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Game Recap
TBL8
FinalThu, Dec 12, 2024Every game that night
CGY3

TBL beat CGY 8-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.40 expected goals to 1.52. N. Kucherov led the way with 6 points (1 G, 5 A). C. Geekie had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TBL1348
CGY1203
  1. 1st 4:42CGYJ. Huberdeau0.10 xG
  2. 1st 18:40TBLN. Kucherov0.22 xG
  3. 2nd 6:25TBLJ. Guentzel0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 7:55TBLB. PointPP0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 11:05TBLA. CirelliPP0.53 xG
  6. 2nd 12:14CGYN. Kadri0.17 xG
  7. 2nd 14:50CGYC. Zary0.14 xG
  8. 3rd 0:43TBLB. Hagel0.20 xG
  9. 3rd 11:34TBLJ. GuentzelPP0.21 xG
  10. 3rd 13:24TBLC. Geekie0.10 xG
  11. 3rd 17:21TBLJ. Guentzel0.11 xG

Team Stats

TBLCGY
26Shots on goal22
3.40Expected goals1.52
62Shot attempts49
215v5 shots on goal22
3/3Power play0/0
13Hits17
15Blocked shots20
0Penalty minutes6
10Giveaways19
7Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TBL 3.40 xGCGY 1.52 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCGY goal, 4:42TBL goal, 18:40TBL goal, 6:25TBL goal, 7:55TBL goal, 11:05CGY goal, 12:14CGY goal, 14:50TBL goal, 0:43TBL goal, 11:34TBL goal, 13:24TBL goal, 17:21

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

TBL26 on goal, 8 scored
CGY20 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KucherovRW156100+2019:114:06
B. PointC134301+1018:304:06
J. GuentzelC303400+1018:174:06
A. CirelliC123200+1015:321:15
B. HagelLW112202+1017:372:51
C. GeekieC101622+1012:530:00
N. PaulLW000001-1016:190:00
M. ChaffeeRW000010-1015:380:00
G. GoncalvesC000010-1014:060:00
L. GlendeningC0000100012:050:00
Z. GirgensonsC000110+1011:490:00
M. EyssimontC0000200011:440:00
D. RaddyshD011200+3023:384:00
J. MoserD0111030012:230:00
R. McDonaghD000102+1024:570:06
E. LillebergD0000320022:250:00
N. PerbixD000210+1021:190:00
S. SantiniD0001120011:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy22193.86460:00Win
J. Johansson000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HuberdeauLW112300-1018:430:00
N. KadriC101201-1218:190:00
B. ColemanLW0114110016:330:00
C. ZaryC1011000214:370:00
M. BacklundC0002100018:410:00
M. CoronatoRW0001000015:540:00
M. PospisilC0001500015:200:00
Y. SharangovichC000000-2015:090:00
A. KuzmenkoLW000000-1015:010:00
K. RooneyC000000-1010:520:00
W. DuehrRW000013008:480:00
R. LombergLW000120007:500:00
K. BahlD0111030023:250:00
R. AnderssonD0002010023:330:00
D. MiromanovD000107-3019:470:00
M. WeegarD000043-3018:530:00
J. BeanD000300+1218:010:00
B. PachalD000031+1016:280:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar26188.69260:00Loss
D. Wolf000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTBL 3.4, CGY 3.2TBL 8, CGY 3
Total goals6.611
Shots on goalTBL 28.3, CGY 31.1TBL 26, CGY 22
Win chanceTBL 54%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.220.86129%1
TBL N. Kucherov3.211.54634%1
TBL J. Guentzel3.041.05337%3
TBL B. Hagel2.521.02232%1
CGY M. Backlund2.520.53018%0
TBL B. Point2.531.11440%1
CGY M. Weegar2.300.57014%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich2.200.62027%0
CGY B. Coleman2.140.53123%0
CGY M. Coronato2.110.46019%0
CGY R. Andersson1.920.53012%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.930.82223%1
TBL N. Paul1.800.54022%0
CGY M. Pospisil1.810.46014%0
TBL M. Eyssimont1.800.26011%0
CGY C. Zary1.710.52119%1
TBL A. Cirelli1.620.58320%1
CGY A. Kuzmenko1.500.66026%0
CGY D. Miromanov1.510.2908%0
TBL C. Geekie1.260.33114%1
TBL Z. Girgensons1.110.21011%0
CGY B. Pachal1.000.1304%0
CGY K. Bahl1.010.2414%0
TBL M. Chaffee1.000.32015%0
CGY W. Duehr1.000.27012%0
TBL D. Raddysh1.020.3015%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.910.3103%0
CGY J. Bean0.930.2206%0
CGY K. Rooney0.900.1508%0
TBL J. Moser0.910.2916%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.810.1408%0
TBL N. Perbix0.820.2404%0
TBL G. Goncalves0.800.19011%0
TBL S. Santini0.810.1703%0
TBL L. Glendening0.700.1309%0
TBL E. Lilleberg0.700.1902%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 fewer 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.