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Game Recap
LAK2
Final/OTSat, Dec 9, 2023Every game that night
NYI3

NYI beat LAK 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.17 expected goals to 2.86. A. Lee led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). I. Sorokin stopped 33 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
LAK02002
NYI00213
  1. 2nd 5:40LAKA. KempePP0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 9:08LAKV. Gavrikov0.01 xG
  3. 3rd 8:42NYIA. Lee0.28 xG
  4. 3rd 15:49NYIA. Lee0.12 xG
  5. OT 0:13NYIJ. Pageau0.22 xG

Team Stats

LAKNYI
35Shots on goal30
2.86Expected goals3.17
67Shot attempts54
245v5 shots on goal22
1/5Power play0/4
22Hits28
11Blocked shots21
13Penalty minutes13
9Giveaways14
9Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 2.86 xGNYI 3.17 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 5:40LAK goal, 9:08NYI goal, 8:42NYI goal, 15:49NYI goal, 0:13

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

LAK34 on goal, 2 scored
NYI29 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. FialaLW022200-1016:164:51
A. KempeRW101520-1219:495:04
P. DanaultC011100-1014:211:29
A. KopitarC000202-1020:444:42
Q. ByfieldRW0003000218:165:22
T. MooreLW000101-1015:161:22
P. DuboisC0001110014:241:10
C. GrundstromRW0002210013:520:21
A. LaferriereRW0004120212:500:26
B. LizotteC0001200012:040:20
T. LewisC0001210012:000:18
A. KaliyevRW000200009:110:53
D. DoughtyD011301-2226:275:02
V. GavrikovD1011100018:360:23
M. RoyD000121-1022:510:33
M. AndersonD000210-1021:450:00
A. EnglundD0001710513:280:00
J. SpenceD000210+1010:290:34
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot30273.90060:13OT loss
P. Copley000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. LeeLW202420+1014:211:19
M. BarzalC011111+1219:214:40
B. HorvatC011201+1018:234:11
J. PageauC101111+1014:331:14
S. HolmstromRW011110+1012:050:00
K. PalmieriC0004000219:254:40
B. NelsonC0003010018:514:41
P. EngvallLW0002000015:501:14
C. CizikasC0000230013:420:12
C. ClutterbuckRW0003710013:390:07
J. GauthierRW000121008:570:11
H. FaschingRW000001007:550:54
N. DobsonD011102+2025:594:39
S. MayfieldD011314+1717:000:00
M. ReillyD011240+1214:401:50
A. RomanovD000121+1023:240:06
S. BolducD000133-1018:030:13
R. BortuzzoD000021-1016:030:19
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin35332.94360:13Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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