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Game Recap
NSH4
FinalSat, Jan 4, 2025Every game that night
CGY1

NSH beat CGY 4-1, with the chances close: 3.10 expected goals to 3.45. R. O'Reilly scored three for NSH. R. O'Reilly had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.6. J. Annunen stopped 31 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH0224
CGY0101
  1. 2nd 4:21NSHR. O'ReillyPP0.17 xG
  2. 2nd 11:37NSHR. O'ReillyPP0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 18:22CGYM. Backlund0.14 xG
  4. 3rd 9:19NSHF. Svechkov0.07 xG
  5. 3rd 18:33NSHR. O'ReillyEN0.93 xG

Team Stats

NSHCGY
28Shots on goal32
3.10Expected goals3.45
41Shot attempts82
205v5 shots on goal25
2/2Power play0/3
11Hits9
30Blocked shots6
13Penalty minutes11
18Giveaways12
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 3.10 xGCGY 3.45 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNSH goal, 4:21NSH goal, 11:37CGY goal, 18:22NSH goal, 9:19NSH goal, 18:33

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

NSH28 on goal, 4 scored
CGY32 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. O'ReillyC3036010016:510:40
F. ForsbergLW0223010015:031:53
F. SvechkovC112200+1214:310:36
C. SissonsC011001+1015:390:00
S. StamkosC011001+1015:191:47
J. MarchessaultRW011410-1714:402:04
G. NyquistRW000202-1015:501:22
M. McCarronC0000230014:310:00
L. EvangelistaRW000200+1014:040:00
M. JankowskiLW000103+1213:540:00
V. HinostrozaC0001020012:330:00
O. WiesblattC0000210010:410:00
R. JosiD0002130023:152:04
B. SkjeiD0001000021:510:05
N. BlankenburgD000013+1019:490:00
L. SchennD000124+1218:400:05
J. BarronD000123-1017:290:09
S. StastneyD000202+1017:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Annunen32311.96960:00Win
J. Saros000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BacklundC1013000019:333:08
N. KadriC000210-1022:503:07
J. HuberdeauLW000300-1020:381:42
B. ColemanLW000311+1018:493:06
C. ZaryC000201-1016:361:51
M. CoronatoRW0001000515:471:45
Y. SharangovichC000300-1015:341:52
M. PospisilC0002200015:300:00
J. PelletierLW000101-1212:170:09
A. KuzmenkoLW0001000410:502:55
R. LombergLW000200006:580:09
K. RooneyC000100006:370:09
R. AnderssonD0111000022:203:19
M. WeegarD000311-1025:031:44
K. BahlD000110+1019:400:09
J. BeanD000100-1016:570:00
J. HanleyD0000110016:310:00
B. PachalD000221-1014:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf27243.88957:52Loss
D. Vladar000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNSH 2.9, CGY 3.2NSH 4, CGY 1
Total goals6.15
Shots on goalNSH 28.4, CGY 31.9NSH 28, CGY 32
Win chanceCGY 56%NSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.320.84029%0
NSH F. Forsberg3.230.92234%0
NSH J. Marchessault2.840.81134%0
CGY M. Backlund2.630.54119%1
NSH R. Josi2.620.78017%0
CGY M. Coronato2.510.56021%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.500.86133%0
CGY B. Coleman2.430.63026%0
CGY M. Weegar2.130.56014%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich2.030.55024%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.920.42016%0
CGY R. Andersson1.910.53113%0
NSH B. Skjei1.910.43010%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.930.83024%0
CGY C. Zary1.820.55020%0
CGY M. Pospisil1.820.44013%0
NSH R. O'Reilly1.660.61322%3
CGY J. Pelletier1.410.32012%0
NSH G. Nyquist1.420.63019%0
CGY A. Kuzmenko1.310.59024%0
NSH V. Hinostroza1.210.28011%0
NSH N. Blankenburg1.200.2707%0
NSH M. Jankowski1.210.33014%0
NSH F. Svechkov1.220.26214%1
NSH M. McCarron1.100.24012%0
CGY K. Bahl1.110.2605%0
NSH C. Sissons1.100.28111%0
NSH L. Schenn1.010.1303%0
CGY J. Bean1.010.2207%0
CGY B. Pachal1.020.1305%0
CGY K. Rooney0.810.1408%0
NSH J. Barron0.810.1806%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.720.1207%0
CGY J. Hanley0.600.1304%0
NSH S. Stastney0.520.1604%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 35 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.