Game Recap: VGK 4, SJS 2, October 25, 2022

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Game Recap

VGK4

FinalTue, Oct 25, 2022Every game that night

SJS2

VGK beat SJS 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.65 expected goals to 2.45. S. Theodore led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Hill stopped 29 of 31.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
VGK	1	0	3	4
SJS	0	2	0	2

1st 15:51VGKP. Kessel0.13 xG
2nd 5:33SJSN. Sturm0.08 xG
2nd 19:25SJSM. Nieto0.13 xG
3rd 0:55VGKS. Theodore0.01 xG
3rd 13:13VGKW. Karlsson0.14 xG
3rd 14:15VGKM. Stone0.17 xG

Team Stats

VGKSJS

31Shots on goal31

3.65Expected goals2.45

60Shot attempts70

295v5 shots on goal28

0/1Power play0/2

14Hits23

27Blocked shots19

4Penalty minutes2

9Giveaways5

10Takeaways13

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.65 xGSJS 2.45 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

VGK31 on goal, 4 scored

SJS30 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Stone	RW	1	0	1	3	0	1	+1	0	19:21	1:06
C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	1	2	0	+1	2	18:33	1:07
R. Smith	RW	0	1	1	2	0	3	+1	0	17:08	0:52
W. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	2	0	2	+1	0	16:53	0:53
J. Marchessault	RW	0	1	1	2	0	0	+1	0	16:41	1:07
B. Howden	C	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	12:59	0:00
P. Kessel	RW	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	12:40	0:54
J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	3	0	1	+1	0	17:29	1:08
N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	14:29	0:53
M. Amadio	RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:48	0:00
W. Carrier	LW	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	10:39	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	9:35	0:00
S. Theodore	D	1	1	2	4	0	3	+3	0	18:27	1:04
A. Martinez	D	0	1	1	1	0	4	-1	0	20:45	0:00
B. McNabb	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	+3	0	18:42	0:00
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	4	0	2	-2	0	23:04	0:56
N. Hague	D	0	0	0	3	1	4	0	2	19:20	0:00
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	+1	0	17:59	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Hill	31	29	2	.935	60:00	Win
L. Thompson	0	0	0	–	0:00

SJS Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Hertl	C	0	1	1	1	1	1	-1	0	19:56	1:33
K. Labanc	RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15:24	0:43
N. Sturm	C	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	2	15:00	0:47
E. Svechnikov	LW	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	14:12	0:00
M. Nieto	LW	1	0	1	2	1	0	+1	0	12:18	0:00
T. Meier	RW	0	0	0	8	3	0	-1	0	21:10	1:41
A. Barabanov	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	19:37	1:41
L. Kunin	C	0	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0	18:09	1:24
L. Couture	C	0	0	0	1	1	1	-1	0	17:43	1:32
N. Gregor	LW	0	0	0	1	1	1	-2	0	12:02	0:00
S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11:38	0:00
O. Lindblom	LW	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	9:32	0:55
E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	26:43	1:52
M. Ferraro	D	0	0	0	4	1	3	-1	0	23:17	0:36
J. Megna	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	18:45	0:00
R. Simek	D	0	0	0	3	3	3	-1	0	17:02	0:00
M. Benning	D	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	15:59	0:04
M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	14:01	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Reimer	31	27	4	.871	55:32	Loss
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamAdin Hill VGK Faces SJS, his team until Mar 202229 saves on 31, the win
Old teamTomas Hertl VGK Faces SJS, his team until Jan 20241 A, 1 SOG

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