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Game Recap
SEA5
Final/OTSat, Dec 28, 2024Every game that night
VAN4

SEA beat VAN 5-4 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.80 expected goals to 2.44. V. Dunn led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Schwartz had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.8. P. Grubauer stopped 18 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
SEA01315
VAN12104
  1. 1st 16:03VANB. BoeserPP0.24 xG
  2. 2nd 1:18SEAM. Beniers0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 8:36VANC. Garland0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 15:14VANB. Boeser0.15 xG
  5. 3rd 3:09VANJ. DeBrusk0.16 xG
  6. 3rd 15:15SEAJ. Schwartz0.02 xG
  7. 3rd 18:48SEAV. Dunn0.28 xG
  8. 3rd 19:10SEAJ. Schwartz0.30 xG
  9. OT 2:15SEAV. Dunn0.15 xG

Team Stats

SEAVAN
29Shots on goal22
2.80Expected goals2.44
65Shot attempts46
215v5 shots on goal18
0/3Power play1/2
8Hits24
13Blocked shots18
6Penalty minutes8
11Giveaways9
3Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SEA 2.80 xGVAN 2.44 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTVAN goal, 16:03SEA goal, 1:18VAN goal, 8:36VAN goal, 15:14VAN goal, 3:09SEA goal, 15:15SEA goal, 18:48SEA goal, 19:10SEA goal, 2:15

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

SEA29 on goal, 5 scored
VAN22 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. SchwartzLW202710+2021:172:57
M. BeniersC101301-1019:022:51
O. BjorkstrandRW0113100015:403:03
D. SprongRW011000+2010:120:00
K. KakkoRW0000100018:182:37
Y. GourdeC000011+1217:550:25
J. McCannLW0000000017:473:19
C. StephensonC000001+3017:392:47
S. WrightC000300+1214:232:12
E. TolvanenRW000200-1013:382:35
B. TanevLW0003210011:430:22
T. KartyeLW0000200011:160:22
V. DunnD213202+3022:262:56
J. OleksiakD011102+1216:110:22
B. MontourD000401+1028:473:05
R. EvansD000001-1018:480:00
A. LarssonD0001030017:080:07
J. MahuraD000000-1012:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Grubauer22184.81860:15Win
A. Stezka000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC022220-1018:031:34
B. BoeserRW202200-1017:151:32
J. DeBruskLW1124110016:441:35
C. GarlandRW1012110217:291:24
T. BluegerC0112100015:080:00
D. HeinenLW011010-1013:500:34
P. SuterC0000010016:190:35
K. SherwoodLW000051-1014:040:37
P. Di GiuseppeLW0000400013:580:00
D. JoshuaC000331-1012:410:33
M. SassonC0002110012:380:00
N. HoglanderLW000100009:520:00
C. SoucyD022114-1222:240:38
D. ForbortD011001-1220:070:04
T. MyersD000002-2022:140:04
E. BrannstromD0003000219:491:31
N. JuulsenD0000450018:520:00
V. DesharnaisD000000+1017:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko29245.82862:15OT loss
K. Lankinen000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSEA 2.9, VAN 3.3SEA 5, VAN 4
Total goals6.19
Shots on goalSEA 26.0, VAN 26.7SEA 29, VAN 22
Win chanceVAN 57%SEA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VAN C. Garland2.520.81126%1
SEA J. McCann2.400.75029%0
SEA B. Montour2.240.52016%0
SEA O. Bjorkstrand2.030.65122%0
VAN B. Boeser2.020.80230%2
VAN J. DeBrusk1.940.62227%1
VAN J. Miller1.920.98228%0
SEA J. Schwartz1.870.51220%2
SEA D. Sprong1.800.47119%0
VAN K. Sherwood1.700.49020%0
SEA V. Dunn1.720.59314%2
VAN P. Suter1.600.46020%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.520.42017%0
SEA M. Beniers1.530.50118%1
SEA Y. Gourde1.300.45015%0
SEA K. Kakko1.300.35015%0
SEA B. Tanev1.330.34015%0
SEA A. Larsson1.210.2107%0
VAN T. Blueger1.220.41111%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.100.68018%0
VAN C. Soucy1.110.2228%0
VAN D. Heinen1.100.40117%0
VAN T. Myers1.100.2704%0
SEA S. Wright1.130.51019%0
VAN P. Giuseppe1.100.26012%0
VAN M. Sasson1.020.40012%0
VAN N. Hoglander1.010.30015%0
SEA R. Evans1.000.3307%0
SEA T. Kartye0.900.20010%0
SEA J. Oleksiak0.910.1815%0
VAN E. Brannstrom0.930.2104%0
SEA J. Mahura0.800.1704%0
VAN D. Joshua0.730.35016%0
VAN N. Juulsen0.700.1103%0
VAN D. Forbort0.700.1515%0
VAN V. Desharnais0.600.1402%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 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.