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Game Recap
VGK3
Final/OTTue, Jan 25, 2022Every game that night
CAR4

CAR beat VGK 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.06 expected goals to 3.06. S. Aho led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). F. Andersen stopped 26 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
VGK01203
CAR02114
  1. 2nd 4:44CARN. Niederreiter0.30 xG
  2. 2nd 5:41CARV. Trocheck0.20 xG
  3. 2nd 18:15VGKN. Patrick0.21 xG
  4. 3rd 8:32CARS. AhoPP0.11 xG
  5. 3rd 13:08VGKB. Howden0.09 xG
  6. 3rd 17:30VGKN. Hague0.03 xG
  7. OT 3:49CARS. Aho0.21 xG

Team Stats

VGKCAR
29Shots on goal30
3.06Expected goals4.06
44Shot attempts65
235v5 shots on goal25
0/3Power play1/5
23Hits26
20Blocked shots8
10Penalty minutes6
14Giveaways16
8Takeaways15

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.06 xGCAR 4.06 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTCAR goal, 4:44CAR goal, 5:41VGK goal, 18:15CAR goal, 8:32VGK goal, 13:08VGK goal, 17:30CAR goal, 3:49

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

VGK27 on goal, 3 scored
CAR30 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. PatrickC112100+2012:182:42
M. JanmarkC0111200013:572:25
K. KolesarRW011112+1013:290:00
W. CarrierLW011241-1012:270:04
B. HowdenC101120+2011:340:00
C. StephensonC000123-1221:113:41
M. StoneRW000010-1019:163:35
N. RoyC000412-1017:582:19
W. KarlssonC0002010017:452:44
J. MarchessaultRW0004000016:482:38
E. DadonovLW000230-1016:333:12
M. AmadioRW000000+1011:240:00
S. TheodoreD0114220026:383:56
N. HagueD1013110018:230:25
Z. WhitecloudD0001120022:420:00
A. PietrangeloD0001030622:212:19
B. McNabbD0000110015:250:00
D. CoghlanD000122+1213:120:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Brossoit30264.86763:49OT loss
R. Lehner000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. AhoC202500+1020:403:19
A. SvechnikovRW0226300016:073:19
T. TeravainenC0114000219:313:27
V. TrocheckC101120-1018:483:19
J. StaalC011240+1016:230:17
N. NiederreiterRW101220+1015:132:47
J. FastRW011000+1013:140:00
D. StepanC011000-128:550:00
M. NecasC0002300017:562:47
S. JarvisRW0000300213:551:39
J. KotkaniemiC000010-1012:372:22
S. LorentzC000030-1011:340:00
T. DeAngeloD011011-2022:194:27
J. SlavinD000103-2024:351:50
B. PesceD000210+2021:070:00
B. SkjeiD000400+1020:260:57
I. ColeD0001210016:550:00
B. SmithD0000130013:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen29263.89763:49Win
A. Raanta000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.