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Game Recap
SJS2
FinalTue, Jan 4, 2022Every game that night
DET6

DET beat SJS 6-2, with the chances close: 2.50 expected goals to 2.04. T. Bertuzzi led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Nedeljkovic stopped 24 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS0112
DET1326
  1. 1st 13:02DETT. Bertuzzi0.02 xG
  2. 2nd 2:04DETP. SuterSH0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 2:41DETT. BertuzziSH0.10 xG
  4. 2nd 4:03SJSJ. Weatherby0.06 xG
  5. 2nd 9:32DETP. Suter0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 1:40SJSA. Barabanov0.07 xG
  7. 3rd 3:51DETD. Larkin0.06 xG
  8. 3rd 5:01DETR. Fabbri0.11 xG

Team Stats

SJSDET
26Shots on goal31
2.04Expected goals2.50
41Shot attempts47
185v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play0/3
27Hits14
9Blocked shots12
25Penalty minutes38
8Giveaways5
6Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 2.04 xGDET 2.50 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdDET goal, 13:02DET goal, 2:04DET goal, 2:41SJS goal, 4:03DET goal, 9:32SJS goal, 1:40DET goal, 3:51DET goal, 5:01

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

SJS25 on goal, 2 scored
DET31 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. HertlC011220-1021:194:30
T. MeierRW011130-1017:363:36
A. BarabanovLW1012100016:003:43
J. WeatherbyC101210-1015:193:43
J. VielLW0110200167:590:00
N. BoninoC000311-1018:234:05
J. DahlenC000100-3016:123:54
N. GregorLW000321-2015:202:49
S. ReedyC000000-2014:183:54
M. NietoLW000110-1013:300:35
A. CoglianoC000221-1013:100:35
J. HalbgewachsLW000220-1010:590:18
B. BurnsD011302-1223:333:07
E. KarlssonD000101-4023:154:30
R. SimekD000141-1021:541:06
J. MegnaD000232+1020:110:00
N. MelocheD000030-1218:090:35
J. MiddletonD000000054:320:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer24204.83340:00Loss
A. Hill752.71420:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC112500+2019:143:19
T. BertuzziLW202210+21217:102:07
P. SuterC202200+1017:101:12
L. RaymondLW011210+1218:013:14
R. FabbriC101210+2014:543:19
M. RasmussenC0114110014:070:00
C. RowneyC011100+109:520:00
V. NamestnikovC0000010016:291:53
J. VelenoC000221-1015:161:58
A. ErneLW0000110214:481:53
S. GagnerC000200+2213:100:00
G. SmithRW0003110202:320:00
G. LindstromD022011+1018:310:00
M. SeiderD011141+2021:083:19
N. LeddyD0111000019:101:53
F. HronekD000210+1020:401:53
M. StaalD000202+2019:190:00
D. DeKeyserD000003+2017:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Nedeljkovic26242.92359:51Win
T. Greiss000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamAlex Nedeljkovic SJS Faces DET, his team until Apr 202324 saves on 26, the win

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