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Game Recap
TOR1
VGK3
VGK beat TOR 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.24 expected goals to 2.19. VGK outshot TOR 33 to 23. L. Thompson stopped 22 of 23.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| VGK | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
- 1st 3:51VGKN. RoyPP0.09 xG
- 2nd 11:42TORW. Nylander0.06 xG
- 3rd 0:42VGKC. Stephenson0.04 xG
- 3rd 8:11VGKM. Amadio0.14 xG
Team Stats
TORVGK
23Shots on goal33
2.19Expected goals4.24
64Shot attempts62
185v5 shots on goal27
0/2Power play1/3
29Hits34
18Blocked shots29
4Penalty minutes4
7Giveaways4
8Takeaways14
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TOR 2.19 xGVGK 4.24 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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
TOR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Nylander | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 3:13 |
| J. Tavares | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 3:08 |
| N. Robertson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 2:46 |
| M. Marner | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:45 | 3:07 |
| A. Matthews | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 3:08 |
| M. Bunting | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:45 | 0:52 |
| A. Kerfoot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:00 | 0:52 |
| C. Jarnkrok | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:53 |
| D. Kampf | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:01 | 0:00 |
| P. Engvall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| W. Simmonds | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:40 | 0:00 |
| K. Clifford | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:43 | 0:00 |
| M. Rielly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:04 | 3:16 |
| J. Holl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 0:01 |
| T. Brodie | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:32 | 0:00 |
| R. Sandin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:28 | 0:44 |
| M. Giordano | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 16:04 | 0:00 |
| V. Mete | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 55:57 | Loss |
| E. Kallgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:35 | 4:13 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:44 | 1:41 |
| N. Roy | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | 1:26 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | 1:55 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | 0:00 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:11 | 3:58 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:35 | 4:18 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 2:01 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:12 | 4:08 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:08 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:09 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:04 | 0:00 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 | 1:48 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:35 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:03 | 4:27 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 20:13 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.