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Game Recap
SEA3
FinalThu, Mar 6, 2025Every game that night
NSH5

NSH beat SEA 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.57 expected goals to 1.76. NSH outshot SEA 34 to 25. F. Forsberg led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Jankowski had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. J. Saros stopped 22 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SEA1023
NSH1315
  1. 1st 0:32SEAA. Larsson0.12 xG
  2. 1st 7:15NSHF. Forsberg0.25 xG
  3. 2nd 3:33NSHB. Skjei0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 5:48NSHF. Forsberg0.03 xG
  5. 2nd 19:51NSHM. McCarron0.43 xG
  6. 3rd 13:31SEAJ. McCannPP0.07 xG
  7. 3rd 17:15NSHL. EvangelistaEN0.47 xG
  8. 3rd 18:14SEAM. Eyssimont0.05 xG

Team Stats

SEANSH
25Shots on goal34
1.76Expected goals3.57
58Shot attempts62
205v5 shots on goal29
1/3Power play0/1
24Hits26
16Blocked shots22
2Penalty minutes6
21Giveaways11
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SEA 1.76 xGNSH 3.57 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdSEA goal, 0:32NSH goal, 7:15NSH goal, 3:33NSH goal, 5:48NSH goal, 19:51SEA goal, 13:31NSH goal, 17:15SEA goal, 18:14

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

SEA25 on goal, 3 scored
NSH34 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. SchwartzLW011500-1017:572:48
K. KakkoRW011010-1017:343:05
J. McCannLW101321-1016:502:48
A. BurakovskyLW011001-2014:292:53
M. EyssimontC1013210012:390:00
C. StephensonC0000000022:332:58
J. EberleRW0001010018:362:51
M. BeniersC000100-2017:133:06
E. TolvanenRW000362-1014:550:00
S. WrightC000100-3014:052:57
J. MelansonRW000040009:530:00
B. MeyersC000130+109:410:00
V. DunnD011323-1022:293:13
A. LarssonD101100+1218:580:10
J. MahuraD011031-1014:000:00
B. MontourD000202-2024:162:41
J. OleksiakD000002-1018:030:00
R. EvansD000112-2016:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord33294.87957:14Loss
P. Grubauer000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. StamkosC022102+1216:491:41
F. ForsbergLW202511+2216:011:41
R. O'ReillyC011303+1017:361:44
L. EvangelistaRW101401+1015:230:00
M. McCarronC101143+1015:200:00
C. SissonsC011131+2015:170:00
J. MarchessaultRW011101+2014:361:44
O. WiesblattC011231+1010:430:00
M. JankowskiLW000400-1014:260:16
C. SmithRW000420-1013:480:16
F. SvechkovC000100-1013:130:19
J. LucchiniC000020+1212:350:00
B. SkjeiD1012110024:251:39
J. BarronD011211+2018:450:00
M. Del GaizoD011122+1018:080:19
S. StastneyD011101+1018:020:21
N. BlankenburgD0000120020:000:00
A. EnglundD000162+2018:590:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros25223.88060:00Win
J. Annunen000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSEA 2.9, NSH 3.1SEA 3, NSH 5
Total goals5.98
Shots on goalSEA 26.9, NSH 30.0SEA 25, NSH 34
Win chanceNSH 54%NSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.451.02236%2
NSH J. Marchessault2.810.81132%0
SEA B. Montour2.420.52016%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.410.85233%0
SEA J. McCann2.330.69126%1
SEA J. Schwartz2.250.58123%0
SEA V. Dunn2.130.73117%0
NSH B. Skjei2.020.48113%1
NSH R. O'Reilly2.030.74125%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.940.45116%1
SEA K. Kakko1.800.56119%0
SEA M. Beniers1.810.57021%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.730.46020%0
SEA J. Eberle1.610.51018%0
SEA A. Burakovsky1.600.42115%0
NSH M. Gaizo1.510.2615%0
SEA M. Eyssimont1.430.2019%1
NSH N. Blankenburg1.400.2909%0
SEA A. Larsson1.410.2919%1
NSH M. McCarron1.310.27113%1
NSH C. Sissons1.310.38113%0
NSH F. Svechkov1.310.31015%0
SEA S. Wright1.210.64021%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.100.69019%0
NSH C. Smith1.140.27010%0
NSH J. Barron1.120.28110%0
NSH M. Jankowski1.040.29013%0
SEA J. Mahura1.000.2114%0
SEA J. Oleksiak1.000.2306%0
SEA R. Evans0.810.3107%0
NSH S. Stastney0.810.1715%0
NSH J. Lucchini0.700.1609%0
SEA B. Meyers0.610.1107%0
NSH A. Englund0.510.1202%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 34 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.