Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
CGY7
FinalThu, Mar 16, 2023Every game that night
VGK2

CGY beat VGK 7-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.25 expected goals to 2.19. CGY outshot VGK 30 to 19. T. Toffoli led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). J. Markstrom stopped 17 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CGY1247
VGK0202
  1. 1st 15:05CGYM. Weegar0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 3:39CGYT. Toffoli0.21 xG
  3. 2nd 12:33VGKZ. Whitecloud0.08 xG
  4. 2nd 15:54VGKR. Smith0.20 xG
  5. 2nd 17:17CGYB. Coleman0.21 xG
  6. 3rd 8:40CGYM. BacklundPP0.06 xG
  7. 3rd 13:16CGYT. Toffoli0.42 xG
  8. 3rd 15:43CGYB. ColemanEN0.58 xG
  9. 3rd 16:11CGYD. Dube0.02 xG

Team Stats

CGYVGK
30Shots on goal19
4.25Expected goals2.19
60Shot attempts43
265v5 shots on goal15
1/2Power play0/4
37Hits23
19Blocked shots16
13Penalty minutes9
1Giveaways4
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 4.25 xGVGK 2.19 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCGY goal, 15:05CGY goal, 3:39VGK goal, 12:33VGK goal, 15:54CGY goal, 17:17CGY goal, 8:40CGY goal, 13:16CGY goal, 15:43CGY goal, 16:11

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

CGY30 on goal, 7 scored
VGK19 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ToffoliC224400+3215:152:07
E. LindholmC022120+5017:271:43
B. ColemanLW202232+2215:180:25
M. BacklundC101440+1019:121:34
J. HuberdeauLW011012+1016:291:40
D. DubeC1013400015:310:37
A. MangiapaneLW011110+4014:151:02
N. RitchieLW000272-1213:520:23
A. RuzickaC000220-1012:450:00
N. KadriC0000000012:350:57
T. LewisC000130-1011:160:00
M. LucicLW000010-108:590:00
R. AnderssonD022102+3021:522:18
M. WeegarD112264+2220:440:51
N. HanifinD011313+2022:520:43
N. ZadorovD011120-1017:570:26
C. TanevD000204+2022:080:35
T. StecherD0001000513:330:14
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Markstrom19172.89560:00Win
D. Vladar000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. SmithRW1121000019:183:54
W. KarlssonC0113110019:573:46
M. AmadioRW011103+1013:220:00
I. BarbashevLW000041-3019:085:06
P. DorofeyevRW000200-1016:372:54
J. MarchessaultRW000000-2016:324:06
J. EichelC000100-1016:124:18
C. StephensonC000000-2016:104:14
B. HowdenC0001300213:090:00
P. KesselRW000000-2012:403:29
T. BluegerC000023-2012:380:00
P. CotterLW000231-159:140:00
A. PietrangeloD011212-1022:034:31
Z. WhitecloudD101231-1018:320:00
S. TheodoreD000202-3021:074:12
B. McNabbD000130-2018:040:00
A. MartinezD0001110216:300:13
N. HagueD000021-1016:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick29236.79359:11Loss
J. Patera000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamNoah Hanifin VGK Faces CGY, his team until Mar 20241 A, 3 SOG
  • Old teamRasmus Andersson VGK Faces CGY, his team until Jan 20262 A, 1 SOG

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