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Game Recap
NYR1
FinalThu, Jan 18, 2024Every game that night
VGK5

VGK beat NYR 5-1, with the chances close: 2.87 expected goals to 2.43. I. Barbashev led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). L. Thompson stopped 29 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYR0011
VGK2215
  1. 1st 11:35VGKJ. Marchessault0.13 xG
  2. 1st 14:48VGKI. Barbashev0.08 xG
  3. 2nd 17:59VGKI. BarbashevPP0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 18:24VGKK. Kolesar0.06 xG
  5. 3rd 0:40NYRM. ZibanejadPP0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 18:32VGKB. HowdenEN0.93 xG

Team Stats

NYRVGK
30Shots on goal26
2.43Expected goals2.87
67Shot attempts46
245v5 shots on goal19
1/3Power play1/3
25Hits24
16Blocked shots20
6Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways9
5Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 2.43 xGVGK 2.87 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdVGK goal, 11:35VGK goal, 14:48VGK goal, 17:59VGK goal, 18:24NYR goal, 0:40VGK goal, 18:32

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

NYR28 on goal, 1 scored
VGK26 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW011300-3022:423:55
M. ZibanejadC101320-2021:363:55
C. KreiderLW011210-2019:493:57
V. TrocheckC000201-2023:113:54
A. LafrenièreLW000220-3019:211:38
K. KakkoRW000400-1013:351:15
B. WheelerRW0000200012:071:13
W. CuylleLW0002400011:050:00
J. BrodzinskiC0002010010:491:15
N. BoninoC000101-1010:350:00
B. GoodrowC000240009:530:00
J. VeseyLW000130008:190:00
A. FoxD000213-1425:033:38
K. MillerD000012-2020:570:49
R. LindgrenD0001230019:170:00
J. TroubaD000112-2018:340:49
B. SchneiderD000113-1215:290:00
E. GustafssonD000110-1014:380:43
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin25214.84057:32Loss
J. Quick000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. StoneRW022213+1022:153:41
J. MarchessaultRW112300+2216:503:45
N. RoyC022101+2016:251:47
I. BarbashevLW202300+2016:002:57
B. HowdenC112421+2015:320:00
C. StephensonC0110000020:423:40
K. KolesarRW101221+1014:220:00
P. CotterLW0001410014:151:36
B. FroeseC000022+1413:380:00
P. DorofeyevRW0004000012:592:31
B. BrissonC000110009:511:43
S. RempalRW000200007:180:00
N. HagueD011031+1018:280:00
K. KorczakD011011+2013:080:02
A. PietrangeloD000103+1024:132:10
A. MartinezD0001130021:373:16
Z. WhitecloudD000170+1019:570:00
B. McNabbD000003+3017:250:12
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson30291.96759:55Win
I. Saville000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamPavel Dorofeyev NYR First game back in Las Vegas, his team until Jun 20264 SOG

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