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Game Recap
NYI3
FinalSat, Feb 8, 2025Every game that night
MIN6

MIN beat NYI 6-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.92 expected goals to 3.78. M. Boldy led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). Y. Trenin had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. F. Gustavsson stopped 32 of 35.

Team Stats

NYIMIN
35Shots on goal33
3.78Expected goals2.92
66Shot attempts68
265v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play1/2
17Hits13
21Blocked shots12
4Penalty minutes4
14Giveaways13
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 3.78 xGMIN 2.92 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdMIN goal, 3:19NYI goal, 3:32NYI goal, 0:28NYI goal, 7:17MIN goal, 13:21MIN goal, 17:59MIN goal, 18:50MIN goal, 5:53

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

NYI35 on goal, 3 scored
MIN31 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC112911-1019:052:09
K. PalmieriC1123000018:382:09
M. TsyplakovRW0221320018:002:09
A. LeeLW101600-2014:171:51
B. HorvatC000201-2017:301:51
S. HolmstromRW000310-1015:491:48
J. PageauC0000110015:100:00
A. DuclairLW000110-1014:181:51
C. CizikasC0001220213:580:00
K. MacLeanC0000310011:440:00
M. GatcombC0000220010:050:00
P. EngvallLW000210009:560:00
S. PerunovichD011103+2224:392:09
A. RomanovD000004-2027:060:03
A. PelechD000310+1023:420:00
T. DeAngeloD000203-3021:421:51
A. BoqvistD000111-2018:322:09
D. CholowskiD000000002:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin32285.87559:14Loss
J. Skarek000–0:00

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BoldyLW213400+2014:473:35
M. KhusnutdinovC011101+1019:580:00
F. GaudreauC101201+1019:450:09
M. FolignoLW101220+1018:440:00
M. RossiC101201+1216:453:34
Y. TreninC1018200014:440:00
L. OhgrenLW0110010010:560:24
M. JohanssonLW0000010017:540:09
V. HinostrozaC0001210017:413:19
M. ZuccarelloRW000300+1015:383:34
D. ShoreC000021-1012:330:00
J. SpurgeonD0221100018:290:03
B. FaberD011312+1023:253:40
J. BrodinD0112100020:420:00
J. MiddletonD011013+1019:380:00
Z. BogosianD000200+1016:350:00
J. MerrillD000200+1013:210:00
D. ChisholmD000010024:250:08
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Gustavsson35323.91460:00Win
M. Fleury000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYI 2.6, MIN 2.8NYI 3, MIN 6
Total goals5.49
Shots on goalNYI 28.6, MIN 28.6NYI 35, MIN 33
Win chanceMIN 54%MIN won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MIN M. Boldy3.440.88331%2
NYI B. Horvat2.920.69030%0
NYI A. Lee2.760.60127%1
NYI T. DeAngelo2.620.57011%0
MIN M. Zuccarello2.530.94025%0
NYI B. Nelson2.590.68230%1
NYI K. Palmieri2.030.56223%1
NYI A. Pelech1.930.3404%0
MIN J. Brodin1.820.4318%0
MIN M. Rossi1.820.63123%1
NYI A. Romanov1.800.3405%0
MIN J. Spurgeon1.610.4029%0
MIN F. Gaudreau1.620.42118%1
NYI A. Duclair1.610.48022%0
MIN B. Faber1.630.4819%0
MIN L. Ohgren1.500.27112%0
MIN J. Middleton1.500.3518%0
MIN M. Johansson1.400.38015%0
MIN V. Hinostroza1.410.31012%0
NYI J. Pageau1.300.38014%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.310.38213%0
NYI A. Boqvist1.310.3007%0
MIN D. Chisholm1.200.2606%0
MIN M. Foligno1.220.39117%1
MIN Z. Bogosian1.220.2105%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.210.24010%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.130.41018%0
MIN Y. Trenin1.180.23113%1
NYI M. Gatcomb1.100.23012%0
NYI P. Engvall0.920.1909%0
MIN J. Merrill0.920.1804%0
MIN D. Shore0.800.1807%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.1507%0
NYI S. Perunovich0.710.3113%0
NYI D. Cholowski0.700.2004%0
MIN M. Khusnutdinov0.610.1718%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.