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Game Recap
VGK6
FinalSat, Dec 9, 2023Every game that night
DAL1

VGK beat DAL 6-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.13 expected goals to 2.08. N. Roy led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Thompson stopped 19 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK3126
DAL1001
  1. 1st 2:24VGKC. Stephenson0.27 xG
  2. 1st 5:36VGKZ. Whitecloud0.08 xG
  3. 1st 10:07DALE. Dadonov0.64 xG
  4. 1st 14:58VGKM. Stone0.15 xG
  5. 2nd 15:01VGKN. Roy0.18 xG
  6. 3rd 2:11VGKP. Dorofeyev0.49 xG
  7. 3rd 9:15VGKP. Cotter0.06 xG

Team Stats

VGKDAL
27Shots on goal20
3.13Expected goals2.08
46Shot attempts51
235v5 shots on goal16
0/2Power play0/3
22Hits19
16Blocked shots10
6Penalty minutes4
9Giveaways7
13Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.13 xGDAL 2.08 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdVGK goal, 2:24VGK goal, 5:36DAL goal, 10:07VGK goal, 14:58VGK goal, 15:01VGK goal, 2:11VGK goal, 9:15

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, 6 scored
DAL19 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. CotterLW112271+2014:580:20
M. StoneRW112110+2014:571:48
N. RoyC112210+2014:452:07
J. EichelC011401+1018:042:56
C. StephensonC1012000017:271:50
W. KarlssonC011201+2017:091:55
P. DorofeyevRW101201+2014:290:00
B. HowdenC0111000014:200:00
I. BarbashevLW011120+2014:041:55
W. CarrierLW011100+1010:490:00
J. MarchessaultRW0001000015:542:02
K. KolesarRW000031+1210:200:00
Z. WhitecloudD112211+3021:000:41
B. McNabbD011122+3018:290:00
A. PietrangeloD0001010023:552:28
B. HuttonD000306-1220:361:43
K. KorczakD000031+2016:570:00
N. HagueD000120+3216:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson20191.95059:21Win
J. Patera000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BennLW011110+1014:213:22
E. DadonovLW1011000014:041:57
J. RobertsonLW000310-1018:243:58
J. PavelskiC000100-2017:353:49
T. SeguinC000100-2017:192:14
W. JohnstonC000001-2217:142:08
M. DucheneC000300-1017:133:47
M. MarchmentLW000120-2017:072:39
S. SteelC000200+1013:050:00
R. FaksaC000010-3012:260:01
T. DellandreaC000112-3012:260:00
C. SmithC000211-2010:540:00
J. HakanpääD011051-1017:510:00
M. HeiskanenD0001000023:074:27
T. HarleyD000023-3220:190:01
E. LindellD000212-1019:360:00
R. SuterD000110-1017:390:03
N. LundkvistD000030-3015:201:34
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger27216.77860:00Loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00