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Game Recap
NYI4
FinalSat, Mar 8, 2025Every game that night
SJS2

NYI beat SJS 4-2, with the chances close: 3.43 expected goals to 3.66. SJS outshot NYI 40 to 28. J. Pageau led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). M. Celebrini had 10 shots on goal against our projection of 3.2. I. Sorokin stopped 38 of 40.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI2024
SJS0112
  1. 1st 10:43NYIA. DuclairPP0.03 xG
  2. 1st 19:21NYIJ. Pageau0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 6:27SJSN. KovalenkoPP0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 1:13NYIA. Lee0.06 xG
  5. 3rd 3:51NYIA. BoqvistPP0.04 xG
  6. 3rd 18:33SJSW. SmithPP0.04 xG

Team Stats

NYISJS
28Shots on goal40
3.43Expected goals3.66
67Shot attempts75
225v5 shots on goal27
2/4Power play2/4
14Hits26
14Blocked shots17
8Penalty minutes8
21Giveaways16
1Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 3.43 xGSJS 3.66 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNYI goal, 10:43NYI goal, 19:21SJS goal, 6:27NYI goal, 1:13NYI goal, 3:51SJS goal, 18:33

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

NYI28 on goal, 4 scored
SJS40 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. PageauC123103+2018:482:15
S. HolmstromRW022001+2020:454:02
A. DuclairLW1012000016:424:03
A. LeeLW101310+2216:142:22
B. HorvatC0007000022:044:06
K. PalmieriC0006000017:494:04
C. CizikasC0001300014:240:00
M. TsyplakovRW0001000012:512:18
H. FaschingRW0001010011:290:00
K. MacLeanC000120009:280:00
P. EngvallLW000101008:420:00
M. GatcombC000040028:010:00
N. DobsonD022211+2022:434:01
A. PelechD011102+2221:360:00
T. DeAngeloD0110000020:072:23
A. BoqvistD1011010213:452:21
A. RomanovD0000310021:310:00
R. PulockD0000030016:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin40382.95060:00Win
J. Skarek000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CelebriniC0221002-1020:414:40
A. WennbergC0112000021:114:30
W. SmithC101300-1018:554:30
N. KovalenkoRW1011010410:102:10
W. EklundLW0002300022:454:30
T. ToffoliC0007110019:154:30
K. KostinC000452-1216:002:58
B. GoodrowC000132-1014:190:00
C. GrafRW0000000012:592:00
C. GrundstromRW000130-1012:090:00
P. GilesRW000230-109:420:00
T. DellandreaC000020009:330:00
S. MukhamadullinD0111110020:422:10
M. FerraroD0000110023:180:00
V. DesharnaisD0000220017:590:00
T. LiljegrenD000212-2017:332:10
M. VlasicD000102-2015:540:00
H. ThrunD0003110212:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Georgiev28244.85757:50Loss
G. Romanov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYI 3.3, SJS 2.7NYI 4, SJS 2
Total goals6.06
Shots on goalNYI 30.4, SJS 27.6NYI 28, SJS 40
Win chanceNYI 60%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.2100.82227%0
NYI B. Horvat3.070.84034%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.670.68029%0
NYI A. Lee2.530.66129%1
NYI N. Dobson2.520.69213%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.300.66113%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.260.74030%0
SJS W. Smith1.830.65120%1
SJS W. Eklund1.820.69020%0
NYI A. Pelech1.710.4015%0
NYI A. Romanov1.700.4108%0
NYI J. Pageau1.610.56319%1
NYI A. Duclair1.620.54124%1
NYI S. Holmstrom1.500.62225%0
SJS C. Grundstrom1.510.22012%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.420.3207%0
NYI A. Boqvist1.310.40110%1
NYI C. Cizikas1.310.31012%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.310.45014%0
NYI R. Pulock1.300.3407%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.200.2406%0
SJS C. Graf1.200.33012%0
NYI P. Engvall1.110.28012%0
SJS S. Mukhamadullin1.110.3415%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.120.44114%0
SJS B. Goodrow1.010.23012%0
SJS M. Vlasic1.010.2104%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.000.2108%0
NYI M. Gatcomb0.900.27014%0
SJS H. Thrun0.930.2104%0
SJS N. Kovalenko0.910.34112%1
SJS K. Kostin0.840.31014%0
NYI H. Fasching0.810.24010%0
NYI K. MacLean0.810.21010%0
SJS P. Giles0.620.1107%0
SJS V. Desharnais0.500.1101%0

Shots on goal: 22 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.