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Game Recap
TOR2
FinalThu, Jan 2, 2025Every game that night
NYI1

TOR beat NYI 2-1, with the chances close: 2.96 expected goals to 3.33. B. McMann led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). B. Horvat had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. J. Woll stopped 32 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TOR0112
NYI0101
  1. 2nd 10:43TORB. McMann0.13 xG
  2. 2nd 18:15NYIS. Mayfield0.07 xG
  3. 3rd 17:01TORB. McMannPP0.21 xG

Team Stats

TORNYI
31Shots on goal33
2.96Expected goals3.33
64Shot attempts70
295v5 shots on goal23
1/2Power play0/3
26Hits19
16Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes4
14Giveaways20
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 2.96 xGNYI 3.33 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdTOR goal, 10:43NYI goal, 18:15TOR goal, 17:01

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

TOR31 on goal, 2 scored
NYI33 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. McMannC202620+1215:011:20
M. DomiC011310+1214:261:23
N. RobertsonLW011130+1012:270:00
M. MarnerRW000111-1023:432:55
W. NylanderRW000200-1019:163:06
J. TavaresC000100-1018:572:20
D. KampfC0002020018:500:00
M. KniesLW0003400018:352:22
M. PaciorettyLW0005300016:231:22
C. DewarC000170008:240:00
S. LorentzC000101006:300:00
R. ReavesRW000010005:110:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD0111010018:251:23
M. RiellyD000211-1023:342:19
J. McCabeD0000130021:330:00
C. TanevD0000020019:280:00
P. MyersD0001140017:430:00
S. BenoitD000111+1015:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll33321.97060:00Win
D. Hildeby000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC011411+1022:034:07
B. HorvatC000701-1021:334:03
A. LeeLW000220+1020:153:57
B. NelsonC0002020019:592:35
A. DuclairLW000011-1017:393:01
K. PalmieriC0002100016:502:28
J. PageauC000161+1016:481:24
M. TsyplakovRW0000300015:201:33
C. CizikasC000021-1212:090:00
H. FaschingRW000210009:130:00
P. EngvallLW000100008:090:00
K. MacLeanC000010006:030:00
A. PelechD011402+1219:260:17
S. MayfieldD1012110016:280:00
N. DobsonD0003000025:223:40
R. PulockD0001020022:401:20
A. RomanovD000202-1020:070:00
I. GeorgeD000000008:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin31292.93558:07Loss
M. Hogberg000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTOR 3.2, NYI 3.1TOR 2, NYI 1
Total goals6.23
Shots on goalTOR 29.0, NYI 30.0TOR 31, NYI 33
Win chanceTOR 51%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR W. Nylander3.321.09038%0
TOR J. Tavares3.010.90032%0
NYI B. Horvat2.670.73030%0
NYI M. Barzal2.540.83123%0
NYI A. Lee2.420.61027%0
NYI B. Nelson2.420.76032%0
NYI N. Dobson2.330.63011%0
TOR B. McMann2.260.47223%2
NYI K. Palmieri2.220.65027%0
TOR M. Marner2.111.12028%0
TOR M. Pacioretty2.050.55020%0
TOR M. Rielly1.920.6308%0
TOR M. Knies1.730.55022%0
NYI A. Duclair1.600.59025%0
NYI J. Pageau1.610.49018%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.610.3816%0
TOR M. Domi1.530.51114%0
TOR N. Robertson1.410.35116%0
NYI A. Pelech1.440.3014%0
TOR P. Myers1.410.2204%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.300.45016%0
NYI A. Romanov1.320.2705%0
NYI R. Pulock1.310.3206%0
NYI P. Engvall1.210.32013%0
TOR J. McCabe1.100.3406%0
TOR D. Kampf1.020.26010%0
TOR C. Dewar0.910.2008%0
NYI C. Cizikas0.900.22010%0
TOR S. Lorentz0.810.18010%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.820.1814%1
NYI I. George0.700.1904%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.1809%0
TOR S. Benoit0.710.1102%0
NYI H. Fasching0.720.1908%0
TOR C. Tanev0.600.2503%0
TOR R. Reaves0.500.1506%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 more 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.