Game Recap: NSH 3, VGK 2, January 4, 2022

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Game Recap

NSH3

FinalTue, Jan 4, 2022Every game that night

VGK2

NSH beat VGK 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.12 expected goals to 4.06. VGK outshot NSH 43 to 26. F. Forsberg led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Saros stopped 41 of 43.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
NSH	0	2	1	3
VGK	0	0	2	2

2nd 2:41NSHF. Forsberg0.03 xG
2nd 7:01NSHY. Trenin0.06 xG
3rd 6:08NSHF. Forsberg0.22 xG
3rd 12:01VGKW. Karlsson0.15 xG
3rd 18:14VGKS. Theodore0.07 xG

Team Stats

NSHVGK

26Shots on goal43

2.12Expected goals4.06

48Shot attempts77

235v5 shots on goal28

0/1Power play0/3

55Hits34

21Blocked shots13

13Penalty minutes11

5Giveaways9

8Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 2.12 xGVGK 4.06 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

NSH26 on goal, 3 scored

VGK43 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
F. Forsberg	LW	2	0	2	4	5	0	+1	0	15:29	1:05
M. Granlund	C	0	1	1	3	1	2	+1	0	21:25	1:05
Y. Trenin	C	1	0	1	3	3	0	+1	0	13:45	0:05
R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	17:48	1:05
M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	+1	0	16:50	1:05
T. Jeannot	LW	0	0	0	1	7	5	0	5	15:45	0:05
E. Tolvanen	RW	0	0	0	2	5	1	-1	0	15:29	0:50
L. Kunin	C	0	0	0	2	7	1	0	0	14:53	0:50
C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	14:20	0:05
N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	10:07	0:50
M. McCarron	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	8:28	0:00
M. Luff	RW	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	7:48	0:00
M. Ekholm	D	0	1	1	1	5	0	0	2	25:19	0:50
P. Myers	D	0	1	1	0	3	0	+1	0	13:10	0:00
M. Benning	D	0	0	0	2	1	3	+1	0	23:39	0:05
R. Josi	D	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	4	22:32	1:10
A. Carrier	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	21:49	0:50
M. Borowiecki	D	0	0	0	0	6	2	+1	0	13:24	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Saros	43	41	2	.953	60:00	Win
D. Rittich	0	0	0	–	0:00

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
W. Karlsson	C	1	1	2	2	3	1	+2	2	20:59	2:24
E. Dadonov	LW	0	1	1	2	0	1	+1	2	14:34	1:36
R. Smith	RW	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	20:58	2:24
J. Marchessault	RW	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	2	20:40	2:35
C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	18:13	1:25
N. Roy	C	0	0	0	4	1	0	-2	0	16:58	1:39
M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	+1	0	12:52	0:00
W. Carrier	LW	0	0	0	0	6	0	-2	0	12:24	0:00
M. Amadio	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	11:44	0:00
N. Patrick	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	+1	0	11:12	1:36
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	0	3	3	-2	5	9:55	0:00
B. Howden	C	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	9:26	0:00
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	8	0	0	-1	0	28:34	2:21
S. Theodore	D	1	0	1	6	0	2	-1	0	27:49	2:24
B. McNabb	D	0	1	1	0	1	4	+1	0	14:49	0:00
D. Coghlan	D	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	18:31	1:36
B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	14:19	0:00
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	14:19	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	26	23	3	.885	55:44	Loss
D. Ferguson	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamJonathan Marchessault NSH Faces VGK, his team until May 20245 SOG

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