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Game Recap
SJS1
FinalSun, Nov 10, 2024Every game that night
NJD0

SJS beat NJD 1-0 despite fewer good chances: 2.04 expected goals to 2.73. NJD outshot SJS 44 to 27. J. Bratt had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. M. Blackwood stopped 44 of 44.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS1001
NJD0000
  1. 1st 16:21SJSN. Sturm0.02 xG

Team Stats

SJSNJD
27Shots on goal44
2.04Expected goals2.73
54Shot attempts82
245v5 shots on goal32
0/3Power play0/2
19Hits18
25Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes6
14Giveaways16
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 2.04 xGNJD 2.73 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdSJS goal, 16:21

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, 1 scored
NJD42 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SturmC101110+107:140:00
C. GrundstromRW011210+106:030:00
M. GranlundC0005110020:403:55
W. EklundLW0001100019:372:20
L. KuninC0000130018:461:44
M. CelebriniC0000010018:403:33
F. ZetterlundLW0006100017:432:30
T. ToffoliC0001010017:393:30
T. DellandreaC000121+1017:200:00
B. GoodrowC0001200016:412:03
A. WennbergC0000110016:043:42
G. SmithRW000030005:270:00
H. ThrunD011104+1022:480:43
C. CeciD000303+1022:540:14
M. FerraroD0002240221:320:00
T. LiljegrenD0003310218:393:12
J. ThompsonD0000020015:102:34
J. RuttaD0000030013:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood444401.00059:57Win
V. Vanecek000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HughesC0008000024:053:03
N. HischierC0003000023:273:03
J. BrattLW0008100021:022:57
D. MercerC000000-1019:391:03
T. MeierRW000211-1019:251:50
S. NoesenRW0002500016:263:03
O. PalatLW0001020214:280:00
P. CotterLW0001100012:030:00
E. HaulaLW0000010211:210:57
T. TatarLW000011007:480:57
J. DowlingC000120-107:040:00
K. MacDermidLW000130005:450:00
D. HamiltonD000501-1021:313:03
B. PesceD0002030020:200:00
J. KovacevicD0003000018:450:00
B. DillonD000223-1218:390:02
L. HughesD0003010018:220:55
J. SiegenthalerD0002210016:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen27261.96357:00Loss
J. Markstrom000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamTimo Meier NJD Faces SJS, his team until Feb 20232 SOG
  • Old teamTyler Toffoli SJS Faces NJD, his team until Mar 20241 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSJS 2.8, NJD 3.8SJS 1, NJD 0
Total goals6.61
Shots on goalSJS 25.6, NJD 33.3SJS 27, NJD 44
Win chanceNJD 66%SJS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NJD J. Hughes3.981.29040%0
NJD T. Meier3.120.88036%0
NJD D. Hamilton3.050.79017%0
NJD N. Hischier2.831.12035%0
NJD J. Bratt2.781.03030%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.610.70031%0
SJS M. Granlund2.150.82019%0
SJS F. Zetterlund2.160.52022%0
NJD D. Mercer1.900.66028%0
NJD E. Haula1.900.54021%0
NJD B. Pesce1.820.3107%0
NJD S. Noesen1.820.68024%0
NJD L. Hughes1.630.5809%0
SJS W. Eklund1.610.59019%0
NJD P. Cotter1.510.49020%0
NJD O. Palat1.410.51019%0
SJS C. Grundstrom1.320.22113%0
SJS C. Ceci1.330.2905%0
NJD J. Siegenthaler1.320.3005%0
NJD J. Kovacevic1.230.3408%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.220.2204%0
SJS L. Kunin1.200.28015%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.110.25011%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.100.40015%0
SJS J. Thompson1.100.3206%0
NJD T. Tatar1.000.35014%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.030.3306%0
SJS B. Goodrow1.010.28013%0
NJD B. Dillon1.020.3306%0
SJS J. Rutta0.900.2305%0
SJS N. Sturm0.910.22111%1
SJS G. Smith0.800.1206%0
NJD J. Dowling0.810.23011%0
SJS H. Thrun0.710.2014%0
NJD K. MacDermid0.410.1004%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.