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Game Recap
WSH1
FinalMon, Dec 23, 2024Every game that night
BOS4

BOS beat WSH 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.83 expected goals to 1.23. BOS outshot WSH 22 to 11. B. Marchand led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Swayman stopped 10 of 11.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WSH0101
BOS1034
  1. 1st 19:12BOSJ. BrazeauPP0.13 xG
  2. 2nd 4:50WSHJ. VranaPP0.07 xG
  3. 3rd 13:41BOSE. Lindholm0.17 xG
  4. 3rd 15:59BOSC. Coyle0.15 xG
  5. 3rd 18:38BOSB. MarchandEN0.89 xG

Team Stats

WSHBOS
11Shots on goal22
1.23Expected goals2.83
43Shot attempts45
75v5 shots on goal14
1/3Power play1/4
18Hits19
11Blocked shots17
12Penalty minutes23
14Giveaways12
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 1.23 xGBOS 2.83 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdBOS goal, 19:12WSH goal, 4:50BOS goal, 13:41BOS goal, 15:59BOS goal, 18:38

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

WSH11 on goal, 1 scored
BOS21 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. DuboisC011200-2220:393:58
J. VranaLW1012000013:104:13
T. WilsonRW000132-1021:334:48
D. StromeC000010-2420:334:44
C. McMichaelLW000000-2019:564:44
A. MangiapaneLW000020-1017:243:50
A. ProtasLW000000-1016:360:05
N. DowdC0001300014:390:05
T. RaddyshRW000110-1014:354:04
B. DuhaimeLW0001410011:210:00
I. MiroshnichenkoLW000110005:340:05
R. SandinD011010-1019:323:19
J. CarlsonD000002-2021:474:43
J. ChychrunD000020-2021:305:27
M. FehérváryD0001040217:580:05
M. RoyD000100-1217:210:05
T. van RiemsdykD0000020216:190:00
D. McIlrathD000000001:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren21183.85759:08Loss
L. Thompson000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. MarchandLW123211+3021:013:17
C. CoyleC112301+3018:232:03
E. LindholmC101200+3419:343:06
M. GeekieC0113300017:032:35
J. BrazeauRW1011210011:112:01
P. ZachaC0001100020:193:16
M. KastelicC0001200013:141:11
C. KoepkeLW0001200011:451:24
T. FredericC0001130011:411:44
J. BeecherC0000000011:321:24
D. PastrnakRW000100009:001:18
O. WahlstromRW0002220158:221:04
C. McAvoyD011144+3024:183:01
M. LohreiD0112030217:323:41
N. ZadorovD000010+3021:370:00
A. PeekeD0001000019:401:24
B. CarloD0000000217:220:00
J. OesterleD0000020015:350:51
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman11101.90960:00Win
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWSH 2.6, BOS 3.1WSH 1, BOS 4
Total goals5.85
Shots on goalWSH 25.6, BOS 28.4WSH 11, BOS 22
Win chanceBOS 59%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.911.20042%0
BOS B. Marchand2.420.86330%1
WSH C. McMichael2.200.53023%0
WSH J. Chychrun2.000.43012%0
WSH T. Wilson2.010.52022%0
BOS P. Zacha1.910.71023%0
WSH J. Carlson1.900.50010%0
BOS M. Geekie1.830.53121%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.810.53112%0
WSH A. Protas1.800.51015%0
WSH D. Strome1.800.76023%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.620.59122%1
WSH P. Dubois1.620.56119%0
BOS J. Brazeau1.510.43118%1
BOS T. Frederic1.510.44019%0
BOS C. Coyle1.430.54221%1
BOS N. Zadorov1.400.31012%0
WSH A. Mangiapane1.300.38016%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.310.29013%0
WSH M. Roy1.310.2605%0
WSH B. Duhaime1.310.21010%0
BOS O. Wahlstrom1.220.25012%0
WSH J. Vrana1.220.31115%1
WSH T. Raddysh1.210.27011%0
BOS J. Oesterle1.200.2104%0
WSH N. Dowd1.110.33016%0
BOS B. Carlo1.100.1806%0
WSH I. Miroshnichenko1.010.2208%0
BOS C. Koepke1.010.26012%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk1.000.1903%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.020.3617%0
BOS A. Peeke0.910.1704%0
WSH R. Sandin0.900.3016%0
WSH M. Fehérváry0.910.1905%0
BOS J. Beecher0.700.24011%0
WSH D. McIlrath0.400.1502%0

Shots on goal: 23 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.