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Game Recap
VGK4
LAK3
VGK beat LAK 4-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.86 expected goals to 3.80. VGK outshot LAK 51 to 30. W. Karlsson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Thompson stopped 27 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| LAK | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
- 1st 10:36LAKG. Vilardi0.12 xG
- 2nd 1:41VGKJ. Marchessault0.09 xG
- 3rd 1:27VGKJ. Eichel0.03 xG
- 3rd 4:02LAKA. Kempe0.20 xG
- 3rd 7:17VGKW. KarlssonPP0.04 xG
- 3rd 12:58LAKA. Kaliyev0.12 xG
- 3rd 19:34VGKM. Stone0.07 xG
Team Stats
VGKLAK
51Shots on goal30
4.86Expected goals3.80
81Shot attempts54
435v5 shots on goal24
1/5Power play0/3
25Hits23
13Blocked shots22
6Penalty minutes10
2Giveaways15
2Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 4.86 xGLAK 3.80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:33 | 3:28 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | 3:06 |
| M. Stone | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:33 | 3:42 |
| J. Eichel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | 3:56 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 | 2:18 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:03 | 3:28 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 | 2:54 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:56 | 2:40 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:00 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:46 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:44 | 2:48 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:11 | 3:52 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:41 | 0:03 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 20:14 | 0:32 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 16:17 | 0:08 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 59:48 | Win |
| A. Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Vilardi | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:15 | 1:50 |
| A. Kopitar | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:48 | 2:31 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | 1:53 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 2:28 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:33 | 0:00 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:12 | 0:00 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:00 | 1:53 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:49 | 1:50 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:33 | 2:28 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:24 | 2:31 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:41 | 0:00 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:14 | 0:00 |
| S. Durzi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22:58 | 1:47 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:03 | 2:34 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 21:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:26 | 0:00 |
| A. Edler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 14:17 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Quick | 51 | 47 | 4 | .922 | 59:12 | Loss |
| C. Petersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |