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Game Recap
VGK1
FinalFri, Feb 25, 2022Every game that night
ARI3

ARI beat VGK 3-1, with the chances close: 3.89 expected goals to 3.95. VGK outshot ARI 44 to 32. N. Schmaltz led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). S. Wedgewood stopped 43 of 44.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK0101
ARI0123
  1. 2nd 11:03VGKW. Carrier0.11 xG
  2. 2nd 14:16ARIS. Gostisbehere0.03 xG
  3. 3rd 3:16ARIN. Schmaltz0.06 xG
  4. 3rd 19:29ARIN. SchmaltzEN0.89 xG

Team Stats

VGKARI
44Shots on goal32
3.95Expected goals3.89
77Shot attempts57
365v5 shots on goal27
0/2Power play0/3
17Hits41
16Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes4
12Giveaways6
6Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.95 xGARI 3.89 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdVGK goal, 11:03ARI goal, 14:16ARI goal, 3:16ARI goal, 19:29

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

VGK40 on goal, 1 scored
ARI32 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. CarrierLW1016200011:450:00
C. StephensonC000200-1219:072:05
R. SmithRW000411-1018:462:09
W. KarlssonC000001-1018:241:52
J. EichelC000312-1017:562:08
N. RoyC000010-2017:541:51
E. DadonovLW000220-1014:201:55
K. KolesarRW000120+1014:180:00
B. HowdenC000200+1012:490:00
M. AmadioRW000210-1211:420:00
M. PaciorettyLW0000010010:422:07
M. JanmarkC000201-108:390:00
B. McNabbD011222-1020:190:00
Z. WhitecloudD011112+1217:480:00
A. PietrangeloD000513-2023:211:47
S. TheodoreD000701-2021:572:13
N. HagueD000410+1020:201:53
B. HuttonD000122-1014:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Brossoit31292.93559:17Loss
L. Thompson000–0:00

ARI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SchmaltzC202400+2021:184:02
C. KellerRW011301+2020:224:04
T. BoydC0111100018:332:09
A. GalchenyukC011311+1014:102:05
L. CrouseLW0003700217:543:47
P. KesselRW0001000015:073:42
A. RousselLW0001400013:190:00
C. FischerRW0002610013:180:03
B. HaytonC000042+1012:240:00
L. O'BrienC0004620012:190:00
N. RitchieLW0002410211:142:00
L. ErikssonLW000100009:550:00
J. ChychrunD022002+2021:111:53
S. GostisbehereD1013110021:114:09
A. StralmanD011012+2020:010:00
D. MayoD000212-1020:240:15
J. MoserD000121+1018:321:51
V. KolyachonokD0001300014:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Wedgewood44431.97760:00Win
K. Vejmelka000–0:00