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Game Recap
TBL0
FinalThu, Apr 17, 2025Every game that night
NYR4

NYR beat TBL 4-0, with the chances close: 2.21 expected goals to 2.25. M. Zibanejad led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. Atkinson had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. I. Shesterkin stopped 27 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TBL0000
NYR0134
  1. 2nd 1:02NYRV. TrocheckSH0.11 xG
  2. 3rd 4:02NYRC. Kreider0.10 xG
  3. 3rd 12:50NYRM. Zibanejad0.14 xG
  4. 3rd 16:24NYRM. Zibanejad0.09 xG

Team Stats

TBLNYR
27Shots on goal22
2.25Expected goals2.21
49Shot attempts46
275v5 shots on goal20
0/3Power play0/1
2Hits10
10Blocked shots14
2Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways15
10Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TBL 2.25 xGNYR 2.21 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdNYR goal, 1:02NYR goal, 4:02NYR goal, 12:50NYR goal, 16:24

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, 0 scored
NYR22 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. GoncalvesC000200-1021:271:39
Y. GourdeC000301-2019:241:23
C. GeekieC000111-1018:220:12
Z. GirgensonsC000100-1018:180:12
C. AtkinsonRW0004100016:410:08
N. PaulLW000100-1016:251:19
J. GuentzelC000100-1015:072:33
B. HagelLW000201-1014:372:33
N. KucherovRW000300-2013:432:34
B. PointC000100-2012:502:34
A. CirelliC0001000012:451:15
D. RaddyshD000301-2020:071:37
E. LillebergD000001-1018:170:01
J. MoserD0001010018:020:01
N. PerbixD000100-1017:090:00
V. HedmanD000203-2016:092:45
R. McDonaghD000001-1015:080:12
E. CernakD000000-1213:560:07
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Johansson22184.81859:33Loss
A. Vasilevskiy000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC213300+3017:330:13
C. KreiderLW112101+3214:330:13
V. TrocheckC101200+1016:020:00
W. CuylleLW011320+3013:560:00
J. MillerC011000+1012:570:13
A. PanarinLW0002000016:500:13
G. PerreaultRW0000000015:380:00
S. CarrickC0002000014:580:00
M. RempeC0002210014:070:00
J. BrodzinskiC0000000013:070:00
A. LafrenièreLW0000100012:200:00
B. OthmannLW0001200011:360:00
K. MillerD011112+2022:240:00
A. FoxD000204+1221:280:13
M. RobertsonD000021+2019:520:00
W. BorgenD000202+2219:420:00
U. VaakanainenD000000+1018:320:00
Z. JonesD0001030018:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin272701.00060:00Win
J. Quick000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTBL 3.4, NYR 3.2TBL 0, NYR 4
Total goals6.54
Shots on goalTBL 28.2, NYR 28.5TBL 27, NYR 22
Win chanceTBL 53%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TBL N. Kucherov3.131.43032%0
TBL J. Guentzel2.910.99035%0
NYR A. Panarin2.821.01032%0
TBL B. Hagel2.520.91028%0
TBL B. Point2.410.97036%0
NYR V. Trocheck2.320.69125%1
NYR M. Zibanejad2.330.74325%2
NYR J. Miller2.100.92128%0
TBL V. Hedman2.020.71011%0
TBL N. Paul2.010.50022%0
NYR A. Fox1.920.73013%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.910.62022%0
NYR C. Kreider1.910.46227%1
NYR W. Cuylle1.830.43119%0
NYR J. Brodzinski1.800.35016%0
NYR A. Lafrenière1.700.48020%0
TBL Y. Gourde1.730.56016%0
NYR K. Miller1.410.3419%0
NYR Z. Jones1.310.2405%0
TBL G. Goncalves1.320.43015%0
TBL C. Geekie1.210.29014%0
NYR S. Carrick1.220.24011%0
TBL C. Atkinson1.240.24010%0
NYR B. Othmann1.110.1507%0
NYR W. Borgen1.120.2205%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.110.1609%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen1.000.2403%0
TBL D. Raddysh1.030.3104%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.900.3103%0
NYR M. Rempe0.920.22010%0
TBL J. Moser0.810.2404%0
TBL E. Cernak0.800.2103%0
TBL N. Perbix0.810.2304%0
TBL E. Lilleberg0.600.1902%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 34 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.