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Game Recap
VGK4
FinalMon, Feb 19, 2024Every game that night
SJS0

VGK beat SJS 4-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.69 expected goals to 2.49. A. Martinez led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). L. Thompson stopped 29 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK3104
SJS0000
  1. 1st 2:28VGKM. Amadio0.19 xG
  2. 1st 4:25VGKW. Karlsson0.56 xG
  3. 1st 19:12VGKM. MorelliPP0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 18:44VGKK. Kolesar0.21 xG

Team Stats

VGKSJS
26Shots on goal29
3.69Expected goals2.49
65Shot attempts66
205v5 shots on goal23
1/5Power play0/1
20Hits33
25Blocked shots22
2Penalty minutes30
8Giveaways9
9Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.69 xGSJS 2.49 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdVGK goal, 2:28VGK goal, 4:25VGK goal, 19:12VGK goal, 18:44

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, 4 scored
SJS29 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MorelliLW112330+1012:150:38
W. KarlssonC101401+1017:564:10
M. StoneRW011101+1017:394:11
M. AmadioRW101203+1016:175:00
K. KolesarRW101270+1013:060:37
C. StephensonC000101+1018:433:54
J. MarchessaultRW0001000016:204:11
N. RoyC0000110016:153:28
I. BarbashevLW0000100215:533:20
P. CotterLW000320+1015:375:07
B. HowdenC000101+1015:021:30
B. FroeseC000200+1010:510:36
A. MartinezD033213+2019:301:29
A. PietrangeloD011015+2021:254:38
Z. WhitecloudD011112+1019:010:00
N. HagueD000136+1018:580:00
D. MiromanovD0001000017:315:04
B. McNabbD0001010015:510:37
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson292901.00059:50Win
A. Hill000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. EklundLW000202-1019:381:23
M. GranlundC000310-1018:371:23
F. ZetterlundLW000252-1216:441:23
L. KuninC000222-1016:420:37
A. DuclairLW000310-1015:511:23
R. CarpenterC0001100014:050:00
N. SturmC000130-1013:420:00
K. LabancRW000131-1013:030:37
M. HoffmanC000200-1012:390:37
F. ZadinaRW000220-1211:430:34
J. BaileyRW000101029:370:00
M. FerraroD000034-2023:470:37
T. EmbersonD000243-2021:050:00
H. ThrunD0000010020:430:03
M. VlasicD000311-11018:440:00
C. AddisonD000303-1017:131:23
J. RuttaD00010201416:370:00
J. MacDonaldD0000700010:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood26224.84659:37Loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

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