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Game Recap
PHI2
FinalThu, Jan 2, 2025Every game that night
VGK5

VGK beat PHI 5-2, with the chances close: 3.31 expected goals to 2.83. M. Stone led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). I. Samsonov stopped 23 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI1012
VGK0325
  1. 1st 0:21PHIT. Foerster0.19 xG
  2. 2nd 0:51VGKM. Stone0.32 xG
  3. 2nd 2:13VGKN. Hague0.03 xG
  4. 2nd 18:22VGKP. Dorofeyev0.08 xG
  5. 3rd 2:46VGKA. Holtz0.15 xG
  6. 3rd 4:56PHIT. KonecnyPP0.10 xG
  7. 3rd 19:24VGKT. PearsonEN0.60 xG

Team Stats

PHIVGK
25Shots on goal27
2.83Expected goals3.31
64Shot attempts58
225v5 shots on goal26
1/2Power play0/1
17Hits22
13Blocked shots16
2Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways18
1Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 2.83 xGVGK 3.31 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdPHI goal, 0:21VGK goal, 0:51VGK goal, 2:13VGK goal, 18:22VGK goal, 2:46PHI goal, 4:56VGK goal, 19:24

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

PHI25 on goal, 2 scored
VGK27 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KonecnyRW101400-2019:001:12
O. TippettRW011303-2017:261:12
B. BrinkRW0113000016:341:02
M. FrostC011001-2016:061:14
T. FoersterRW1013020016:010:44
N. CatesLW0110010016:000:44
R. PoehlingC000200-2217:360:17
M. MichkovRW000100-2017:081:00
S. LaughtonC0000400014:290:00
J. FarabeeLW000200-2013:321:13
G. HathawayRW000181-1010:190:00
S. CouturierC000100-1010:000:00
T. SanheimD0003300021:210:18
R. RistolainenD000120-2021:041:04
J. DrysdaleD000001-2020:371:10
C. YorkD0000020020:040:00
E. ZamulaD000002-2018:420:00
N. SeelerD000100-1014:080:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Kolosov26224.84657:53Loss
I. Fedotov000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EichelC022300+2016:381:01
M. StoneRW112320+2215:150:58
K. KolesarRW0111710018:460:03
T. PearsonLW101200+2016:380:00
P. DorofeyevRW101300+1015:401:01
A. HoltzRW101202+1010:081:00
W. KarlssonC0002000018:311:02
B. HowdenC000210+1017:250:00
T. HertlC0002200016:240:57
V. OlofssonLW000020+1015:180:59
J. RondbjergRW000110+109:330:00
C. SchwindtRW000020+108:290:00
N. HanifinD0221040223:131:04
A. PietrangeloD0110240024:160:59
S. TheodoreD011010+3019:210:56
B. McNabbD011112+3019:170:00
N. HagueD101303+1017:400:00
Z. WhitecloudD000110+1015:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Samsonov25232.92060:00Win
A. Hill000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScorePHI 2.7, VGK 3.6PHI 2, VGK 5
Total goals6.37
Shots on goalPHI 27.7, VGK 29.1PHI 25, VGK 27
Win chanceVGK 64%VGK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VGK J. Eichel3.331.28236%0
PHI O. Tippett2.630.55124%0
PHI T. Konecny2.440.83129%1
VGK P. Dorofeyev2.230.58128%1
VGK W. Karlsson2.120.76026%0
VGK V. Olofsson2.000.68030%0
VGK M. Stone1.931.10231%1
VGK T. Hertl1.920.67025%0
PHI S. Couturier1.810.42014%0
PHI J. Farabee1.720.40017%0
VGK A. Pietrangelo1.700.61110%0
VGK N. Hanifin1.610.60213%0
PHI S. Laughton1.600.43015%0
PHI M. Michkov1.610.58019%0
PHI T. Foerster1.630.41120%1
VGK S. Theodore1.600.74111%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.530.4009%0
PHI M. Frost1.500.44115%0
PHI B. Brink1.430.44114%0
PHI N. Cates1.300.40115%0
VGK B. Howden1.320.45021%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.310.2203%0
VGK T. Pearson1.220.37114%1
VGK K. Kolesar1.210.41117%0
PHI C. York1.200.3007%0
PHI N. Seeler1.210.2004%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.100.2504%0
VGK N. Hague1.130.2015%1
VGK B. McNabb1.010.3015%0
VGK A. Holtz1.020.27112%1
PHI G. Hathaway1.010.22010%0
PHI R. Poehling1.020.28011%0
VGK J. Rondbjerg0.910.1808%0
VGK Z. Whitecloud0.810.2407%0
PHI E. Zamula0.800.2806%0
VGK C. Schwindt0.700.2106%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer 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.