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Game Recap
SEA1
FinalThu, Jan 16, 2025Every game that night
WPG2

WPG beat SEA 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.30 expected goals to 1.17. WPG outshot SEA 36 to 18. A. Iafallo had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. C. Hellebuyck stopped 17 of 18.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SEA1001
WPG0112
  1. 1st 8:12SEAM. Beniers0.10 xG
  2. 2nd 9:35WPGM. ScheifelePP0.12 xG
  3. 3rd 19:33WPGD. DeMelo0.06 xG

Team Stats

SEAWPG
18Shots on goal36
1.17Expected goals2.30
48Shot attempts71
155v5 shots on goal30
0/1Power play1/2
17Hits16
23Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes2
9Giveaways15
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SEA 1.17 xGWPG 2.30 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdSEA goal, 8:12WPG goal, 9:35WPG goal, 19:33

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

SEA18 on goal, 1 scored
WPG35 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BeniersC101102+1022:101:09
J. SchwartzLW011200+1020:041:09
K. KakkoRW011121+1019:260:47
C. StephensonC000100-1018:181:09
J. McCannLW0002010016:520:47
E. TolvanenRW0001420016:080:04
A. BurakovskyLW000100-1015:540:47
O. BjorkstrandRW000110-1015:271:09
S. WrightC0000010014:160:47
T. KartyeLW000001007:120:00
J. HaydenC000111006:520:04
M. StephensC000000026:450:04
A. LarssonD0002160023:240:00
V. DunnD0003000022:451:09
B. MontourD0001220021:180:51
R. EvansD0000220021:130:04
J. OleksiakD0001220215:460:00
J. MahuraD0000220014:000:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord36342.94459:36Loss
P. Grubauer000–0:00

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ScheifeleC101200-1020:281:50
K. ConnorLW011201-1020:001:47
N. EhlersLW011602+1015:261:49
C. PerfettiC0003200018:000:44
G. VilardiC000101-1017:561:37
N. NiederreiterRW0002220017:090:44
A. LowryC000133+1016:500:00
A. IafalloLW000701+1016:500:44
R. KupariC0000300016:100:00
M. BarronC000300008:310:03
D. ToninatoC000011006:290:01
D. GustafssonC000210005:370:00
J. MorrisseyD011412-1023:221:47
D. DeMeloD1012030022:350:13
D. SambergD0000000023:440:03
N. PionkD000021+1022:220:44
V. HeinolaD0000100013:200:44
L. StanleyD0001000213:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck18171.94460:00Win
E. Comrie000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSEA 2.5, WPG 3.3SEA 1, WPG 2
Total goals5.83
Shots on goalSEA 26.7, WPG 28.6SEA 18, WPG 36
Win chanceWPG 62%WPG won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WPG K. Connor3.021.07137%0
WPG N. Ehlers2.460.85127%0
SEA B. Montour2.410.46011%0
SEA J. McCann2.320.61026%0
SEA J. Schwartz2.220.50121%0
WPG J. Morrissey2.040.75113%0
WPG N. Niederreiter2.020.51022%0
WPG M. Scheifele2.020.98133%1
SEA O. Bjorkstrand1.910.51020%0
WPG G. Vilardi1.810.79030%0
SEA V. Dunn1.830.57011%0
WPG C. Perfetti1.830.57019%0
SEA M. Beniers1.710.48119%1
SEA K. Kakko1.710.42118%0
WPG N. Pionk1.600.5008%0
SEA A. Burakovsky1.610.40015%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.510.33015%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.570.43017%0
WPG A. Lowry1.410.51019%0
SEA A. Larsson1.320.2105%0
WPG D. Samberg1.200.2505%0
WPG M. Barron1.130.23011%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.110.58017%0
SEA S. Wright1.000.43017%0
SEA R. Evans1.000.3006%0
WPG L. Stanley1.010.2304%0
WPG D. DeMelo1.020.3115%1
WPG V. Heinola1.000.2003%0
SEA J. Mahura0.900.1703%0
SEA J. Oleksiak0.910.1804%0
SEA T. Kartye0.900.1609%0
SEA J. Hayden0.810.0806%0
WPG R. Kupari0.800.1707%0
WPG D. Gustafsson0.820.1506%0
WPG D. Toninato0.800.26010%0
SEA M. Stephens0.700.1506%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 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.