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Game Recap
NYI6
FinalWed, Feb 9, 2022Every game that night
VAN3

NYI beat VAN 6-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.47 expected goals to 3.38. VAN outshot NYI 37 to 27. C. Cizikas led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). I. Sorokin stopped 34 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI5016
VAN1203
  1. 1st 3:25NYIZ. Parise0.17 xG
  2. 1st 3:43NYIB. Nelson0.09 xG
  3. 1st 3:56NYIA. Lee0.06 xG
  4. 1st 13:11NYIC. Cizikas0.02 xG
  5. 1st 16:19NYIM. Barzal0.21 xG
  6. 1st 18:56VANO. Ekman-Larsson0.08 xG
  7. 2nd 13:04VANE. Pettersson0.28 xG
  8. 2nd 14:35VANL. Schenn0.01 xG
  9. 3rd 14:19NYIM. Martin0.25 xG

Team Stats

NYIVAN
27Shots on goal37
2.47Expected goals3.38
52Shot attempts71
245v5 shots on goal34
0/1Power play0/2
27Hits33
18Blocked shots18
9Penalty minutes9
2Giveaways5
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.47 xGVAN 3.38 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNYI goal, 3:25NYI goal, 3:43NYI goal, 3:56NYI goal, 13:11NYI goal, 16:19VAN goal, 18:56VAN goal, 13:04VAN goal, 14:35NYI goal, 14:19

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

NYI25 on goal, 6 scored
VAN37 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. ClutterbuckRW0221710014:570:35
A. LeeLW1121100014:221:25
C. CizikasC112300+1013:130:00
M. BarzalC1014100018:151:25
Z. PariseLW101302+1016:590:35
B. NelsonC101211+1014:420:50
M. MartinLW101232+2012:590:00
A. BeauvillierRW011000+1012:231:07
J. BaileyRW000210+1016:521:10
J. PageauC000101+1216:520:00
O. WahlstromRW000231+1013:410:53
R. JohnstonLW0000420513:310:00
A. PelechD011012+2021:090:00
S. MayfieldD011112+2020:190:00
R. PulockD011211+1019:230:24
N. DobsonD0112100019:191:36
Z. CharaD011111-1217:190:00
A. GreeneD000012+2019:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin37343.91960:00Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GarlandRW0112100018:401:50
E. PetterssonC1014010017:052:32
V. PodkolzinRW0115400012:400:00
B. HorvatC0003100018:272:10
T. MotteC0000300017:250:00
B. BoeserRW000500-2017:002:10
T. PearsonLW000110-3016:281:46
J. MillerC000321-3416:192:10
J. LammikkoC0001320012:120:00
N. HoglanderLW000000-1011:440:00
J. DowlingC0000000011:180:04
A. ChiassonRW0002030011:141:50
O. Ekman-LarssonD101333-3024:392:10
B. HuntD011211+1019:411:18
L. SchennD101384+1517:350:10
T. MyersD000222-2025:461:40
K. BurroughsD000021-1015:450:10
N. JuulsenD000120-2014:020:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Halak1275.58316:19Loss
T. Demko15141.93343:41

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBo Horvat NYI Faces VAN, his team until Jan 20233 SOG
  • HometownMathew Barzal NYI Plays near home (born in Coquitlam)1 G, 4 SOG

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