Game Recap: EDM 4, VAN 5, May 8, 2024

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Game Recap

EDM4

FinalWed, May 8, 2024PlayoffsEvery game that night

VAN5

VAN beat EDM 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 2.28 expected goals to 1.48. D. Joshua led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). A. Silovs stopped 14 of 18.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
EDM	2	2	0	4
VAN	0	2	3	5

1st 2:11EDMZ. HymanPP0.09 xG
1st 15:01EDMM. Ekholm0.06 xG
2nd 0:53VAND. Joshua0.17 xG
2nd 12:26EDMC. Ceci0.02 xG
2nd 13:11EDMZ. Hyman0.13 xG
2nd 17:01VANE. Lindholm0.02 xG
3rd 9:38VANJ. Miller0.03 xG
3rd 13:47VANN. Zadorov0.02 xG
3rd 14:26VANC. Garland0.01 xG

Team Stats

EDMVAN

18Shots on goal24

1.48Expected goals2.28

45Shot attempts53

135v5 shots on goal19

1/1Power play0/3

33Hits36

11Blocked shots12

6Penalty minutes2

2Giveaways4

9Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 1.48 xGVAN 2.28 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

EDM18 on goal, 4 scored

VAN24 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
Z. Hyman	LW	2	0	2	4	2	0	-1	0	21:50	1:31
R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	19:48	1:31
L. Draisaitl	C	0	2	2	3	0	0	-1	2	16:43	1:31
C. McDavid	C	0	1	1	0	3	1	-1	0	24:03	1:31
D. Ryan	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	7:15	0:00
R. McLeod	C	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	16:08	0:00
M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:06	0:00
E. Kane	LW	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	13:28	0:00
W. Foegele	LW	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	13:17	0:00
D. Holloway	LW	0	0	0	0	7	0	-1	2	11:04	0:00
C. Perry	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	10:15	0:00
C. Brown	RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7:35	0:00
E. Bouchard	D	0	1	1	3	2	2	+1	0	25:42	1:31
M. Ekholm	D	1	0	1	2	1	1	+2	0	23:42	0:00
C. Ceci	D	1	0	1	1	0	0	-3	0	18:27	0:00
D. Nurse	D	0	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	18:53	0:00
V. Desharnais	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	0	17:50	0:00
B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14:03	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
S. Skinner	24	19	5	.792	57:51	Loss
C. Pickard	0	0	0	–	0:00

VAN Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
D. Joshua	C	1	2	3	2	8	0	+2	0	14:27	1:18
E. Lindholm	C	1	1	2	5	5	0	+1	0	17:36	4:40
J. Miller	C	1	0	1	1	4	0	+1	0	22:51	5:33
B. Boeser	RW	0	1	1	1	0	2	-1	0	21:52	5:36
C. Garland	RW	1	0	1	2	0	0	+2	0	14:23	0:56
N. Hoglander	LW	0	1	1	0	0	0	+1	0	10:26	0:00
T. Blueger	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	10:18	0:00
E. Pettersson	C	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	19:09	4:57
P. Suter	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	18:44	0:24
I. Mikheyev	RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	+1	0	12:54	0:00
P. Di Giuseppe	LW	0	0	0	1	2	1	-1	0	9:59	0:00
S. Lafferty	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8:47	0:00
N. Zadorov	D	1	1	2	3	1	3	+1	2	18:00	0:02
C. Soucy	D	0	2	2	0	3	1	+2	0	17:51	0:07
I. Cole	D	0	1	1	1	1	1	-1	0	13:03	0:00
Q. Hughes	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25:30	5:51
F. Hronek	D	0	0	0	2	1	3	+1	0	20:50	0:29
T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	+1	0	19:52	0:07

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Silovs	18	14	4	.778	60:00	Win
C. DeSmith	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

HometownRyan Nugent-Hopkins EDM Plays near home (born in Burnaby)2 A, 1 SOG

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