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Game Recap
CBJ2
FinalSat, Nov 20, 2021Every game that night
VGK3

VGK beat CBJ 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.99 expected goals to 2.57. K. Kolesar led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Brossoit stopped 27 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ2002
VGK0123
  1. 1st 0:45CBJG. Nyquist0.06 xG
  2. 1st 8:42CBJA. TexierSH0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 7:07VGKK. Kolesar0.02 xG
  4. 3rd 4:45VGKR. SmithSH0.20 xG
  5. 3rd 13:53VGKM. Janmark0.22 xG

Team Stats

CBJVGK
29Shots on goal35
2.57Expected goals3.99
63Shot attempts64
175v5 shots on goal28
0/4Power play0/4
16Hits22
18Blocked shots21
8Penalty minutes10
6Giveaways10
10Takeaways14

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 2.57 xGVGK 3.99 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 0:45CBJ goal, 8:42VGK goal, 7:07VGK goal, 4:45VGK goal, 13:53

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

CBJ29 on goal, 2 scored
VGK35 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. NyquistRW101202+1018:592:28
A. TexierLW101302+1210:450:00
B. JennerC000212-1024:104:27
O. BjorkstrandRW0004010221:104:21
J. VoracekRW000200-2017:484:27
C. SillingerC000110-2016:254:38
E. ChinakhovRW0001010016:072:28
S. KuralyC0000500013:000:00
M. DomiC000100-1012:242:28
E. RobinsonLW0003000012:190:00
J. RoslovicC0000000011:132:39
J. DanforthRW000140-108:210:00
Z. WerenskiD022623+1226:434:23
J. BeanD0220010020:340:00
V. GavrikovD0003120020:250:00
A. PeekeD0000020218:240:00
A. BoqvistD0000000015:103:11
G. BayreutherD000022-209:400:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins35323.91457:47Loss
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KolesarRW112241+2214:461:46
R. SmithRW101400+1018:571:25
M. JanmarkC101901+1016:061:39
J. LeschyshynC011112+2010:460:05
C. StephensonC000300-2025:115:45
M. StoneRW000322-2022:505:15
N. RoyC0002100019:455:06
E. DadonovLW000530-2018:275:18
J. RondbjergRW000000009:150:02
B. HowdenC000040008:390:00
P. CotterLW000321006:470:00
B. JonesC000020+125:340:02
N. HagueD011012+1618:251:50
A. PietrangeloD000112-2027:346:01
B. McNabbD000104+2019:360:00
B. HuttonD0000020016:530:11
Z. WhitecloudD000004+1016:450:02
D. CoghlanD000110+1015:441:03
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Brossoit29272.93160:00Win
R. Lehner000–0:00