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Game Recap
VAN3
FinalSat, Jan 11, 2025Every game that night
TOR0

VAN beat TOR 3-0, with the chances close: 1.39 expected goals to 1.54. Q. Hughes led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). K. Lankinen stopped 20 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN1113
TOR0000
  1. 1st 0:31VANB. Boeser0.03 xG
  2. 2nd 18:12VANQ. Hughes0.03 xG
  3. 3rd 0:47VANK. Sherwood0.09 xG

Team Stats

VANTOR
18Shots on goal20
1.39Expected goals1.54
43Shot attempts55
165v5 shots on goal18
0/0Power play0/3
22Hits11
21Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes0
15Giveaways14
2Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 1.39 xGTOR 1.54 xGGoal

00.511.521st2nd3rdVAN goal, 0:31VAN goal, 18:12VAN goal, 0:47

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

VAN19 on goal, 3 scored
TOR20 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. SherwoodLW101350+1017:380:00
E. PetterssonC011015+1016:080:00
B. BoeserRW101101+2014:460:00
D. HeinenLW000012+1016:300:00
J. DeBruskLW000111+2016:280:00
P. SuterC000101+2216:090:00
C. GarlandRW000410+1016:050:00
J. MillerC000212+1213:220:00
T. BluegerC0000100013:170:00
N. HoglanderLW0002100012:060:00
P. Di GiuseppeLW0001200012:050:00
J. LekkerimäkiRW000000009:560:00
T. MyersD022012+2223:520:00
Q. HughesD112005+3023:410:00
C. SoucyD0000300018:540:00
D. ForbortD0000010018:440:00
N. JuulsenD0001410017:520:00
G. BriseboisD0002000016:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Lankinen202001.00059:31Win
T. Demko000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW000201-1021:224:16
J. TavaresC000210-1020:144:31
A. MatthewsC000200-1019:144:25
W. NylanderRW000200-1018:424:30
M. KniesLW000051-1018:381:21
B. McMannC0003000016:421:24
M. DomiC000312-1015:381:28
N. RobertsonLW000301-1014:591:02
M. PaciorettyLW000012-2014:410:35
D. KampfC000000009:260:07
C. DewarC000010008:250:07
S. LorentzC000010008:070:07
M. RiellyD000001-1023:334:02
O. Ekman-LarssonD0000000022:461:58
P. MyersD000200-1018:170:00
C. TanevD0000010018:020:07
C. TimminsD000113-2017:490:00
S. BenoitD000002-2013:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Hildeby18163.88960:00Loss
J. Woll000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreVAN 2.8, TOR 3.4VAN 3, TOR 0
Total goals6.23
Shots on goalVAN 25.2, TOR 28.6VAN 18, TOR 20
Win chanceTOR 59%VAN won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.721.14044%0
TOR W. Nylander3.121.04036%0
TOR J. Tavares2.820.91032%0
VAN Q. Hughes2.400.95211%1
TOR B. McMann2.430.52025%0
VAN C. Garland2.440.64023%0
TOR M. Marner2.221.28030%0
VAN J. Miller2.020.88026%0
VAN B. Boeser2.010.70128%1
VAN J. DeBrusk2.010.56026%0
VAN E. Pettersson1.900.77127%0
TOR M. Pacioretty1.900.53019%0
VAN K. Sherwood1.830.43119%1
TOR M. Knies1.800.65025%0
TOR M. Rielly1.800.62012%0
VAN P. Suter1.610.40019%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.500.3909%0
TOR N. Robertson1.530.38017%0
TOR M. Domi1.530.54014%0
VAN J. Lekkerimäki1.500.34015%0
TOR P. Myers1.420.2306%0
VAN D. Heinen1.200.40017%0
VAN T. Blueger1.200.34010%0
VAN T. Myers1.100.2724%0
TOR D. Kampf1.000.28011%0
VAN N. Hoglander1.020.27014%0
VAN P. Giuseppe1.010.21010%0
TOR C. Dewar0.900.2109%0
TOR C. Timmins0.910.3005%0
TOR S. Lorentz0.900.22010%0
VAN C. Soucy0.900.1905%0
TOR S. Benoit0.800.1103%0
VAN G. Brisebois0.720.1604%0
VAN N. Juulsen0.710.0902%0
VAN D. Forbort0.700.1504%0
TOR C. Tanev0.600.2804%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.