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Game Recap
VGK4
FinalThu, Feb 29, 2024Every game that night
BOS5

BOS beat VGK 5-4, with the chances close: 2.60 expected goals to 2.69. M. Geekie scored three for BOS. J. Swayman stopped 32 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK0314
BOS3115
  1. 1st 14:34BOSM. Geekie0.14 xG
  2. 1st 15:04BOSJ. Boqvist0.17 xG
  3. 1st 16:54BOSM. Geekie0.10 xG
  4. 2nd 1:48VGKP. Cotter0.07 xG
  5. 2nd 6:57VGKA. Pietrangelo0.03 xG
  6. 2nd 16:32BOSM. Geekie0.06 xG
  7. 2nd 17:46VGKM. Amadio0.15 xG
  8. 3rd 5:01VGKC. StephensonSH0.23 xG
  9. 3rd 15:23BOSM. LohreiPP0.07 xG

Team Stats

VGKBOS
36Shots on goal32
2.69Expected goals2.60
66Shot attempts65
305v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play1/2
31Hits34
21Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes4
10Giveaways10
14Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 2.69 xGBOS 2.60 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdBOS goal, 14:34BOS goal, 15:04BOS goal, 16:54VGK goal, 1:48VGK goal, 6:57BOS goal, 16:32VGK goal, 17:46VGK goal, 5:01BOS goal, 15:23

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

VGK35 on goal, 4 scored
BOS32 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. StephensonC112300+1020:523:30
M. AmadioRW1016220019:273:13
J. MarchessaultRW011310-1018:433:30
N. RoyC011121+2017:151:38
B. BrissonC011110-1015:360:30
P. CotterLW101240+1012:030:28
W. KarlssonC000330-1019:183:30
I. BarbashevLW0000420015:330:30
K. KolesarRW000460+1212:230:00
B. FroeseC000131-1011:410:00
M. MorelliLW000001-1010:180:00
S. RempalRW000001-129:300:00
S. TheodoreD011001+1022:473:14
A. PietrangeloD101504-1022:000:47
B. McNabbD011432+1020:530:00
Z. WhitecloudD0110120014:010:00
A. MartinezD0003040020:210:02
N. HagueD000010-1015:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill32275.84458:09Loss
L. Thompson000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GeekieC303311+2014:321:49
D. PastrnakRW0222000021:523:04
C. CoyleC011121-2018:451:52
D. HeinenLW011211+1013:430:00
T. FredericC0110000012:240:00
J. LaukoC0112300011:200:07
J. BoqvistC101321009:470:07
B. MarchandLW000530-1020:392:46
P. ZachaC000211-1018:161:48
J. DeBruskLW0002100015:111:53
J. BrazeauRW0000210011:330:07
J. van RiemsdykLW0000010010:350:55
K. ShattenkirkD0220200014:300:44
M. GrzelcykD011111+1218:410:00
M. LohreiD101121-1016:580:54
C. McAvoyD000381+1026:452:54
P. WotherspoonD000432+1020:310:00
B. CarloD000122-1219:580:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman36324.88960:00Win
L. Ullmark000–0:00