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Game Recap
COL3
VGK2
COL beat VGK 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.05 expected goals to 3.06. VGK outshot COL 36 to 21. D. Kuemper stopped 34 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| VGK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 4:07VGKC. Stephenson0.13 xG
- 1st 7:10COLA. Burakovsky0.13 xG
- 1st 8:31VGKJ. Marchessault0.05 xG
- 3rd 5:40COLJ. Compher0.11 xG
- 3rd 6:06COLN. MacKinnon0.05 xG
Team Stats
COLVGK
21Shots on goal36
2.05Expected goals3.06
38Shot attempts65
205v5 shots on goal32
0/2Power play0/2
29Hits13
15Blocked shots12
4Penalty minutes6
9Giveaways6
4Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
COL 2.05 xGVGK 3.06 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:29 | 2:25 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 | 2:25 |
| J. Compher | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:43 | 0:00 |
| A. Burakovsky | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:19 | 1:28 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:14 | 1:28 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:00 |
| N. Kadri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:10 | 2:25 |
| G. Landeskog | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:14 | 2:25 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 | 1:28 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:32 | 0:00 |
| K. MacDermid | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:16 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:32 | 2:25 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:15 | 1:28 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:20 | 0:00 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:30 | 1:28 |
| R. Murray | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 60:00 | Win |
| P. Francouz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:32 | 2:10 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:48 | 2:25 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 1:43 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 1:43 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:10 | 2:10 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:00 | 1:43 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 1:28 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 10:18 | 2:10 |
| J. Rondbjerg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:13 | 0:00 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 23:31 | 1:55 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 21:22 | 1:58 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 20:17 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:43 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:00 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Brossoit | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 58:14 | Loss |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.