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Game Recap
VGK3
FinalWed, Nov 13, 2024Every game that night
ANA2

VGK beat ANA 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.10 expected goals to 3.22. VGK outshot ANA 39 to 24. S. Theodore led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). N. Roy had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. A. Hill stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK1113
ANA1012
  1. 1st 17:39ANAB. McGinn0.52 xG
  2. 1st 19:11VGKN. Roy0.18 xG
  3. 2nd 6:43VGKT. HertlPP0.29 xG
  4. 3rd 4:29VGKP. Dorofeyev0.13 xG
  5. 3rd 19:46ANAF. Vatrano0.10 xG

Team Stats

VGKANA
39Shots on goal24
4.10Expected goals3.22
70Shot attempts66
305v5 shots on goal20
1/3Power play0/3
19Hits20
17Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes6
17Giveaways21
3Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 4.10 xGANA 3.22 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdANA goal, 17:39VGK goal, 19:11VGK goal, 6:43VGK goal, 4:29ANA goal, 19:46

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

VGK37 on goal, 3 scored
ANA24 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EichelC011503+1220:213:11
N. RoyC101501+1017:192:19
P. DorofeyevRW1014000014:501:59
T. HertlC101520-1014:182:28
C. SchwindtRW011030+109:570:00
W. KarlssonC000301-1019:221:33
I. BarbashevLW0001300016:281:58
B. HowdenC000010-1215:120:00
K. KolesarRW0002100014:260:08
T. PearsonLW0001000013:330:00
A. HoltzRW0001100011:290:57
G. DenisenkoLW000050028:270:00
S. TheodoreD022302+1018:442:28
A. PietrangeloD000302-1022:441:44
N. HanifinD000402-2022:091:47
B. McNabbD000015+1021:210:00
Z. WhitecloudD000120+1017:350:00
B. HuttonD0001010015:450:43
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill24222.91760:00Win
A. Schmid000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. LeasonRW022132+1215:022:09
F. VatranoRW101621+1018:383:48
A. KillornLW011210+1215:222:10
B. McGinnLW1012210013:490:00
T. TerryRW0000000019:333:46
T. ZegrasC0001100017:513:50
L. CarlssonC0000000017:163:46
I. LundestromC0002010016:200:00
R. StromeC0001000015:372:14
C. GauthierLW000031-1012:422:12
R. JohnstonLW000030-1010:430:00
J. HarkinsC000000-109:110:00
P. MintyukovD0113020021:222:14
J. LaCombeD0001130020:470:02
R. GudasD0001130220:000:03
B. DumoulinD000121+1019:470:02
O. ZellwegerD0002100019:063:44
U. VaakanainenD000101-1012:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal39363.92359:46Loss
J. Gibson000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreVGK 3.6, ANA 2.6VGK 3, ANA 2
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalVGK 32.3, ANA 27.1VGK 39, ANA 24
Win chanceVGK 65%VGK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VGK J. Eichel3.751.21135%0
ANA F. Vatrano3.260.64129%1
VGK P. Dorofeyev2.740.69130%1
VGK S. Theodore2.330.82213%0
ANA T. Terry2.300.77028%0
ANA T. Zegras2.110.63022%0
VGK W. Karlsson2.130.70023%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.100.37011%0
VGK A. Pietrangelo2.130.61011%0
VGK N. Hanifin2.040.59013%0
VGK T. Hertl1.950.66124%1
ANA A. Killorn1.820.55123%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.800.48020%0
VGK A. Holtz1.810.43018%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.720.3407%0
VGK N. Roy1.750.61120%1
VGK I. Barbashev1.610.73024%0
ANA R. Strome1.610.48016%0
VGK B. Howden1.500.41019%0
VGK B. Hutton1.510.2506%0
VGK T. Pearson1.410.39014%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.330.3917%0
VGK B. McNabb1.300.3105%0
ANA R. Gudas1.110.2404%0
ANA B. Leason1.110.24212%0
ANA B. Dumoulin1.110.2404%0
ANA B. McGinn1.020.24113%1
VGK K. Kolesar1.020.31012%0
VGK G. Denisenko1.000.1808%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.920.25012%0
VGK C. Schwindt0.900.2318%0
VGK Z. Whitecloud0.910.2307%0
ANA J. LaCombe0.810.2404%0
ANA U. Vaakanainen0.810.1702%0
ANA J. Harkins0.800.1407%0
ANA R. Johnston0.600.1305%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.