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Game Recap
VAN4
FinalSat, Dec 2, 2023Every game that night
CGY3

VAN beat CGY 4-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.89 expected goals to 2.55. E. Lindholm led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). T. Demko stopped 21 of 24.

Team Stats

VANCGY
22Shots on goal24
3.89Expected goals2.55
46Shot attempts57
185v5 shots on goal15
0/4Power play2/5
18Hits20
18Blocked shots10
10Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways13
8Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.89 xGCGY 2.55 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdVAN goal, 2:03VAN goal, 8:38CGY goal, 12:18VAN goal, 19:32CGY goal, 15:39CGY goal, 19:06

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

VAN21 on goal, 3 scored
CGY22 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. PetterssonC112300+3020:584:13
I. MikheyevRW112531+2013:092:03
S. LaffertyC112130+2012:340:17
B. BoeserRW011110+1019:394:30
J. MillerC000030+1220:384:25
D. JoshuaC000012+1214:520:00
A. KuzmenkoLW0002000214:503:08
T. BluegerC0001200013:360:00
C. GarlandRW000200-1013:082:50
N. AmanC0000020011:140:12
L. KarlssonC0000100010:041:58
N. HoglanderLW000100009:380:02
F. HronekD022201+2221:323:23
Q. HughesD1011000022:406:08
T. MyersD011335+1022:021:07
N. ZadorovD011002+2017:350:39
I. ColeD000013+1017:430:00
N. JuulsenD0000020216:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko24213.87560:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. LindholmC202412-1023:054:39
Y. SharangovichC011300-2022:144:31
M. BacklundC1011000017:403:26
A. RuzickaC011200008:583:25
N. KadriC000110-2021:035:21
J. HuberdeauLW000010-1020:014:35
B. ColemanLW0001100217:440:00
A. MangiapaneLW000200-2012:242:16
C. ZaryC0000100011:083:18
D. DubeC0001000010:520:00
M. PospisilC000040-128:370:00
A. GreerLW000020008:110:00
N. HanifinD0111210027:444:59
R. AnderssonD011213-2023:190:23
M. WeegarD011620-2222:172:58
C. TanevD0110130219:230:00
D. GilbertD000021-2011:310:00
J. OesterleD000010-108:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Markstrom21183.85757:33Loss
D. Vladar000–0:00