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Game Recap
VGK6
FinalTue, Dec 28, 2021Every game that night
LAK3

VGK beat LAK 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.82 expected goals to 2.35. J. Marchessault led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). L. Brossoit stopped 24 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK3216
LAK1113
  1. 1st 9:53VGKR. SmithPP0.36 xG
  2. 1st 10:19VGKK. Kolesar0.19 xG
  3. 1st 10:32LAKA. Kempe0.14 xG
  4. 1st 11:09VGKJ. Marchessault0.10 xG
  5. 2nd 1:21VGKC. StephensonPP0.19 xG
  6. 2nd 2:47VGKM. Janmark0.09 xG
  7. 2nd 15:30LAKT. MooreSH0.14 xG
  8. 3rd 1:55VGKJ. Marchessault0.21 xG
  9. 3rd 5:50LAKA. Iafallo0.09 xG

Team Stats

VGKLAK
27Shots on goal27
3.82Expected goals2.35
47Shot attempts56
175v5 shots on goal19
2/4Power play0/4
18Hits22
16Blocked shots8
8Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways4
1Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.82 xGLAK 2.35 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdVGK goal, 9:53VGK goal, 10:19LAK goal, 10:32VGK goal, 11:09VGK goal, 1:21VGK goal, 2:47LAK goal, 15:30VGK goal, 1:55LAK goal, 5:50

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
LAK27 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MarchessaultRW213310+2016:124:10
C. StephensonC112311-1220:222:10
R. SmithRW112300+2017:404:16
M. JanmarkC101202-2018:042:10
W. KarlssonC011200+1217:344:23
N. RoyC0112000215:542:10
K. KolesarRW101111+1012:090:14
W. CarrierLW011221+1011:500:14
M. PaciorettyLW000220-1017:244:23
J. LeschyshynC0000000010:150:14
M. AmadioRW000110009:350:00
A. BrooksC000110009:050:00
Z. WhitecloudD011225+2027:050:27
S. TheodoreD0111110024:244:34
B. HuttonD011010+2014:540:14
B. McNabbD0000230223:290:07
N. HagueD000212-1017:202:10
D. CoghlanD000020-108:451:59
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Brossoit27243.88959:59Win
L. Thompson000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KempeRW1123400018:414:55
A. KopitarC0110110021:225:47
A. IafalloLW1015010019:224:55
T. MooreLW1013420015:560:00
V. ArvidssonLW000301-1017:135:22
A. KaliyevRW0002000013:291:37
B. LizotteC000030+1013:150:21
J. Anderson-DolanC000020-1012:450:10
A. TurcotteC000301-1212:080:35
C. GrundstromRW000110-1011:111:41
B. LemieuxLW0001200011:050:21
L. AnderssonC000000-1411:051:23
D. DoughtyD011111-2024:115:22
S. DurziD0110010218:432:29
M. RoyD011420+1017:220:00
T. BjornfotD0000000019:500:00
M. AndersonD000020-2019:420:00
C. WolaninD000100+1015:172:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick15105.66722:47Loss
G. Sparks12111.91737:13