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Game Recap
VGK5
FinalMon, Nov 21, 2022Every game that night
VAN4

VGK beat VAN 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.27 expected goals to 2.22. VGK outshot VAN 38 to 29. A. Pietrangelo led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). L. Thompson stopped 25 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VGK0235
VAN0134
  1. 2nd 11:48VANA. Kuzmenko0.18 xG
  2. 2nd 14:52VGKM. Stone0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 15:41VGKW. Carrier0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 1:47VANB. Horvat0.16 xG
  5. 3rd 5:35VANL. Schenn0.01 xG
  6. 3rd 6:11VANE. Pettersson0.03 xG
  7. 3rd 6:54VGKW. Carrier0.03 xG
  8. 3rd 8:57VGKR. Smith0.29 xG
  9. 3rd 14:14VGKA. Pietrangelo0.13 xG

Team Stats

VGKVAN
38Shots on goal29
4.27Expected goals2.22
58Shot attempts51
375v5 shots on goal26
0/1Power play0/1
14Hits25
15Blocked shots12
2Penalty minutes2
2Giveaways10
10Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 4.27 xGVAN 2.22 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdVAN goal, 11:48VGK goal, 14:52VGK goal, 15:41VAN goal, 1:47VAN goal, 5:35VAN goal, 6:11VGK goal, 6:54VGK goal, 8:57VGK goal, 14:14

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

VGK38 on goal, 5 scored
VAN29 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. StoneRW112311+2021:151:03
J. EichelC022411+3021:011:03
W. CarrierLW202620+2013:100:57
C. StephensonC011112+1021:581:04
J. MarchessaultRW011510-1016:571:00
R. SmithRW101300-2016:280:56
W. KarlssonC000010-2016:280:56
B. HowdenC0003210014:110:00
K. KolesarRW0000200012:300:00
P. CotterLW000001008:580:00
P. KesselRW000000008:300:57
J. LeschyshynC000011028:220:00
A. PietrangeloD123402+4023:351:04
A. MartinezD022103+4022:170:04
S. TheodoreD000403-1022:500:56
B. McNabbD000310-1020:330:00
Z. WhitecloudD000100-1014:490:00
N. HagueD000010-3014:080:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson29254.86260:00Win
A. Hill000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KuzmenkoLW112400+1018:020:41
B. HorvatC101200-2023:471:16
J. MillerC011300-3221:421:19
E. PetterssonC101411+1020:121:13
B. BoeserRW011110-2018:041:16
I. MikheyevRW0111000017:310:44
C. LazarC011431+1010:030:00
C. GarlandRW0002100013:460:44
N. AmanC0001320011:370:00
D. JoshuaC000010009:520:00
V. PodkolzinRW000010+109:460:00
S. DriesC000111009:010:45
Q. HughesD022201+2025:141:15
R. StillmanD011030-1017:120:02
L. SchennD101232+1016:310:00
T. MyersD000113-1022:460:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000131-2018:490:45
E. BearD000030-1016:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko38335.86857:56Loss
S. Martin000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamPaul Cotter VAN Faces VGK, his team until Apr 20240 SOG

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