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Game Recap
VAN2
FinalThu, Feb 27, 2025Every game that night
ANA5

ANA beat VAN 5-2, with the chances close: 2.63 expected goals to 1.96. R. Strome led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). L. Dostal stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN2002
ANA0325
  1. 1st 3:17VANT. Myers0.06 xG
  2. 1st 16:52VANP. Suter0.11 xG
  3. 2nd 5:27ANAF. Vatrano0.13 xG
  4. 2nd 9:09ANAC. Gauthier0.05 xG
  5. 2nd 18:41ANAR. Strome0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 15:46ANAJ. LaCombe0.15 xG
  7. 3rd 17:54ANAT. TerryEN0.59 xG

Team Stats

VANANA
24Shots on goal25
1.96Expected goals2.63
50Shot attempts54
205v5 shots on goal20
0/2Power play0/2
19Hits15
17Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes6
14Giveaways16
1Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 1.96 xGANA 2.63 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdVAN goal, 3:17VAN goal, 16:52ANA goal, 5:27ANA goal, 9:09ANA goal, 18:41ANA goal, 15:46ANA goal, 17:54

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

VAN24 on goal, 2 scored
ANA25 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. BoeserRW0112010021:371:58
P. SuterC101111+1016:552:02
C. GarlandRW011001-1216:271:57
D. O'ConnorLW011201+1014:430:00
E. PetterssonC000012-2017:041:43
N. HoglanderLW000220-2016:362:03
F. ChytilC000210-3016:251:59
D. JoshuaC0000400015:451:56
T. BluegerC000210-1014:160:00
J. DeBruskLW000100-1014:151:44
K. SherwoodLW000260-2213:470:01
T. MyersD1122020217:530:00
Q. HughesD000400-3022:583:46
F. HronekD000011-2022:250:37
M. PetterssonD000112+1018:390:00
D. ForbortD000214-1014:300:14
C. SoucyD000001+1012:380:00
E. PetterssonD000101-108:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Silovs24204.83358:54Loss
K. Lankinen000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. TerryRW123200+2018:172:30
R. StromeC123300+2017:292:34
M. McTavishC022100+2017:232:29
I. LundestromC022001+2014:060:00
F. VatranoRW1014300016:042:27
C. GauthierLW1014010014:161:25
A. KillornLW0002010018:211:33
L. CarlssonC000200-1016:381:29
J. HarkinsC0001100011:490:02
B. LeasonRW0000110211:460:00
S. ColangeloRW0000210010:571:03
R. JohnstonLW0000200010:180:05
J. LaCombeD101110+1221:002:34
B. DumoulinD000101+3021:580:00
J. TroubaD000002+2020:540:23
R. GudasD000152+1020:190:00
D. HellesonD000002+2018:240:00
P. MintyukovD000301-2214:011:26
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal24222.91760:00Win
O. Dansk000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreVAN 2.8, ANA 2.7VAN 2, ANA 5
Total goals5.57
Shots on goalVAN 26.6, ANA 26.8VAN 24, ANA 25
Win chanceVAN 51%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
ANA F. Vatrano3.240.66130%1
VAN F. Chytil2.720.58023%0
VAN Q. Hughes2.640.95014%0
ANA T. Terry2.420.82328%1
ANA M. McTavish2.310.64224%0
VAN C. Garland2.200.57122%0
VAN B. Boeser2.220.72129%0
VAN J. DeBrusk2.110.59028%0
VAN E. Pettersson2.000.78027%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.040.41116%1
ANA J. LaCombe1.910.48112%1
VAN F. Hronek1.800.4908%0
ANA R. Strome1.830.57317%1
VAN D. O'Connor1.820.35116%0
VAN K. Sherwood1.820.41018%0
VAN P. Suter1.810.44120%1
ANA A. Killorn1.720.53022%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.500.23013%0
ANA J. Trouba1.400.2606%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.420.46018%0
VAN T. Myers1.320.3024%1
VAN N. Hoglander1.320.32016%0
ANA R. Gudas1.310.2605%0
ANA B. Leason1.300.28012%0
VAN M. Pettersson1.210.3205%0
VAN T. Blueger1.120.2909%0
ANA D. Helleson1.100.2308%0
VAN D. Joshua1.100.40019%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.030.3007%0
ANA J. Harkins1.010.1908%0
ANA B. Dumoulin0.910.2405%0
VAN C. Soucy0.900.1605%0
VAN E. Pettersson0.910.1403%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.800.22211%0
VAN D. Forbort0.820.1604%0
ANA R. Johnston0.400.1004%0

Shots on goal: 21 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.