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Game Recap
PHI3
Final/OTSat, Dec 7, 2024Every game that night
BOS4

BOS beat PHI 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.35 expected goals to 2.57. T. Frederic led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Swayman stopped 23 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
PHI21003
BOS01214
  1. 1st 7:24PHIM. MichkovPP0.21 xG
  2. 1st 18:24PHIM. Michkov0.18 xG
  3. 2nd 5:26BOST. FredericPP0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 15:29PHIC. York0.12 xG
  5. 3rd 5:18BOST. Frederic0.22 xG
  6. 3rd 14:38BOSB. Marchand0.21 xG
  7. OT 2:49BOSP. Zacha0.16 xG

Team Stats

PHIBOS
26Shots on goal31
2.57Expected goals3.35
47Shot attempts61
225v5 shots on goal14
1/2Power play1/6
18Hits33
18Blocked shots9
14Penalty minutes8
18Giveaways18
1Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 2.57 xGBOS 3.35 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTPHI goal, 7:24PHI goal, 18:24BOS goal, 5:26PHI goal, 15:29BOS goal, 5:18BOS goal, 14:38BOS goal, 2:49

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

PHI26 on goal, 3 scored
BOS31 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MichkovRW202210+1014:391:23
T. KonecnyRW011510+1217:361:23
S. CouturierC011210+1217:291:23
J. FarabeeLW000310+1016:330:48
R. PoehlingC000101-1015:570:00
S. LaughtonC000031-1015:230:00
T. FoersterRW000001-2014:250:48
O. TippettRW0000400213:370:00
N. CatesLW000000-1013:330:00
G. HathawayRW000222-1213:270:00
M. FrostC000000+1012:490:48
B. BrinkRW000210-109:071:06
T. SanheimD022302+1026:510:48
C. YorkD1013130423:110:17
E. AndraeD011111+1218:171:06
R. RistolainenD000012-1023:260:17
N. SeelerD000015-1017:570:00
E. ZamulaD000200-1013:510:48
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Kolosov31274.87162:49OT loss
I. Fedotov000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. FredericC202470+1015:514:48
D. PastrnakRW0113100023:578:13
B. MarchandLW1014100021:436:56
P. ZachaC101210+1020:356:20
C. CoyleC011311+1017:205:14
J. BrazeauRW011130+1017:154:58
M. GeekieC0112000016:263:31
M. KastelicC011251+1211:130:01
E. LindholmC0001210022:357:07
J. BeecherC000010-1011:100:00
C. KoepkeLW000020-1010:090:00
M. McLaughlinC000130-107:270:00
M. LohreiD0110020018:285:07
C. McAvoyD000320+1622:516:51
N. ZadorovD000230+1021:440:04
A. PeekeD0002010017:010:00
J. OesterleD0000110016:590:17
B. CarloD000102-1015:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman26233.88562:12Win
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScorePHI 2.5, BOS 3.1PHI 3, BOS 4
Total goals5.67
Shots on goalPHI 28.6, BOS 27.1PHI 26, BOS 31
Win chanceBOS 60%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.831.23143%0
PHI T. Konecny2.950.88131%0
PHI O. Tippett2.600.47021%0
PHI S. Couturier2.520.50117%0
BOS B. Marchand2.340.88130%1
PHI J. Farabee2.230.47018%0
BOS P. Zacha1.920.74124%1
PHI T. Sanheim1.930.44210%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.710.68025%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.730.63013%0
PHI M. Michkov1.620.64220%2
BOS J. Brazeau1.610.48120%0
BOS M. Geekie1.620.49119%0
BOS T. Frederic1.640.48220%2
PHI T. Foerster1.500.33017%0
PHI S. Laughton1.500.34012%0
BOS C. Coyle1.530.58122%0
PHI M. Frost1.500.40013%0
PHI C. York1.430.3018%1
BOS N. Zadorov1.320.39012%0
PHI B. Brink1.320.35013%0
PHI G. Hathaway1.320.25011%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.300.2404%0
BOS M. McLaughlin1.210.27015%0
PHI E. Andrae1.210.2115%0
PHI R. Poehling1.110.30012%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.120.31113%0
PHI N. Seeler1.100.1803%0
BOS B. Carlo1.110.2207%0
PHI N. Cates1.100.28010%0
BOS C. Koepke1.000.31013%0
BOS J. Oesterle1.000.2404%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.000.4318%0
BOS A. Peeke0.820.1904%0
BOS J. Beecher0.700.25012%0
PHI E. Zamula0.720.2404%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.