NYI beat VAN 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.61 expected goals to 1.68. A. Lee led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). P. Engvall had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. S. Varlamov stopped 24 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| VAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 2:40VANJ. Lekkerimäki0.02 xG
- 1st 17:23NYIJ. PageauPP0.10 xG
- 2nd 0:14NYIS. Mayfield0.01 xG
- 2nd 2:10NYIP. Engvall0.22 xG
- 3rd 11:42NYIA. Lee0.29 xG
- 3rd 17:54NYIN. DobsonEN0.63 xG
- 3rd 18:34VANT. Myers0.11 xG
Team Stats
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NYI 3.61 xGVAN 1.68 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
NYI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lee | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:13 | 4:50 |
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:53 | 4:39 |
| K. Palmieri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:26 | 4:00 |
| J. Pageau | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:03 | 4:55 |
| S. Holmstrom | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:59 | 3:10 |
| P. Engvall | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:25 | 0:00 |
| O. Wahlstrom | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:00 | 4:51 |
| B. Nelson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:46 | 4:02 |
| M. Tsyplakov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 4:00 |
| C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:35 | 0:00 |
| K. MacLean | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 8:09 | 0:00 |
| M. Martin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 6:40 | 0:00 |
| G. Hutton | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| N. Dobson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:41 | 5:52 |
| S. Mayfield | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:26 | 0:00 |
| R. Pulock | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23:31 | 0:43 |
| D. Cholowski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:29 | 3:08 |
| I. George | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Varlamov | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 59:49 | Win |
| I. Sorokin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:04 | 2:00 |
| J. Lekkerimäki | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:06 | 2:00 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:47 | 0:00 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:38 | 2:00 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 2:00 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:31 | 0:00 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:00 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:05 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 11:27 | 0:00 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:00 |
| A. Räty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:33 | 0:00 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:00 | 2:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 27:10 | 2:00 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:59 | 0:00 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:00 |
| V. Desharnais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:04 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Lankinen | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 57:12 | Loss |
| A. Silovs | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | NYI 2.8, VAN 3.1 | NYI 5, VAN 2 |
| Total goals | 5.9 | 7 |
| Shots on goal | NYI 27.1, VAN 28.9 | NYI 32, VAN 26 |
| Win chance | VAN 56% | NYI won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI B. Horvat | 2.7 | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | 30% | 0 |
| VAN C. Garland | 2.7 | 1 | 0.76 | 0 | 26% | 0 |
| NYI K. Palmieri | 2.6 | 2 | 0.69 | 1 | 27% | 0 |
| NYI B. Nelson | 2.5 | 2 | 0.78 | 0 | 32% | 0 |
| VAN Q. Hughes | 2.5 | 4 | 0.98 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| NYI A. Lee | 2.5 | 3 | 0.55 | 2 | 24% | 1 |
| NYI N. Dobson | 2.3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 14% | 1 |
| VAN J. Miller | 2.3 | 1 | 1.03 | 1 | 30% | 0 |
| VAN E. Pettersson | 2.2 | 6 | 0.92 | 0 | 31% | 0 |
| VAN J. DeBrusk | 2.1 | 0 | 0.60 | 0 | 26% | 0 |
| VAN K. Sherwood | 1.8 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 | 18% | 0 |
| VAN P. Suter | 1.8 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| NYI P. Engvall | 1.5 | 6 | 0.36 | 1 | 14% | 1 |
| NYI R. Pulock | 1.5 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| NYI J. Pageau | 1.5 | 2 | 0.48 | 1 | 17% | 1 |
| VAN F. Hronek | 1.5 | 2 | 0.48 | 1 | 7% | 0 |
| VAN D. Heinen | 1.5 | 0 | 0.48 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| VAN N. Hoglander | 1.4 | 1 | 0.37 | 0 | 18% | 0 |
| VAN D. Joshua | 1.3 | 0 | 0.54 | 0 | 22% | 0 |
| NYI M. Tsyplakov | 1.3 | 0 | 0.52 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| VAN T. Blueger | 1.2 | 3 | 0.38 | 1 | 11% | 0 |
| VAN T. Myers | 1.2 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 3% | 1 |
| NYI O. Wahlstrom | 1.1 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 10% | 0 |
| NYI S. Holmstrom | 1.1 | 2 | 0.38 | 1 | 17% | 0 |
| NYI C. Cizikas | 1.1 | 2 | 0.28 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| NYI S. Mayfield | 1.0 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 5% | 1 |
| VAN E. Brannstrom | 1.0 | 1 | 0.26 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| VAN C. Soucy | 1.0 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| NYI G. Hutton | 1.0 | 0 | 0.08 | 2 | 5% | 0 |
| VAN A. Räty | 0.9 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| NYI K. MacLean | 0.7 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| NYI M. Martin | 0.7 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| VAN V. Desharnais | 0.6 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 2% | 0 |
| NYI D. Cholowski | 0.5 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 20 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 more than projected on average.
Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.