Game Recap: VAN 5, NSH 2, December 19, 2023

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Game Recap

VAN5

FinalTue, Dec 19, 2023Every game that night

NSH2

VAN beat NSH 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.71 expected goals to 1.63. E. Pettersson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. DeSmith stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
VAN	2	2	1	5
NSH	0	1	1	2

1st 16:38VANE. Pettersson0.04 xG
1st 17:09VANN. Aman0.25 xG
2nd 14:23NSHJ. Lauzon0.02 xG
2nd 14:38VANN. Hoglander0.08 xG
2nd 15:24VANP. Suter0.42 xG
3rd 1:16VANT. Blueger0.13 xG
3rd 19:48NSHC. Glass0.06 xG

Team Stats

VANNSH

35Shots on goal28

3.71Expected goals1.63

53Shot attempts55

305v5 shots on goal22

0/3Power play0/2

22Hits28

17Blocked shots3

2Penalty minutes24

10Giveaways12

16Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.71 xGNSH 1.63 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

VAN35 on goal, 5 scored

NSH27 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
E. Pettersson	C	1	1	2	6	0	1	+2	0	18:58	5:14
I. Mikheyev	RW	0	2	2	2	1	0	+2	0	14:17	0:23
P. Suter	C	1	1	2	1	1	0	+2	0	13:34	0:23
T. Blueger	C	1	0	1	3	1	1	+1	0	14:15	0:00
N. Aman	C	1	0	1	1	0	2	-1	0	12:34	0:00
N. Hoglander	LW	1	0	1	1	1	0	+1	2	11:46	0:04
J. Miller	C	0	0	0	2	3	1	+1	0	18:24	5:18
B. Boeser	RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	+1	0	17:37	5:13
D. Joshua	C	0	0	0	1	4	0	+1	0	14:58	0:00
C. Garland	RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	+1	0	14:09	0:28
P. Di Giuseppe	LW	0	0	0	2	3	0	-1	0	14:00	0:00
S. Lafferty	C	0	0	0	1	2	1	-1	0	11:09	0:00
Q. Hughes	D	0	2	2	2	0	0	+2	0	23:02	5:18
F. Hronek	D	0	1	1	5	0	1	+1	0	22:18	5:17
N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	20:11	0:23
I. Cole	D	0	0	0	1	1	6	+1	0	19:47	0:00
T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	+1	0	19:02	0:24
N. Juulsen	D	0	0	0	1	2	2	+1	0	15:59	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. DeSmith	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win
T. Demko	0	0	0	–	0:00

NSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
L. Evangelista	RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	-1	0	15:11	1:14
T. Novak	C	0	1	1	1	0	0	-1	0	15:02	1:16
C. Smith	RW	0	1	1	2	2	0	-1	0	14:47	0:00
C. Glass	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	12:23	1:12
R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	20:07	2:29
F. Forsberg	LW	0	0	0	3	4	0	-1	0	17:08	2:22
G. Nyquist	RW	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	17:03	2:27
C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	16:05	2:25
Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	16:00	0:00
P. Tomasino	RW	0	0	0	3	1	0	+1	0	15:31	1:16
J. Parssinen	C	0	0	0	2	2	0	-1	0	15:18	0:00
M. McCarron	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	22	3:24	0:00
J. Lauzon	D	1	0	1	2	10	0	-1	0	20:14	0:00
R. Josi	D	0	0	0	3	0	2	-1	0	24:02	2:25
R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0	23:30	0:00
A. Carrier	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	17:48	0:00
T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	-1	2	17:19	1:19
L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	3	0	0	-3	0	13:33	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Saros	24	19	5	.792	40:51	Loss
K. Lankinen	11	11	0	1.000	18:44

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamNils Hoglander NSH First game against VAN since he left (his team until Apr 2026)1 G, 1 SOG
Old teamKevin Lankinen VAN Faces NSH, his team until May 202411 saves on 11

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.