Game Recap: COL 3, VGK 2, October 22, 2022

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Game Recap

COL3

FinalSat, Oct 22, 2022Every game that night

VGK2

COL beat VGK 3-2, with the chances close: 2.44 expected goals to 2.79. VGK outshot COL 35 to 25. J. Eichel led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). A. Georgiev stopped 33 of 35.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
COL	1	1	1	3
VGK	1	0	1	2

1st 5:38COLN. MacKinnonPP0.04 xG
1st 19:16VGKJ. MarchessaultPP0.07 xG
2nd 6:20COLE. RodriguesPP0.10 xG
3rd 8:10COLV. Nichushkin0.14 xG
3rd 10:32VGKC. Stephenson0.16 xG

Team Stats

COLVGK

25Shots on goal35

2.44Expected goals2.79

65Shot attempts61

215v5 shots on goal25

2/2Power play1/4

38Hits41

16Blocked shots27

8Penalty minutes4

7Giveaways7

12Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 2.44 xGVGK 2.79 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

COL24 on goal, 3 scored

VGK34 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. MacKinnon	C	1	0	1	7	2	1	0	2	22:34	1:47
A. Lehkonen	LW	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	20:47	1:46
V. Nichushkin	RW	1	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	18:19	1:50
E. Rodrigues	C	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	15:06	0:22
M. Rantanen	RW	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	2	22:33	1:47
L. O'Connor	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	16:10	0:00
A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	14:57	0:00
J. Compher	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	14:51	0:21
A. Newhook	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	11:43	0:21
M. Kaut	RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6:36	0:00
D. Hunt	LW	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	6:15	0:00
J. Megna	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	5:49	0:00
C. Makar	D	0	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	25:46	1:32
B. Byram	D	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	23:25	0:18
S. Girard	D	0	1	1	1	1	0	-1	0	21:44	0:36
E. Johnson	D	0	1	1	0	3	4	+1	0	16:03	0:00
J. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	-1	2	20:33	0:00
J. MacDonald	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	+1	0	10:52	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Georgiev	35	33	2	.943	59:33	Win
P. Francouz	0	0	0	–	0:00

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Stone	RW	0	2	2	1	3	0	+1	0	21:03	4:03
J. Eichel	C	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	17:10	4:08
C. Stephenson	C	1	0	1	3	4	1	+1	0	19:36	3:37
J. Marchessault	RW	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	17:30	3:39
W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	19:10	2:15
R. Smith	RW	0	0	0	3	4	1	-1	0	16:13	2:16
B. Howden	C	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	16:02	0:06
N. Roy	C	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	14:59	2:37
P. Kessel	RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	-1	0	12:45	2:37
M. Amadio	RW	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	12:16	0:00
W. Carrier	LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	10:05	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	9:46	0:08
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	25:18	4:16
S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	2	22:10	2:08
A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	20:07	0:00
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	5	5	-1	0	18:12	0:11
N. Hague	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	+1	0	14:30	0:00
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	13:19	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	25	22	3	.880	57:41	Loss
A. Hill	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamNicolas Roy COL Faces VGK, his team until May 20251 SOG

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