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Game Recap
VAN3
VGK1
VAN beat VGK 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.70 expected goals to 1.86. T. Demko stopped 27 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 6:01VANQ. HughesPP0.09 xG
- 1st 6:56VANP. Di Giuseppe0.05 xG
- 2nd 3:50VGKM. Amadio0.03 xG
- 2nd 15:58VANC. Garland0.20 xG
Team Stats
VANVGK
35Shots on goal28
2.70Expected goals1.86
61Shot attempts63
285v5 shots on goal26
1/3Power play0/1
25Hits28
16Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways5
3Takeaways1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 2.70 xGVGK 1.86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 2:37 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:38 | 2:27 |
| E. Lindholm | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:16 | 1:32 |
| C. Garland | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:32 | 2:16 |
| P. Di Giuseppe | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:45 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:15 | 2:35 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 | 1:29 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:05 | 0:00 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:03 | 0:00 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:39 | 0:40 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 | 1:31 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:51 | 2:26 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:00 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:30 | 1:52 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 0:00 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:00 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Demko | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:31 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:31 | 0:00 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:13 | 1:28 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:38 | 1:29 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:00 | 0:47 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 1:13 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 1:25 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:14 | 0:35 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:47 | 0:00 |
| M. Morelli | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:13 | 0:00 |
| B. Froese | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:39 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 7:29 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:03 | 0:32 |
| N. Hanifin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:33 | 0:42 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:48 | 1:18 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:06 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:01 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:07 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 57:25 | Loss |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.