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Game Recap
NSH5
VGK3
NSH beat VGK 5-3, with the chances close: 3.16 expected goals to 2.45. NSH outshot VGK 40 to 26. R. Josi led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). K. Lankinen stopped 23 of 26.
Team Stats
NSHVGK
40Shots on goal26
3.16Expected goals2.45
79Shot attempts41
325v5 shots on goal16
0/4Power play1/4
40Hits30
8Blocked shots19
8Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways6
8Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NSH 3.16 xGVGK 2.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Nyquist | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:20 | 5:03 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:30 | 0:00 |
| L. Evangelista | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 13:48 | 2:24 |
| C. Glass | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:38 | 3:39 |
| C. Smith | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | 0:06 |
| T. Novak | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:56 | 2:22 |
| M. McCarron | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:10 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:14 | 1:14 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:57 | 4:58 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:11 | 5:15 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:52 | 3:18 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:03 | 0:00 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:27 | 2:24 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 21:21 | 5:02 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:14 | 1:10 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:47 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:50 | 0:00 |
| D. Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Lankinen | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 59:52 | Win |
| J. Saros | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 22:57 | 5:25 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 19:14 | 3:55 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:53 | 4:00 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:41 | 1:40 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:18 | 2:08 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:04 | 5:41 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:20 | 1:44 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:00 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 3:25 |
| M. Morelli | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:44 | 1:05 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 10:41 | 0:00 |
| G. Denisenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:01 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:11 | 0:17 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:20 | 2:25 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:03 | 4:54 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:01 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 58:48 | Loss |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.