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Game Recap
VGK4
VAN1
VGK beat VAN 4-1, with the chances close: 2.25 expected goals to 1.93. VGK outshot VAN 44 to 22. J. Eichel led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). A. Hill stopped 16 of 16.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| VAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 1st 4:46VGKI. Barbashev0.15 xG
- 1st 16:18VGKJ. Eichel0.16 xG
- 2nd 11:27VGKW. KarlssonPP0.09 xG
- 3rd 0:16VGKB. Howden0.04 xG
- 3rd 4:01VANA. Kuzmenko0.13 xG
Team Stats
VGKVAN
44Shots on goal22
2.25Expected goals1.93
61Shot attempts51
395v5 shots on goal19
1/3Power play0/3
25Hits22
14Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways9
6Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 2.25 xGVAN 1.93 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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eichel | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:07 | 2:30 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 10:53 | 0:00 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | 2:21 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:02 | 0:51 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 13:35 | 2:19 |
| B. Howden | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:23 | 0:00 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:56 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 2:26 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:49 | 0:47 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:06 | 0:00 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:54 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:03 | 2:33 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:54 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:27 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 | 0:00 |
| K. Korczak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:20 | 0:58 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 0:44 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 40:00 | Win |
| L. Thompson | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 20:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:50 | 3:23 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:38 | 4:01 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:27 | 1:39 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | 4:19 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:33 | 0:55 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:47 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:03 | 1:33 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:43 | 0:05 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | 0:03 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:00 |
| P. Di Giuseppe | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:23 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 27:33 | 4:27 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 25:42 | 3:08 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:15 | 0:32 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:50 | 0:03 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | 0:00 |
| M. Friedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:20 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Demko | 44 | 40 | 4 | .909 | 60:00 | Loss |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.