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Game Recap
CAR1
FinalSun, Dec 12, 2021Every game that night
VAN2

VAN beat CAR 2-1, with the chances close: 2.37 expected goals to 2.54. T. Demko stopped 28 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR0011
VAN1102
  1. 1st 18:29VANB. Boeser0.17 xG
  2. 2nd 7:44VANE. Pettersson0.16 xG
  3. 3rd 2:32CARM. Necas0.13 xG

Team Stats

CARVAN
29Shots on goal26
2.54Expected goals2.37
65Shot attempts40
255v5 shots on goal23
0/1Power play0/1
26Hits16
9Blocked shots24
2Penalty minutes2
0Giveaways7
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 2.54 xGVAN 2.37 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdVAN goal, 18:29VAN goal, 7:44CAR goal, 2:32

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

CAR29 on goal, 1 scored
VAN25 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. NecasC1012300221:240:53
J. KotkaniemiC0110100017:221:07
S. JarvisRW0112000017:050:53
A. SvechnikovRW0003000021:311:07
V. TrocheckC0003610019:451:07
T. TeravainenC000201-1018:541:07
J. StaalC000350-1016:550:53
J. FastRW0001000016:440:00
N. NiederreiterRW000210-1016:300:53
S. LorentzC000010009:170:00
D. StepanC000210008:360:00
J. SlavinD000412-1027:041:15
I. ColeD000111-1022:000:00
B. SkjeiD000332-1019:430:00
J. ChatfieldD000111-1014:590:00
B. SmithD0000100014:080:00
E. BearD000011+109:300:45
M. LajoieD000000+108:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Raanta26242.92358:00Loss
F. Andersen000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC011122+1019:301:50
B. BoeserRW101101+1017:191:44
T. PearsonLW011201+1015:381:50
E. PetterssonC1012110015:090:10
C. GarlandRW0111020014:490:16
B. HorvatC0006000217:501:50
J. DickinsonC0001400015:430:00
V. PodkolzinRW000210+1015:390:10
T. MotteC000112-1012:420:00
J. DowlingC0001000012:150:00
J. LammikkoC0001010012:000:00
N. HoglanderLW0001100011:160:00
T. MyersD011213+2025:050:10
T. PoolmanD000017+1023:500:00
Q. HughesD0002010023:032:00
L. SchennD000021+1019:510:00
K. BurroughsD000121-1013:390:00
B. HuntD000101-1012:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko29281.96660:00Win
J. Halak000–0:00