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Game Recap
VGK5
NSH1
VGK beat NSH 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.55 expected goals to 1.94. VGK outshot NSH 30 to 17. W. Carrier led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Hill stopped 16 of 17.
Team Stats
VGKNSH
30Shots on goal17
3.55Expected goals1.94
57Shot attempts53
235v5 shots on goal13
0/2Power play0/2
14Hits24
16Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways15
12Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 3.55 xGNSH 1.94 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
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:23 | 2:52 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 13:31 | 0:59 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:45 | 0:35 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:55 | 1:08 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:41 | 1:09 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:08 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:39 | 2:53 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | 2:51 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 3:17 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 0:00 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:59 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 0 | 20:46 | 0:33 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 20:11 | 3:27 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:31 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 19:14 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:22 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 18:04 | 0:08 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 17 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Duchene | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 2:58 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:11 | 3:06 |
| M. Granlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:55 | 3:03 |
| R. Johansen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:42 | 3:07 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:18 | 2:46 |
| C. Glass | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:59 | 0:54 |
| T. Jeannot | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:07 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:07 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 12:59 | 0:00 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 |
| J. Parssinen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:51 |
| T. Novak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11:53 | 1:02 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 24:38 | 2:41 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 21:34 | 0:28 |
| M. Ekholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:07 | 0:57 |
| D. Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:37 | 0:00 |
| K. Gravel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:28 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 57:41 | Loss |
| K. Lankinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.