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Game Recap
VGK2
Final/OTThu, May 25, 2023PlayoffsEvery game that night
DAL3

DAL beat VGK 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.49 expected goals to 2.46. J. Robertson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Oettinger stopped 37 of 39.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
VGK11002
DAL11013
  1. 1st 4:17VGKW. Karlsson0.10 xG
  2. 1st 15:42DALJ. RobertsonPP0.23 xG
  3. 2nd 10:23VGKJ. Marchessault0.13 xG
  4. 2nd 17:21DALJ. Robertson0.16 xG
  5. OT 3:18DALJ. PavelskiPP0.09 xG

Team Stats

VGKDAL
39Shots on goal42
2.46Expected goals3.49
66Shot attempts69
395v5 shots on goal38
0/1Power play2/2
23Hits46
15Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways10
12Takeaways12

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 2.46 xGDAL 3.49 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTVGK goal, 4:17DAL goal, 15:42VGK goal, 10:23DAL goal, 17:21DAL goal, 3:18

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

VGK39 on goal, 2 scored
DAL41 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. KarlssonC101202+1018:181:05
R. SmithRW011220+1017:411:04
N. RoyC0112100017:321:03
J. EichelC011701+1016:570:58
J. MarchessaultRW101330+1016:310:57
M. StoneRW0002010019:150:56
I. BarbashevLW000140+1017:230:43
B. HowdenC0001300016:470:00
C. StephensonC0001000015:570:55
T. BluegerC000200-1012:250:00
W. CarrierLW000220-1011:100:00
K. KolesarRW000120009:560:00
B. McNabbD011221+1416:050:00
A. PietrangeloD000515-1026:390:54
A. MartinezD000101-1023:510:19
S. TheodoreD000310+1020:051:06
N. HagueD000211+1019:150:00
Z. WhitecloudD000013+1019:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill42393.92963:18Loss
J. Quick000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW2021122-1019:251:36
R. HintzC022321-1018:211:36
J. PavelskiC101230-1019:271:36
M. DomiC011401+1016:170:00
T. SeguinC000221-1017:261:36
M. MarchmentLW0001700017:050:00
T. DellandreaC000240+1216:190:00
J. KivirantaLW0001010015:290:00
W. JohnstonC000141-1015:050:00
R. FaksaC0001120013:110:00
L. GlendeningC0001410011:030:00
F. OlofssonLW0005110010:040:00
M. HeiskanenD022332-1030:001:36
E. LindellD011202+1020:150:00
R. SuterD000210-2024:060:00
J. HakanpääD000172+1020:100:00
T. HarleyD000011-1017:470:00
J. HanleyD0000400013:000:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger39372.94963:18Win
S. Wedgewood000–0:00