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Game Recap
SJS4
FinalSat, Dec 23, 2023Every game that night
VAN7

VAN beat SJS 7-4, and the chances backed it up: 3.28 expected goals to 1.79. M. Ferraro led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). T. Demko stopped 21 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS2114
VAN2327
  1. 1st 1:34VANA. Kuzmenko0.11 xG
  2. 1st 6:51VANA. KuzmenkoPP0.09 xG
  3. 1st 13:32SJSM. Granlund0.03 xG
  4. 1st 16:22SJST. Hertl0.09 xG
  5. 2nd 6:03VANN. Aman0.24 xG
  6. 2nd 8:36VANS. Lafferty0.07 xG
  7. 2nd 11:08SJSF. Zetterlund0.18 xG
  8. 2nd 19:13VAND. Joshua0.18 xG
  9. 3rd 13:16SJSJ. MacDonald0.05 xG
  10. 3rd 15:43VANP. Suter0.05 xG
  11. 3rd 19:47VANQ. HughesEN0.62 xG

Team Stats

SJSVAN
25Shots on goal26
1.79Expected goals3.28
42Shot attempts65
185v5 shots on goal17
0/3Power play1/4
19Hits19
22Blocked shots9
8Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways11
1Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 1.79 xGVAN 3.28 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdVAN goal, 1:34VAN goal, 6:51SJS goal, 13:32SJS goal, 16:22VAN goal, 6:03VAN goal, 8:36SJS goal, 11:08VAN goal, 19:13SJS goal, 13:16VAN goal, 15:43VAN goal, 19:47

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, 4 scored
VAN26 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GranlundC112412-2023:203:45
F. ZadinaRW022500-2016:322:19
F. ZetterlundLW1014010022:053:15
T. HertlC101100+1021:353:45
A. DuclairLW0113000015:582:14
W. EklundLW0003010022:473:45
J. BaileyRW000012-2016:052:13
M. HoffmanC0000000215:103:45
L. KuninC000021-1215:080:57
J. StudnickaC000000-228:170:14
K. LabancRW000001-105:381:05
M. FerraroD0330140027:430:39
J. RuttaD011001+2017:450:00
J. MacDonaldD101210+107:032:02
K. BurroughsD000154-4021:360:02
H. ThrunD0001000016:260:00
M. VlasicD0000330011:110:00
N. OkhotiukD000152-1210:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood25196.76058:00Loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC022030+1021:085:49
E. PetterssonC022701-2017:595:25
T. BluegerC022002+2216:120:00
C. GarlandRW022011+2016:071:49
A. KuzmenkoLW202301-2015:295:45
D. JoshuaC101170+2216:090:00
P. SuterC101100+2014:151:10
I. MikheyevRW011110-1013:551:28
N. AmanC101200+109:530:00
S. LaffertyC101121+109:101:26
B. BoeserRW000200+1019:155:50
N. HoglanderLW000000-1011:220:00
Q. HughesD112300+3022:245:54
I. ColeD011410+1019:170:16
F. HronekD000020+2220:031:18
T. MyersD000111-1018:310:00
N. ZadorovD000000-2016:410:00
N. JuulsenD000012+1016:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko25214.84060:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00