Game Recap: SJS 5, VGK 4 (SO), April 24, 2022

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Game Recap

SJS5

Final/SOSun, Apr 24, 2022Every game that night

VGK4

SJS beat VGK 5-4 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 1.76 expected goals to 4.79. VGK outshot SJS 46 to 29. N. Bonino led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Reimer stopped 42 of 46.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	T
SJS	1	1	2	1	5
VGK	1	2	1	0	4

1st 11:43SJST. Hertl0.03 xG
1st 14:23VGKC. StephensonPP0.01 xG
2nd 7:46VGKM. Pacioretty0.02 xG
2nd 9:59VGKW. Carrier0.01 xG
2nd 18:55SJSN. Bonino0.07 xG
3rd 6:35VGKN. Roy0.18 xG
3rd 17:54SJSN. Bonino0.02 xG
3rd 19:59SJST. Meier0.04 xG

Team Stats

SJSVGK

29Shots on goal46

1.76Expected goals4.79

57Shot attempts82

225v5 shots on goal36

0/1Power play1/4

38Hits21

26Blocked shots14

8Penalty minutes2

8Giveaways5

13Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 1.76 xGVGK 4.79 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

SJS27 on goal, 4 scored

VGK44 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Bonino	C	2	0	2	6	1	2	+3	0	18:15	0:50
T. Hertl	C	1	0	1	2	2	3	0	0	23:57	0:50
T. Meier	RW	1	0	1	6	4	3	+1	4	21:32	0:59
L. Couture	C	0	1	1	2	0	0	+3	0	19:43	1:01
A. Barabanov	LW	0	1	1	1	1	1	-1	0	17:47	0:48
M. Nieto	LW	0	1	1	0	3	0	+1	0	15:02	0:00
T. Bordeleau	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	+2	0	14:52	1:12
N. Gregor	LW	0	0	0	3	2	0	-1	0	14:51	1:10
R. Balcers	LW	0	0	0	2	4	1	-1	0	12:38	0:00
S. Chmelevski	C	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	11:32	0:00
S. Reedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9:49	1:05
J. Weatherby	C	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	9:21	0:00
J. Megna	D	0	2	2	0	1	3	0	0	22:10	0:05
B. Burns	D	0	1	1	0	3	5	+2	2	28:23	1:06
M. Ferraro	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	0	24:51	0:00
N. Meloche	D	0	0	0	1	7	3	0	2	19:02	0:00
M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	1	2	1	-1	0	15:20	0:00
R. Merkley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13:08	0:54

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Reimer	46	42	4	.913	63:34	Win
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Pacioretty	LW	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	19:56	4:19
N. Roy	C	1	1	2	2	4	0	+2	0	14:41	1:33
W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	3	3	0	-1	0	19:38	2:11
C. Stephenson	C	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	18:03	2:12
W. Carrier	LW	1	0	1	3	3	0	+1	0	12:13	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	1	1	3	3	0	+1	0	8:23	0:00
J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	2	0	1	-2	0	23:12	4:20
M. Stone	RW	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	21:19	4:12
J. Marchessault	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	18:05	1:29
E. Dadonov	LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	13:55	1:27
M. Amadio	RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	-1	0	12:28	0:00
M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	12:10	0:00
S. Theodore	D	0	2	2	6	0	0	+3	0	23:15	2:38
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	1	0	3	-2	0	23:31	3:12
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	22:25	0:00
A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	2	4	2	-1	0	21:33	0:00
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	3	0	1	-2	0	17:28	0:00
B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	12:29	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	29	25	4	.862	64:53	OT loss
R. Lehner	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamTomas Hertl VGK Faces SJS, his team until Jan 20241 G, 2 SOG

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