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Game Recap
VAN5
FinalSat, Jan 1, 2022Every game that night
SEA2

VAN beat SEA 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.37 expected goals to 2.05. T. Pearson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). T. Demko stopped 30 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN2035
SEA0112
  1. 1st 8:53VANV. Podkolzin0.01 xG
  2. 1st 14:49VANN. HoglanderPP0.04 xG
  3. 2nd 9:10SEAC. Jarnkrok0.02 xG
  4. 3rd 4:46VANT. Motte0.17 xG
  5. 3rd 10:43SEAW. Borgen0.03 xG
  6. 3rd 11:29VANC. Garland0.06 xG
  7. 3rd 17:43VANT. PearsonEN0.60 xG

Team Stats

VANSEA
35Shots on goal32
3.37Expected goals2.05
62Shot attempts49
295v5 shots on goal25
1/2Power play0/2
20Hits12
12Blocked shots13
9Penalty minutes9
5Giveaways13
11Takeaways14

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.37 xGSEA 2.05 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdVAN goal, 8:53VAN goal, 14:49SEA goal, 9:10VAN goal, 4:46SEA goal, 10:43VAN goal, 11:29VAN goal, 17:43

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
SEA31 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. PearsonLW112400+2515:501:48
J. MillerC0112210020:472:01
N. HoglanderLW1015030017:501:39
V. PodkolzinRW1013300016:270:00
C. GarlandRW101600+1016:201:46
M. HighmoreC011110+1015:280:00
T. MotteC101202+1215:000:00
J. LammikkoC0112000011:190:00
B. HorvatC000220+1020:121:54
E. PetterssonC000110+1016:452:01
A. ChiassonRW000110-1011:141:52
Q. HughesD011000+1223:502:07
T. MyersD011113+1022:310:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD0112200021:191:33
B. HuntD0111120014:081:39
L. SchennD000141+1019:220:00
T. PoolmanD000120+1014:540:00
K. BurroughsD000000002:440:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko32302.93860:00Win
J. Halak000–0:00

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Y. GourdeC011031-1019:131:49
C. JarnkrokC101201-1018:342:11
A. WennbergC0111000015:291:49
J. McCannLW000410-2219:152:11
J. EberleRW000300-2018:102:11
M. GeekieC000100-1017:211:49
R. DonatoC000501-1016:151:49
J. DonskoiRW000300+1014:050:00
C. BlackwellC0001000013:380:00
M. JohanssonLW000000-1012:012:11
R. SheahanC000110009:180:00
M. McCormickLW000010008:280:00
C. SoucyD011231+1719:321:49
W. BorgenD101200-1013:120:00
M. GiordanoD000402-2024:472:11
A. LarssonD000104+1024:320:00
J. OleksiakD000021-1019:150:00
H. FleuryD000212-1013:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Grubauer34304.88259:29Loss
C. Driedger000–0:00