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Game Recap
WSH3
FinalTue, Jan 28, 2025Every game that night
CGY1

WSH beat CGY 3-1, with the chances close: 2.69 expected goals to 2.53. CGY outshot WSH 33 to 23. R. Andersson had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.8. L. Thompson stopped 32 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WSH1113
CGY0101
  1. 1st 1:51WSHP. Dubois0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 12:17CGYB. ColemanPP0.11 xG
  3. 2nd 15:12WSHD. StromePP0.18 xG
  4. 3rd 17:35WSHA. Protas0.17 xG

Team Stats

WSHCGY
23Shots on goal33
2.69Expected goals2.53
49Shot attempts68
165v5 shots on goal24
1/4Power play1/5
22Hits15
22Blocked shots12
10Penalty minutes10
11Giveaways14
7Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 2.69 xGCGY 2.53 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdWSH goal, 1:51CGY goal, 12:17WSH goal, 15:12WSH goal, 17:35

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

WSH22 on goal, 3 scored
CGY32 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. ProtasLW101301+2017:510:11
D. StromeC1012000014:565:12
L. EllerC011101+1013:460:11
P. DuboisC101100+1211:250:46
N. DowdC0001020018:100:00
T. WilsonRW0003430417:254:13
A. OvechkinLW0004000016:475:58
B. DuhaimeLW0000510016:290:00
C. McMichaelLW000010+2214:371:56
A. MangiapaneLW0001210213:180:46
T. RaddyshRW0000010010:350:00
E. FrankRW000200007:150:00
J. CarlsonD0110120024:504:51
J. ChychrunD011110+1018:425:12
T. van RiemsdykD011022+2016:270:00
M. RoyD000221+1021:200:11
M. FehérváryD0001360020:410:16
R. SandinD0001110017:181:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson33321.97060:00Win
C. Lindgren000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. ColemanLW101500-1216:472:41
A. KuzmenkoLW011100-2016:232:34
J. HuberdeauLW0001010021:405:30
M. BacklundC000000-1020:242:44
N. KadriC0005100020:045:33
Y. SharangovichC000000-1017:345:37
M. CoronatoRW0004000016:365:34
J. PelletierLW0001010016:010:00
M. PospisilC000020-2013:561:34
R. LombergLW000210007:550:00
C. BishopC000210007:170:00
A. KlapkaRW000010027:000:00
T. BarrieD011210-1217:203:00
M. WeegarD000251-1024:525:14
R. AnderssonD0005040223:442:59
J. HanleyD0001240018:090:00
J. BeanD000200-1016:570:00
B. PachalD0000110214:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf23203.87056:47Loss
D. Vladar000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownLogan Thompson WSH Plays in his hometown32 saves on 33, the win

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWSH 2.9, CGY 2.7WSH 3, CGY 1
Total goals5.64
Shots on goalWSH 26.1, CGY 28.7WSH 23, CGY 33
Win chanceWSH 52%WSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.250.77028%0
WSH A. Ovechkin3.040.81034%0
CGY B. Coleman2.550.60125%1
CGY M. Backlund2.500.48019%0
CGY M. Coronato2.440.48019%0
WSH J. Chychrun2.310.52114%0
CGY M. Weegar2.220.48012%0
WSH T. Wilson2.230.61026%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich2.000.52023%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.910.74023%0
WSH J. Carlson1.900.54110%0
WSH C. McMichael1.900.51021%0
CGY R. Andersson1.850.39010%0
WSH A. Protas1.830.63119%1
WSH D. Strome1.820.79124%1
WSH P. Dubois1.710.65122%1
CGY J. Pelletier1.610.40015%0
CGY M. Pospisil1.500.34011%0
CGY T. Barrie1.420.3517%0
WSH A. Mangiapane1.310.40018%0
WSH M. Roy1.320.2806%0
CGY A. Kuzmenko1.210.51122%0
WSH B. Duhaime1.200.24011%0
WSH L. Eller1.110.26111%0
WSH N. Dowd1.010.37017%0
WSH E. Frank1.020.37015%0
WSH T. Raddysh1.000.25010%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk1.000.2313%0
CGY B. Pachal1.000.1404%0
CGY J. Bean1.020.1906%0
WSH R. Sandin1.010.3406%0
CGY A. Klapka0.900.1409%0
WSH M. Fehérváry0.910.2105%0
CGY C. Bishop0.820.1808%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.820.1207%0
CGY J. Hanley0.710.1303%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.