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Game Recap
VAN1
Final/SOThu, Dec 30, 2021Every game that night
LAK2

LAK beat VAN 2-1 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 4.79 expected goals to 2.07. LAK outshot VAN 35 to 18. J. Quick stopped 17 of 18.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
VAN00101
LAK01012
  1. 2nd 7:39LAKB. Lemieux0.12 xG
  2. 3rd 12:06VANB. HorvatPP0.23 xG

Team Stats

VANLAK
18Shots on goal35
2.07Expected goals4.79
39Shot attempts74
145v5 shots on goal29
1/1Power play0/1
27Hits23
17Blocked shots13
4Penalty minutes6
9Giveaways5
2Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 2.07 xGLAK 4.79 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 7:39VAN goal, 12:06

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

VAN18 on goal, 1 scored
LAK35 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC0110210022:320:57
B. HorvatC101320-1020:190:57
E. PetterssonC0112110016:270:57
T. PearsonLW0000110017:480:00
J. DickinsonC000100-1017:480:00
T. MotteC0001210014:060:00
A. ChiassonRW0000100014:050:57
C. GarlandRW0001100013:530:00
N. HoglanderLW000111-1013:370:00
M. HighmoreC0002300013:010:00
J. LammikkoC0001200012:410:00
V. PodkolzinRW0000300012:400:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD0001030026:390:00
Q. HughesD000221-1026:350:57
T. MyersD0002120025:500:00
T. PoolmanD0000020016:500:00
L. SchennD000153-1416:230:00
K. BurroughsD0000010011:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Halak35341.97165:00OT loss
T. Demko000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. LemieuxLW101610+1015:400:00
A. KopitarC0004100026:142:00
A. IafalloLW0003120023:041:29
A. KempeRW0004100220:270:00
A. KaliyevRW000100+1016:170:31
V. ArvidssonLW0001010216:001:29
B. LizotteC000111+1015:170:00
P. DanaultC0000310014:421:29
T. MooreLW0001010014:240:31
A. TurcotteC000211009:500:31
C. GrundstromRW000020009:390:00
R. KupariC000110009:350:00
C. WolaninD011202+1018:490:00
D. DoughtyD0001210226:391:29
M. AndersonD0002310022:210:00
M. RoyD000631+1021:330:00
S. DurziD0000200017:360:31
T. BjornfotD0000110015:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick18171.94465:00Win
C. Petersen000–0:00