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Game Recap
NSH3
FinalFri, Nov 5, 2021Every game that night
VAN2

NSH beat VAN 3-2, with the chances close: 2.89 expected goals to 2.64. M. Granlund led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). J. Saros stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH1203
VAN1102
  1. 1st 5:49NSHR. JosiPP0.03 xG
  2. 1st 19:51VANB. Boeser0.12 xG
  3. 2nd 10:08VANN. Hoglander0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 12:26NSHM. Duchene0.15 xG
  5. 2nd 19:15NSHP. TomasinoPP0.11 xG

Team Stats

NSHVAN
28Shots on goal28
2.89Expected goals2.64
48Shot attempts68
215v5 shots on goal23
2/3Power play0/5
21Hits18
28Blocked shots11
15Penalty minutes11
6Giveaways5
5Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 2.89 xGVAN 2.64 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNSH goal, 5:49VAN goal, 19:51VAN goal, 10:08NSH goal, 12:26NSH goal, 19:15

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

NSH28 on goal, 3 scored
VAN28 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GranlundC022212+1018:541:56
L. KuninC011132+1015:491:17
E. TolvanenRW0112100013:291:56
M. DucheneC101411+1012:441:59
P. TomasinoRW1013220211:101:05
T. NovakC0112000010:060:57
R. JohansenC0001100016:461:56
C. SissonsC000121-2016:310:00
T. JeannotLW000250-2516:021:07
R. GrimaldiRW0001000014:340:00
N. CousinsC0001110213:250:27
Y. TreninC000000-2013:070:00
R. JosiD101411+1022:092:05
M. EkholmD0000030222:080:10
A. CarrierD0001270221:440:58
D. FabbroD0001010218:060:12
M. BenningD000113-1017:550:00
B. HarpurD000104-2015:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros28262.92960:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC011311+1221:303:16
J. MillerC0110210021:285:19
B. BoeserRW101100+1020:517:09
N. HoglanderLW101510+1217:203:28
T. PearsonLW011131+1015:543:01
C. GarlandRW000101-1021:326:42
E. PetterssonC0004110021:226:31
V. PodkolzinRW0001210010:540:01
A. ChiassonRW0000200010:324:11
J. DickinsonC0001000010:250:00
J. LammikkoC000111009:560:01
J. BaileyRW000100009:310:01
T. HamonicD011110+1018:040:15
Q. HughesD000100+1026:102:44
O. Ekman-LarssonD0001000022:237:16
T. MyersD0001110216:240:05
T. PoolmanD0003110013:370:00
L. SchennD0002220510:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko28253.89357:59Loss
J. Halak000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamNils Hoglander NSH First game back in Vancouver, his team until Apr 20261 G, 5 SOG

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