Game Recap: NSH 1, WPG 2 (OT), December 15, 2022

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Game Recap

NSH1

Final/OTThu, Dec 15, 2022Every game that night

WPG2

WPG beat NSH 2-1 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.50 expected goals to 2.31. WPG outshot NSH 41 to 26. K. Connor led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
NSH	1	0	0	0	1
WPG	1	0	0	1	2

1st 9:04NSHF. Forsberg0.04 xG
1st 15:24WPGD. DeMelo0.16 xG
OT 3:31WPGK. Connor0.12 xG

Team Stats

NSHWPG

26Shots on goal41

2.31Expected goals4.50

44Shot attempts80

195v5 shots on goal28

0/3Power play0/4

25Hits18

16Blocked shots10

17Penalty minutes15

11Giveaways6

6Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 2.31 xGWPG 4.50 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, 1 scored

WPG41 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Granlund	C	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	18:16	3:40
M. Duchene	C	0	1	1	2	1	0	-1	0	17:26	2:55
F. Forsberg	LW	1	0	1	5	2	0	+1	2	17:09	2:20
R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2	16:26	2:51
N. Niederreiter	RW	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	16:24	2:43
Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	16:21	0:05
C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	14:25	0:06
C. Glass	C	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	14:23	2:38
T. Jeannot	LW	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	12:35	0:01
J. Parssinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12:29	2:40
M. Jankowski	LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11:54	0:26
C. Smith	RW	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	2	11:38	0:00
R. Josi	D	0	0	0	4	0	3	+1	2	27:43	3:55
M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	2	3	4	-1	0	23:04	2:06
J. Gross	D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	19:52	1:49
D. Fabbro	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	19:26	0:00
K. Gravel	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	16:12	0:00
R. McKeown	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	14:50	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Saros	41	39	2	.951	63:31	OT loss
K. Lankinen	0	0	0	–	0:00

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
K. Connor	LW	1	1	2	11	0	0	+1	0	26:48	6:46
A. Lowry	C	0	1	1	1	2	0	+1	5	16:29	2:58
M. Scheifele	C	0	0	0	5	0	0	+1	0	25:11	6:52
P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	3	1	3	-1	4	20:57	5:59
B. Wheeler	RW	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	18:32	4:04
C. Perfetti	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	14:42	0:47
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12:57	0:00
S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	11:48	1:40
J. Harkins	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11:03	0:09
K. Stenlund	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	10:22	0:00
D. Gustafsson	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	9:07	0:00
M. Eyssimont	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	7:46	0:03
J. Morrissey	D	0	1	1	1	0	2	+1	0	27:35	7:07
D. DeMelo	D	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	20:55	0:00
N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	24:39	1:22
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	23:59	0:28
D. Samberg	D	0	0	0	1	7	2	0	0	14:13	0:00
N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5:30	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Hellebuyck	26	25	1	.962	63:31	Win
D. Rittich	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamNino Niederreiter WPG Faces NSH, his team until Feb 20232 SOG

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