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Game Recap
VAN3
NSH2
VAN beat NSH 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.50 expected goals to 1.55. T. Demko stopped 16 of 18.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| NSH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 4:29VANI. Mikheyev0.03 xG
- 1st 15:38NSHC. Sissons0.13 xG
- 2nd 0:22VANP. Di Giuseppe0.12 xG
- 2nd 3:11VANN. Hoglander0.10 xG
- 2nd 9:18NSHK. Sherwood0.03 xG
Team Stats
VANNSH
24Shots on goal18
3.50Expected goals1.55
63Shot attempts43
235v5 shots on goal14
0/1Power play0/3
27Hits24
15Blocked shots23
4Penalty minutes2
11Giveaways9
5Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 3.50 xGNSH 1.55 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Di Giuseppe | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:26 | 0:00 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:22 | 1:14 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:38 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 0:11 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:34 | 1:09 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | 1:14 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:13 |
| A. Beauvillier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 0:11 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:00 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 27:33 | 0:23 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 25:17 | 1:02 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 23:17 | 0:42 |
| M. Friedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 15:44 | 0:00 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 14:06 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 13:44 | 0:08 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Demko | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Novak | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:31 | 3:14 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:29 | 0:00 |
| C. Sissons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:05 | 0:00 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 21:38 | 3:20 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:54 | 3:49 |
| L. Evangelista | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:41 | 3:54 |
| G. Nyquist | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:48 | 2:00 |
| J. Parssinen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:07 | 1:36 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 |
| S. Fagemo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 1:34 |
| M. McCarron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:26 | 0:00 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 26:42 | 3:51 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:54 | 0:00 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 20:06 | 1:36 |
| T. Barrie | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:07 | 2:11 |
| D. Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 58:57 | Loss |
| K. Lankinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.