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Game Recap
NYI1
FinalSun, Mar 9, 2025Every game that night
ANA4

ANA beat NYI 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.96 expected goals to 2.14. S. Colangelo led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Pelech had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. L. Dostal stopped 31 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI0011
ANA1124
  1. 1st 17:52ANAS. Colangelo0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 14:56ANAD. Helleson0.01 xG
  3. 3rd 0:43ANAM. McTavishPP0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 8:18ANAS. ColangeloEN0.48 xG
  5. 3rd 15:10NYIT. DeAngelo0.02 xG

Team Stats

NYIANA
32Shots on goal28
2.14Expected goals3.96
68Shot attempts66
235v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play1/2
22Hits24
17Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes6
13Giveaways21
2Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.14 xGANA 3.96 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdANA goal, 17:52ANA goal, 14:56ANA goal, 0:43ANA goal, 8:18NYI goal, 15:10

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

NYI30 on goal, 1 scored
ANA28 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. TsyplakovRW011311-1013:542:41
B. HorvatC000421-1023:463:55
S. HolmstromRW0001010219:273:16
A. DuclairLW000201-1018:563:19
K. PalmieriC000111-1018:483:19
J. PageauC000010+1017:252:05
A. LeeLW000530+1016:402:41
C. CizikasC000111-1013:500:00
H. FaschingRW000020-2012:240:00
P. EngvallLW000000-1010:100:00
M. GatcombC000021009:360:00
T. DeAngeloD101303-1022:282:06
A. BoqvistD0111200010:302:17
N. DobsonD000413-2223:023:55
A. RomanovD000032-1020:590:04
A. PelechD000501-1018:300:00
R. PulockD0002200014:540:00
S. MayfieldD0000110013:560:22
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Hogberg27243.88957:05Loss
I. Sorokin000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. McTavishC112100+1014:031:40
S. ColangeloRW202320+2012:331:38
T. ZegrasC011110+1016:081:45
L. CarlssonC011210+1015:411:44
I. LundestromC0111000014:410:00
C. GauthierLW011300+1012:310:01
A. KillornLW0004000020:171:59
F. VatranoRW0002220017:281:55
T. TerryRW0001000016:051:56
R. StromeC0000000215:031:55
J. HarkinsC000220+1013:030:00
R. JohnstonLW000042009:530:00
D. HellesonD101353+1016:190:00
P. MintyukovD011010+2212:050:00
J. LaCombeD0001010024:011:37
R. GudasD000053+1023:240:05
J. TroubaD000107-1221:550:03
O. ZellwegerD0003100019:082:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal32311.96959:42Win
V. Husso000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYI 2.9, ANA 2.8NYI 1, ANA 4
Total goals5.75
Shots on goalNYI 29.7, ANA 28.4NYI 32, ANA 28
Win chanceNYI 51%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
ANA F. Vatrano3.120.66030%0
NYI B. Horvat3.040.73031%0
NYI N. Dobson2.540.58011%0
NYI A. Lee2.550.57026%0
ANA M. McTavish2.210.67225%1
NYI K. Palmieri2.210.63027%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.230.54111%1
ANA T. Terry2.210.80028%0
ANA T. Zegras2.210.65123%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.030.45117%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.910.58011%0
ANA A. Killorn1.840.56024%0
ANA R. Strome1.800.59018%0
NYI A. Pelech1.750.3304%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.730.3207%0
NYI J. Pageau1.600.51017%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.630.37219%2
NYI A. Duclair1.620.49023%0
NYI A. Romanov1.600.3307%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.510.56023%0
ANA J. Trouba1.510.2905%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.520.50120%0
ANA R. Gudas1.400.2804%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.310.27011%0
NYI A. Boqvist1.310.3219%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.230.38112%0
NYI R. Pulock1.220.2706%0
ANA D. Helleson1.030.2115%1
NYI P. Engvall1.000.23011%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.000.2815%0
ANA J. Harkins1.020.1909%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.910.25111%0
NYI H. Fasching0.900.2109%0
NYI M. Gatcomb0.800.22012%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.800.1504%0
ANA R. Johnston0.400.1105%0

Shots on goal: 16 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.