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Game Recap
VGK3
Final/SOFri, Dec 17, 2021Every game that night
NYR2

VGK beat NYR 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.52 expected goals to 3.61. M. Zibanejad led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Brossoit stopped 27 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
VGK10113
NYR02002
  1. 1st 6:49VGKB. Howden0.22 xG
  2. 2nd 0:17NYRM. Zibanejad0.05 xG
  3. 2nd 10:25NYRC. KreiderPP0.29 xG
  4. 3rd 14:44VGKD. Coghlan0.02 xG

Team Stats

VGKNYR
30Shots on goal29
3.52Expected goals3.61
63Shot attempts49
245v5 shots on goal18
0/1Power play1/2
12Hits23
8Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes2
3Giveaways8
3Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.52 xGNYR 3.61 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTVGK goal, 6:49NYR goal, 0:17NYR goal, 10:25VGK goal, 14:44

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

VGK30 on goal, 2 scored
NYR29 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HowdenC112210+2012:170:00
W. CarrierLW011220+1013:130:00
K. KolesarRW011010+2012:350:00
M. StoneRW000210-1020:261:07
C. StephensonC000300-1018:491:07
M. PaciorettyLW000410-1018:471:07
W. KarlssonC0003010018:190:53
J. MarchessaultRW0000000016:010:53
R. SmithRW0002200015:500:57
E. DadonovLW0000010014:450:48
N. RoyC0001000214:080:53
M. JanmarkC000100+1012:520:00
D. CoghlanD101421+1016:280:00
N. HagueD011110+2015:270:00
S. TheodoreD0001000027:391:22
A. PietrangeloD000102+1226:180:53
Z. WhitecloudD000011-1019:290:00
B. McNabbD000302-1018:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Brossoit29272.93165:00Win
R. Lehner000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC1127010221:502:49
C. KreiderLW112500+1020:352:49
R. StromeC011200-1018:452:49
K. KakkoRW000001+1021:572:42
B. GoodrowC0001020015:530:00
F. ChytilC000200-1015:180:42
A. LafrenièreLW0000200015:110:43
D. HuntLW0000200014:120:42
J. GauthierRW0003320013:060:00
K. RooneyC000000-1013:000:00
R. ReavesRW000060-1010:330:00
G. McKeggC000002-1010:240:00
K. MillerD0110420021:420:49
A. FoxD000201-1027:552:42
J. TroubaD0005000023:590:49
R. LindgrenD000123-1022:410:00
L. HajekD0000120013:160:00
P. NemethD0001310012:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Georgiev30282.93364:58OT loss
K. Kinkaid000–0:00