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Game Recap
SJS2
FinalSun, Dec 17, 2023Every game that night
COL6

COL beat SJS 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.00 expected goals to 2.43. N. MacKinnon led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). A. Georgiev stopped 25 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS0112
COL3126
  1. 1st 7:18COLV. NichushkinPP0.12 xG
  2. 1st 12:15COLM. RantanenPP0.11 xG
  3. 1st 18:20COLM. Wood0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 3:44COLN. MacKinnon0.12 xG
  5. 2nd 9:01SJST. HertlPP0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 9:01COLR. Johansen0.44 xG
  7. 3rd 10:45SJST. HertlPP0.19 xG
  8. 3rd 15:11COLN. MacKinnonEN0.34 xG

Team Stats

SJSCOL
27Shots on goal29
2.43Expected goals5.00
56Shot attempts67
205v5 shots on goal19
2/4Power play2/4
29Hits20
15Blocked shots21
31Penalty minutes30
5Giveaways11
6Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 2.43 xGCOL 5.00 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdCOL goal, 7:18COL goal, 12:15COL goal, 18:20COL goal, 3:44SJS goal, 9:01COL goal, 9:01SJS goal, 10:45COL goal, 15:11

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

SJS26 on goal, 2 scored
COL29 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GranlundC022301-2020:083:56
T. HertlC202520-2018:404:03
W. EklundLW011210-2020:213:57
A. BarabanovLW011010-2020:184:01
F. ZetterlundLW000300-2019:373:45
J. BaileyRW000012-1016:400:19
L. KuninC000110-1014:410:00
M. HoffmanC000100-1013:410:37
F. ZadinaRW000200-1012:500:25
J. StudnickaC000032-1012:180:00
K. LabancRW0000300010:140:12
M. FerraroD000143-2423:350:14
K. BurroughsD000191-1022:520:09
H. ThrunD000102-1019:550:00
J. RuttaD0003020019:530:00
N. OkhotiukD000442-11016:290:00
C. AddisonD000000-128:460:12
J. MacDonaldD0000000150:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood28235.82159:41Loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC224410+2221:076:23
J. DrouinLW022100+1018:186:13
V. NichushkinRW101300+2023:526:29
M. RantanenRW101401+2022:526:21
R. ColtonC011222+1013:471:44
M. WoodLW101210+1413:451:44
R. JohansenC101200+11012:361:43
A. CoglianoC011312+1011:520:01
L. O'ConnorRW000000+1012:440:00
F. OlofssonLW0001200011:210:00
J. KivirantaLW000011009:530:00
K. MacDermidLW000330029:090:00
D. ToewsD011100+2023:426:29
C. JonesD011205+1216:240:00
B. ByramD000121+1022:021:45
J. MansonD000053+3019:391:33
S. MalinskiD000015+1016:410:00
J. JohnsonD00001101015:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Georgiev27252.92660:00Win
I. Prosvetov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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