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Game Recap
VGK3
Final/OTFri, Nov 8, 2024Every game that night
SEA4

SEA beat VGK 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.70 expected goals to 2.56. SEA outshot VGK 32 to 24. J. Eichel led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). B. Tanev had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. J. Daccord stopped 21 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
VGK20103
SEA11114
  1. 1st 10:13VGKP. DorofeyevPP0.14 xG
  2. 1st 13:31VGKN. Roy0.15 xG
  3. 1st 17:21SEAB. Tanev0.16 xG
  4. 2nd 7:12SEAB. Tanev0.13 xG
  5. 3rd 2:58SEAO. Bjorkstrand0.18 xG
  6. 3rd 18:38VGKA. Pietrangelo0.04 xG
  7. OT 0:29SEAJ. McCann0.21 xG

Team Stats

VGKSEA
24Shots on goal32
2.56Expected goals2.70
52Shot attempts53
175v5 shots on goal27
1/4Power play0/1
26Hits31
10Blocked shots16
2Penalty minutes8
11Giveaways7
7Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 2.56 xGSEA 2.70 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTVGK goal, 10:13VGK goal, 13:31SEA goal, 17:21SEA goal, 7:12SEA goal, 2:58VGK goal, 18:38SEA goal, 0:29

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

VGK24 on goal, 3 scored
SEA32 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EichelC0333000023:453:46
N. RoyC112310+1020:363:21
I. BarbashevLW0113300020:312:30
P. DorofeyevRW101301-2018:233:39
W. KarlssonC0001020017:222:12
T. HertlC000021-1016:573:21
A. HoltzRW0003000015:592:30
B. HowdenC000030-1214:010:00
T. PearsonLW000111-1013:510:00
K. KolesarRW000060009:100:09
C. SchwindtRW000000008:490:09
J. RondbjergRW000000005:160:09
S. TheodoreD011300-1024:213:26
A. PietrangeloD101321+1023:492:14
N. HanifinD000001-2022:142:34
B. McNabbD000031-1019:180:00
Z. WhitecloudD0000310014:040:00
B. HuttonD0001210013:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill32284.87558:25OT loss
A. Schmid000–0:00

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. TanevLW202612+1016:060:00
J. McCannLW101200+2015:441:05
O. BjorkstrandRW101300+1012:350:00
T. KartyeLW011010+129:330:00
C. StephensonC0004000023:090:57
J. SchwartzLW0003210217:310:54
M. BeniersC0000100016:311:00
Y. GourdeC000140+1015:190:00
J. EberleRW0002000014:591:00
A. BurakovskyLW000110-1013:101:03
E. TolvanenRW0002300011:061:06
S. WrightC000011009:360:37
B. MontourD011143+2225:191:26
J. OleksiakD0000130024:170:00
R. EvansD000052-1221:250:34
A. LarssonD0003330020:380:18
W. BorgenD0002300015:260:00
J. MahuraD000211+2011:580:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord24213.87560:29Win
A. Stezka000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreVGK 3.2, SEA 2.8VGK 3, SEA 4
Total goals6.17
Shots on goalVGK 28.7, SEA 27.8VGK 24, SEA 32
Win chanceVGK 57%SEA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VGK J. Eichel3.230.98330%0
SEA J. McCann2.720.86133%1
SEA B. Montour2.410.59113%0
VGK P. Dorofeyev2.330.58127%1
SEA O. Bjorkstrand2.030.54120%1
SEA J. Eberle1.920.59022%0
VGK S. Theodore1.930.63110%0
VGK W. Karlsson1.910.62021%0
SEA J. Schwartz1.930.52021%0
VGK A. Pietrangelo1.830.4918%1
VGK N. Hanifin1.800.49011%0
SEA M. Beniers1.700.55021%0
VGK T. Hertl1.700.57021%0
SEA A. Burakovsky1.710.50017%0
SEA Y. Gourde1.610.43015%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.520.40017%0
VGK A. Holtz1.530.34015%0
VGK I. Barbashev1.430.62121%0
VGK B. Howden1.400.37017%0
VGK N. Roy1.430.48216%1
SEA A. Larsson1.330.2506%0
VGK B. Hutton1.310.2005%0
SEA R. Evans1.300.3707%0
VGK T. Pearson1.310.34013%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.340.73021%0
SEA J. Oleksiak1.200.2405%0
SEA B. Tanev1.260.30215%2
VGK J. Rondbjerg1.200.1808%0
VGK B. McNabb1.200.2604%0
SEA T. Kartye1.100.22112%0
SEA W. Borgen1.020.2404%0
VGK K. Kolesar1.000.30012%0
SEA S. Wright1.000.30015%0
VGK C. Schwindt0.800.2108%0
VGK Z. Whitecloud0.800.1906%0
SEA J. Mahura0.820.1903%0

Shots on goal: 15 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.