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Game Recap
TOR4
Final/SOMon, Mar 10, 2025Every game that night
UTA3

TOR beat UTA 4-3 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.24 expected goals to 3.88. D. Guenther had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 3.0. J. Woll stopped 30 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
TOR21014
UTA03003
  1. 1st 12:42TORW. NylanderPP0.10 xG
  2. 1st 19:38TORC. JarnkrokPP0.15 xG
  3. 2nd 4:48TORS. Benoit0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 8:14UTAM. Carcone0.07 xG
  5. 2nd 9:03UTAN. Schmaltz0.20 xG
  6. 2nd 12:11UTAB. HaytonPP0.14 xG

Team Stats

TORUTA
26Shots on goal33
2.24Expected goals3.88
44Shot attempts78
125v5 shots on goal22
2/5Power play1/5
21Hits22
23Blocked shots11
13Penalty minutes15
23Giveaways20
9Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 2.24 xGUTA 3.88 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTTOR goal, 12:42TOR goal, 19:38TOR goal, 4:48UTA goal, 8:14UTA goal, 9:03UTA goal, 12:11

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

TOR21 on goal, 3 scored
UTA33 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW0111010021:054:44
W. NylanderRW101201-1021:024:41
M. KniesLW0111210017:275:02
C. JarnkrokC101110-1016:011:16
M. DomiC011112-1014:461:18
D. KampfC011012+1011:530:00
P. HolmbergRW011120+1010:250:00
A. MatthewsC0004110021:335:25
J. TavaresC000320-1020:215:16
S. LaughtonC000113-1213:140:13
B. McMannC000030-1012:591:16
S. LorentzC000210+1010:120:00
M. RiellyD011304-1023:001:41
S. BenoitD101143+1713:380:07
J. McCabeD0002010025:060:16
O. Ekman-LarssonD000212-1221:051:35
B. CarloD000002-1219:580:00
P. MyersD0001100013:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll33303.90964:44Win
A. Stolarz000–0:00

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. KellerRW0111100221:354:50
B. HaytonC1012010020:464:53
N. SchmaltzC1015000020:384:51
D. GuentherRW011700-1019:174:48
J. McBainC011150+1014:170:56
J. DoanRW011200+1212:300:00
M. CarconeLW101200+109:310:58
L. CooleyC000300+1018:231:00
A. KerfootC0002220215:220:00
K. StenlundC0001010014:240:00
L. CrouseLW0001400011:530:58
L. O'BrienC000160028:400:00
M. SergachevD011112+1026:104:26
O. MaattaD011101+1019:130:00
J. MarinoD000101+1022:120:00
S. DurziD0000110019:401:25
I. ColeD0000210219:320:00
M. KesselringD000201-1512:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka26233.88565:00OT loss
J. Stauber000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTOR 3.0, UTA 3.2TOR 4, UTA 3
Total goals6.27
Shots on goalTOR 26.9, UTA 30.1TOR 26, UTA 33
Win chanceUTA 53%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.941.12044%0
TOR W. Nylander3.020.96136%1
UTA D. Guenther3.070.89133%0
UTA C. Keller2.811.10133%0
TOR J. Tavares2.630.81030%0
UTA B. Hayton2.220.59121%1
UTA L. Cooley2.230.77026%0
TOR M. Marner2.111.10128%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.150.81125%1
TOR B. McMann1.900.41020%0
TOR M. Knies1.810.63126%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.710.69111%0
TOR S. Laughton1.710.44016%0
UTA J. Doan1.720.47117%0
TOR M. Rielly1.630.5519%0
UTA S. Durzi1.500.4508%0
UTA L. Crouse1.510.35019%0
UTA M. Carcone1.520.36119%1
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.520.3607%0
UTA M. Kesselring1.420.3206%0
TOR P. Myers1.410.1705%0
TOR M. Domi1.310.43111%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.210.31114%1
UTA A. Kerfoot1.220.40014%0
TOR P. Holmberg1.110.31113%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.110.22012%0
UTA J. McBain1.110.35115%0
TOR J. McCabe1.120.3106%0
TOR B. Carlo1.100.1805%0
UTA O. Maatta1.010.2615%0
UTA L. O'Brien1.010.1606%0
UTA J. Marino0.910.3304%0
TOR D. Kampf0.900.2119%0
TOR S. Lorentz0.820.1808%0
UTA I. Cole0.800.2003%0
TOR S. Benoit0.710.0812%1

Shots on goal: 26 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.