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Game Recap
SEA1
FinalThu, Oct 31, 2024Every game that night
TOR4

TOR beat SEA 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.87 expected goals to 1.53. W. Nylander led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). W. Nylander had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.1. J. Woll stopped 24 of 25.

Team Stats

SEATOR
25Shots on goal30
1.53Expected goals2.87
52Shot attempts60
215v5 shots on goal24
0/3Power play0/2
30Hits34
22Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes6
18Giveaways22
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SEA 1.53 xGTOR 2.87 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdTOR goal, 19:55TOR goal, 1:39TOR goal, 9:24SEA goal, 16:32

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, 1 scored
TOR29 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BeniersC0111110216:553:23
E. TolvanenRW1012310014:433:38
J. McCannLW000500-2018:373:46
C. StephensonC000110-2018:311:47
J. EberleRW000201-2017:593:47
J. SchwartzLW0002010017:491:57
O. BjorkstrandRW000422-1016:461:32
Y. GourdeC000013-1015:190:00
B. TanevLW0000220014:200:00
A. BurakovskyLW000000-2013:300:00
S. WrightC000111+1013:091:30
T. KartyeLW0001800010:440:00
R. EvansD011114-1025:314:05
A. LarssonD000122-1221:390:05
J. OleksiakD000212-2020:010:03
W. BorgenD000030-2019:100:01
J. MahuraD0001300013:030:00
C. FleuryD0001120011:471:16
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord29263.89756:27Loss
P. Grubauer000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. MatthewsC112402+2219:502:04
W. NylanderRW202600+2217:341:22
J. TavaresC022310+2015:011:20
M. MarnerRW011101+2020:462:02
M. KniesLW1012610218:302:00
M. PaciorettyLW011170+2014:222:03
B. McMannC000321+1014:541:18
M. DomiC0001200014:071:19
D. KampfC0001100012:430:00
N. RobertsonLW0001110011:360:00
S. LorentzC000010-1010:050:00
P. HolmbergRW000210-108:080:00
M. RiellyD011012+3020:482:04
J. McCabeD0001520023:370:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000331+1021:291:18
C. TanevD000002+1019:420:00
C. TimminsD000000+1017:310:00
S. BenoitD0001320013:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll25241.96059:42Win
A. Stolarz000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBobby McMann SEA First game back in Toronto, his team until Mar 20263 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSEA 3.0, TOR 3.6SEA 1, TOR 4
Total goals6.55
Shots on goalSEA 27.2, TOR 31.7SEA 25, TOR 30
Win chanceTOR 60%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews4.341.16247%1
TOR W. Nylander3.160.96234%2
TOR J. Tavares3.130.77229%0
SEA J. McCann2.450.80030%0
TOR M. Marner2.311.16130%0
TOR B. McMann2.130.43021%0
TOR M. Rielly2.100.64110%0
TOR M. Knies2.020.55122%1
SEA J. Eberle1.920.60022%0
TOR N. Robertson1.810.39018%0
TOR M. Pacioretty1.810.49117%0
SEA O. Bjorkstrand1.840.53019%0
TOR M. Domi1.810.61015%0
SEA J. Schwartz1.720.49019%0
SEA M. Beniers1.710.54120%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.730.4008%0
SEA A. Burakovsky1.600.51017%0
SEA Y. Gourde1.500.43015%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.520.41117%1
SEA A. Larsson1.310.2406%0
SEA B. Tanev1.300.33015%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.310.74021%0
SEA J. Oleksiak1.220.2305%0
SEA R. Evans1.210.3117%0
SEA T. Kartye1.110.24013%0
SEA S. Wright1.110.36017%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.000.20010%0
TOR J. McCabe1.010.3507%0
TOR P. Holmberg1.020.31013%0
SEA W. Borgen1.000.2204%0
TOR D. Kampf0.910.2209%0
TOR C. Timmins0.900.3505%0
SEA J. Mahura0.810.1903%0
TOR C. Tanev0.700.2304%0
TOR S. Benoit0.710.0903%0
SEA C. Fleury0.710.0902%0

Shots on goal: 26 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer 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.