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Game Recap
VGK1
Final/OTSat, Jan 28, 2023Every game that night
NYI2

NYI beat VGK 2-1 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.70 expected goals to 3.26. VGK outshot NYI 46 to 38. S. Varlamov stopped 45 of 46.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
VGK01001
NYI01012
  1. 2nd 3:52NYIA. Lee0.17 xG
  2. 2nd 16:08VGKW. Carrier0.04 xG
  3. OT 4:28NYIM. Barzal0.18 xG

Team Stats

VGKNYI
46Shots on goal38
3.26Expected goals2.70
71Shot attempts69
335v5 shots on goal31
0/2Power play0/1
23Hits23
22Blocked shots16
2Penalty minutes4
8Giveaways7
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.26 xGNYI 2.70 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTNYI goal, 3:52VGK goal, 16:08NYI goal, 4:28

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

VGK46 on goal, 1 scored
NYI37 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. StephensonC011310+1020:152:25
P. KesselRW011701+1015:271:10
W. CarrierLW101432+1014:480:58
J. EichelC0007010019:382:53
J. MarchessaultRW0003200019:062:43
R. SmithRW000110-1017:291:11
P. CotterLW0002310017:280:06
W. KarlssonC000511-1016:331:29
N. RoyC000101-1015:092:44
M. AmadioRW0001100013:050:00
B. HowdenC000000-1211:550:06
K. KolesarRW000040-1010:060:00
S. TheodoreD000401+1025:552:56
A. PietrangeloD000015-1022:531:04
B. McNabbD0002550020:080:00
A. MartinezD0002030018:360:15
B. HuttonD0003000017:040:00
N. HagueD000111-1016:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson38362.94764:08OT loss
A. Hill000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC1016010220:071:24
K. PalmieriC011200+1019:261:23
B. NelsonC011600+1019:241:26
A. BeauvillierRW0111010018:170:37
A. LeeLW101420+1015:191:25
J. PageauC0001200017:500:36
C. CizikasC000221-1017:130:00
Z. PariseLW0000220017:040:35
J. BaileyRW0001010012:270:34
M. MartinLW0001600010:420:00
S. HolmstromRW000001009:530:00
A. RätyC000210008:560:00
A. PelechD0111120026:410:00
R. PulockD000101+1023:300:00
S. MayfieldD000501-1223:210:00
A. RomanovD000123-1019:320:00
S. AhoD000331+1016:560:46
S. BolducD000121+1012:461:14
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Varlamov46451.97864:28Win
I. Sorokin000–0:00