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Game Recap
NSH4
FinalSat, Mar 1, 2025Every game that night
NYI7

NYI beat NSH 7-4, with the chances close: 3.19 expected goals to 3.21. B. Nelson led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). I. Sorokin stopped 25 of 29.

Team Stats

NSHNYI
29Shots on goal35
3.21Expected goals3.19
57Shot attempts67
215v5 shots on goal28
0/3Power play1/4
10Hits18
14Blocked shots7
6Penalty minutes6
9Giveaways9
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 3.21 xGNYI 3.19 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNYI goal, 2:37NYI goal, 12:27NYI goal, 19:31NSH goal, 1:03NYI goal, 2:38NSH goal, 4:58NYI goal, 16:21NYI goal, 5:21NSH goal, 5:51NSH goal, 18:56

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

NSH29 on goal, 4 scored
NYI33 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. SissonsC123102+3013:240:53
C. SmithRW202301+3214:240:41
R. O'ReillyC0114000019:524:03
T. NovakC011000-2010:230:57
F. ForsbergLW000310-3221:274:36
J. MarchessaultRW000500-4018:584:31
S. StamkosC000300-3017:314:23
M. McCarronC0000120015:310:00
J. LucchiniC000100-1013:200:00
L. EvangelistaRW000000-1012:480:45
K. BellowsLW0003100011:500:00
F. SvechkovC000001-1010:260:43
M. Del GaizoD1123000017:470:31
N. BlankenburgD011012+2020:231:47
B. SkjeiD000211-2026:064:22
J. BarronD0000100018:031:48
L. SchennD000144-1017:110:00
A. EnglundD000001-1215:400:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros35296.82958:46Loss
J. Annunen000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC213400+2020:043:13
S. HolmstromRW022110+1020:023:12
J. PageauC112110+2016:272:13
C. CizikasC112330+2411:350:00
B. HorvatC101230-2019:343:26
A. LeeLW011400-1015:562:44
K. PalmieriC101301+1014:412:32
H. FaschingRW011000+2012:240:00
A. DuclairLW000410-1011:561:51
K. MacLeanC0003100011:410:25
M. GatcombC0000400011:150:11
P. EngvallLW000200009:390:11
A. BoqvistD0222100014:483:20
A. RomanovD011113+2022:170:23
N. DobsonD000200+2024:483:21
T. DeAngeloD000210-1219:452:51
A. PelechD0000010019:320:13
R. PulockD0001120017:360:44
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin29254.86260:00Win
J. Skarek000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNSH 2.7, NYI 3.0NSH 4, NYI 7
Total goals5.711
Shots on goalNSH 28.6, NYI 29.9NSH 29, NYI 35
Win chanceNYI 55%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.630.93035%0
NYI B. Horvat3.120.78131%1
NSH J. Marchessault2.950.78032%0
NYI B. Nelson2.940.85333%2
NYI A. Lee2.740.63127%0
NYI N. Dobson2.520.67014%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.430.76032%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.320.67015%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.230.68126%1
NSH B. Skjei2.120.46011%0
NSH R. O'Reilly2.040.64123%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.800.36014%0
NYI A. Pelech1.700.3906%0
NYI A. Romanov1.710.4019%0
NYI A. Duclair1.640.52022%0
NSH T. Novak1.600.46118%0
NYI J. Pageau1.510.46215%1
NSH N. Blankenburg1.500.2717%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.410.53222%0
NYI A. Boqvist1.420.38212%0
NYI R. Pulock1.310.3207%0
NSH C. Sissons1.310.31312%1
NSH M. McCarron1.300.23012%0
NSH M. Gaizo1.330.1922%1
NSH F. Svechkov1.200.28014%0
NSH J. Barron1.200.2709%0
NSH L. Schenn1.210.1503%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.230.24210%1
NYI P. Engvall1.120.26011%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.100.28013%0
NSH K. Bellows1.030.1808%0
NSH C. Smith1.030.2128%2
NYI K. MacLean0.830.1909%0
NYI H. Fasching0.800.2018%0
NSH J. Lucchini0.710.1508%0
NSH A. Englund0.500.1102%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 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.