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Game Recap
VGK4
FinalSat, Dec 3, 2022Every game that night
DET1

VGK beat DET 4-1, with the chances close: 3.34 expected goals to 3.57. P. Kessel led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Hill stopped 24 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK1214
DET0101
  1. 1st 1:04VGKJ. Eichel0.09 xG
  2. 2nd 7:50VGKJ. MarchessaultPP0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 11:37DETO. SundqvistPP0.34 xG
  4. 2nd 16:32VGKP. Kessel0.19 xG
  5. 3rd 17:00VGKR. SmithEN0.74 xG

Team Stats

VGKDET
25Shots on goal25
3.34Expected goals3.57
49Shot attempts63
215v5 shots on goal19
1/1Power play1/3
20Hits19
23Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways11
4Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.34 xGDET 3.57 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdVGK goal, 1:04VGK goal, 7:50DET goal, 11:37VGK goal, 16:32VGK goal, 17:00

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

VGK24 on goal, 4 scored
DET25 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. KesselRW112200+2211:140:00
M. StoneRW011001+1017:320:34
J. MarchessaultRW1013000017:260:34
C. StephensonC011312+1017:230:34
R. SmithRW101110+1016:050:00
J. EichelC101302+1013:360:34
N. RoyC011010+2013:330:00
W. KarlssonC0002010016:280:00
W. CarrierLW000221+1014:350:00
P. CotterLW0003600014:060:00
J. LeschyshynC0001000012:050:00
K. KolesarRW0000220011:260:00
B. McNabbD022234+2022:130:00
S. TheodoreD011003+2021:090:34
Z. WhitecloudD0001210221:230:00
A. MartinezD000004+1220:250:00
N. HagueD000120+1017:510:00
D. MiromanovD0001020016:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill25241.96060:00Win
L. Thompson000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC011210-2020:243:34
D. KubalikLW011210-2018:203:36
O. SundqvistC101200-1017:123:44
D. PerronLW000411-2018:023:38
A. ErneLW0000330016:110:00
A. CoppC000000-1015:321:12
L. RaymondLW000100-1014:551:21
J. BerggrenRW000101-1014:231:19
P. SuterC0004000012:540:00
M. RasmussenC000340-1012:170:00
A. CzarnikC0001000012:140:00
J. VelenoC0001300011:440:00
F. HronekD000122-2022:393:43
J. OesterleD0001110220:020:00
J. WalmanD0001110019:080:00
O. MaattaD000001-1018:580:00
B. ChiarotD000122-1017:451:20
M. SeiderD000004-1017:291:13
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso24213.87559:17Loss
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00