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Game Recap
PHI8
FinalWed, Apr 9, 2025Every game that night
NYR5

PHI beat NYR 8-5, and the chances backed it up: 3.77 expected goals to 2.70. M. Zibanejad led the way with 4 points (0 G, 4 A). A. Kolosov stopped 24 of 29.

Team Stats

PHINYR
30Shots on goal29
3.77Expected goals2.70
45Shot attempts62
245v5 shots on goal25
0/1Power play0/3
29Hits22
18Blocked shots7
16Penalty minutes0
17Giveaways21
4Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 3.77 xGNYR 2.70 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNYR goal, 11:33PHI goal, 9:03PHI goal, 16:43NYR goal, 18:32PHI goal, 3:05NYR goal, 5:38NYR goal, 7:01PHI goal, 8:01PHI goal, 11:55PHI goal, 15:33NYR goal, 18:10PHI goal, 19:05

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

PHI28 on goal, 7 scored
NYR29 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. FoersterRW303420+4015:241:08
S. CouturierC1122200018:541:11
R. PoehlingC022200+1016:330:51
N. CatesLW022121+2015:360:48
O. TippettRW112400+1014:170:53
B. BrinkRW022010+3013:101:05
M. MichkovRW011201-1018:081:10
T. KonecnyRW011100-2017:271:06
G. HathawayRW101280+11014:170:01
J. PelletierLW101300+1212:460:01
K. DorwartLW000011-2211:100:49
N. DeslauriersLW000160-108:410:01
N. SeelerD033227+2223:490:01
T. SanheimD112212+4027:380:01
J. DrysdaleD0002130019:180:54
C. YorkD000001+1018:570:00
E. ZamulaD0002110015:020:00
E. AndraeD0000210012:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Kolosov29245.82860:00Win
S. Ersson000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC044300-1020:333:13
V. TrocheckC101221-2021:273:32
J. MillerC101400-3019:563:26
A. PanarinLW101100-2017:452:04
W. CuylleLW011350-1016:362:27
C. KreiderLW101110-2016:213:40
J. BrodzinskiC1011000013:572:16
A. LafrenièreLW000022-2017:052:26
S. CarrickC0003000012:480:04
B. BerardLW0003410011:490:00
M. RempeC0000200010:120:00
B. OthmannLW000010009:010:00
U. VaakanainenD022202-1017:050:15
A. FoxD011300-2025:213:05
B. SchneiderD011131-1017:090:28
Z. JonesD000100-1020:252:41
C. SoucyD000010+1017:520:00
W. BorgenD0001100014:360:23
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick28226.78658:02Loss
I. Shesterkin000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScorePHI 2.6, NYR 3.4PHI 8, NYR 5
Total goals6.013
Shots on goalPHI 26.7, NYR 27.0PHI 30, NYR 29
Win chanceNYR 62%PHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
PHI M. Michkov2.920.81126%0
NYR A. Panarin2.811.26136%1
PHI S. Couturier2.420.58218%1
PHI T. Konecny2.410.86128%0
NYR V. Trocheck2.320.86128%1
PHI O. Tippett2.240.47220%1
NYR M. Zibanejad2.230.86428%0
PHI T. Foerster2.040.52323%3
NYR J. Miller1.941.11131%1
NYR C. Kreider1.910.59131%1
NYR A. Fox1.830.93116%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.730.48120%0
NYR A. Lafrenière1.700.59022%0
NYR J. Brodzinski1.610.41116%1
PHI N. Cates1.610.45217%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.520.3628%1
PHI B. Brink1.500.50216%0
PHI R. Poehling1.420.43216%0
PHI N. Seeler1.320.2134%0
NYR B. Schneider1.210.3018%0
NYR Z. Jones1.210.3006%0
NYR B. Berard1.230.25011%0
NYR B. Othmann1.100.1908%0
PHI J. Pelletier1.130.31110%1
PHI J. Drysdale1.120.3006%0
PHI G. Hathaway1.120.23110%1
NYR S. Carrick1.130.27012%0
NYR W. Borgen1.010.2706%0
PHI E. Andrae1.000.1303%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.920.2924%0
NYR C. Soucy0.900.2308%0
PHI C. York0.900.2305%0
PHI N. Deslauriers0.710.1005%0
NYR M. Rempe0.700.1809%0
PHI E. Zamula0.620.2404%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 35 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.