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Game Recap
VAN2
Final/OTTue, Mar 5, 2024Every game that night
LAK1

VAN beat LAK 2-1 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 2.33 expected goals to 1.52. Q. Hughes led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). T. Demko stopped 23 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
VAN01012
LAK10001
  1. 1st 10:54LAKT. Moore0.13 xG
  2. 2nd 16:36VANE. Pettersson0.18 xG
  3. OT 1:36VANJ. Miller0.09 xG

Team Stats

VANLAK
31Shots on goal24
2.33Expected goals1.52
65Shot attempts45
265v5 shots on goal22
0/2Power play0/1
31Hits27
12Blocked shots19
2Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways6
2Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 2.33 xGLAK 1.52 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 10:54VAN goal, 16:36VAN goal, 1:36

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

VAN31 on goal, 2 scored
LAK24 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. PetterssonC101410+2021:512:52
J. MillerC1013300019:552:51
B. BoeserRW0114000019:152:50
N. HoglanderLW011210+1016:220:54
P. SuterC0001120016:391:08
C. GarlandRW000411+1016:302:57
T. BluegerC0002400015:050:15
E. LindholmC0000300014:450:00
I. MikheyevRW000100-1013:190:00
S. LaffertyC0000500011:150:09
P. Di GiuseppeLW000200009:540:00
V. PodkolzinRW000110009:170:54
Q. HughesD022202+1028:392:19
F. HronekD0002320026:441:41
C. SoucyD0000110018:040:52
I. ColeD0000030017:060:00
N. ZadorovD0000410015:290:18
N. JuulsenD0003300213:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko24231.95861:06Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. DanaultC011213+1020:370:47
T. MooreLW101521+1020:000:50
K. FialaLW0001120021:461:14
Q. ByfieldRW0003300420:081:10
A. KopitarC000100-2019:461:13
A. TurcotteC0002020015:310:31
P. DuboisC0001310014:481:16
A. LaferriereRW000100-1013:130:44
T. LewisC000201-1012:260:00
J. Anderson-DolanC0000410011:230:00
B. LizotteC0000210011:140:00
D. DoughtyD000111-2026:101:22
V. GavrikovD000123+1021:220:15
M. RoyD000211+1020:430:00
A. EnglundD0000410017:560:00
J. MoverareD000010-1013:580:00
J. SpenceD0001110012:390:00
B. ClarkeD000110007:080:38
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot31292.93561:36OT loss
D. Rittich000–0:00