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Game Recap
VGK5
WPG4
VGK beat WPG 5-4 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.34 expected goals to 2.57. VGK outshot WPG 48 to 34. J. Eichel led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). L. Brossoit stopped 30 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | 2OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| WPG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- 1st 2:52VGKC. Stephenson0.04 xG
- 1st 6:18VGKJ. EichelPP0.13 xG
- 1st 9:07WPGK. Connor0.04 xG
- 2nd 10:46VGKJ. EichelPP0.07 xG
- 2nd 17:45VGKK. Kolesar0.19 xG
- 3rd 2:04WPGN. Niederreiter0.07 xG
- 3rd 14:08WPGM. ScheifelePP0.04 xG
- 3rd 19:38WPGA. Lowry0.05 xG
- 2OT 3:40VGKM. Amadio0.27 xG
Team Stats
VGKWPG
48Shots on goal34
4.34Expected goals2.57
92Shot attempts82
395v5 shots on goal22
2/5Power play1/4
39Hits69
30Blocked shots29
17Penalty minutes19
10Giveaways11
12Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 4.34 xGWPG 2.57 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:44 | 5:17 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 27:32 | 4:25 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:13 | 0:00 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:07 | 3:14 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:34 | 4:19 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:28 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 12:29 | 0:00 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 24:17 | 2:33 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:08 | 2:38 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 20:29 | 3:10 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:33 | 0:00 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:11 | 1:24 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 34:30 | 4:49 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 27:38 | 2:05 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 28:38 | 0:10 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 27:28 | 0:08 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21:29 | 0:10 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:15 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Brossoit | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 83:14 | Win |
| A. Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Connor | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 31:49 | 5:18 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 30:31 | 5:10 |
| P. Dubois | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 29:42 | 5:20 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:05 | 1:28 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:48 | 1:36 |
| A. Lowry | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 | 1:23 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 27:07 | 5:09 |
| M. Appleton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:00 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:00 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 1:31 |
| S. Maenalanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:58 | 0:00 |
| D. Gustafsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:48 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 41:08 | 4:49 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 36:31 | 0:03 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +1 | 7 | 30:30 | 0:06 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:42 | 1:19 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 22:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:14 | 0:38 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 48 | 43 | 5 | .896 | 82:52 | Loss |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.