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Game Recap
NSH2
FinalTue, Oct 31, 2023Every game that night
VAN5

VAN beat NSH 5-2, with the chances close: 3.71 expected goals to 3.47. E. Pettersson scored three for VAN. T. Demko stopped 27 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH2002
VAN1225
  1. 1st 13:45VANS. Lafferty0.52 xG
  2. 1st 16:10NSHC. Sissons0.17 xG
  3. 1st 16:40NSHD. Fabbro0.03 xG
  4. 2nd 0:53VANE. Pettersson0.09 xG
  5. 2nd 16:38VANE. PetterssonPP0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 4:11VANJ. Miller0.41 xG
  7. 3rd 17:02VANE. PetterssonEN0.91 xG

Team Stats

NSHVAN
29Shots on goal27
3.47Expected goals3.71
60Shot attempts45
225v5 shots on goal19
0/4Power play1/3
20Hits32
12Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways9
2Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 3.47 xGVAN 3.71 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdVAN goal, 13:45NSH goal, 16:10NSH goal, 16:40VAN goal, 0:53VAN goal, 16:38VAN goal, 4:11VAN goal, 17:02

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

NSH26 on goal, 2 scored
VAN27 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. O'ReillyC011301-1020:233:11
F. ForsbergLW011010-2216:343:39
L. FoudyC011220+1012:550:00
C. SissonsC1015310012:440:00
L. EvangelistaRW000101-1019:153:06
T. NovakC000202-1016:250:59
Y. TreninC000031+1016:220:00
K. SherwoodLW0004110015:130:00
G. NyquistRW0003010014:431:03
J. ParssinenC000100-2011:541:18
C. SmithRW0000400011:020:00
S. FagemoLW000100008:230:55
R. JosiD011310-1026:233:36
D. FabbroD1011100020:140:00
T. BarrieD0002000219:553:37
A. CarrierD000022-2219:341:25
R. McDonaghD0000120017:410:01
J. LauzonD000110-1016:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Lankinen26224.84659:28Loss
J. Saros000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. PetterssonC303510+1018:530:55
A. BeauvillierRW022130+2013:230:19
I. MikheyevRW011100+1016:200:08
B. BoeserRW0110010015:471:06
S. LaffertyC101121+1013:520:00
A. KuzmenkoLW011110-1013:380:48
J. MillerC1012300613:020:26
P. SuterC0001100016:030:07
P. Di GiuseppeLW000120-1016:020:00
C. GarlandRW0001100012:450:07
N. HoglanderLW000120+1211:200:07
D. JoshuaC0003510010:560:00
Q. HughesD033500+1022:121:14
F. HronekD011202-1023:441:06
T. MyersD011150+2019:470:15
I. ColeD000032+1020:480:00
C. SoucyD000123+1017:230:07
M. FriedmanD0000120016:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko29272.93159:44Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamNils Hoglander NSH First game back in Vancouver, his team until Apr 20261 SOG
  • Old teamKevin Lankinen VAN Faces NSH, his team until May 202422 saves on 26

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