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Game Recap
NSH2
Final/OTMon, Nov 11, 2024Every game that night
COL3

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

1st2nd3rdOTT
NSH10102
COL02013
  1. 1st 1:45NSHL. Evangelista0.25 xG
  2. 2nd 4:32COLD. Toews0.05 xG
  3. 2nd 11:37COLM. Rantanen0.05 xG
  4. 3rd 0:59NSHC. Sissons0.25 xG
  5. OT 2:47COLS. Girard0.19 xG

Team Stats

NSHCOL
30Shots on goal32
2.55Expected goals3.29
63Shot attempts66
245v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play0/2
23Hits18
21Blocked shots21
4Penalty minutes4
19Giveaways16
2Takeaways5

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

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTNSH goal, 1:45COL goal, 4:32COL goal, 11:37NSH goal, 0:59COL goal, 2:47

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

NSH30 on goal, 2 scored
COL31 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. SissonsC1011130016:390:35
J. ParssinenC011140+1012:200:58
L. EvangelistaRW101300+1011:291:32
G. NyquistRW000101-1020:161:30
F. ForsbergLW000302+2019:492:34
R. O'ReillyC000202-1019:162:25
S. StamkosC000300-1218:122:27
J. MarchessaultRW000610-1017:402:26
C. SmithRW0000320013:590:02
M. McCarronC0001310013:240:00
Z. L'HeureuxLW000150-2211:400:00
P. TomasinoRW000100+1010:511:25
R. JosiD0113020026:422:35
M. Del GaizoD0110020015:190:00
B. SkjeiD000211-1021:591:26
J. LauzonD0001320020:000:00
A. CarrierD0000010019:550:05
L. SchennD0001220014:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros32293.90662:44OT loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC011500+1024:292:52
M. RantanenRW1014030223:422:52
J. KivirantaLW011120+2215:370:00
T. TynanC011020+105:551:03
A. LehkonenLW000111-1024:312:52
C. MittelstadtC000301-1018:162:56
L. O'ConnorRW000400+1018:110:00
P. KellyC000131-1014:520:00
I. IvanC0003100014:201:09
N. KovalenkoRW0002220011:121:08
C. WagnerRW000121007:140:00
N. PrishchepovC000020006:020:00
S. GirardD112113+2019:001:04
D. ToewsD1011050024:440:58
C. MakarD000201-1027:453:06
C. de HaanD0002110016:190:00
J. MansonD0001110016:140:00
S. MalinskiD0000010015:580:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Georgiev30282.93362:47Win
J. Annunen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamJustus Annunen NSH Faces COL, his team until Nov 20240 saves on 0
  • Old teamScott Wedgewood COL Faces NSH, his team until Nov 20240 saves on 0

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNSH 3.1, COL 3.5NSH 2, COL 3
Total goals6.65
Shots on goalNSH 29.0, COL 32.3NSH 30, COL 32
Win chanceCOL 57%COL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
COL N. MacKinnon4.751.66143%0
NSH F. Forsberg3.430.99037%0
COL M. Rantanen3.441.34142%1
COL A. Lehkonen3.010.97035%0
NSH R. Josi2.830.87118%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.830.92034%0
NSH J. Marchessault2.760.75031%0
COL C. Makar2.621.09024%0
COL C. Mittelstadt2.130.84022%0
NSH B. Skjei1.920.49011%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.830.44116%1
NSH R. O'Reilly1.820.70024%0
COL D. Toews1.710.59112%1
COL I. Ivan1.430.37016%0
COL J. Manson1.410.3409%0
COL L. O'Connor1.440.36014%0
NSH G. Nyquist1.410.70020%0
COL P. Kelly1.310.22010%0
COL S. Malinski1.300.3608%0
NSH P. Tomasino1.310.40012%0
COL J. Kiviranta1.310.24111%0
NSH M. McCarron1.210.26013%0
COL S. Girard1.210.3926%1
COL C. Wagner1.110.1207%0
COL N. Kovalenko1.120.36013%0
NSH L. Schenn1.110.1704%0
NSH M. Gaizo1.100.2513%0
NSH C. Sissons1.110.29112%1
NSH C. Smith1.100.2309%0
NSH A. Carrier1.000.3105%0
COL C. Haan1.020.1705%0
NSH J. Lauzon1.010.1605%0
NSH Z. L'Heureux1.010.2309%0
NSH J. Parssinen0.910.37114%0
COL T. Tynan0.900.1418%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.