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Game Recap
VAN2
FinalTue, Feb 1, 2022Every game that night
NSH4

NSH beat VAN 4-2, with the chances close: 2.54 expected goals to 2.19. F. Forsberg led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Saros stopped 30 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN2002
NSH2114
  1. 1st 7:56VANM. Highmore0.16 xG
  2. 1st 14:22NSHR. Johansen0.06 xG
  3. 1st 15:30NSHF. Forsberg0.05 xG
  4. 1st 17:36VANO. Ekman-Larsson0.02 xG
  5. 2nd 3:12NSHF. ForsbergPP0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 1:28NSHT. Jeannot0.04 xG

Team Stats

VANNSH
32Shots on goal28
2.19Expected goals2.54
61Shot attempts54
295v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play1/3
31Hits44
12Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes4
6Giveaways17
6Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 2.19 xGNSH 2.54 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdVAN goal, 7:56NSH goal, 14:22NSH goal, 15:30VAN goal, 17:36NSH goal, 3:12NSH goal, 1:28

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

VAN32 on goal, 2 scored
NSH28 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. BoeserRW0113200219:582:03
T. PearsonLW0116000216:062:03
J. LammikkoC011010+1010:290:00
M. HighmoreC101110+109:590:00
B. HorvatC000421-1020:321:57
J. MillerC0000300220:192:03
C. GarlandRW000030-1017:511:57
E. PetterssonC000101-1016:221:57
A. ChiassonRW000320-1012:191:57
T. MotteC0001110012:160:00
V. PodkolzinRW0002220012:150:00
J. DickinsonC000110-1012:090:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD101312-1026:572:03
Q. HughesD0001020026:462:35
T. MyersD0001320023:470:00
L. SchennD0002700017:280:00
B. HuntD000101-1013:491:25
N. JuulsenD000220008:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko28244.85757:22Loss
J. Halak000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. ForsbergLW202540+1018:213:42
M. GranlundC011200+1020:533:42
M. DucheneC011200+1019:193:42
R. JohansenC101110+1016:583:42
C. SissonsC0111310016:540:00
T. JeannotLW101240+2213:570:00
M. McCarronC011031009:350:00
N. CousinsC0002200015:020:44
L. KuninC0002610014:160:44
Y. TreninC000112+1014:090:00
E. TolvanenRW000140-2010:340:44
P. TomasinoRW000120-2010:310:44
R. JosiD0111130024:533:42
M. EkholmD0112120022:110:44
A. CarrierD0110220020:220:00
P. MyersD011221+1015:310:00
D. FabbroD0003210219:220:00
M. BorowieckiD000061+1013:120:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros32302.93860:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00