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Game Recap
VGK7
FinalFri, Dec 3, 2021Every game that night
ARI1

VGK beat ARI 7-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.07 expected goals to 2.25. M. Pacioretty led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). L. Brossoit stopped 29 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK2417
ARI1001
  1. 1st 6:58VGKJ. Marchessault0.14 xG
  2. 1st 7:51ARIT. Boyd0.15 xG
  3. 1st 13:53VGKM. PaciorettyPP0.04 xG
  4. 2nd 7:17VGKC. StephensonSH0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 8:12VGKM. Pacioretty0.14 xG
  6. 2nd 12:47VGKM. Amadio0.06 xG
  7. 2nd 15:08VGKE. Dadonov0.16 xG
  8. 3rd 17:54VGKN. Roy0.16 xG

Team Stats

VGKARI
32Shots on goal30
3.07Expected goals2.25
51Shot attempts56
245v5 shots on goal24
1/2Power play0/3
13Hits27
12Blocked shots10
13Penalty minutes11
4Giveaways9
8Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.07 xGARI 2.25 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdVGK goal, 6:58ARI goal, 7:51VGK goal, 13:53VGK goal, 7:17VGK goal, 8:12VGK goal, 12:47VGK goal, 15:08VGK goal, 17:54

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

VGK32 on goal, 7 scored
ARI30 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. DadonovLW112200+2016:332:54
N. RoyC112500+2215:370:30
M. PaciorettyLW2026000215:012:54
R. SmithRW022100+2013:090:30
M. AmadioRW112110+1012:360:00
C. StephensonC101210+1017:282:54
M. StoneRW0110100016:432:54
M. JanmarkC011001+2014:140:00
J. MarchessaultRW101300+1013:420:30
W. CarrierLW011111+1012:360:00
A. BrooksC000001+1014:500:00
K. KolesarRW000121+1512:070:00
S. TheodoreD022301+3019:582:43
N. HagueD011521+2220:420:30
A. PietrangeloD011110+1219:440:41
D. CoghlanD011103+1018:500:00
Z. WhitecloudD000020+2020:330:00
B. McNabbD000023+1017:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Brossoit30291.96760:00Win
R. Lehner000–0:00

ARI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. KellerRW011100-3020:025:39
P. KesselRW011301-2019:095:39
T. BoydC101101-3013:490:21
B. HaytonC000311-1218:015:35
L. CrouseLW000242-2016:150:21
A. GalchenyukC000220-2013:380:19
R. DzingelC0001200013:220:06
A. LaddLW000030-1012:510:00
A. RousselLW0001400012:460:00
C. FischerRW000211-1212:430:15
L. ErikssonLW000010-1012:190:00
L. O'BrienC000170079:560:00
J. ChychrunD000403-3026:015:39
D. MayoD000300-1021:260:00
S. GostisbehereD000200-1020:125:39
A. StralmanD0003100018:010:06
K. CapobiancoD000001-4017:140:21
I. LyubushkinD0001100016:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka32257.78160:00Loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00