NYR beat VAN 4-3, with the chances close: 2.11 expected goals to 2.02. NYR outshot VAN 33 to 24. K. Kakko led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). K. Sherwood had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.9. I. Shesterkin stopped 21 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| VAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 0:34VANQ. Hughes0.07 xG
- 1st 2:31NYRM. Zibanejad0.02 xG
- 1st 14:38NYRW. Cuylle0.14 xG
- 1st 17:39VANK. Sherwood0.08 xG
- 2nd 8:45NYRK. Kakko0.23 xG
- 2nd 13:02VANC. Garland0.11 xG
- 3rd 10:43NYRC. Kreider0.08 xG
Team Stats
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NYR 2.11 xGVAN 2.02 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
NYR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Zibanejad | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:31 | 2:43 |
| W. Cuylle | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:36 | 1:17 |
| K. Kakko | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:35 | 1:17 |
| C. Kreider | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:46 | 2:43 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 1:17 |
| J. Brodzinski | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| V. Trocheck | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:52 | 2:43 |
| A. Panarin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:30 | 2:43 |
| A. Lafrenière | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:52 | 1:17 |
| S. Carrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10:05 | 0:00 |
| A. Edstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Vesey | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 |
| A. Fox | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 22:06 | 2:43 |
| K. Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:53 | 0:00 |
| J. Trouba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 23:25 | 0:00 |
| R. Lindgren | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:27 | 0:00 |
| B. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:00 | 0:00 |
| Z. Jones | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:05 | 1:17 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Shesterkin | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 59:38 | Win |
| J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:41 | 4:27 |
| C. Garland | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:58 | 4:23 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | 1:25 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:48 | 1:27 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:24 | 0:00 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:49 | 4:25 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:10 |
| J. Lekkerimäki | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:47 | 4:12 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:09 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:06 | 0:15 |
| A. Bains | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:05 | 1:20 |
| A. Räty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:17 | 5:39 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:47 | 1:45 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:04 | 0:02 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:21 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Silovs | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 58:21 | Loss |
| K. Lankinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | NYR 3.0, VAN 3.0 | NYR 4, VAN 3 |
| Total goals | 6.0 | 7 |
| Shots on goal | NYR 27.0, VAN 29.4 | NYR 33, VAN 24 |
| Win chance | NYR 50% | NYR won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR A. Panarin | 2.8 | 3 | 1.13 | 0 | 30% | 0 |
| VAN C. Garland | 2.8 | 3 | 0.69 | 1 | 24% | 1 |
| VAN E. Pettersson | 2.4 | 1 | 0.85 | 2 | 30% | 0 |
| VAN Q. Hughes | 2.3 | 5 | 0.87 | 1 | 10% | 1 |
| NYR V. Trocheck | 2.3 | 4 | 0.81 | 0 | 25% | 0 |
| NYR C. Kreider | 2.2 | 4 | 0.67 | 1 | 32% | 1 |
| NYR A. Lafrenière | 2.1 | 3 | 0.65 | 0 | 24% | 0 |
| NYR M. Zibanejad | 2.1 | 1 | 0.77 | 2 | 24% | 1 |
| VAN J. DeBrusk | 2.0 | 2 | 0.53 | 0 | 23% | 0 |
| VAN K. Sherwood | 1.9 | 7 | 0.44 | 1 | 17% | 1 |
| VAN P. Suter | 1.7 | 2 | 0.36 | 1 | 17% | 0 |
| NYR R. Smith | 1.6 | 1 | 0.53 | 1 | 18% | 0 |
| NYR J. Trouba | 1.6 | 6 | 0.30 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| NYR W. Cuylle | 1.6 | 1 | 0.37 | 2 | 16% | 1 |
| NYR A. Fox | 1.5 | 2 | 0.73 | 2 | 13% | 0 |
| VAN F. Hronek | 1.4 | 0 | 0.43 | 1 | 6% | 0 |
| VAN D. Heinen | 1.4 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| NYR K. Kakko | 1.3 | 3 | 0.35 | 2 | 15% | 1 |
| VAN N. Hoglander | 1.3 | 1 | 0.31 | 0 | 16% | 0 |
| VAN T. Blueger | 1.3 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| NYR J. Brodzinski | 1.3 | 0 | 0.23 | 1 | 8% | 0 |
| NYR K. Miller | 1.2 | 0 | 0.31 | 1 | 10% | 0 |
| VAN D. Joshua | 1.1 | 0 | 0.42 | 1 | 18% | 0 |
| VAN T. Myers | 1.1 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| VAN A. Räty | 1.1 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| NYR Z. Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 0.26 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| NYR B. Schneider | 1.0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| VAN E. Brannstrom | 1.0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| NYR J. Vesey | 1.0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| NYR S. Carrick | 0.9 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| VAN C. Soucy | 0.9 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 5% | 0 |
| NYR R. Lindgren | 0.9 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| VAN A. Bains | 0.8 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| NYR A. Edstrom | 0.8 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| VAN N. Juulsen | 0.6 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 2% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 17 of 35 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.