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Game Recap
SEA2
Final/OTThu, Mar 16, 2023Every game that night
SJS1

SEA beat SJS 2-1 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.55 expected goals to 2.61. O. Bjorkstrand led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). P. Grubauer stopped 31 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
SEA00112
SJS00101
  1. 3rd 1:18SJSW. Eklund0.40 xG
  2. 3rd 7:03SEAO. Bjorkstrand0.10 xG
  3. OT 1:58SEAV. Dunn0.16 xG

Team Stats

SEASJS
32Shots on goal32
3.55Expected goals2.61
69Shot attempts58
235v5 shots on goal26
0/3Power play0/2
17Hits21
18Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes8
11Giveaways8
5Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SEA 3.55 xGSJS 2.61 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTSJS goal, 1:18SEA goal, 7:03SEA goal, 1:58

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

SEA32 on goal, 2 scored
SJS31 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
O. BjorkstrandRW112310+2018:383:29
J. McCannLW0118000020:393:32
Y. GourdeC011121+2018:302:19
A. WennbergC0000000021:013:42
J. EberleRW0001000018:192:21
M. BeniersC0000000016:522:17
J. SchwartzLW0002020216:442:25
E. TolvanenRW000131+1016:383:27
B. TanevLW0001110012:480:08
R. DonatoC000400009:340:04
M. GeekieC000010007:370:00
J. HaydenC000010026:320:00
V. DunnD101311+2026:043:30
A. LarssonD011405+1023:140:00
J. OleksiakD0001140021:530:13
W. BorgenD0001600016:480:21
J. SchultzD0001020215:462:12
J. MegnaD0001010012:380:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Grubauer32311.96961:37Win
M. Jones000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. EklundLW101323+1220:402:33
A. BarabanovLW000311-2022:152:35
T. HertlC000400-1020:562:39
L. CoutureC0004500020:462:34
A. JohnssonLW000010-1017:031:15
K. LabancRW0002110016:221:10
F. ZetterlundLW0003200014:191:14
N. SturmC0003100014:180:11
N. GregorLW000410-1012:130:11
O. LindblomLW000200009:140:00
S. LorentzC000103008:530:00
E. SvechnikovLW000011001:340:11
E. KarlssonD000200-1028:012:50
M. FerraroD0000210222:080:00
M. BenningD0000100220:201:10
D. PouliotD000012-1018:561:27
N. KnyzhovD000021-1215:280:00
M. VlasicD0001020014:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer32302.93861:38OT loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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