Game Recap: VGK 5, NJD 3, December 16, 2021

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Game Recap

VGK5

FinalThu, Dec 16, 2021Every game that night

NJD3

VGK beat NJD 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.03 expected goals to 2.94. J. Marchessault led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). R. Lehner stopped 23 of 26.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
VGK	1	1	3	5
NJD	1	0	2	3

1st 1:41NJDJ. Hughes0.21 xG
1st 10:27VGKD. CoghlanPP0.08 xG
2nd 3:47VGKW. Carrier0.10 xG
3rd 7:37VGKW. Karlsson0.02 xG
3rd 8:10VGKN. Roy0.14 xG
3rd 10:03NJDT. TatarPP0.10 xG
3rd 12:29NJDJ. VeseySH0.16 xG
3rd 18:53VGKJ. MarchessaultEN0.96 xG

Team Stats

VGKNJD

30Shots on goal26

4.03Expected goals2.94

53Shot attempts57

235v5 shots on goal20

1/4Power play1/3

6Hits15

16Blocked shots9

14Penalty minutes18

3Giveaways11

3Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 4.03 xGNJD 2.94 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

VGK29 on goal, 5 scored

NJD26 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
W. Karlsson	C	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	16:21	3:45
J. Marchessault	RW	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	14:16	2:20
R. Smith	RW	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	14:03	2:29
N. Roy	C	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	14:21	2:28
K. Kolesar	RW	0	1	1	0	2	0	+1	0	13:27	0:50
M. Janmark	C	0	1	1	1	0	0	+1	0	13:15	0:00
W. Carrier	LW	1	0	1	1	1	0	+1	0	11:55	0:00
B. Howden	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	+1	0	11:29	0:00
C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	19:40	3:56
M. Stone	RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	19:02	3:56
M. Pacioretty	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	18:28	3:56
E. Dadonov	LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0	14:19	2:47
D. Coghlan	D	1	1	2	3	0	2	0	4	12:11	2:29
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	2	0	3	+1	10	28:37	4:16
B. McNabb	D	0	1	1	3	1	5	+1	0	23:27	0:20
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	19:11	0:00
N. Hague	D	0	0	0	3	0	1	+2	0	18:58	0:13
B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	+1	0	11:40	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
R. Lehner	26	23	3	.885	59:32	Win
L. Brossoit	0	0	0	–	0:15

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Tatar	LW	1	1	2	2	0	0	-1	0	13:41	2:43
J. Hughes	C	1	0	1	4	0	0	-1	0	18:38	2:39
J. Vesey	LW	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	15:54	0:11
M. McLeod	C	0	1	1	1	2	1	+1	0	15:33	0:11
P. Zacha	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	-1	0	16:34	2:39
J. Bratt	LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	-2	0	16:24	1:38
Y. Sharangovich	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	14:32	2:43
D. Mercer	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	-2	0	14:08	2:43
M. Studenic	RW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12:48	0:00
N. Bastian	RW	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	12:13	0:11
J. Kuokkanen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11:51	0:00
A. Johnsson	LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	-1	0	11:32	2:39
M. Geertsen	LW	0	0	0	0	3	1	-2	10	8:01	0:00
D. Severson	D	0	1	1	3	0	1	+1	2	28:18	3:44
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	1	1	1	0	1	+1	0	26:32	0:11
D. Hamilton	D	0	1	1	3	0	2	-1	2	24:37	2:02
T. Smith	D	0	1	1	1	0	0	-1	0	22:16	3:31
K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	-2	0	9:54	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
M. Blackwood	29	25	4	.862	58:55	Loss
J. Gillies	0	0	0	–	0:00