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Game Recap
VGK5
SEA2
VGK beat SEA 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.24 expected goals to 2.38. J. Marchessault led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Hill stopped 31 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- 1st 0:12VGKK. Kolesar0.03 xG
- 1st 3:07VGKJ. MarchessaultPP0.15 xG
- 2nd 13:55VGKR. SmithPP0.11 xG
- 2nd 17:11VGKJ. Marchessault0.02 xG
- 2nd 19:43VGKS. Theodore0.06 xG
- 3rd 13:19SEAJ. Schultz0.12 xG
- 3rd 16:17SEAJ. SchwartzPP0.12 xG
Team Stats
VGKSEA
30Shots on goal33
3.24Expected goals2.38
50Shot attempts63
265v5 shots on goal30
2/4Power play1/2
12Hits26
20Blocked shots9
4Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways5
6Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 3.24 xGSEA 2.38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:29 | 3:06 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:03 | 2:08 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 2:32 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 1:38 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 1:24 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:01 | 2:35 |
| R. Smith | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:34 | 3:07 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:00 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:14 | 2:14 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:59 | 0:00 |
| S. Theodore | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 21:23 | 3:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:04 | 3:06 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 18:09 | 1:10 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:02 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 0:03 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
SEA Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Burakovsky | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 1:27 |
| J. Schwartz | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | 1:27 |
| M. Beniers | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:23 | 1:56 |
| O. Bjorkstrand | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:12 | 1:56 |
| A. Wennberg | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:50 | 1:56 |
| B. Tanev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:00 |
| J. McCann | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:17 | 1:27 |
| Y. Gourde | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:05 | 0:00 |
| J. Eberle | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:03 | 1:27 |
| K. Kuhlman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 |
| R. Donato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 1:56 |
| M. Geekie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 |
| V. Dunn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:28 | 1:27 |
| J. Schultz | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:24 | 1:56 |
| A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:56 | 0:00 |
| J. Oleksiak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:29 | 0:00 |
| W. Borgen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:00 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Jones | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 40:00 | Loss |
| P. Grubauer | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 20:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.