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Game Recap
VAN3
VGK6
VGK beat VAN 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.66 expected goals to 1.99. J. Marchessault led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). L. Thompson stopped 27 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| VGK | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
- 1st 1:37VGKA. Mantha0.40 xG
- 1st 6:23VGKJ. Marchessault0.07 xG
- 1st 9:20VANN. Hoglander0.19 xG
- 1st 9:40VGKJ. Eichel0.08 xG
- 1st 14:42VGKN. HanifinPP0.06 xG
- 2nd 1:46VGKW. KarlssonPP0.71 xG
- 2nd 6:13VANQ. HughesPP0.03 xG
- 3rd 1:41VANQ. Hughes0.02 xG
- 3rd 2:05VGKB. Howden0.30 xG
Team Stats
VANVGK
30Shots on goal30
1.99Expected goals3.66
62Shot attempts51
215v5 shots on goal19
1/3Power play2/4
26Hits22
12Blocked shots23
21Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways5
9Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 1.99 xGVGK 3.66 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:22 | 3:50 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:28 | 3:58 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 4:09 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | 1:14 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:49 | 0:00 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 3:56 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 0:04 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 1:23 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:56 | 1:22 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:00 | 0:00 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:01 |
| A. Bains | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:09 | 0:09 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:22 | 3:58 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:31 | 1:27 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:02 | 0:11 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:02 | 0:00 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 18:55 | 1:10 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17 | 4:26 | 0:03 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 30 | 24 | 6 | .800 | 60:00 | Loss |
| A. Silovs | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Marchessault | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:57 | 5:44 |
| J. Eichel | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:17 | 5:31 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:34 | 4:59 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:41 | 2:22 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:30 | 1:50 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 12:25 | 1:27 |
| B. Howden | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:07 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:17 | 0:00 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:15 | 5:31 |
| P. Dorofeyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:30 | 0:08 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:14 | 0:00 |
| N. Hanifin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 24:51 | 5:50 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 19:42 | 1:44 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 18:30 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 18:58 | 0:08 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 16:49 | 1:31 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 15:46 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Patera | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.