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Game Recap
VAN5
FinalTue, Jan 9, 2024Every game that night
NYI2

VAN beat NYI 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.93 expected goals to 1.02. VAN outshot NYI 34 to 20. B. Nelson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). C. DeSmith stopped 18 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN2215
NYI0112
  1. 1st 16:25VANF. Hronek0.10 xG
  2. 1st 18:42VANQ. Hughes0.13 xG
  3. 2nd 10:20VANE. Pettersson0.26 xG
  4. 2nd 11:11NYIB. NelsonPP0.10 xG
  5. 2nd 17:24VANT. Myers0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 15:15NYIB. Nelson0.10 xG
  7. 3rd 18:32VAND. JoshuaEN0.60 xG

Team Stats

VANNYI
34Shots on goal20
3.93Expected goals1.02
64Shot attempts35
235v5 shots on goal19
0/4Power play1/2
20Hits31
10Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes8
10Giveaways14
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.93 xGNYI 1.02 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdVAN goal, 16:25VAN goal, 18:42VAN goal, 10:20NYI goal, 11:11VAN goal, 17:24NYI goal, 15:15VAN goal, 18:32

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

VAN34 on goal, 5 scored
NYI20 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GarlandRW022400+2016:152:44
J. MillerC011431+1020:014:57
E. PetterssonC101411+1019:334:56
I. MikheyevRW011411+1015:532:33
D. JoshuaC101111+2013:400:07
T. BluegerC011020+2213:390:04
B. BoeserRW000200+1018:554:58
A. KuzmenkoLW0001000015:393:45
P. SuterC000110+1015:382:42
S. LaffertyC000110+1212:222:00
N. HoglanderLW0003200011:060:06
N. AmanC0000000010:410:10
F. HronekD112411+3022:333:11
Q. HughesD101202+2024:335:05
T. MyersD101311+2017:010:46
C. SoucyD000000+1018:440:46
N. ZadorovD000030+1016:570:20
N. JuulsenD000032-1014:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith20182.90059:35Win
T. Demko000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC2022000018:061:50
M. BarzalC011400-3221:362:12
K. PalmieriC0113200014:201:52
J. PageauC000031-3218:460:19
B. HorvatC000100-1018:462:13
S. HolmstromRW000002-2015:590:00
A. LeeLW000230-1215:000:40
P. EngvallLW000400+1014:160:42
C. ClutterbuckRW000040-2012:080:00
J. GauthierRW000032-1011:170:00
M. MartinLW000080-1011:070:00
C. CizikasC000001-103:540:00
N. DobsonD000321-4224:392:14
A. RomanovD000103-2022:470:00
S. MayfieldD0000220020:280:00
A. PelechD000012-1017:330:00
S. AhoD0000130016:550:20
M. ReillyD0000200014:330:18
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin33294.87959:50Loss
K. Appleby000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

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