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Game Recap
VGK0
COL3
COL beat VGK 3-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.03 expected goals to 2.04. COL outshot VGK 35 to 25. V. Nichushkin led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Georgiev stopped 25 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 19:46COLV. NichushkinPP0.19 xG
- 2nd 11:44COLV. NichushkinPP0.22 xG
- 3rd 9:20COLL. O'Connor0.02 xG
Team Stats
VGKCOL
25Shots on goal35
2.04Expected goals3.03
56Shot attempts69
165v5 shots on goal29
0/4Power play2/4
16Hits20
22Blocked shots16
8Penalty minutes8
6Giveaways4
8Takeaways14
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 2.04 xGCOL 3.03 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:15 | 4:19 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:55 | 5:07 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:22 | 4:25 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | 3:37 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 5:12 |
| P. Dorofeyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | 2:43 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:40 | 3:20 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 0:03 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:48 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 |
| G. Denisenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:17 | 2:50 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:58 | 3:28 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:29 | 0:03 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:21 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16:00 | 0:00 |
| L. Cormier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 4:29 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 14:30 | 0:03 |
| T. Bjornfot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9:23 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Patera | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 60:00 | Loss |
| I. Saville | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:05 | 4:05 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:23 | 4:01 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:31 | 3:57 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:51 | 3:57 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:49 | 0:00 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:42 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:06 | 0:00 |
| R. Johansen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:34 | 0:46 |
| F. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:19 | 0:00 |
| K. MacDermid | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Polin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:20 | 0:00 |
| C. Jones | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:34 | 0:07 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:52 | 4:01 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24:55 | 0:42 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22:37 | 0:39 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:07 | 0:00 |
| S. Malinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:38 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| I. Prosvetov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.