Game Recap: VGK 5, WPG 3, October 19, 2023

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Game Recap

VGK5

FinalThu, Oct 19, 2023Every game that night

WPG3

VGK beat WPG 5-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.39 expected goals to 3.54. WPG outshot VGK 39 to 27. S. Theodore led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). L. Thompson stopped 36 of 39.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
VGK	1	2	2	5
WPG	1	1	1	3

1st 1:30WPGA. Iafallo0.51 xG
1st 17:42VGKJ. MarchessaultPP0.12 xG
2nd 0:49VGKB. Howden0.16 xG
2nd 15:27VGKA. Martinez0.09 xG
2nd 16:00WPGC. Perfetti0.27 xG
3rd 11:32WPGA. IafalloPP0.16 xG
3rd 15:24VGKJ. EichelPP0.10 xG
3rd 18:57VGKN. RoyEN0.53 xG

Team Stats

VGKWPG

27Shots on goal39

2.39Expected goals3.54

58Shot attempts69

225v5 shots on goal37

2/2Power play1/2

23Hits25

17Blocked shots22

4Penalty minutes4

12Giveaways13

9Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 2.39 xGWPG 3.54 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

VGK27 on goal, 5 scored

WPG38 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Stone	RW	0	2	2	4	0	2	0	0	17:33	2:08
J. Eichel	C	1	0	1	3	1	0	-1	0	17:42	2:08
C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	17:20	2:08
J. Marchessault	RW	1	0	1	4	0	0	-1	0	16:50	2:08
W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	+2	0	15:39	0:00
P. Cotter	LW	0	1	1	1	5	2	+1	0	15:00	0:00
N. Roy	C	1	0	1	4	0	1	+1	0	13:20	0:00
B. Howden	C	1	0	1	2	1	0	+1	0	12:52	0:00
I. Barbashev	LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	2	15:39	0:00
M. Amadio	RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0	14:46	0:00
W. Carrier	LW	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	12:04	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	11:01	0:00
S. Theodore	D	0	3	3	1	1	0	+2	0	24:41	2:08
A. Martinez	D	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	19:02	0:00
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	2	2	3	+2	2	21:37	0:00
N. Hague	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	21:10	0:00
B. Pachal	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1	0	16:49	0:00
B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	14:38	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	39	36	3	.923	59:59	Win
A. Hill	0	0	0	–	0:00

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Ehlers	LW	0	2	2	2	0	0	-1	0	16:02	1:35
A. Iafallo	LW	2	0	2	7	0	1	+1	2	13:05	1:25
M. Scheifele	C	0	1	1	2	1	1	-3	0	21:00	1:37
N. Niederreiter	RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	+1	0	14:37	0:53
V. Namestnikov	C	0	1	1	2	1	2	+1	0	13:22	0:43
C. Perfetti	C	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	12:52	0:42
K. Connor	LW	0	0	0	6	0	0	-2	0	21:37	1:36
M. Appleton	C	0	0	0	1	1	2	-2	0	18:55	0:00
A. Lowry	C	0	0	0	1	3	0	+1	0	14:13	0:00
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	13:02	0:00
R. Kupari	C	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	11:20	0:41
D. Gustafsson	C	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	10:41	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	0	1	1	3	3	2	0	0	23:14	1:27
N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	1	5	4	-2	0	22:42	0:51
D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	1	2	2	+1	0	21:18	0:00
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	3	5	4	-1	0	20:22	0:00
D. Samberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:36	0:00
L. Stanley	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	14:30	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Brossoit	26	22	4	.846	59:24	Loss
C. Hellebuyck	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

HometownBrett Howden VGK Plays near home (born in Oakbank)1 G, 2 SOG
HometownMark Stone VGK Plays in his hometown2 A, 4 SOG

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