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Game Recap
SJS1
FinalThu, Feb 16, 2023Every game that night
VGK2

VGK beat SJS 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.17 expected goals to 2.22. VGK outshot SJS 38 to 26. A. Hill stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS0101
VGK0022
  1. 2nd 17:04SJSA. Barabanov0.26 xG
  2. 3rd 6:22VGKP. Cotter0.02 xG
  3. 3rd 19:42VGKW. Carrier0.02 xG

Team Stats

SJSVGK
26Shots on goal38
2.22Expected goals4.17
52Shot attempts80
225v5 shots on goal22
0/1Power play0/7
23Hits24
22Blocked shots17
24Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways3
9Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 2.22 xGVGK 4.17 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdSJS goal, 17:04VGK goal, 6:22VGK goal, 19:42

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

SJS26 on goal, 1 scored
VGK38 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. CoutureC011201+1019:060:43
A. BarabanovLW101310+1014:260:45
N. BoninoC000111-11019:231:11
T. MeierRW000423-1218:481:56
T. HertlC000211-1418:130:45
S. LorentzC0000200014:060:04
M. EyssimontC000301+1212:221:13
O. LindblomLW0001010012:160:00
K. LabancRW000320-1012:000:04
N. GregorLW000020-1211:240:04
N. SturmC000001-107:100:00
E. SvechnikovLW000110006:580:00
M. VlasicD0113010018:320:00
E. KarlssonD000101-1024:231:56
M. FerraroD0000150221:210:04
J. MacDonaldD000153-1221:021:11
M. BenningD0000200020:460:04
N. CicekD0001330014:120:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Kahkonen38362.94759:32Loss
A. Dell000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. StephensonC0112100017:537:50
J. EichelC011401+1017:086:27
W. CarrierLW1013200016:257:20
P. CotterLW101350+1013:120:08
W. KarlssonC0002000020:157:23
R. SmithRW0001110019:256:19
N. RoyC000300+1019:256:17
J. MarchessaultRW000300+1017:226:32
M. AmadioRW0005100016:353:31
P. KesselRW000001-1013:233:57
B. HowdenC0000120211:180:00
K. KolesarRW000060009:310:00
S. TheodoreD011602+1023:236:51
A. PietrangeloD0002020021:096:58
B. McNabbD0000340017:450:12
N. HagueD000011+1016:050:07
Z. WhitecloudD000431+1015:360:08
A. MartinezD000002-1012:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill26251.96260:00Win
L. Brossoit000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamAdin Hill VGK Faces SJS, his team until Mar 202225 saves on 26, the win
  • Old teamTomas Hertl VGK Faces SJS, his team until Jan 20242 SOG

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