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2024-12-17 · SAP Center at San Jose

4 – 3Final

WPG beat SJS 4–3. WPG also won the expected-goals battle 3.1 to 2.6: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Adam Lowry scored at 18:47 of the third, moving WPG’s win probability from 50% to 95%. Alexandar Georgiev allowed 1.9 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 35
Expected goals
3.1 – 2.6
xG share
WPG 54%
Home-ice start
SJS 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

WPG goalSJS goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

WPGSJS

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

WPG
1 G, 2 A · 19:39 TOI
On-ice +0.34 · Finishing +0.28 · Playmaking +0.19
+0.82
WPG
2 G, 0 A · 18:50 TOI
On-ice +0.37 · Finishing +0.47 · Playmaking −0.07
+0.75
SJS
1 G, 1 A · 18:11 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing +0.19 · Penalties +0.40
+0.74

Rough nights

SJS
Alexandar Georgiev
59:13 TOI
GSAx −1.89
−1.89
WPG
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.86
−0.86
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 14:45 TOI
On-ice −0.26 · Finishing −0.08
−0.35

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalWPG–SJSWin prob.
P1 12:18 WPGKyle Connor
from Mark Scheifele, Gabriel Vilardi
1–047% → 64%
P2 1:52 SJSTyler Toffoli
from Nikolai Kovalenko, Macklin Celebrini
1–134% → 53%
P2 7:28 WPGMark ScheifelePP
from Cole Perfetti, Gabriel Vilardi
2–148% → 68%
P2 17:11 SJSMacklin CelebriniPP
from Jake Walman, Tyler Toffoli
2–230% → 53%
P3 4:44 SJSFabian Zetterlund
from Jake Walman
2–352% → 79%
P3 11:56 WPGKyle ConnorPP
from Gabriel Vilardi, Mark Scheifele
3–316% → 48%
P3 18:47 WPGAdam Lowry
from Dylan DeMelo, Mason Appleton
4–350% → 95%

Every player

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WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mark Scheifele C19:3912+0.82+0.34+0.28+0.19−0.01+0.00+0.01
Kyle Connor L18:502+0.75+0.37+0.47−0.07−0.02+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C16:511+0.42−0.10+0.33−0.06+0.03+0.20+0.02
Gabriel Vilardi C17:313+0.40+0.34−0.21+0.27+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mason Appleton C15:571+0.39+0.17−0.02+0.03+0.01+0.20+0.00
Josh Morrissey D23:01+0.38+0.44−0.01−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Perfetti C15:451+0.20+0.21−0.20+0.17+0.02+0.00+0.00
Dylan DeMelo D21:081−0.03−0.04−0.01+0.19+0.02−0.20+0.00
Morgan Barron C10:42−0.05−0.05−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Namestnikov C15:08−0.06−0.02−0.01−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.02
Haydn Fleury D22:33−0.09−0.06−0.02−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L13:35−0.13+0.01−0.10−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikita Chibrikov R8:50−0.13−0.10+0.00−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Colin Miller D13:49−0.15+0.09+0.00−0.05+0.01−0.20+0.00
Neal Pionk D22:04−0.15−0.06−0.02−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Kupari C9:03−0.15−0.18+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.05
Logan Stanley D16:06−0.21−0.15+0.00−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nino Niederreiter R14:23−0.29+0.07−0.13−0.04+0.01−0.20+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G60:00−0.86

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Macklin Celebrini C18:1111+0.74+0.16+0.19+0.04−0.01+0.40−0.04
Tyler Toffoli C16:2311+0.52+0.21+0.30−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Jake Walman D22:492+0.37+0.07−0.08+0.41−0.03+0.00+0.00
Fabian Zetterlund L17:211+0.10−0.15+0.30−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikolai Kovalenko R13:051+0.06−0.07+0.00+0.14−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Wennberg C18:11−0.02+0.26+0.00−0.06−0.00−0.20−0.02
Luke Kunin C12:06−0.03−0.12−0.04−0.05+0.00+0.20−0.01
Timothy Liljegren D16:18−0.07−0.03−0.04−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Will Smith C15:22−0.09−0.03+0.00−0.03−0.01+0.00−0.02
Carl Grundstrom R11:37−0.11−0.04−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
William Eklund L16:08−0.12−0.06−0.01−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.01
Cody Ceci D20:20−0.14−0.17+0.00+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mikael Granlund C21:52−0.14−0.07−0.10+0.02+0.02+0.00−0.01
Nico Sturm C11:42−0.15−0.10−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D17:49−0.16−0.13−0.03−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jan Rutta D19:00−0.27−0.21−0.05−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Shakir Mukhamadullin D16:11−0.31−0.11+0.00−0.00−0.00−0.20+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C14:45−0.35−0.26−0.08+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alexandar Georgiev G59:13−1.89

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.