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Game Recap
VAN3
Final/SOSat, Mar 18, 2023Every game that night
LAK2

VAN beat LAK 3-2 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.14 expected goals to 3.22. LAK outshot VAN 40 to 17. Q. Hughes led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). T. Demko stopped 38 of 40.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
VAN10113
LAK11002
  1. 1st 10:53VANB. Boeser0.01 xG
  2. 1st 16:52LAKA. Edler0.11 xG
  3. 2nd 16:18LAKC. Grundstrom0.08 xG
  4. 3rd 11:33VANE. PetterssonPP0.07 xG

Team Stats

VANLAK
17Shots on goal40
2.14Expected goals3.22
41Shot attempts74
135v5 shots on goal36
1/1Power play0/2
32Hits17
19Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes2
4Giveaways6
7Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 2.14 xGLAK 3.22 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTVAN goal, 10:53LAK goal, 16:52LAK goal, 16:18VAN goal, 11:33

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

VAN17 on goal, 2 scored
LAK40 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC0221400021:520:07
E. PetterssonC1013000022:220:07
B. BoeserRW101311+1018:330:07
A. BeauvillierRW0001200018:240:07
P. Di GiuseppeLW000121+1018:070:00
A. KuzmenkoLW0000100017:550:00
D. JoshuaC000030-1014:390:00
N. AmanC0000000013:340:00
C. GarlandRW000211-1012:350:00
S. DriesC000213-109:340:00
V. PodkolzinRW000100-109:100:00
J. StudnickaC000002-108:410:00
Q. HughesD022211-1027:330:07
E. BearD000014+1023:460:00
N. JuulsenD000162-1019:550:00
G. BriseboisD0000110018:330:00
C. WolaninD0000010018:030:00
K. BurroughsD000082-1417:440:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko40382.95065:00Win
C. Delia000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. VilardiC011401+1015:221:47
A. KaliyevRW011100+1011:032:13
R. KupariC011030+109:180:00
C. GrundstromRW101220+109:140:00
P. DanaultC0002000021:352:13
V. ArvidssonLW0004010021:062:04
A. KopitarC000302-1020:261:51
A. KempeRW000120-1019:071:56
T. MooreLW0003010018:270:00
Q. ByfieldRW000110-1017:551:47
A. IafalloLW000310+1016:322:04
B. LizotteC000100+1013:470:00
A. EdlerD101110+1012:410:00
D. DoughtyD000430-1026:441:56
M. AndersonD0003240223:070:00
V. GavrikovD0002100022:110:00
M. RoyD0003120021:040:00
J. SpenceD000200+2015:142:09
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo17152.88265:00OT loss
P. Copley000–0:00