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
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| NYR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 2:51SJST. Liljegren0.01 xG
- 2nd 11:41NYRM. Zibanejad0.03 xG
- 2nd 13:15NYRJ. Vesey0.11 xG
- 2nd 16:21NYRV. Trocheck0.04 xG
- 3rd 19:33SJSF. ZetterlundPP0.21 xG
Team Stats
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
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
SJS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Eklund | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:25 | 1:12 |
| F. Zetterlund | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 | 0:33 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:13 | 1:36 |
| L. Kunin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:00 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 5:27 | 0:00 |
| M. Granlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:28 | 1:56 |
| M. Celebrini | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:55 | 1:57 |
| A. Wennberg | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:48 |
| W. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:03 | 1:54 |
| B. Goodrow | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 14:36 | 1:07 |
| T. Dellandrea | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:21 | 0:00 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:22 | 0:00 |
| T. Liljegren | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:56 | 0:59 |
| M. Ferraro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Ceci | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 0:00 |
| H. Thrun | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:31 | 0:00 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 |
| J. Thompson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:05 | 0:49 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Blackwood | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 56:58 | Loss |
| V. Vanecek | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NYR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Trocheck | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:50 | 1:44 |
| A. Panarin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:23 | 1:47 |
| M. Zibanejad | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:10 | 1:26 |
| A. Lafrenière | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:54 | 0:16 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:34 |
| S. Carrick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Vesey | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 |
| C. Kreider | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:51 | 1:48 |
| W. Cuylle | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 |
| K. Kakko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | 0:12 |
| A. Edstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 0:00 |
| F. Chytil | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:00 |
| A. Fox | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:50 | 1:18 |
| K. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:59 | 0:00 |
| R. Lindgren | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:13 | 0:00 |
| J. Trouba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 19:40 | 0:13 |
| Z. Jones | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:39 | 0:42 |
| B. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:49 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Shesterkin | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 59:31 | Win |
| J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | SJS 2.4, NYR 4.1 | SJS 2, NYR 3 |
| Total goals | 6.5 | 5 |
| Shots on goal | SJS 27.4, NYR 34.8 | SJS 27, NYR 35 |
| Win chance | NYR 74% | NYR won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR A. Panarin | 3.2 | 5 | 1.44 | 1 | 38% | 0 |
| SJS T. Toffoli | 2.9 | 0 | 0.62 | 1 | 27% | 0 |
| SJS M. Celebrini | 2.8 | 3 | 0.55 | 0 | 22% | 0 |
| NYR C. Kreider | 2.7 | 5 | 0.92 | 0 | 42% | 0 |
| NYR V. Trocheck | 2.7 | 2 | 1.05 | 1 | 31% | 1 |
| NYR M. Zibanejad | 2.6 | 1 | 1.04 | 1 | 31% | 1 |
| NYR A. Lafrenière | 2.4 | 2 | 0.79 | 1 | 29% | 0 |
| SJS M. Granlund | 2.3 | 7 | 0.73 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| SJS F. Zetterlund | 2.3 | 4 | 0.47 | 1 | 19% | 1 |
| NYR F. Chytil | 2.2 | 1 | 0.58 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| NYR J. Trouba | 2.0 | 1 | 0.42 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| NYR A. Fox | 2.0 | 1 | 1.06 | 1 | 15% | 0 |
| NYR R. Smith | 2.0 | 2 | 0.71 | 1 | 24% | 0 |
| NYR W. Cuylle | 1.8 | 2 | 0.45 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| SJS W. Eklund | 1.7 | 1 | 0.53 | 1 | 16% | 0 |
| NYR K. Kakko | 1.5 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 18% | 0 |
| NYR Z. Jones | 1.4 | 1 | 0.35 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| NYR K. Miller | 1.4 | 4 | 0.43 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| NYR B. Schneider | 1.3 | 0 | 0.31 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| SJS T. Dellandrea | 1.3 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| SJS C. Grundstrom | 1.3 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| SJS C. Ceci | 1.3 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| SJS W. Smith | 1.2 | 1 | 0.26 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| SJS L. Kunin | 1.2 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 13% | 0 |
| SJS M. Ferraro | 1.2 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| SJS A. Wennberg | 1.1 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| NYR J. Vesey | 1.1 | 3 | 0.29 | 1 | 12% | 1 |
| SJS B. Goodrow | 1.1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| NYR R. Lindgren | 1.1 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| SJS T. Liljegren | 1.0 | 1 | 0.28 | 1 | 5% | 1 |
| NYR S. Carrick | 1.0 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 12% | 0 |
| SJS J. Thompson | 1.0 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| NYR A. Edstrom | 0.8 | 1 | 0.24 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| SJS N. Sturm | 0.8 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 8% | 0 |
| SJS J. Rutta | 0.8 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| SJS H. Thrun | 0.8 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 3% | 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.