Game Recap: VGK 4, SJS 1, October 12, 2023

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Game Recap

VGK4

FinalThu, Oct 12, 2023Every game that night

SJS1

VGK beat SJS 4-1, with the chances close: 2.21 expected goals to 1.97. VGK outshot SJS 32 to 23. N. Hague led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Thompson stopped 22 of 23.

Scoring

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

1st 15:25VGKM. Amadio0.13 xG
1st 17:48SJSF. Zadina0.08 xG
2nd 18:31VGKN. Hague0.06 xG
2nd 19:24VGKN. Roy0.13 xG
3rd 2:11VGKB. Pachal0.09 xG

Team Stats

VGKSJS

32Shots on goal23

2.21Expected goals1.97

58Shot attempts46

285v5 shots on goal20

0/1Power play0/2

16Hits25

10Blocked shots17

9Penalty minutes7

6Giveaways12

9Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 2.21 xGSJS 1.97 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

SJS22 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
W. Karlsson	C	0	2	2	2	0	0	+2	0	15:26	0:05
J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	6	0	0	+1	0	19:31	1:55
N. Roy	C	1	0	1	1	2	1	+1	0	12:37	0:24
P. Dorofeyev	RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	+2	2	12:35	0:00
M. Amadio	RW	1	0	1	1	1	0	+2	0	12:20	0:00
J. Rondbjerg	RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	+1	0	11:09	0:00
I. Barbashev	LW	0	0	0	3	3	1	+1	2	18:26	0:26
J. Marchessault	RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	+1	0	17:51	1:12
M. Stone	RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	0	17:25	1:36
C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	-1	0	16:38	1:34
P. Cotter	LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	-1	0	13:30	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	0	4	0	+1	5	9:47	0:00
N. Hague	D	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	19:49	0:00
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19:51	0:24
B. Pachal	D	1	0	1	2	2	2	+3	0	16:48	0:00
B. Hutton	D	0	1	1	3	0	0	+2	0	16:18	0:48
S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	23:16	1:36
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	+1	0	22:43	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	23	22	1	.957	60:00	Win
A. Hill	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	3	2	0	0	18:05	1:50
F. Zadina	RW	1	0	1	4	1	0	-1	0	16:21	1:57
L. Kunin	C	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	19:36	1:51
W. Eklund	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	17:42	1:56
M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15:36	2:12
M. Hoffman	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	14:55	2:04
T. Bordeleau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	14:34	2:02
A. Duclair	LW	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	0	14:30	1:48
N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	14:08	0:10
A. Barabanov	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	14:04	2:06
F. Zetterlund	LW	0	0	0	4	2	1	-1	0	12:01	0:00
G. Smith	RW	0	0	0	3	5	0	-2	0	11:52	0:00
H. Thrun	D	0	1	1	1	0	1	-1	0	19:29	1:48
M. Ferraro	D	0	0	0	2	0	3	-2	0	20:42	0:00
J. Rutta	D	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	19:49	0:11
M. Benning	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	18:57	0:00
K. Burroughs	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	-3	5	18:00	0:05
M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	17:39	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
K. Kahkonen	32	28	4	.875	60:00	Loss
M. Blackwood	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamAdin Hill VGK Faces SJS, his team until Mar 20220 saves on 0
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.