Game Recap: VGK 3, SJS 4 (OT), March 30, 2023

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Game Recap

VGK3

Final/OTThu, Mar 30, 2023Every game that night

SJS4

SJS beat VGK 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.03 expected goals to 3.40. M. Ferraro led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Reimer stopped 23 of 26.

Scoring

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

1st 4:16SJSM. Ferraro0.08 xG
1st 14:31SJSO. Lindblom0.14 xG
1st 16:55VGKN. Hague0.04 xG
2nd 1:08VGKI. BarbashevPP0.18 xG
2nd 11:47SJST. Hertl0.09 xG
3rd 10:07VGKM. Amadio0.12 xG
OT 0:50SJSL. Couture0.17 xG

Team Stats

VGKSJS

26Shots on goal25

3.40Expected goals2.03

54Shot attempts56

215v5 shots on goal23

1/3Power play0/3

18Hits23

13Blocked shots15

6Penalty minutes6

11Giveaways7

8Takeaways12

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.40 xGSJS 2.03 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

VGK26 on goal, 3 scored

SJS25 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	1	0	0	-1	0	21:40	2:38
I. Barbashev	LW	1	0	1	3	3	0	-1	0	20:59	2:01
C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	2	0	0	-1	0	18:14	2:38
N. Roy	C	0	1	1	1	1	0	-1	2	14:45	1:39
M. Amadio	RW	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	12:30	0:00
J. Marchessault	RW	0	0	0	4	2	0	-1	0	18:11	0:53
W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	+2	0	16:26	0:53
P. Cotter	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	+1	0	12:06	0:00
P. Dorofeyev	RW	0	0	0	2	0	1	+1	0	12:02	0:53
P. Kessel	RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	11:15	0:44
B. Howden	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-2	0	10:45	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	0	6	0	-1	4	9:10	0:37
B. Hutton	D	0	2	2	0	1	2	+2	0	18:01	0:53
N. Hague	D	1	0	1	2	1	2	+2	0	17:09	0:00
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	-2	0	25:23	2:38
A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	2	0	4	-1	0	23:44	0:59
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	-2	0	17:05	0:00
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	4	0	0	-2	0	17:05	0:09

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Brossoit	25	21	4	.840	60:50	OT loss
J. Quick	0	0	0	–	0:00

SJS Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Hertl	C	1	0	1	4	1	2	+1	2	20:55	2:40
J. Peterson	C	0	1	1	0	1	0	+1	0	20:36	2:38
L. Couture	C	1	0	1	1	1	0	+2	0	19:07	2:38
M. Kaut	RW	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	18:53	1:57
T. Bordeleau	C	0	1	1	1	1	0	+2	0	16:09	2:39
O. Lindblom	LW	1	0	1	1	1	0	+1	0	4:52	0:03
N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	2	2	0	-1	0	16:01	0:45
N. Gregor	LW	0	0	0	1	3	0	-1	0	15:26	1:09
F. Zetterlund	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	+1	0	15:17	1:51
K. Labanc	RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	-1	0	13:37	2:07
S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	12:07	0:19
J. Viel	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	8:30	0:16
M. Ferraro	D	1	1	2	2	1	3	+1	0	21:30	0:22
H. Thrun	D	0	2	2	0	1	2	+1	0	18:46	0:00
E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	+1	2	25:58	3:38
M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	-1	0	18:18	0:00
J. MacDonald	D	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	2	16:30	1:03
R. Simek	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	+1	0	15:16	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Reimer	26	23	3	.885	60:50	Win
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamTomas Hertl VGK Faces SJS, his team until Jan 20241 G, 4 SOG

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