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Game Recap
NSH1
FinalMon, Mar 31, 2025Every game that night
PHI2

PHI beat NSH 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.22 expected goals to 2.05. NSH outshot PHI 29 to 18. M. Michkov led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). K. Bellows had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. I. Fedotov stopped 28 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH0101
PHI0202
  1. 2nd 8:50PHIR. Poehling0.09 xG
  2. 2nd 13:14NSHZ. L'Heureux0.04 xG
  3. 2nd 13:48PHIJ. Drysdale0.15 xG

Team Stats

NSHPHI
29Shots on goal18
2.05Expected goals3.22
63Shot attempts41
265v5 shots on goal16
0/1Power play0/1
15Hits18
7Blocked shots20
2Penalty minutes2
12Giveaways18
2Takeaways13

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 2.05 xGPHI 3.22 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdPHI goal, 8:50NSH goal, 13:14PHI goal, 13:48

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, 1 scored
PHI18 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. McCarronC011130+1017:010:00
Z. L'HeureuxLW1013200015:060:00
R. O'ReillyC0001100020:251:10
S. StamkosC0001000019:471:12
F. ForsbergLW0002400019:031:12
L. EvangelistaRW0000000018:521:10
M. BuntingLW000400+1017:360:50
C. SmithRW000100-2017:050:00
F. SvechkovC000110-2015:020:50
K. BellowsLW0004000012:380:44
J. VranaLW000010-1010:410:48
B. SkjeiD0110010219:530:34
N. BlankenburgD0004010023:051:26
J. BarronD000101+1019:470:04
M. Del GaizoD000310+1015:290:00
J. OesterleD000201-1014:150:00
S. StastneyD000002-1012:030:00
A. EnglundD000121-2011:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Annunen18162.88958:22Loss
J. Saros000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MichkovRW022200+1017:011:09
T. KonecnyRW022001+2015:171:06
R. PoehlingC101204+1015:580:53
T. FoersterRW000020-1019:591:07
N. CatesLW0001300018:170:51
B. BrinkRW0001100018:090:43
S. CouturierC0002000018:011:09
O. TippettRW0002110014:460:54
J. PelletierLW0000010012:180:00
G. HathawayRW0001300010:520:00
O. LycksellRW0001100010:260:51
R. AbolsC000201009:090:00
J. DrysdaleD1012010018:471:17
T. SanheimD000224+1226:240:00
N. SeelerD000013+1024:300:00
C. YorkD0000210018:100:00
E. ZamulaD000022+1017:460:00
E. AndraeD000001-1012:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Fedotov29281.96660:00Win
S. Ersson000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNSH 3.1, PHI 2.9NSH 1, PHI 2
Total goals6.03
Shots on goalNSH 26.3, PHI 27.7NSH 29, PHI 18
Win chanceNSH 52%PHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg2.920.99035%0
PHI M. Michkov2.720.84227%0
PHI T. Konecny2.400.92230%0
PHI S. Couturier2.220.60018%0
PHI O. Tippett2.120.51021%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.010.84033%0
PHI T. Foerster2.000.56024%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.900.55020%0
NSH B. Skjei1.900.55116%0
NSH M. Bunting1.840.63023%0
NSH R. O'Reilly1.710.71024%0
PHI N. Cates1.610.51018%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.620.44012%0
PHI B. Brink1.410.54017%0
NSH M. Gaizo1.430.2905%0
NSH J. Vrana1.400.45022%0
NSH N. Blankenburg1.340.3509%0
PHI N. Seeler1.300.2505%0
PHI R. Poehling1.320.43116%1
NSH F. Svechkov1.210.38016%0
NSH J. Barron1.210.30012%0
NSH Z. L'Heureux1.230.28111%1
NSH K. Bellows1.240.29012%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.220.3619%1
NSH M. McCarron1.110.26113%0
PHI E. Andrae1.100.1705%0
PHI G. Hathaway1.110.25011%0
PHI J. Pelletier1.100.33011%0
PHI R. Abols1.020.26010%0
PHI C. York1.000.2808%0
PHI O. Lycksell1.010.3008%0
NSH C. Smith0.910.2409%0
NSH J. Oesterle0.820.2004%0
PHI E. Zamula0.600.2906%0
NSH S. Stastney0.600.2005%0
NSH A. Englund0.510.1303%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 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.