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Game Recap
TOR2
FinalSat, Dec 14, 2024Every game that night
DET4

DET beat TOR 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.85 expected goals to 2.62. J. Petry led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). B. McMann had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. V. Husso stopped 23 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TOR0112
DET1124
  1. 1st 9:07DETM. Rasmussen0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 11:40TORA. MatthewsPP0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 19:42DETM. Seider0.12 xG
  4. 3rd 1:07TORM. Knies0.06 xG
  5. 3rd 1:51DETJ. Petry0.30 xG
  6. 3rd 19:58DETL. RaymondEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

TORDET
25Shots on goal26
2.62Expected goals3.85
62Shot attempts63
235v5 shots on goal22
1/2Power play0/3
19Hits13
19Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes4
9Giveaways11
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 2.62 xGDET 3.85 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdDET goal, 9:07TOR goal, 11:40DET goal, 19:42TOR goal, 1:07DET goal, 1:51DET goal, 19:58

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

TOR25 on goal, 2 scored
DET26 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW022300-1220:011:52
W. NylanderRW011400-2022:002:32
A. MatthewsC101401-1021:011:53
M. KniesLW1011010019:080:55
J. TavaresC000102-2017:181:37
M. PaciorettyLW000220-2215:500:54
B. McMannC000530-1012:420:13
M. DomiC000022-1012:330:43
C. DewarC0001100011:040:00
F. MintenC000021-1010:120:00
S. LorentzC000140009:050:00
P. HolmbergRW000010008:560:00
J. McCabeD011124-1019:510:15
M. RiellyD000001-1021:171:37
C. TanevD000104-1019:400:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD0000010019:340:57
C. TimminsD000100-1218:140:27
S. BenoitD000022-1017:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll25223.88058:14Loss
D. Hildeby000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC0112000022:022:10
L. RaymondLW1012000020:452:09
J. CompherLW011101+2020:292:10
A. CoppC011200+1017:362:47
P. KaneRW011300+1216:473:31
M. RasmussenC101214+2014:351:00
J. VelenoC011021+106:450:17
A. DeBrincatRW000110+1018:423:35
V. TarasenkoRW000210-1016:343:34
C. FischerRW000110+1010:510:15
T. MotteC000020+109:450:15
J. BerggrenRW000000027:491:45
J. PetryD112331+3019:140:17
M. SeiderD101312+1022:392:17
B. ChiarotD000302+2023:090:29
S. EdvinssonD0001110021:070:00
E. GustafssonD0000010016:273:28
J. HollD0000010011:570:01
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso25232.92060:00Win
J. Campbell000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTOR 3.4, DET 3.0TOR 2, DET 4
Total goals6.46
Shots on goalTOR 30.6, DET 28.0TOR 25, DET 26
Win chanceTOR 56%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews4.341.19147%1
TOR W. Nylander3.641.09139%0
TOR J. Tavares3.410.89033%0
DET D. Larkin2.920.94135%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.810.77029%0
TOR B. McMann2.550.44023%0
DET P. Kane2.430.72123%0
TOR M. Marner2.431.23232%0
DET L. Raymond2.220.92130%1
TOR M. Pacioretty2.020.57020%0
TOR M. Knies1.910.62125%1
TOR M. Rielly1.900.65010%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.920.59024%0
DET M. Seider1.930.5318%1
TOR M. Domi1.800.58015%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.600.4008%0
DET B. Chiarot1.330.2406%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.320.41117%1
DET J. Compher1.210.49118%0
DET J. Berggren1.200.30015%0
DET T. Motte1.200.17010%0
TOR F. Minten1.200.31014%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.210.3408%0
DET A. Copp1.020.37114%0
DET J. Petry1.030.3025%1
DET E. Gustafsson1.000.3005%0
TOR J. McCabe0.910.3216%0
TOR C. Timmins0.910.3605%0
TOR P. Holmberg0.900.31013%0
DET C. Fischer0.910.2209%0
TOR S. Benoit0.900.1203%0
TOR C. Dewar0.910.2009%0
TOR S. Lorentz0.810.18010%0
DET J. Veleno0.800.2019%0
TOR C. Tanev0.710.2604%0
DET J. Holl0.500.1502%0

Shots on goal: 23 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.