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Game Recap
TOR5
FinalFri, Dec 27, 2024Every game that night
DET2

TOR beat DET 5-2, with the chances close: 3.31 expected goals to 2.58. M. Marner scored three for TOR. D. Larkin had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. J. Woll stopped 23 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TOR3205
DET0022
  1. 1st 2:29TORD. Kampf0.28 xG
  2. 1st 8:16TORM. Marner0.26 xG
  3. 1st 19:28TORM. MarnerPP0.09 xG
  4. 2nd 16:23TORM. Marner0.10 xG
  5. 2nd 19:58TORN. Robertson0.18 xG
  6. 3rd 8:17DETL. RaymondPP0.11 xG
  7. 3rd 12:08DETS. Edvinsson0.04 xG

Team Stats

TORDET
23Shots on goal25
3.31Expected goals2.58
41Shot attempts64
185v5 shots on goal16
1/3Power play1/3
37Hits34
17Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes6
14Giveaways15
7Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 3.31 xGDET 2.58 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdTOR goal, 2:29TOR goal, 8:16TOR goal, 19:28TOR goal, 16:23TOR goal, 19:58DET goal, 8:17DET goal, 12:08

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

TOR23 on goal, 5 scored
DET25 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW303510+1019:253:08
J. TavaresC022000+1017:023:00
W. NylanderRW0110030019:353:51
M. PaciorettyLW011160+1014:371:42
B. McMannC011230+1213:341:40
D. KampfC101200+1212:310:01
M. DomiC011200+1011:421:39
S. LorentzC011130+1011:030:00
N. RobertsonLW101120+1010:020:56
M. KniesLW0001110020:053:07
P. HolmbergRW0000120016:350:00
C. DewarC000471+1012:340:00
P. MyersD011041+1019:310:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD0111310018:101:49
M. RiellyD000101+3021:432:58
J. McCabeD000222+1021:180:04
C. TanevD000001+2018:020:00
S. BenoitD000044-1216:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll25232.92060:00Win
M. Murray000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC011700-3019:424:35
L. RaymondLW101120-3418:144:37
J. CompherLW011211+1014:351:03
V. TarasenkoRW011210-2012:380:36
A. DeBrincatRW0004100019:454:41
P. KaneRW0002100019:304:31
A. CoppC0001100016:190:00
M. RasmussenC0000600013:371:05
J. BerggrenRW0000000012:020:00
M. KasperC000240-1011:470:34
C. FischerRW0000300011:100:24
J. VelenoC000040-1011:020:00
M. SeiderD011234-2022:204:31
S. EdvinssonD101121-1020:190:00
J. PetryD000021-1220:500:22
B. ChiarotD000032-2019:570:19
J. HollD0000000016:080:00
E. GustafssonD0001000015:180:47
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot21165.76240:00Loss
A. Lyon2201.00020:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTOR 3.5, DET 3.1TOR 5, DET 2
Total goals6.67
Shots on goalTOR 29.8, DET 28.0TOR 23, DET 25
Win chanceTOR 55%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR W. Nylander3.501.15140%0
TOR J. Tavares3.200.94234%0
DET D. Larkin2.570.87132%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.440.70027%0
TOR B. McMann2.420.50124%0
DET P. Kane2.220.70023%0
TOR M. Marner2.251.18330%3
TOR M. Pacioretty2.010.56121%0
DET L. Raymond1.910.84128%1
DET V. Tarasenko1.920.59123%0
DET M. Seider1.820.5419%0
TOR M. Rielly1.810.65010%0
TOR M. Knies1.710.59024%0
TOR M. Domi1.620.53115%0
TOR N. Robertson1.510.38118%1
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.510.4017%0
TOR P. Myers1.400.2115%0
DET M. Kasper1.420.28012%0
DET B. Chiarot1.300.2406%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.300.44017%0
DET J. Compher1.220.51118%0
DET J. Berggren1.200.31015%0
DET A. Copp1.110.42015%0
DET E. Gustafsson1.110.3406%0
TOR D. Kampf1.120.28111%1
DET J. Petry1.000.3305%0
TOR J. McCabe1.020.3406%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.010.2917%1
DET C. Fischer0.900.2209%0
TOR C. Dewar0.940.2009%0
DET J. Veleno0.900.26012%0
TOR S. Lorentz0.910.18110%0
TOR P. Holmberg0.800.27011%0
TOR S. Benoit0.700.1103%0
TOR C. Tanev0.600.2704%0
DET J. Holl0.500.1903%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.