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Game Recap
TBL3
Final/OTFri, Nov 29, 2024Every game that night
NSH2

TBL beat NSH 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.57 expected goals to 2.07. R. Josi led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). L. Schenn had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. J. Johansson stopped 29 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
TBL02013
NSH11002
  1. 1st 1:23NSHR. Josi0.01 xG
  2. 2nd 4:06TBLA. CirelliSH0.11 xG
  3. 2nd 8:18TBLB. Hagel0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 11:20NSHR. Josi0.15 xG
  5. OT 1:01TBLB. PointPP0.11 xG

Team Stats

TBLNSH
28Shots on goal31
2.57Expected goals2.07
67Shot attempts60
225v5 shots on goal26
1/4Power play0/2
28Hits39
12Blocked shots20
6Penalty minutes8
23Giveaways23
3Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TBL 2.57 xGNSH 2.07 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTNSH goal, 1:23TBL goal, 4:06TBL goal, 8:18NSH goal, 11:20TBL goal, 1:01

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

TBL28 on goal, 3 scored
NSH30 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. PointC101301-1023:344:50
B. HagelLW101200+1022:534:14
A. CirelliC101303+1017:131:51
N. KucherovRW011200-1016:393:44
L. GlendeningC0110010015:340:06
J. GuentzelC0003300021:564:46
G. GoncalvesC000010+1015:451:00
Z. GirgensonsC000050-1014:420:00
M. EyssimontC000232-1214:240:19
C. GeekieC0001210013:421:02
C. AtkinsonRW000100007:190:57
V. HedmanD011433+1021:274:22
D. RaddyshD0111100014:561:32
R. McDonaghD000000+1219:220:05
E. CernakD000151+1019:110:07
J. MoserD000130-1215:360:00
N. PerbixD000210-1013:120:00
E. LillebergD000210-1011:580:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Johansson31292.93561:01Win
M. Tomkins000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. StamkosC0110420416:232:30
L. EvangelistaRW011300+1012:491:01
M. JankowskiLW011112+1012:160:00
F. ForsbergLW000430-1219:582:30
R. O'ReillyC000010-1019:262:30
G. NyquistRW000200-1017:040:52
J. MarchessaultRW000150+1216:392:39
C. SissonsC000132-1013:580:00
F. SvechkovC000200+1013:261:01
C. SmithRW000180-1013:110:00
T. NovakC000101+1012:271:01
Z. L'HeureuxLW000050-1011:310:00
R. JosiD2024040025:382:30
A. CarrierD000234+1023:140:00
B. SkjeiD0002020022:061:01
L. SchennD0004310016:080:00
A. WilsbyD0002110015:310:00
N. BlankenburgD0001210015:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros28253.89361:01OT loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamSteven Stamkos NSH Faces TBL, his team until Apr 20241 A, 0 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTBL 3.2, NSH 3.2TBL 3, NSH 2
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalTBL 28.4, NSH 30.8TBL 28, NSH 31
Win chanceTBL 50%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.641.05039%0
TBL N. Kucherov3.421.48134%0
NSH R. Josi3.140.98223%2
NSH J. Marchessault3.110.81033%0
TBL J. Guentzel3.030.97034%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.700.92135%0
TBL B. Hagel2.520.94130%1
TBL B. Point2.430.94137%1
NSH B. Skjei2.120.52013%0
TBL V. Hedman2.040.77114%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.830.42116%0
NSH R. O'Reilly1.800.74025%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.830.64122%1
TBL M. Eyssimont1.720.23010%0
NSH T. Novak1.610.60021%0
NSH G. Nyquist1.620.76022%0
TBL C. Atkinson1.410.26012%0
TBL C. Geekie1.310.31014%0
NSH M. Jankowski1.210.34114%0
NSH L. Schenn1.140.1605%0
NSH A. Carrier1.120.3106%0
NSH C. Smith1.110.25010%0
NSH C. Sissons1.110.30012%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.100.19010%0
NSH Z. L'Heureux1.000.30012%0
NSH N. Blankenburg1.010.2607%0
TBL D. Raddysh1.010.2816%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.900.3004%0
TBL G. Goncalves0.900.21011%0
TBL J. Moser0.910.3107%0
TBL N. Perbix0.920.2505%0
TBL L. Glendening0.800.1118%0
TBL E. Cernak0.710.2003%0
TBL E. Lilleberg0.620.1602%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.