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Game Recap
VAN2
NSH1
VAN beat NSH 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 1.14 expected goals to 2.30. NSH outshot VAN 30 to 12. J. Miller led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. DeSmith stopped 29 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 1st 13:23VANJ. MillerPP0.08 xG
- 2nd 4:33VANB. BoeserPP0.15 xG
- 3rd 16:48NSHL. Evangelista0.09 xG
Team Stats
VANNSH
12Shots on goal30
1.14Expected goals2.30
33Shot attempts70
75v5 shots on goal25
2/3Power play0/5
25Hits32
28Blocked shots11
14Penalty minutes10
2Giveaways8
6Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 1.14 xGNSH 2.30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Miller | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:35 | 2:56 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 2:23 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:36 | 2:57 |
| E. Lindholm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:37 | 2:21 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 15:15 | 0:16 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:00 | 0:00 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:51 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:49 |
| P. Di Giuseppe | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 0:00 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:52 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 19:29 | 2:54 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21:58 | 0:00 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:46 | 0:00 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:00 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:57 | 0:15 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 | 0:18 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Silovs | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Evangelista | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:43 | 5:43 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:56 | 3:15 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:37 | 5:26 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:02 | 5:28 |
| G. Nyquist | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:14 | 5:28 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:04 | 3:24 |
| T. Novak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 3:31 |
| A. Beauvillier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | 3:47 |
| M. McCarron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:19 | 0:30 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 | 0:33 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:18 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:29 | 0:00 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:13 | 1:13 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30:31 | 6:26 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24:59 | 3:13 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:41 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 0:00 |
| S. Stastney | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:36 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 58:13 | Loss |
| K. Lankinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.