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Game Recap
VAN6
OTT2
VAN beat OTT 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.26 expected goals to 2.51. VAN outshot OTT 35 to 21. Q. Hughes led the way with 4 points (0 G, 4 A). T. Demko stopped 19 of 21.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| OTT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 1:38VANT. Pearson0.17 xG
- 1st 11:52OTTA. GaudettePP0.43 xG
- 2nd 2:38VANT. Motte0.04 xG
- 2nd 19:31VANL. Schenn0.14 xG
- 3rd 4:02VANB. Horvat0.10 xG
- 3rd 7:38VANA. ChiassonPP0.36 xG
- 3rd 13:42OTTB. Tkachuk0.07 xG
- 3rd 17:10VANJ. MillerPP0.22 xG
Team Stats
VANOTT
35Shots on goal21
4.26Expected goals2.51
71Shot attempts37
245v5 shots on goal15
2/6Power play1/5
22Hits21
8Blocked shots23
12Penalty minutes14
4Giveaways16
5Takeaways1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 4.26 xGOTT 2.51 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 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | 3:14 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:37 | 1:47 |
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:29 | 3:05 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:23 | 2:58 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 | 3:21 |
| T. Motte | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:31 | 0:24 |
| A. Chiasson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:22 | 3:20 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 3:13 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:21 | 2:02 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:38 |
| J. Dickinson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:10 | 1:22 |
| J. Dowling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:22 | 0:38 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 21:27 | 4:03 |
| L. Schenn | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:46 | 0:40 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:45 | 0:09 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 24:06 | 1:31 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:38 | 3:01 |
| T. Poolman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:09 |
OTT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:48 | 2:55 |
| J. Norris | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:32 | 2:55 |
| C. Brown | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:09 | 2:30 |
| C. Tierney | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:36 | 2:30 |
| A. Gaudette | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:20 | 2:30 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:16 | 2:55 |
| Z. Sanford | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 15:17 | 2:32 |
| D. Gambrell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:02 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:17 | 0:00 |
| T. Stützle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 2:55 |
| A. Formenton | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:13 | 0:00 |
| A. Watson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:26 | 0:02 |
| V. Mete | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| T. Chabot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 24:49 | 2:39 |
| A. Zub | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 21:59 | 0:02 |
| N. Holden | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 19:15 | 0:02 |
| N. Zaitsev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:11 | 0:00 |
| L. Thomson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:08 | 2:46 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 35 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 59:47 | Loss |
| A. Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |