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Game Recap
NSH1
VGK6
VGK beat NSH 6-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.72 expected goals to 3.38. VGK outshot NSH 50 to 36. C. Stephenson led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). L. Thompson stopped 35 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| VGK | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
- 1st 1:31VGKM. Janmark0.07 xG
- 1st 13:45VGKN. Roy0.11 xG
- 2nd 3:14VGKE. DadonovPP0.27 xG
- 2nd 5:00NSHF. ForsbergPP0.39 xG
- 2nd 8:41VGKJ. EichelPP0.12 xG
- 3rd 14:42VGKC. StephensonPP0.13 xG
- 3rd 17:07VGKA. Pietrangelo0.06 xG
Team Stats
NSHVGK
36Shots on goal50
3.38Expected goals4.72
63Shot attempts90
275v5 shots on goal39
1/3Power play3/5
46Hits29
26Blocked shots13
17Penalty minutes13
4Giveaways5
7Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NSH 3.38 xGVGK 4.72 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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Forsberg | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 17:56 | 2:14 |
| R. Johansen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 14:43 | 2:23 |
| M. Duchene | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:35 | 2:35 |
| M. Granlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 18:33 | 2:24 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:30 | 1:33 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 0:00 |
| M. McCarron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | 0:00 |
| P. Tomasino | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:31 | 1:58 |
| L. Kunin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 1:37 |
| E. Tolvanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:14 | 1:48 |
| N. Cousins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:30 | 0:36 |
| M. Luff | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:28 | 0:00 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25:26 | 2:24 |
| M. Ekholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 24:30 | 2:08 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23:30 | 0:10 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:59 | 0:00 |
| M. Tennyson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:14 | 0:00 |
| B. Harpur | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:51 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 50 | 44 | 6 | .880 | 60:00 | Loss |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:20 | 4:04 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:57 | 4:04 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:00 | 3:32 |
| J. Eichel | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | 4:04 |
| N. Roy | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:22 | 1:59 |
| M. Janmark | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 9 | 18:11 | 2:04 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:11 | 2:03 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:27 | 0:04 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:51 | 0:00 |
| J. Leschyshyn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:28 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:07 | 0:00 |
| N. Patrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:37 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:56 | 2:03 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:09 | 4:04 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 22:56 | 0:00 |
| D. Coghlan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:29 | 2:03 |
| D. Miromanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 |
| Z. Hayes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 59:41 | Win |
| J. Patera | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.