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Game Recap
VGK4
FinalMon, Apr 22, 2024PlayoffsEvery game that night
DAL3

VGK beat DAL 4-3, with the chances close: 1.97 expected goals to 1.90. DAL outshot VGK 29 to 15. N. Hanifin led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). L. Thompson stopped 26 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK3104
DAL2013
  1. 1st 1:23VGKM. StonePP0.05 xG
  2. 1st 8:27VGKJ. Marchessault0.21 xG
  3. 1st 16:07DALJ. Benn0.14 xG
  4. 1st 17:51VGKT. HertlPP0.03 xG
  5. 1st 18:29DALJ. Robertson0.12 xG
  6. 2nd 1:06VGKB. McNabb0.02 xG
  7. 3rd 11:46DALM. Marchment0.01 xG

Team Stats

VGKDAL
15Shots on goal29
1.97Expected goals1.90
48Shot attempts67
135v5 shots on goal22
2/2Power play0/2
55Hits31
20Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes4
2Giveaways9
10Takeaways14

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 1.97 xGDAL 1.90 xGGoal

00.511.521st2nd3rdVGK goal, 1:23VGK goal, 8:27DAL goal, 16:07VGK goal, 17:51DAL goal, 18:29VGK goal, 1:06DAL goal, 11:46

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

VGK15 on goal, 4 scored
DAL28 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EichelC0220510020:041:00
M. StoneRW101101-2017:091:00
I. BarbashevLW011170+1016:280:00
T. HertlC101230-1015:361:00
J. MarchessaultRW101310+1015:330:00
C. StephensonC000120-2017:051:00
W. KarlssonC0000120015:510:00
B. HowdenC0001310013:380:00
A. ManthaRW0001400013:240:00
N. RoyC0000820211:340:00
K. KolesarRW0001400011:060:00
W. CarrierLW000050009:280:00
N. HanifinD022012-2024:081:00
B. McNabbD101128+1020:420:00
A. PietrangeloD000223-2023:480:00
S. TheodoreD000000+1019:350:00
N. HagueD0001400015:410:00
Z. WhitecloudD0000300215:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson29263.89760:00Win
A. Hill000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. RobertsonLW1013300019:281:43
W. JohnstonC0111110019:112:22
M. MarchmentLW101330+1217:292:01
J. BennLW1017400016:471:47
L. StankovenC011211+1014:440:10
R. HintzC0000200018:291:39
J. PavelskiC000231-1017:571:39
M. DucheneC000010+1016:422:01
T. SeguinC000340+1016:102:07
E. DadonovLW0000000010:480:00
S. SteelC0000220210:430:10
R. FaksaC000230009:200:00
M. HeiskanenD011323-2026:372:27
T. HarleyD0002020022:471:43
E. LindellD000121+1020:140:11
C. TanevD000003+1019:370:00
R. SuterD000001+2016:540:00
N. LundkvistD000000007:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger15114.73357:30Loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00