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Game Recap
SJS2
FinalThu, Nov 14, 2024Every game that night
NYR3

NYR beat SJS 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 2.78 expected goals to 1.96. NYR outshot SJS 35 to 27. M. Granlund had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. I. Shesterkin stopped 25 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS1012
NYR0303
  1. 1st 2:51SJST. Liljegren0.01 xG
  2. 2nd 11:41NYRM. Zibanejad0.03 xG
  3. 2nd 13:15NYRJ. Vesey0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 16:21NYRV. Trocheck0.04 xG
  5. 3rd 19:33SJSF. ZetterlundPP0.21 xG

Team Stats

SJSNYR
27Shots on goal35
1.96Expected goals2.78
51Shot attempts65
215v5 shots on goal31
1/3Power play0/1
31Hits34
14Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes6
20Giveaways7
4Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 1.96 xGNYR 2.78 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdSJS goal, 2:51NYR goal, 11:41NYR goal, 13:15NYR goal, 16:21SJS 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

SJS25 on goal, 2 scored
NYR33 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. EklundLW0111220221:251:12
F. ZetterlundLW1014310019:250:33
T. ToffoliC011001-2015:131:36
L. KuninC011121+1012:250:00
N. SturmC011110+105:270:00
M. GranlundC0007020023:281:56
M. CelebriniC000311-2020:551:57
A. WennbergC000000-1017:290:48
W. SmithC000110-1015:031:54
B. GoodrowC000230-2214:361:07
T. DellandreaC000011-1013:210:00
C. GrundstromRW000180+1010:220:00
T. LiljegrenD101100+1020:560:59
M. FerraroD000151-1022:350:00
C. CeciD0000010021:180:00
H. ThrunD000100-1018:310:00
J. RuttaD000132-1013:280:00
J. ThompsonD000211-2013:050:49
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood35323.91456:58Loss
V. Vanecek000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. TrocheckC101272+1021:501:44
A. PanarinLW011500+1020:231:47
M. ZibanejadC101101+1217:101:26
A. LafrenièreLW011210+1016:540:16
R. SmithRW011200+1015:090:34
S. CarrickC0112300013:110:00
J. VeseyLW1013300010:040:00
C. KreiderLW000520+1015:511:48
W. CuylleLW0002210013:360:00
K. KakkoRW0000200012:590:12
A. EdstromC0001310010:020:00
F. ChytilC000100009:370:00
A. FoxD011100+1022:501:18
K. MillerD000441+1022:590:00
R. LindgrenD000222+1020:130:00
J. TroubaD000103+2019:400:13
Z. JonesD000122-1217:390:42
B. SchneiderD0000310215:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin27252.92659:31Win
J. Quick000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSJS 2.4, NYR 4.1SJS 2, NYR 3
Total goals6.55
Shots on goalSJS 27.4, NYR 34.8SJS 27, NYR 35
Win chanceNYR 74%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYR A. Panarin3.251.44138%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.900.62127%0
SJS M. Celebrini2.830.55022%0
NYR C. Kreider2.750.92042%0
NYR V. Trocheck2.721.05131%1
NYR M. Zibanejad2.611.04131%1
NYR A. Lafrenière2.420.79129%0
SJS M. Granlund2.370.73017%0
SJS F. Zetterlund2.340.47119%1
NYR F. Chytil2.210.58021%0
NYR J. Trouba2.010.4208%0
NYR A. Fox2.011.06115%0
NYR R. Smith2.020.71124%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.820.45020%0
SJS W. Eklund1.710.53116%0
NYR K. Kakko1.500.43018%0
NYR Z. Jones1.410.3506%0
NYR K. Miller1.440.43010%0
NYR B. Schneider1.300.3107%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.300.23010%0
SJS C. Grundstrom1.310.19010%0
SJS C. Ceci1.300.2504%0
SJS W. Smith1.210.26013%0
SJS L. Kunin1.210.25113%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.210.1803%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.100.33012%0
NYR J. Vesey1.130.29112%1
SJS B. Goodrow1.120.25012%0
NYR R. Lindgren1.120.3006%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.010.2815%1
NYR S. Carrick1.020.23112%0
SJS J. Thompson1.020.2705%0
NYR A. Edstrom0.810.24013%0
SJS N. Sturm0.810.1718%0
SJS J. Rutta0.810.1704%0
SJS H. Thrun0.810.2203%0

Shots on goal: 21 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.