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Game Recap
FLA4
FinalThu, Jan 4, 2024Every game that night
VGK1

FLA beat VGK 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.28 expected goals to 2.47. FLA outshot VGK 36 to 27. M. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). S. Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
FLA1214
VGK1001
  1. 1st 3:59VGKP. Dorofeyev0.21 xG
  2. 1st 14:15FLAS. BennettPP0.40 xG
  3. 2nd 6:15FLAM. TkachukPP0.10 xG
  4. 2nd 18:38FLAC. Verhaeghe0.11 xG
  5. 3rd 5:23FLAS. ReinhartPP0.20 xG

Team Stats

FLAVGK
36Shots on goal27
3.28Expected goals2.47
62Shot attempts56
205v5 shots on goal19
3/6Power play0/6
34Hits20
12Blocked shots15
16Penalty minutes16
7Giveaways5
4Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 3.28 xGVGK 2.47 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdVGK goal, 3:59FLA goal, 14:15FLA goal, 6:15FLA goal, 18:38FLA goal, 5:23

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

FLA34 on goal, 4 scored
VGK26 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. TkachukLW123430+1020:058:41
S. ReinhartC112310-1421:236:16
C. VerhaegheC112401+1018:256:44
S. BennettC101420+1218:435:17
A. LundellC0003100019:343:24
K. StenlundC0004000018:240:00
E. LuostarinenC000340-1017:552:32
W. LockwoodRW0000400012:400:07
R. LombergLW0001400211:430:00
J. GadjovichLW000131005:410:00
A. BarkovC000020-104:541:03
E. RodriguesC000001003:050:48
B. MontourD011110+1021:217:21
A. EkbladD011410-1418:463:44
G. ForslingD0112040018:420:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD0112100015:312:18
N. MikkolaD0000610221:350:00
D. KulikovD0000140218:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky27261.96359:57Win
A. Stolarz000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. StoneRW0112200022:188:11
P. DorofeyevRW1012200013:561:42
C. StephensonC0001010021:448:31
J. EichelC0002020021:018:55
N. RoyC0001200017:511:46
J. MarchessaultRW0006300016:178:21
I. BarbashevLW0000100012:591:31
P. CotterLW0001000012:370:00
W. CarrierLW0001110411:480:00
B. HowdenC0000000010:210:00
M. AmadioRW0000010010:190:59
G. DenisenkoLW000011028:370:00
A. PietrangeloD000203-1026:287:30
B. McNabbD000120+1018:570:00
Z. WhitecloudD000022+1618:130:53
A. MartinezD000412-1018:051:46
N. HagueD0003220216:140:00
B. PachalD0001100211:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson36324.88960:00Loss
J. Patera000–0:00