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Game Recap
NSH4
FinalSat, Oct 23, 2021Every game that night
WPG6

WPG beat NSH 6-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.36 expected goals to 3.36. N. Cousins led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH1124
WPG1326
  1. 1st 1:15NSHC. Sissons0.19 xG
  2. 1st 2:42WPGA. Lowry0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 1:11WPGP. Dubois0.21 xG
  4. 2nd 2:34WPGP. StastnyPP0.20 xG
  5. 2nd 13:27NSHN. CousinsPP0.13 xG
  6. 2nd 19:49WPGK. Vesalainen0.11 xG
  7. 3rd 3:10NSHR. Josi0.04 xG
  8. 3rd 3:36WPGP. Stastny0.10 xG
  9. 3rd 6:14WPGK. ConnorPP0.10 xG
  10. 3rd 13:41NSHP. TomasinoPP0.12 xG

Team Stats

NSHWPG
30Shots on goal29
3.36Expected goals4.36
71Shot attempts49
185v5 shots on goal23
2/4Power play2/3
23Hits24
11Blocked shots22
11Penalty minutes13
7Giveaways11
2Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 3.36 xGWPG 4.36 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdNSH goal, 1:15WPG goal, 2:42WPG goal, 1:11WPG goal, 2:34NSH goal, 13:27WPG goal, 19:49NSH goal, 3:10WPG goal, 3:36WPG goal, 6:14NSH goal, 13:41

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

NSH30 on goal, 4 scored
WPG29 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. CousinsC1233210014:243:09
T. NovakC0331000012:503:05
P. TomasinoRW1121010014:363:05
C. SissonsC1013200014:420:04
T. JeannotLW011150+1510:180:00
M. GranlundC0003100020:153:11
M. DucheneC000401-2019:053:11
R. JohansenC000101-2017:543:11
F. ForsbergLW000211-1017:463:11
Y. TreninC000021-1014:570:00
E. TolvanenRW0003310014:553:09
L. KuninC0001100013:280:00
R. JosiD1012100026:313:28
D. FabbroD0111010217:160:04
M. EkholmD000200-1023:521:39
A. CarrierD000010-1018:461:13
P. MyersD000221-1014:580:00
B. HarpurD000022-2412:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros29236.79356:53Loss
C. Ingram000–0:00

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. StastnyC2023000021:533:22
K. ConnorLW112500+1021:473:22
P. DuboisC112102+1018:140:42
N. EhlersLW0115000019:013:22
A. LowryC101270+1016:430:00
K. VesalainenLW101410+2015:300:04
E. SvechnikovLW011121+1014:000:00
J. HarkinsC011110+2013:330:42
A. CoppC0002030024:103:22
D. ToninatoC000010-107:230:00
R. NashC000011-104:360:38
N. SchmidtD033002+2020:511:06
N. PionkD0222410022:142:58
B. DillonD0111320419:270:00
D. DeMeloD0110160212:180:00
J. MorrisseyD000011+2221:350:42
L. StanleyD0002200012:470:00
N. BeaulieuD000003057:380:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck30264.86760:00Win
E. Comrie000–0:00