Game Recap: VGK 2, NSH 3 (OT), April 4, 2023

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Game Recap

VGK2

Final/OTTue, Apr 4, 2023Every game that night

NSH3

NSH beat VGK 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.22 expected goals to 3.47. T. Novak led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). K. Lankinen stopped 30 of 32.

Scoring

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

1st 6:50NSHT. Novak0.08 xG
1st 13:08NSHT. NovakPP0.12 xG
2nd 6:00VGKA. Pietrangelo0.01 xG
2nd 13:39VGKA. Pietrangelo0.17 xG
OT 3:30NSHC. GlassPP0.07 xG

Team Stats

VGKNSH

32Shots on goal27

3.47Expected goals2.22

73Shot attempts50

235v5 shots on goal22

0/3Power play2/4

16Hits27

15Blocked shots22

8Penalty minutes4

10Giveaways10

2Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.47 xGNSH 2.22 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

VGK32 on goal, 2 scored

NSH25 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	5	0	1	+1	0	20:07	3:16
J. Marchessault	RW	0	1	1	2	2	0	+1	2	19:31	2:08
C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	15:17	2:45
P. Kessel	RW	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	11:37	0:00
W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	18:27	1:29
N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:47	2:46
I. Barbashev	LW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	17:46	1:09
R. Smith	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	17:30	1:27
P. Dorofeyev	RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	+1	0	14:17	1:28
T. Blueger	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	12:18	0:00
B. Howden	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	11:22	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10:15	0:00
A. Pietrangelo	D	2	0	2	9	0	2	+1	0	25:33	2:51
A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	20:47	0:00
B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	20:09	1:23
N. Hague	D	0	0	0	5	4	1	+1	0	18:35	0:28
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	17:47	0:00
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	17:07	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Quick	27	24	3	.889	63:30	OT loss
L. Brossoit	0	0	0	–	0:00

NSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Novak	C	2	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	18:55	3:40
C. Glass	C	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	17:39	4:01
P. Tomasino	RW	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	19:51	4:25
L. Evangelista	RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17:32	3:11
C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	1	4	1	-1	0	19:32	0:10
Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	4	2	0	-1	0	16:08	0:54
E. Afanasyev	LW	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	16:04	0:00
K. Sherwood	LW	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	13:44	0:57
R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	2	13:30	1:03
M. Jankowski	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:28	0:00
M. McCarron	C	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	10:56	0:00
J. Leonard	LW	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	9:43	0:00
T. Barrie	D	0	1	1	3	0	1	+1	0	22:54	3:50
R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	2	0	3	-1	2	24:15	0:35
D. Fabbro	D	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	22:20	1:03
S. Stastney	D	0	0	0	3	0	0	+1	0	17:47	0:00
K. Gravel	D	0	0	0	1	2	6	-1	0	16:41	0:00
C. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	-2	0	16:16	0:09

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
K. Lankinen	32	30	2	.938	63:22	Win
J. Saros	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamJonathan Marchessault NSH Faces VGK, his team until May 20241 A, 2 SOG
Old teamNicolas Hague NSH Faces VGK, his team until May 20255 SOG

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