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Game Recap
TOR5
Final/SOThu, Mar 27, 2025Every game that night
SJS6

SJS beat TOR 6-5 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 3.31 expected goals to 4.17. T. Toffoli led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). T. Toffoli had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.9. A. Georgiev stopped 30 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
TOR12205
SJS22116
  1. 1st 7:50SJST. Toffoli0.75 xG
  2. 1st 14:40TORW. NylanderPP0.11 xG
  3. 1st 17:45SJSC. GrafSH0.17 xG
  4. 2nd 1:39SJSA. Wennberg0.15 xG
  5. 2nd 4:46TORA. MatthewsPP0.75 xG
  6. 2nd 13:18SJSW. Eklund0.10 xG
  7. 2nd 15:13TORS. Laughton0.03 xG
  8. 3rd 3:02SJST. ToffoliPP0.07 xG
  9. 3rd 19:01TORJ. Tavares0.06 xG
  10. 3rd 19:46TORW. Nylander0.17 xG

Team Stats

TORSJS
35Shots on goal35
4.17Expected goals3.31
70Shot attempts70
215v5 shots on goal29
2/4Power play1/4
26Hits5
17Blocked shots21
20Penalty minutes10
13Giveaways10
2Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 4.17 xGSJS 3.31 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTSJS goal, 7:50TOR goal, 14:40SJS goal, 17:45SJS goal, 1:39TOR goal, 4:46SJS goal, 13:18TOR goal, 15:13SJS goal, 3:02TOR goal, 19:01TOR goal, 19:46

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

TOR34 on goal, 5 scored
SJS35 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW0332100025:263:01
A. MatthewsC1124140025:073:00
W. NylanderRW2023010022:263:06
M. KniesLW0223310022:063:05
J. TavaresC112220-1020:153:05
S. LaughtonC101222+1012:280:47
D. KampfC011000+1011:370:00
B. McMannC000630-2215:161:52
N. RobertsonLW0003000210:451:53
M. DomiC0002000149:411:04
C. JarnkrokC000110009:380:00
S. LorentzC000150009:330:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD011042-2024:511:52
J. McCabeD0001120223:110:04
M. RiellyD000202+2021:521:56
C. TanevD0002010019:110:00
B. CarloD0001120015:380:00
S. BenoitD000020-2012:240:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll35305.85762:23OT loss
A. Stolarz000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ToffoliC213702+1019:284:49
W. EklundLW1123000022:104:41
M. CelebriniC0112010023:164:49
A. WennbergC1013020020:432:54
C. GrafRW101201+2019:551:25
W. SmithC0001000019:073:02
T. DellandreaC0000000212:450:07
B. GoodrowC0001120012:440:07
P. GilesRW0001000011:590:07
C. LundC0001000011:061:16
C. GrundstromRW000100-109:220:00
Z. OstapchukC000011027:540:00
T. LiljegrenD022504+2023:130:58
M. FerraroD0112040025:240:07
L. CarlssonD011100+2417:500:00
S. MukhamadullinD0003210225:261:31
L. CagnoniD000200-1014:235:07
V. DesharnaisD000013-1013:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Georgiev35305.85765:00Win
G. Romanov000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTOR 3.7, SJS 3.0TOR 5, SJS 6
Total goals6.711
Shots on goalTOR 29.4, SJS 28.5TOR 35, SJS 35
Win chanceTOR 61%SJS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.841.23246%1
SJS M. Celebrini3.220.87127%0
TOR W. Nylander3.031.09238%2
SJS T. Toffoli2.970.74331%2
TOR J. Tavares2.620.96234%1
TOR B. McMann2.260.56026%0
TOR M. Marner1.921.19330%0
TOR M. Knies1.930.74228%0
SJS W. Smith1.910.69021%0
SJS W. Eklund1.830.73221%1
TOR N. Robertson1.730.41020%0
TOR M. Rielly1.620.66010%0
SJS C. Grundstrom1.510.24013%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.500.4618%0
TOR S. Laughton1.520.42115%1
TOR M. Domi1.420.54015%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.450.3127%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.410.42017%0
SJS C. Graf1.320.41116%1
SJS S. Mukhamadullin1.130.3705%0
TOR J. McCabe1.110.4007%0
SJS L. Carlsson1.110.2717%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.120.2315%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.110.26011%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.130.47114%1
TOR B. Carlo1.010.2105%0
SJS P. Giles1.010.17011%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.000.2209%0
TOR D. Kampf0.900.27111%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.910.21011%0
TOR S. Benoit0.700.1403%0
TOR C. Tanev0.620.2704%0
SJS V. Desharnais0.600.1202%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.600.1207%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.