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Game Recap
VAN4
FinalSun, Dec 17, 2023Every game that night
CHI3

VAN beat CHI 4-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.12 expected goals to 1.88. N. Foligno led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). T. Demko stopped 25 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN1304
CHI1113
  1. 1st 9:59CHIN. Foligno0.16 xG
  2. 1st 18:15VANE. PetterssonPP0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 0:35CHIN. FolignoPP0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 3:04VAND. Joshua0.06 xG
  5. 2nd 3:45VANB. Boeser0.05 xG
  6. 2nd 15:41VANI. Mikheyev0.09 xG
  7. 3rd 6:44CHIC. GuttmanPP0.07 xG

Team Stats

VANCHI
27Shots on goal28
3.12Expected goals1.88
51Shot attempts48
185v5 shots on goal14
1/4Power play2/4
14Hits11
8Blocked shots15
23Penalty minutes13
1Giveaways11
12Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.12 xGCHI 1.88 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCHI goal, 9:59VAN goal, 18:15CHI goal, 0:35VAN goal, 3:04VAN goal, 3:45VAN goal, 15:41CHI goal, 6:44

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

VAN25 on goal, 4 scored
CHI26 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC0223310219:554:41
E. PetterssonC101400+1020:084:42
B. BoeserRW1014000018:384:42
P. SuterC011000+1018:191:10
T. BluegerC011001+1016:180:12
I. MikheyevRW101301+1015:441:08
D. JoshuaC101241+1215:090:12
C. GarlandRW011210+1013:550:59
A. KuzmenkoLW0000000011:093:49
N. HoglanderLW000100009:530:12
S. LaffertyC000011009:331:10
N. AmanC000000008:420:00
T. MyersD022000+3018:380:12
F. HronekD011300-1023:572:16
Q. HughesD000100-1023:134:31
I. ColeD0002320219:000:12
N. JuulsenD0000210017:040:12
N. ZadorovD000200+31713:410:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko28253.89360:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. BedardC0225000023:165:35
N. FolignoLW2024010020:195:23
P. KurashevC0111000420:255:18
A. BeauvillierRW0110010015:551:49
C. GuttmanC101101-208:071:50
J. AndersonRW011000+107:390:00
T. RaddyshRW000210-1221:324:58
T. JohnsonC0003010020:565:07
L. ReichelLW0001000016:091:30
J. DickinsonC0002200015:100:07
R. DonatoC000410-2011:061:41
R. JohnsonC000140-258:440:00
C. MurphyD0001130021:330:00
I. PhillipsD000101-1021:020:01
W. KaiserD000102-1019:010:16
N. ZaitsevD0000110015:551:29
L. CrevierD000014-2214:330:16
F. RoosD0001000013:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Mrazek27234.85258:00Loss
A. Soderblom000–0:00