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Game Recap
NYI4
Final/OTFri, Oct 25, 2024Every game that night
NJD3

NYI beat NJD 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.57 expected goals to 3.78. J. Bratt led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Lee had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. I. Sorokin stopped 33 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NYI21014
NJD11103
  1. 1st 1:23NYIB. Nelson0.21 xG
  2. 1st 11:36NJDN. Hischier0.31 xG
  3. 1st 14:03NYIA. LeePP0.26 xG
  4. 2nd 5:31NJDC. Lazar0.17 xG
  5. 2nd 11:28NYIK. Palmieri0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 18:31NJDJ. Bratt0.31 xG
  7. OT 1:09NYIB. Horvat0.17 xG

Team Stats

NYINJD
30Shots on goal36
2.57Expected goals3.78
55Shot attempts67
195v5 shots on goal26
1/4Power play0/2
32Hits27
15Blocked shots11
9Penalty minutes13
8Giveaways15
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.57 xGNJD 3.78 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTNYI goal, 1:23NJD goal, 11:36NYI goal, 14:03NJD goal, 5:31NYI goal, 11:28NJD goal, 18:31NYI goal, 1:09

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, 4 scored
NJD36 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC112100+1019:334:13
K. PalmieriC112211+1018:302:59
M. BarzalC0114120020:274:37
B. HorvatC1012000019:333:33
J. PageauC0112300017:083:20
A. LeeLW1016100014:443:31
S. HolmstromRW000001-1020:104:24
M. TsyplakovRW000140+1018:094:29
C. CizikasC000031-1011:520:00
O. WahlstromRW000000009:360:12
K. MacLeanC000230-108:260:00
L. FoudyC000101-107:020:00
N. DobsonD011422-1025:083:43
A. RomanovD0111530021:510:16
A. PelechD011331+1021:450:26
R. PulockD011031+2220:500:00
M. ReillyD000110-1013:084:07
S. MayfieldD000022-2711:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin36333.91761:09Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BrattLW1123210219:042:21
N. HischierC101302+1021:192:38
P. CotterLW011110+1012:000:00
C. LazarC101130009:470:00
J. HughesC0005000023:492:40
D. MercerC000310+1021:111:37
T. MeierRW000230+1018:291:25
E. HaulaLW0003310015:571:22
S. NoesenRW000130+1014:092:35
O. PalatLW000110-1013:140:00
T. TatarLW000130007:251:20
K. MacDermidLW000020-152:240:00
J. SiegenthalerD011000+1219:150:00
B. DillonD0111230214:310:00
B. PesceD000402-1023:530:00
J. KovacevicD000311+1020:580:00
L. HughesD000301-1020:361:39
D. HamiltonD0001200217:512:23
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen30264.86760:46OT loss
J. Markstrom000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamOndrej Palat NYI Faces NJD, his team until Jan 20261 SOG
  • HometownKyle Palmieri NYI Plays near home (born in Smithtown)1 G, 1 A, 2 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYI 3.4, NJD 3.0NYI 4, NJD 3
Total goals6.47
Shots on goalNYI 29.8, NJD 30.8NYI 30, NJD 36
Win chanceNYI 54%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NJD J. Hughes4.051.09035%0
NJD D. Hamilton3.110.66015%0
NJD T. Meier3.020.71030%0
NYI B. Horvat3.020.81135%1
NJD N. Hischier2.930.91129%1
NJD J. Bratt2.930.90227%1
NYI M. Barzal2.840.99126%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.820.69229%1
NYI B. Nelson2.710.88236%1
NYI A. Lee2.460.52126%1
NYI N. Dobson2.140.77112%0
NJD E. Haula1.730.42017%0
NJD D. Mercer1.730.48023%0
NJD L. Hughes1.630.5308%0
NYI M. Reilly1.610.2906%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.610.50019%0
NJD S. Noesen1.610.51018%0
NJD P. Cotter1.410.34116%0
NJD B. Pesce1.440.2205%0
NYI R. Pulock1.400.3517%0
NYI J. Pageau1.420.45117%0
NYI A. Romanov1.310.2915%0
NYI O. Wahlstrom1.300.26012%0
NYI A. Pelech1.230.3415%0
NJD O. Palat1.210.38014%0
NJD J. Siegenthaler1.200.2014%0
NJD T. Tatar1.210.33014%0
NJD J. Kovacevic1.130.2807%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.100.27011%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.000.34018%0
NJD B. Dillon1.010.2715%0
NJD C. Lazar0.910.2319%1
NYI S. Mayfield0.900.2104%0
NYI L. Foudy0.910.22010%0
NYI K. MacLean0.820.26013%0
NJD K. MacDermid0.300.0703%0

Shots on goal: 18 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.