Game Recap: SJS 3, WPG 2 (OT), March 6, 2023

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Game Recap

SJS3

Final/OTMon, Mar 6, 2023Every game that night

WPG2

SJS beat WPG 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.85 expected goals to 4.00. WPG outshot SJS 38 to 24. L. Couture led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Reimer stopped 36 of 38.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
SJS	1	0	1	1	3
WPG	0	1	1	0	2

1st 14:13SJSS. Lorentz0.63 xG
2nd 6:05WPGN. Niederreiter0.09 xG
3rd 14:53WPGN. Schmidt0.11 xG
3rd 19:49SJST. Hertl0.01 xG
OT 1:21SJSL. Couture0.22 xG

Team Stats

SJSWPG

24Shots on goal38

2.85Expected goals4.00

59Shot attempts70

115v5 shots on goal23

0/2Power play0/6

21Hits19

18Blocked shots18

14Penalty minutes6

5Giveaways9

2Takeaways13

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 2.85 xGWPG 4.00 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

SJS22 on goal, 3 scored

WPG38 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
L. Couture	C	1	1	2	2	1	2	+2	0	23:40	1:54
T. Hertl	C	1	0	1	5	2	0	+1	0	19:23	2:21
O. Lindblom	LW	0	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	11:49	0:00
S. Lorentz	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	11:42	0:00
K. Labanc	RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	+1	0	5:31	0:00
W. Eklund	LW	0	0	0	1	2	0	+2	2	19:44	2:05
F. Zetterlund	LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	+1	0	16:23	2:06
N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	0	15:45	0:00
A. Barabanov	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	2	15:20	2:18
A. Johnsson	LW	0	0	0	2	1	1	+1	2	13:46	1:42
E. Svechnikov	LW	0	0	0	1	1	1	-1	0	11:33	1:39
N. Gregor	LW	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1	2	11:06	1:55
E. Karlsson	D	0	2	2	3	0	2	+1	0	28:42	2:21
M. Benning	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	26:03	1:39
M. Ferraro	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	-1	2	24:23	0:00
M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	+1	0	20:37	0:00
N. Knyzhov	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	2	14:19	0:00
J. MacDonald	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1:55	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Reimer	38	36	2	.947	59:43	Win
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
K. Connor	LW	0	1	1	6	0	0	+1	0	23:28	8:28
N. Niederreiter	RW	1	0	1	3	1	0	+1	0	19:08	7:53
B. Wheeler	RW	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	2	17:07	3:49
N. Ehlers	LW	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	14:57	3:09
M. Scheifele	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	23:27	8:43
P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	20:40	7:37
A. Lowry	C	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	17:26	4:02
M. Appleton	C	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	12:27	0:02
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	3	3	1	-1	0	10:29	0:10
K. Stenlund	C	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	9:56	0:09
V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	9:31	0:07
S. Maenalanen	RW	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	5:57	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	29:31	9:12
N. Schmidt	D	1	0	1	4	0	1	+1	0	15:05	3:16
N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	23:22	3:16
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	0	3	3	-1	0	17:56	0:00
D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	2	2	2	-1	2	16:47	0:00
D. Samberg	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10:56	0:07

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
D. Rittich	24	21	3	.875	61:14	OT loss
C. Hellebuyck	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamMario Ferraro WPG First game against SJS since he left (his team until Apr 2026)0 SOG
Old teamNoah Gregor WPG Faces SJS, his team until Apr 20250 SOG

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