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Game Recap
NSH2
FinalFri, Feb 7, 2025Every game that night
CHI6

CHI beat NSH 6-2, with the chances close: 3.77 expected goals to 3.54. R. Donato led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). N. Foligno had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. P. Mrazek stopped 31 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH1012
CHI2316
  1. 1st 8:37CHIF. Nazar0.14 xG
  2. 1st 8:57NSHC. Sissons0.17 xG
  3. 1st 14:54CHIP. Maroon0.17 xG
  4. 2nd 5:47CHIC. BedardPP0.11 xG
  5. 2nd 15:24CHIR. Donato0.12 xG
  6. 2nd 19:51CHIS. JonesPP0.18 xG
  7. 3rd 13:18CHIR. Donato0.09 xG
  8. 3rd 18:57NSHT. Novak0.20 xG

Team Stats

NSHCHI
33Shots on goal30
3.54Expected goals3.77
69Shot attempts46
245v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play2/3
27Hits20
9Blocked shots15
11Penalty minutes11
13Giveaways8
2Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 3.54 xGCHI 3.77 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCHI goal, 8:37NSH goal, 8:57CHI goal, 14:54CHI goal, 5:47CHI goal, 15:24CHI goal, 19:51CHI goal, 13:18NSH goal, 18:57

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

NSH33 on goal, 2 scored
CHI28 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MarchessaultRW011010-2018:004:50
C. SissonsC1014310017:020:53
T. NovakC1012010016:231:10
C. SmithRW011250+1215:380:00
S. StamkosC000221-1018:444:49
F. ForsbergLW000240-2017:585:07
G. NyquistRW000210+1217:514:06
R. O'ReillyC000201-2016:181:54
F. SvechkovC0000000013:220:00
M. McCarronC0002210212:400:00
J. KemellRW000720-1011:440:59
Z. L'HeureuxLW000021006:520:00
N. BlankenburgD011400-1019:000:12
R. JosiD000012-1025:024:26
B. SkjeiD000200-2020:321:34
J. BarronD0000210018:030:00
L. SchennD000020-1515:490:00
K. GravelD000200+1015:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros30246.80059:38Loss
J. Annunen000–0:00

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. DonatoC224410+2019:022:33
C. BedardC112310+2219:032:32
T. TeravainenC022201+1016:102:33
F. NazarC1124000014:021:09
P. MaroonLW1013100013:561:09
N. FolignoLW0004300016:470:00
T. BertuzziLW0001010215:152:32
I. MikheyevRW0000000014:030:00
C. SmithC0001000012:581:08
P. KurashevC0000100012:330:00
L. SlaggertLW000221+1512:080:00
L. ReichelLW0002100011:181:08
A. VlasicD022003+3022:501:22
S. JonesD1123240021:542:19
C. MurphyD000013+2021:130:00
A. MartinezD000011-1017:470:00
E. Del MastroD0000500016:430:00
T. BrodieD0001110216:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Mrazek33312.93960:00Win
A. Soderblom000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNSH 3.2, CHI 2.4NSH 2, CHI 6
Total goals5.68
Shots on goalNSH 33.0, CHI 25.8NSH 33, CHI 30
Win chanceNSH 62%CHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.921.10039%0
NSH J. Marchessault3.200.85134%0
NSH R. Josi3.000.91018%0
CHI C. Bedard2.730.94227%1
NSH S. Stamkos2.520.88035%0
CHI R. Donato2.340.56421%2
CHI S. Jones2.230.57213%1
NSH R. O'Reilly2.120.73027%0
NSH B. Skjei2.020.47011%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi2.010.62025%0
CHI T. Teravainen1.820.71223%0
CHI I. Mikheyev1.700.39018%0
CHI C. Smith1.710.31014%0
NSH T. Novak1.720.54120%1
NSH F. Svechkov1.700.43019%0
NSH G. Nyquist1.620.69022%0
CHI F. Nazar1.540.40216%1
NSH N. Blankenburg1.540.2918%0
NSH Z. L'Heureux1.400.34012%0
NSH M. McCarron1.420.28014%0
CHI L. Slaggert1.420.34014%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.400.3025%0
NSH C. Sissons1.340.35114%1
CHI N. Foligno1.340.42016%0
CHI C. Murphy1.300.2607%0
CHI A. Martinez1.200.3008%0
NSH J. Barron1.200.2809%0
CHI L. Reichel1.220.33011%0
NSH C. Smith1.220.24110%0
NSH L. Schenn1.100.1503%0
CHI P. Kurashev1.100.35012%0
CHI P. Maroon1.030.2418%1
NSH K. Gravel1.020.1503%0
CHI E. Mastro0.700.2205%0
CHI T. Brodie0.610.2403%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.