COL beat NSH 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.29 expected goals to 2.55. S. Girard led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Marchessault had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. A. Georgiev stopped 28 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| COL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 1:45NSHL. Evangelista0.25 xG
- 2nd 4:32COLD. Toews0.05 xG
- 2nd 11:37COLM. Rantanen0.05 xG
- 3rd 0:59NSHC. Sissons0.25 xG
- OT 2:47COLS. Girard0.19 xG
Team Stats
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NSH 2.55 xGCOL 3.29 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Sissons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 0:35 |
| J. Parssinen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:20 | 0:58 |
| L. Evangelista | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:29 | 1:32 |
| G. Nyquist | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:16 | 1:30 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 19:49 | 2:34 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:16 | 2:25 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:12 | 2:27 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:40 | 2:26 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 | 0:02 |
| M. McCarron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 0:00 |
| Z. L'Heureux | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 11:40 | 0:00 |
| P. Tomasino | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:51 | 1:25 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26:42 | 2:35 |
| M. Del Gaizo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 0:00 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:59 | 1:26 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 | 0:00 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:55 | 0:05 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 62:44 | OT loss |
| S. Wedgewood | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:29 | 2:52 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23:42 | 2:52 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| T. Tynan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 5:55 | 1:03 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:31 | 2:52 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:16 | 2:56 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:11 | 0:00 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:00 |
| I. Ivan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:20 | 1:09 |
| N. Kovalenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 1:08 |
| C. Wagner | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:14 | 0:00 |
| N. Prishchepov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:02 | 0:00 |
| S. Girard | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 19:00 | 1:04 |
| D. Toews | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24:44 | 0:58 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 27:45 | 3:06 |
| C. de Haan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:00 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:00 |
| S. Malinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 62:47 | Win |
| J. Annunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | NSH 3.1, COL 3.5 | NSH 2, COL 3 |
| Total goals | 6.6 | 5 |
| Shots on goal | NSH 29.0, COL 32.3 | NSH 30, COL 32 |
| Win chance | COL 57% | COL won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL N. MacKinnon | 4.7 | 5 | 1.66 | 1 | 43% | 0 |
| NSH F. Forsberg | 3.4 | 3 | 0.99 | 0 | 37% | 0 |
| COL M. Rantanen | 3.4 | 4 | 1.34 | 1 | 42% | 1 |
| COL A. Lehkonen | 3.0 | 1 | 0.97 | 0 | 35% | 0 |
| NSH R. Josi | 2.8 | 3 | 0.87 | 1 | 18% | 0 |
| NSH S. Stamkos | 2.8 | 3 | 0.92 | 0 | 34% | 0 |
| NSH J. Marchessault | 2.7 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 31% | 0 |
| COL C. Makar | 2.6 | 2 | 1.09 | 0 | 24% | 0 |
| COL C. Mittelstadt | 2.1 | 3 | 0.84 | 0 | 22% | 0 |
| NSH B. Skjei | 1.9 | 2 | 0.49 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| NSH L. Evangelista | 1.8 | 3 | 0.44 | 1 | 16% | 1 |
| NSH R. O'Reilly | 1.8 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 24% | 0 |
| COL D. Toews | 1.7 | 1 | 0.59 | 1 | 12% | 1 |
| COL I. Ivan | 1.4 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 16% | 0 |
| COL J. Manson | 1.4 | 1 | 0.34 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| COL L. O'Connor | 1.4 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 14% | 0 |
| NSH G. Nyquist | 1.4 | 1 | 0.70 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| COL P. Kelly | 1.3 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| COL S. Malinski | 1.3 | 0 | 0.36 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| NSH P. Tomasino | 1.3 | 1 | 0.40 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| COL J. Kiviranta | 1.3 | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 11% | 0 |
| NSH M. McCarron | 1.2 | 1 | 0.26 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| COL S. Girard | 1.2 | 1 | 0.39 | 2 | 6% | 1 |
| COL C. Wagner | 1.1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| COL N. Kovalenko | 1.1 | 2 | 0.36 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| NSH L. Schenn | 1.1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| NSH M. Gaizo | 1.1 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | 3% | 0 |
| NSH C. Sissons | 1.1 | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 12% | 1 |
| NSH C. Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| NSH A. Carrier | 1.0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| COL C. Haan | 1.0 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| NSH J. Lauzon | 1.0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| NSH Z. L'Heureux | 1.0 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| NSH J. Parssinen | 0.9 | 1 | 0.37 | 1 | 14% | 0 |
| COL T. Tynan | 0.9 | 0 | 0.14 | 1 | 8% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 26 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.