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Game Recap
VAN4
FinalThu, Mar 3, 2022Every game that night
NYI3

VAN beat NYI 4-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.40 expected goals to 1.95. VAN outshot NYI 38 to 27. Q. Hughes led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). T. Demko stopped 24 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN0224
NYI0213
  1. 2nd 3:37NYIN. Dobson0.00 xG
  2. 2nd 7:19VANB. Hunt0.00 xG
  3. 2nd 11:50VANJ. Miller0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 18:20NYIK. Palmieri0.10 xG
  5. 3rd 1:49NYIA. Beauvillier0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 9:34VANN. Hoglander0.08 xG
  7. 3rd 10:19VANV. Podkolzin0.16 xG

Team Stats

VANNYI
38Shots on goal27
3.40Expected goals1.95
64Shot attempts59
365v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play0/0
19Hits23
21Blocked shots16
0Penalty minutes4
10Giveaways10
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.40 xGNYI 1.95 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNYI goal, 3:37VAN goal, 7:19VAN goal, 11:50NYI goal, 18:20NYI goal, 1:49VAN goal, 9:34VAN goal, 10:19

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

VAN37 on goal, 4 scored
NYI27 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC0111100019:213:09
J. MillerC1014000018:173:09
B. BoeserRW011310-1017:453:09
C. GarlandRW011510+1014:240:48
V. PodkolzinRW1011010013:360:00
N. HoglanderLW101331+1012:140:00
E. PetterssonC0001020019:262:44
T. PearsonLW000100-1015:120:48
T. MotteC000411+1014:510:03
M. HighmoreC0001220012:470:03
A. ChiassonRW000011+1012:340:48
J. LammikkoC000001+1012:170:03
Q. HughesD022410+1025:373:08
B. HuntD1013120016:131:13
O. Ekman-LarssonD0001120021:460:52
T. MyersD000103+1018:570:00
T. HamonicD0003230017:270:00
L. SchennD0002420017:160:03
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko27243.88960:00Win
J. Halak000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. PageauC011100-1020:370:00
B. NelsonC011301+2020:120:00
A. BeauvillierRW101200+1018:420:00
K. PalmieriC101120-1012:480:00
Z. PariseLW000221-1017:210:00
C. ClutterbuckRW000151-1016:340:00
A. LeeLW000022+1214:550:00
J. BaileyRW000000-2014:150:00
C. CizikasC0001110014:150:00
M. MartinLW000020-1011:530:00
O. WahlstromRW000220009:370:00
K. BellowsLW000010009:040:00
A. PelechD0115020022:250:00
N. DobsonD1015030020:260:00
A. GreeneD0113120015:560:00
R. PulockD000010+1023:100:00
S. AhoD000013-1217:560:00
S. MayfieldD000130-2017:470:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Varlamov38344.89558:07Loss
I. Sorokin000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBo Horvat NYI Faces VAN, his team until Jan 20231 A, 1 SOG

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