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Game Recap
SEA4
VGK2
SEA beat VGK 4-2, with the chances close: 1.83 expected goals to 1.65. A. Burakovsky led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). P. Grubauer stopped 20 of 22.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| VGK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 2:38SEAR. Donato0.03 xG
- 1st 8:00SEAA. Burakovsky0.05 xG
- 1st 10:46VGKN. RoyPP0.04 xG
- 1st 12:50VGKP. Kessel0.13 xG
- 2nd 5:20SEAA. Burakovsky0.15 xG
- 2nd 18:46SEAJ. Eberle0.03 xG
Team Stats
SEAVGK
28Shots on goal22
1.83Expected goals1.65
62Shot attempts45
265v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play1/1
29Hits28
15Blocked shots24
2Penalty minutes4
10Giveaways8
17Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
SEA 1.83 xGVGK 1.65 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
SEA Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Burakovsky | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:13 | 2:02 |
| J. Schwartz | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:31 | 2:07 |
| J. Eberle | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 | 2:13 |
| Y. Gourde | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:06 |
| M. Beniers | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 1:47 |
| R. Donato | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:00 |
| A. Wennberg | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:42 | 1:53 |
| J. McCann | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 2:10 |
| B. Tanev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 |
| O. Bjorkstrand | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:26 | 1:52 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 1:42 |
| M. Geekie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:00 |
| A. Larsson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 25:41 | 0:08 |
| J. Oleksiak | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:24 | 1:42 |
| V. Dunn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:19 | 2:18 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:31 | 0:00 |
| W. Borgen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Grubauer | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:00 | Win |
| M. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:10 | 0:50 |
| N. Roy | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:46 | 0:55 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:49 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:42 | 1:03 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 | 1:04 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | 0:58 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 | 0:48 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:05 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:02 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:57 | 0:00 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7:57 | 0:00 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6:12 | 0:00 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 25:13 | 0:40 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 24:17 | 1:13 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 22:39 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 21:14 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:49 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 58:14 | Loss |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.