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Game Recap
VGK6
FinalTue, Feb 27, 2024Every game that night
TOR2

VGK beat TOR 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.79 expected goals to 2.42. J. Marchessault led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). A. Hill stopped 28 of 30.

Team Stats

VGKTOR
32Shots on goal30
3.79Expected goals2.42
70Shot attempts73
245v5 shots on goal26
0/4Power play0/1
39Hits32
23Blocked shots17
2Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways13
5Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.79 xGTOR 2.42 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdVGK goal, 9:11VGK goal, 12:20TOR goal, 17:45VGK goal, 19:09VGK goal, 10:50TOR goal, 14:35VGK goal, 19:29

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

VGK31 on goal, 5 scored
TOR30 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MarchessaultRW213430+3019:215:46
W. KarlssonC112333+2019:025:02
M. AmadioRW011221+1218:414:48
I. BarbashevLW101200+2016:562:48
N. RoyC1013410015:441:52
S. RempalRW0112000010:390:16
M. MorelliLW1011210010:170:07
C. StephensonC000201+2019:464:20
P. CotterLW0002200014:491:52
B. BrissonC000110+2014:472:01
K. KolesarRW0001400012:290:00
B. FroeseC0000510010:520:17
S. TheodoreD033303+2022:014:53
A. PietrangeloD011425+1023:544:12
B. McNabbD011044+2018:260:00
A. MartinezD000002+1018:040:53
N. HagueD000220+1016:110:20
Z. WhitecloudD000051+1016:010:08
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill30282.93360:00Win
L. Thompson000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. NylanderRW011300-4018:391:37
T. BertuzziLW101501-2014:511:22
P. HolmbergRW0110100012:180:00
R. ReavesRW101250+108:430:00
A. MatthewsC000224-3019:311:37
M. MarnerRW000101-3219:131:37
M. DomiC000521-2015:200:18
J. TavaresC000100-2014:450:18
D. KampfC000111+1013:140:00
B. McMannC0002300413:120:15
M. KniesLW0000100012:300:00
N. RobertsonLW0002010012:020:18
J. McCabeD011152-1021:440:18
S. BenoitD000163+1021:310:00
M. RiellyD000131-4020:451:37
T. BrodieD000001-4220:010:00
M. GiordanoD0001100018:040:18
W. LagessonD000221+1016:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Samsonov31265.83959:27Loss
M. Jones000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMitch Marner VGK Faces TOR, his team until May 20251 SOG
  • HometownMitch Marner VGK Plays near home (born in Markham)1 SOG

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