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Game Recap
WPG2
FinalWed, Dec 18, 2024Every game that night
ANA3

ANA beat WPG 3-2, with the chances close: 3.22 expected goals to 2.49. ANA outshot WPG 31 to 23. F. Vatrano led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. LaCombe had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. L. Dostal stopped 21 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WPG0112
ANA0123
  1. 2nd 4:45ANAF. Vatrano0.11 xG
  2. 2nd 10:24WPGG. VilardiPP0.16 xG
  3. 3rd 4:13WPGM. Scheifele0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 15:14ANAF. Vatrano0.04 xG
  5. 3rd 19:34ANAT. Terry0.14 xG

Team Stats

WPGANA
23Shots on goal31
2.49Expected goals3.22
51Shot attempts69
185v5 shots on goal30
1/4Power play0/3
12Hits27
21Blocked shots17
6Penalty minutes8
12Giveaways8
9Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 2.49 xGANA 3.22 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdANA goal, 4:45WPG goal, 10:24WPG goal, 4:13ANA goal, 15:14ANA goal, 19:34

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

WPG23 on goal, 2 scored
ANA31 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. ConnorLW022301-1019:154:28
M. ScheifeleC101300-1019:424:33
G. VilardiC1012010017:574:28
N. EhlersLW0112010016:513:51
V. NamestnikovC000010-2217:041:42
C. PerfettiC000203-1016:171:43
M. AppletonC0003100016:120:00
A. LowryC0001020015:140:00
N. NiederreiterRW000221-1014:201:34
A. IafalloLW0002010010:441:57
M. BarronC000033009:060:00
R. KupariC000020027:120:00
J. MorrisseyD0001110024:134:09
N. PionkD000122-2022:532:11
H. FleuryD000003-2020:510:00
D. DeMeloD0001000018:410:05
L. StanleyD0000020215:160:04
V. HeinolaD0000000012:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Comrie31283.90359:33Loss
C. Hellebuyck000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. VatranoRW213511+2017:463:29
T. TerryRW101200+2017:273:41
R. StromeC011000+2015:463:28
A. KillornLW0001210018:082:33
M. McTavishC0001000016:222:29
R. FabbriC0002210016:062:38
C. GauthierLW0002100214:582:21
I. LundestromC0003000014:360:00
L. CarlssonC0000000214:193:21
B. McGinnLW0001310013:120:00
J. HarkinsC0001510011:220:00
R. JohnstonLW0000400210:000:00
R. GudasD022121+1016:090:00
J. LaCombeD011410+1019:083:49
J. TroubaD000246+1022:120:00
O. ZellwegerD0001010220:522:11
B. DumoulinD000113+1019:350:00
P. MintyukovD0004110015:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal23212.91360:00Win
J. Gibson000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWPG 3.3, ANA 2.8WPG 2, ANA 3
Total goals6.15
Shots on goalWPG 30.7, ANA 29.5WPG 23, ANA 31
Win chanceWPG 58%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WPG K. Connor3.431.05238%0
ANA F. Vatrano3.250.61329%2
ANA T. Terry2.520.78128%1
WPG N. Ehlers2.420.72124%0
WPG J. Morrissey2.310.83014%0
WPG G. Vilardi2.220.80132%1
WPG M. Scheifele2.231.00135%1
WPG C. Perfetti2.120.64021%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.020.43015%0
WPG N. Niederreiter1.920.46022%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.910.3308%0
ANA A. Killorn1.910.55023%0
ANA M. McTavish1.810.54020%0
ANA R. Strome1.800.53117%0
WPG N. Pionk1.710.5008%0
ANA J. Trouba1.620.2705%0
ANA R. Fabbri1.520.47022%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.500.42017%0
WPG H. Fleury1.400.2104%0
WPG A. Lowry1.410.46018%0
WPG M. Appleton1.430.39014%0
WPG V. Namestnikov1.300.49017%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.340.3407%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.220.34014%0
WPG M. Barron1.200.20010%0
ANA B. McGinn1.110.24013%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.140.3117%0
ANA R. Gudas1.110.2124%0
WPG V. Heinola1.100.2003%0
WPG D. DeMelo1.110.3104%0
ANA B. Dumoulin1.010.2404%0
WPG L. Stanley1.000.1904%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.930.24012%0
ANA J. Harkins0.910.1607%0
WPG R. Kupari0.900.1506%0
ANA R. Johnston0.500.1205%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.