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2024-12-21 · Bridgestone Arena

2 – 3Final/OT

NSH beat LAK 3–2 in overtime. NSH also won the expected-goals battle 2.2 to 1.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Nick Blankenburg scored at 1:03 of overtime, moving NSH’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
24 – 26
Expected goals
1.9 – 2.2
xG share
NSH 54%
Home-ice start
NSH 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.

LAK goalNSH goal

Expected goals

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

LAKNSH

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.

NSH
1 G, 0 A · 17:11 TOI
On-ice +0.25 · Finishing +0.72 · Penalties +0.20
+1.16
LAK
1 G, 0 A · 18:27 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing +0.61
+0.66
LAK
1 G, 0 A · 20:02 TOI
Finishing +0.63
+0.64

Rough nights

NSH
0 G, 2 A · 17:45 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing −0.74
−0.58
LAK
60:48 TOI
GSAx −0.55
−0.55
LAK
0 G, 0 A · 19:18 TOI
On-ice −0.21 · Penalties −0.20
−0.43

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalLAK–NSHWin prob.
P1 14:16 NSHZachary L'Heureux
from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly
0–153% → 71%
P2 14:00 NSHJonathan Marchessault
from Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg
0–275% → 90%
P3 9:24 LAKQuinton Byfield
from Warren Foegele, Vladislav Gavrikov
1–24% → 18%
P3 13:23 LAKAlex LaferrierePP
from Phillip Danault, Joel Edmundson
2–214% → 49%
OT 1:03 NSHNick Blankenburg
from Filip Forsberg
2–352% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Laferriere R18:271+0.66+0.05+0.61−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Quinton Byfield R20:021+0.64+0.00+0.63+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tanner Jeannot L14:01+0.24+0.05−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.20+0.01
Brandt Clarke D14:27+0.16+0.14+0.01+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Turcotte C17:21+0.01+0.00−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Phillip Danault C18:361−0.01+0.03−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Joel Edmundson D20:471−0.05+0.13−0.17−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Spence D15:25−0.07−0.07+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Samuel Helenius C8:26−0.08−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Akil Thomas C7:19−0.11−0.08−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Mikey Anderson D26:53−0.12−0.01−0.12−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kyle Burroughs D4:57−0.12−0.11+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Warren Foegele L18:131−0.12−0.03−0.08−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jacob Moverare D9:51−0.26−0.06+0.01−0.00−0.00−0.20+0.00
Anze Kopitar C18:54−0.27−0.11−0.17+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01
Adrian Kempe R19:22−0.34−0.03−0.31−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Gavrikov D27:051−0.37−0.17−0.17−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kevin Fiala L19:18−0.43−0.21−0.02+0.00−0.00−0.20+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G60:48−0.55

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Blankenburg D17:111+1.16+0.25+0.72−0.00−0.00+0.20+0.00
Zachary L'Heureux L16:021+0.63+0.05+0.58−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Marchessault C19:141+0.49−0.05+0.75−0.00−0.02−0.20+0.01
Roman Josi D26:251+0.08+0.09−0.05+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D19:31+0.05+0.07−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Smith L15:37+0.05+0.06−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Steven Stamkos C18:27+0.04+0.14−0.12+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luke Evangelista R13:23+0.03+0.08−0.05+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Colton Sissons C13:51+0.02+0.03−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael McCarron C13:38+0.01+0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Gustav Nyquist R14:341−0.05−0.08−0.19+0.01−0.00+0.20+0.00
Brady Skjei D21:26−0.07+0.03−0.10−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L11:09−0.09−0.09−0.00−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.03
Luke Schenn D14:56−0.11−0.11+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C17:271−0.13−0.08−0.07−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.01
Adam Wilsby D18:09−0.13−0.12+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C12:24−0.18+0.07−0.27+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Filip Forsberg L17:452−0.58+0.16−0.74+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Justus Annunen G61:03−0.04

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.