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Game Recap
VAN6
FinalSat, Mar 5, 2022Every game that night
TOR4

VAN beat TOR 6-4 despite fewer good chances: 3.56 expected goals to 4.79. TOR outshot VAN 38 to 29. A. Matthews led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). T. Demko stopped 34 of 38.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN2136
TOR1304
  1. 1st 7:48VANJ. Miller0.10 xG
  2. 1st 9:49TORJ. TavaresPP0.14 xG
  3. 1st 19:30VANT. Hamonic0.01 xG
  4. 2nd 4:12VANB. BoeserPP0.04 xG
  5. 2nd 5:33TORN. Robertson0.13 xG
  6. 2nd 8:52TORA. Matthews0.16 xG
  7. 2nd 12:06TORA. Matthews0.05 xG
  8. 3rd 1:03VANT. Pearson0.09 xG
  9. 3rd 6:55VANA. Chiasson0.17 xG
  10. 3rd 19:40VANT. MotteEN0.71 xG

Team Stats

VANTOR
29Shots on goal38
3.56Expected goals4.79
54Shot attempts79
265v5 shots on goal30
1/2Power play1/2
27Hits19
16Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes4
14Giveaways15
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.56 xGTOR 4.79 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdVAN goal, 7:48TOR goal, 9:49VAN goal, 19:30VAN goal, 4:12TOR goal, 5:33TOR goal, 8:52TOR goal, 12:06VAN goal, 1:03VAN goal, 6:55VAN goal, 19:40

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

VAN29 on goal, 6 scored
TOR38 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC112120-1019:121:27
B. HorvatC022220+2017:261:27
T. PearsonLW112200-1015:410:48
B. BoeserRW112410-1015:091:27
E. PetterssonC011100+1017:171:27
T. MotteC101241+1014:430:00
A. ChiassonRW101500+2014:200:48
V. PodkolzinRW011042+2013:460:00
C. GarlandRW0001100015:060:48
N. HoglanderLW0003210012:320:00
M. HighmoreC0000200212:000:00
J. LammikkoC000112+1011:270:00
T. HamonicD112411+2019:510:00
Q. HughesD011103-3023:331:27
T. MyersD011032+2022:230:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD011021+3020:460:48
B. HuntD011010+2015:480:48
L. SchennD000213-2216:310:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko38344.89560:00Win
J. Halak000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. MatthewsC202811-1022:171:56
J. TavaresC112611+1021:111:56
M. MarnerRW011410-3022:381:56
W. NylanderRW011402+1021:021:56
M. BuntingLW011120-1019:450:33
N. RobertsonLW101210+1011:160:00
I. MikheyevRW000310-2014:320:33
D. KampfC000000-2013:160:00
P. EngvallLW000211-2012:240:24
J. SpezzaC000100009:450:33
A. KerfootC000011009:390:00
W. SimmondsRW000140027:300:00
M. RiellyD0113120022:311:36
T. LiljegrenD011010+1016:120:00
J. HollD000122-2021:110:00
T. BrodieD000112-2020:390:53
T. DermottD0000120217:500:09
I. LyubushkinD0001000016:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Campbell28235.82157:22Loss
P. Mrazek000–0:00