700.1105%0
SJS H. Thrun0.700.2214%0
LAK J. Moverare0.510.0702%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.