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Game Recap
VAN2
WPG4
WPG beat VAN 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.46 expected goals to 2.54. WPG outshot VAN 39 to 22. M. Scheifele scored three for WPG. C. Hellebuyck stopped 20 of 22.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| WPG | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 0:41VANA. Kuzmenko0.15 xG
- 2nd 13:52WPGM. ScheifelePP0.09 xG
- 2nd 15:42WPGP. Dubois0.34 xG
- 2nd 19:57WPGM. ScheifelePP0.16 xG
- 3rd 13:11VANC. Garland0.03 xG
- 3rd 19:32WPGM. ScheifeleEN0.85 xG
Team Stats
VANWPG
22Shots on goal39
2.54Expected goals5.46
45Shot attempts72
185v5 shots on goal34
0/2Power play2/4
20Hits18
17Blocked shots13
8Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways12
3Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 2.54 xGWPG 5.46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:31 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:38 | 3:21 |
| C. Garland | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:40 |
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:07 | 3:22 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:04 | 3:20 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:54 | 3:29 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:24 | 0:39 |
| L. Pederson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:31 | 0:38 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Studnicka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:34 | 0:00 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 0:00 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:29 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:56 | 3:30 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 20:28 | 0:00 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:58 | 0:30 |
| E. Bear | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:37 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | 0:00 |
| T. Dermott | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:09 | 0:00 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Scheifele | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | 3:33 |
| K. Connor | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:47 | 3:33 |
| P. Dubois | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:08 | 3:15 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 1:06 |
| A. Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 | 0:09 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:20 | 0:09 |
| S. Gagner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:44 |
| K. Kuhlman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 0:00 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 0:43 |
| D. Gustafsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 0:06 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:08 | 0:00 |
| M. Eyssimont | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:01 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:04 | 3:04 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 22:58 | 0:09 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:32 | 2:44 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:09 | 0:57 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:14 | 0:20 |
| V. Heinola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 | 1:13 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |