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Game Recap
NYR4
FinalSat, Feb 8, 2025Every game that night
CBJ3

NYR beat CBJ 4-3, with the chances close: 2.51 expected goals to 2.61. NYR outshot CBJ 40 to 25. W. Cuylle led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Olivier had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. J. Quick stopped 22 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYR1124
CBJ2103
  1. 1st 1:56NYRA. Kaliyev0.03 xG
  2. 1st 14:31CBJK. Johnson0.05 xG
  3. 1st 15:29CBJJ. Danforth0.08 xG
  4. 2nd 6:38NYRM. Zibanejad0.07 xG
  5. 2nd 17:17CBJJ. van Riemsdyk0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 1:57NYRU. Vaakanainen0.06 xG
  7. 3rd 18:21NYRW. Cuylle0.13 xG

Team Stats

NYRCBJ
40Shots on goal25
2.51Expected goals2.61
73Shot attempts53
395v5 shots on goal23
0/0Power play0/0
24Hits18
17Blocked shots16
2Penalty minutes2
17Giveaways18
5Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 2.51 xGCBJ 2.61 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNYR goal, 1:56CBJ goal, 14:31CBJ goal, 15:29NYR goal, 6:38CBJ goal, 17:17NYR goal, 1:57NYR goal, 18:21

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

NYR39 on goal, 4 scored
CBJ24 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. TrocheckC0224200218:150:00
M. ZibanejadC1123010017:110:00
W. CuylleLW1124400015:120:00
C. KreiderLW011100+1016:140:00
A. KaliyevRW1012010013:150:00
A. PanarinLW0002000018:410:00
J. MillerC0001310017:460:00
J. VeseyLW0003100017:330:00
A. LafrenièreLW0000200015:540:00
S. CarrickC000010+1010:290:00
R. SmithRW0002120010:040:00
M. RempeC000230007:280:00
R. LindgrenD011203+2023:260:00
A. FoxD011402+2022:400:00
U. VaakanainenD1011000015:370:00
K. MillerD000433-1022:110:00
W. BorgenD000322-1020:030:00
B. SchneiderD0002220016:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick25223.88060:00Win
D. Garand000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. FantilliC011113-1026:590:00
K. JohnsonC101100-1022:240:00
J. DanforthRW101111+1017:430:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW011160+1015:210:00
C. SillingerC011201-1012:380:00
J. van RiemsdykLW101110-1010:000:00
D. VoronkovLW0000130021:390:00
M. OlivierRW000762+1020:060:00
S. KuralyC0003010011:340:00
L. Del Bel BelluzC000200-1011:140:00
M. PyyhtiaLW000101009:270:00
Z. WerenskiD0112000028:250:00
D. SeversonD0111110218:490:00
J. JohnsonD011001-1014:030:00
I. ProvorovD000000+1028:470:00
D. MateychukD000110-1017:470:00
J. ChristiansenD0001020010:250:00
J. HarrisD000000-102:020:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins40364.90058:37Loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYR 3.0, CBJ 2.9NYR 4, CBJ 3
Total goals5.97
Shots on goalNYR 28.6, CBJ 29.9NYR 40, CBJ 25
Win chanceNYR 51%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.520.91116%0
NYR A. Panarin3.121.16035%0
CBJ A. Fantilli3.010.74128%0
CBJ D. Voronkov2.800.76031%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.530.83228%1
NYR V. Trocheck2.440.75227%0
CBJ C. Sillinger2.420.50118%0
NYR C. Kreider2.310.60133%0
NYR A. Lafrenière2.200.58024%0
NYR J. Miller2.210.94028%0
CBJ K. Johnson2.110.71124%1
NYR A. Fox1.840.75111%0
NYR A. Kaliyev1.820.30114%1
NYR R. Smith1.820.54020%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.740.37218%1
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.610.50118%1
CBJ J. Danforth1.510.37115%1
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.510.26113%0
NYR K. Miller1.540.3308%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.400.4308%0
CBJ L. Belluz1.420.55017%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.370.34014%0
NYR B. Schneider1.220.2105%0
CBJ D. Severson1.210.3317%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.230.26012%0
NYR W. Borgen1.230.2105%0
NYR J. Vesey1.030.23011%0
NYR S. Carrick1.000.24011%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.010.2005%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.910.1812%1
NYR R. Lindgren0.920.2514%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.910.1302%0
NYR M. Rempe0.820.1809%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia0.810.1809%0
CBJ J. Johnson0.600.1112%0
CBJ J. Harris0.500.1403%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.