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Game Recap
PHI0
FinalSun, Feb 2, 2025Every game that night
COL2

COL beat PHI 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 2.98 expected goals to 1.87. COL outshot PHI 32 to 24. J. Drouin led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). M. Blackwood stopped 24 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI0000
COL0202
  1. 2nd 8:33COLS. Girard0.21 xG
  2. 2nd 17:28COLN. MacKinnonPP0.06 xG

Team Stats

PHICOL
24Shots on goal32
1.87Expected goals2.98
46Shot attempts61
215v5 shots on goal29
0/1Power play1/2
22Hits15
18Blocked shots12
4Penalty minutes2
14Giveaways11
3Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 1.87 xGCOL 2.98 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCOL goal, 8:33COL goal, 17:28

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

PHI24 on goal, 0 scored
COL32 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KonecnyRW0001100025:162:00
T. FoersterRW0002210023:331:10
N. CatesLW0004110220:311:10
S. CouturierC0001100017:450:00
M. MichkovRW0000010016:492:00
B. BrinkRW000000-1016:330:50
A. RichardC0001110015:561:10
S. LaughtonC000410-1215:440:50
R. AbolsC000210-1012:320:00
G. HathawayRW0003300012:040:00
J. GaucherC000211008:080:00
J. DrysdaleD0001000020:541:10
T. SanheimD000012-1020:530:00
E. AndraeD0000330019:010:50
C. YorkD000011-1017:340:00
N. SeelerD0000040015:290:00
R. RistolainenD0001010012:060:00
E. JohnsonD0002520010:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Ersson32302.93855:29Loss
I. Fedotov000–0:00

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. DrouinLW022100+1014:113:39
N. MacKinnonC1014100024:273:39
C. MittelstadtC011200+1012:510:00
M. NecasC0004100024:513:39
A. LehkonenLW0001000022:233:02
L. O'ConnorRW0001010013:190:00
J. KivirantaLW000110+1012:340:00
J. DruryC0000010012:320:00
P. KellyC0000120011:360:00
R. ColtonC0002210011:250:37
M. WoodLW0001010211:180:00
J. ParssinenC0001210010:220:00
C. MakarD0112010026:513:39
S. GirardD101300+1020:220:00
D. ToewsD0003110025:400:00
J. MansonD0003210020:050:00
K. MiddletonD0002420012:120:00
S. MalinskiD000100+1011:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood242401.00059:40Win
T. Miner000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScorePHI 2.5, COL 3.3PHI 0, COL 2
Total goals5.72
Shots on goalPHI 25.8, COL 28.0PHI 24, COL 32
Win chanceCOL 63%COL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
COL N. MacKinnon3.941.53140%1
COL M. Necas2.640.99029%0
COL C. Makar2.621.20128%0
PHI T. Konecny2.410.90030%0
COL A. Lehkonen2.010.78032%0
COL D. Toews1.930.69014%0
PHI T. Foerster1.820.46022%0
PHI S. Laughton1.740.47016%0
COL M. Wood1.710.29013%0
COL R. Colton1.720.48023%0
PHI S. Couturier1.610.38012%0
PHI N. Cates1.640.47017%0
COL J. Drouin1.610.84221%0
PHI M. Michkov1.600.47017%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.500.4009%0
COL J. Drury1.500.34012%0
PHI B. Brink1.500.44016%0
COL J. Manson1.430.4109%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.310.2604%0
COL S. Girard1.330.4317%1
COL L. O'Connor1.210.35014%0
PHI C. York1.200.2907%0
PHI G. Hathaway1.230.27012%0
PHI R. Abols1.220.1609%0
PHI A. Richard1.210.40014%0
COL C. Mittelstadt1.220.58117%0
COL S. Malinski1.110.2005%0
PHI N. Seeler1.100.2004%0
COL P. Kelly1.100.24011%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.110.2705%0
COL K. Middleton1.120.1403%0
COL J. Kiviranta1.010.27013%0
PHI E. Andrae1.000.2205%0
PHI E. Johnson0.820.1305%0
COL J. Parssinen0.710.30012%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 35 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.