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Game Recap
MTL0
FinalSat, Mar 8, 2025Every game that night
CGY1

CGY beat MTL 1-0 despite fewer good chances: 1.53 expected goals to 2.52. C. Caufield had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.0. D. Wolf stopped 26 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL0000
CGY0101
  1. 2nd 16:21CGYJ. Farabee0.10 xG

Team Stats

MTLCGY
26Shots on goal24
2.52Expected goals1.53
57Shot attempts53
245v5 shots on goal23
0/2Power play0/1
25Hits18
16Blocked shots9
2Penalty minutes4
16Giveaways23
7Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.52 xGCGY 1.53 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCGY goal, 16:21

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

MTL26 on goal, 0 scored
CGY24 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC0003000024:314:00
C. CaufieldRW0006010023:002:33
J. SlafkovskýLW0001320021:402:33
B. GallagherRW0001110016:531:27
A. NewhookC000021-1015:241:27
J. ArmiaRW000020-1014:402:33
C. DvorakC0001210014:130:00
J. AndersonRW0002000013:360:00
J. EvansC0000000012:270:00
O. BeckC0000310011:560:00
E. HeinemanLW000210-1011:191:27
M. PezzettaLW000140004:570:00
M. MathesonD0001000025:481:27
L. HutsonD000114-1024:402:33
A. CarrierD0002210019:190:00
D. SavardD0002110016:320:00
J. StrubleD000232-1015:500:00
A. XhekajD0001010213:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Dobes24231.95857:24Loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. FarabeeLW101200+1017:100:00
M. BacklundC011100+1216:370:03
N. KadriC0001000019:561:46
J. HuberdeauLW0000000218:401:45
B. ColemanLW000320+1018:140:14
M. CoronatoRW0001000015:010:50
M. FrostC0002000014:491:44
Y. SharangovichC0003000013:201:07
C. ZaryC0001010013:050:15
M. PospisilC0002600012:070:00
K. RooneyC000210009:220:00
R. LombergLW000100009:210:00
M. WeegarD011232+1023:570:57
J. HanleyD0000120023:550:16
R. AnderssonD0001030023:421:03
K. BahlD0001210021:020:00
B. PachalD000130+1012:570:00
J. BeanD0000000012:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf262601.00059:57Win
D. Vladar000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreMTL 2.9, CGY 3.1MTL 0, CGY 1
Total goals5.91
Shots on goalMTL 26.1, CGY 29.8MTL 26, CGY 24
Win chanceCGY 53%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.510.93033%0
MTL C. Caufield3.060.78032%0
CGY M. Weegar2.520.64113%0
CGY B. Coleman2.530.61026%0
CGY M. Coronato2.310.56023%0
CGY M. Backlund2.310.50120%0
CGY J. Huberdeau2.100.89027%0
MTL N. Suzuki2.130.91027%0
MTL M. Matheson2.010.57011%0
CGY M. Frost1.920.59021%0
CGY R. Andersson1.910.46011%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.930.58026%0
MTL B. Gallagher1.810.40018%0
MTL J. Slafkovský1.810.60020%0
CGY J. Farabee1.720.42118%1
CGY C. Zary1.710.49020%0
MTL J. Armia1.600.37017%0
MTL J. Anderson1.520.31016%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.410.39014%0
CGY M. Pospisil1.320.36011%0
MTL A. Newhook1.300.39016%0
MTL A. Carrier1.220.3105%0
CGY J. Bean1.100.2206%0
MTL E. Heineman1.120.37017%0
MTL A. Xhekaj1.110.1504%0
MTL L. Hutson1.110.6305%0
MTL J. Evans1.000.41013%0
CGY K. Bahl0.910.2504%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.910.1408%0
MTL O. Beck0.900.1608%0
CGY B. Pachal0.810.1504%0
MTL J. Struble0.820.1804%0
CGY K. Rooney0.820.1408%0
CGY J. Hanley0.800.1904%0
MTL D. Savard0.720.2304%0
MTL M. Pezzetta0.510.1205%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.