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Game Recap
VGK5
EDM2
VGK beat EDM 5-2 despite fewer good chances: 3.34 expected goals to 4.56. EDM outshot VGK 40 to 22. J. Marchessault scored three for VGK. A. Hill stopped 38 of 40.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| EDM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 0:24VGKR. Smith0.26 xG
- 1st 0:55EDMC. McDavid0.06 xG
- 1st 2:43EDMW. Foegele0.20 xG
- 2nd 4:26VGKJ. Marchessault0.15 xG
- 2nd 7:44VGKJ. Marchessault0.36 xG
- 2nd 18:36VGKJ. Marchessault0.02 xG
- 3rd 19:21VGKW. KarlssonEN0.88 xG
Team Stats
VGKEDM
22Shots on goal40
3.34Expected goals4.56
43Shot attempts82
185v5 shots on goal33
0/2Power play0/1
22Hits45
28Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes4
10Giveaways18
7Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 3.34 xGEDM 4.56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Marchessault | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 16:13 | 1:20 |
| R. Smith | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17:31 | 0:25 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:42 | 0:00 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 17:35 | 1:20 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:31 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 1:20 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:50 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:15 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:11 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 22:31 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 20:56 | 1:19 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:56 | 1:21 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:12 | 0:33 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:16 | 0:07 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 | 0:00 |
EDM Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Kane | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:15 | 0:27 |
| C. McDavid | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:00 | 1:33 |
| D. Ryan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| R. McLeod | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:27 |
| W. Foegele | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 0:27 |
| L. Draisaitl | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 24:44 | 1:33 |
| Z. Hyman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | 1:33 |
| R. Nugent-Hopkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:41 | 1:33 |
| K. Yamamoto | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:01 | 0:00 |
| M. Janmark | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 | 0:00 |
| K. Kostin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:50 | 0:00 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:00 |
| E. Bouchard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 31:12 | 1:33 |
| M. Ekholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24:35 | 0:27 |
| D. Nurse | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 19:20 | 0:27 |
| V. Desharnais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| C. Ceci | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Skinner | 17 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 40:00 | Loss |
| J. Campbell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 17:04 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.