Game Recap: VGK 5, NSH 2, November 24, 2021

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Game Recap

VGK5

FinalWed, Nov 24, 2021Every game that night

NSH2

VGK beat NSH 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.45 expected goals to 2.60. F. Forsberg led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). R. Lehner stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

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

1st 19:12VGKC. Stephenson0.11 xG
2nd 3:01VGKJ. Rondbjerg0.16 xG
2nd 11:12VGKA. Brooks0.16 xG
3rd 5:20NSHF. Forsberg0.09 xG
3rd 8:04VGKA. PietrangeloSH0.08 xG
3rd 13:51NSHF. ForsbergPP0.06 xG
3rd 18:08VGKM. StoneEN0.72 xG

Team Stats

VGKNSH

35Shots on goal28

3.45Expected goals2.60

54Shot attempts61

265v5 shots on goal22

0/2Power play1/6

6Hits23

18Blocked shots11

12Penalty minutes4

5Giveaways13

13Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.45 xGNSH 2.60 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

VGK34 on goal, 5 scored

NSH28 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
C. Stephenson	C	1	1	2	5	1	2	+2	0	18:28	2:47
M. Stone	RW	1	1	2	5	0	1	+2	2	17:57	2:47
M. Pacioretty	LW	0	1	1	3	1	0	+1	2	17:13	2:47
M. Janmark	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	+1	0	14:11	0:00
J. Rondbjerg	RW	1	0	1	1	0	0	+1	2	13:03	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	1	1	0	1	1	+1	0	10:52	0:00
A. Brooks	C	1	0	1	2	0	1	+1	0	10:08	0:37
R. Smith	RW	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	16:27	0:37
N. Roy	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	16:20	0:37
J. Leschyshyn	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	+1	0	14:14	0:00
E. Dadonov	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	13:43	2:27
W. Carrier	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0	9:44	0:00
A. Pietrangelo	D	1	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	21:42	0:57
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	+1	0	22:53	0:00
S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	19:26	2:47
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	2	1	3	+4	2	19:06	0:00
N. Hague	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	18:41	0:37
B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	+3	0	15:46	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
R. Lehner	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win
L. Brossoit	0	0	0	–	0:00

NSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
F. Forsberg	LW	2	0	2	3	1	0	-1	0	16:50	4:00
M. Duchene	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	-1	0	19:57	4:49
R. Johansen	C	0	1	1	1	2	1	-2	0	16:13	4:57
M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	3	2	1	-1	0	20:38	4:57
E. Tolvanen	RW	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	15:58	4:59
N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	3	2	0	-1	2	15:38	4:25
T. Novak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	15:25	4:32
C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	-2	0	13:32	0:16
T. Jeannot	LW	0	0	0	4	5	2	-2	0	13:24	0:16
Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2	0	12:21	0:16
L. Kunin	C	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	11:30	0:00
P. Tomasino	RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	10:27	0:00
R. Josi	D	0	1	1	2	1	1	-2	0	23:04	5:22
A. Carrier	D	0	0	0	3	0	0	-1	0	23:18	4:07
M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	-2	0	22:15	4:00
D. Fabbro	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17:27	0:12
M. Borowiecki	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	-1	0	14:34	0:11
M. Benning	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	2	14:02	0:11

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Saros	34	30	4	.882	59:27	Loss
D. Rittich	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamNicolas Hague NSH Faces VGK, his team until May 20252 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.