Game Recap: VGK 4, WPG 1, March 28, 2024

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Game Recap

VGK4

FinalThu, Mar 28, 2024Every game that night

WPG1

VGK beat WPG 4-1, with the chances close: 3.42 expected goals to 3.04. WPG outshot VGK 40 to 27. I. Barbashev led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). L. Thompson stopped 39 of 40.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
VGK	1	0	3	4
WPG	0	1	0	1

1st 15:56VGKP. Dorofeyev0.09 xG
2nd 3:31WPGS. Monahan0.06 xG
3rd 14:31VGKI. Barbashev0.12 xG
3rd 18:15VGKI. BarbashevEN0.90 xG
3rd 19:26VGKJ. EichelEN0.40 xG

Team Stats

VGKWPG

27Shots on goal40

3.42Expected goals3.04

47Shot attempts78

235v5 shots on goal25

0/1Power play0/5

46Hits41

20Blocked shots7

22Penalty minutes24

9Giveaways6

3Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 3.42 xGWPG 3.04 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, 4 scored

WPG40 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
W. Karlsson	C	0	2	2	1	0	0	+3	0	17:22	0:59
I. Barbashev	LW	2	0	2	2	5	0	+2	0	16:09	0:56
J. Eichel	C	1	0	1	4	1	1	+2	0	22:01	1:01
A. Mantha	RW	0	1	1	2	4	1	+3	0	12:38	1:00
P. Dorofeyev	RW	1	0	1	3	2	0	+1	0	11:00	0:50
C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	18:20	0:56
J. Marchessault	RW	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	2	16:26	1:00
B. Howden	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	14:48	0:00
N. Roy	C	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	14:29	1:04
M. Amadio	RW	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	13:03	0:00
P. Cotter	LW	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1	0	8:42	0:00
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	0	5	0	-1	5	6:38	0:00
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	1	1	1	5	3	+2	0	20:28	0:00
N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	2	0	4	+2	0	23:00	0:26
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	2	4	5	0	2	21:02	0:14
S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	20:58	1:34
N. Hague	D	0	0	0	1	4	0	+1	7	19:11	0:00
B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	+1	0	13:52	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	40	39	1	.975	59:53	Win
J. Patera	0	0	0	–	0:00

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
S. Monahan	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	-2	0	19:34	6:54
N. Ehlers	LW	0	1	1	5	1	0	-2	0	18:07	2:43
K. Connor	LW	0	0	0	5	0	1	-2	0	22:37	7:17
M. Scheifele	C	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	19	19:42	7:29
T. Toffoli	C	0	0	0	2	2	0	-1	0	19:30	7:00
A. Lowry	C	0	0	0	1	3	0	-1	0	15:33	0:00
N. Niederreiter	RW	0	0	0	5	5	0	-1	0	15:25	3:00
M. Appleton	C	0	0	0	4	5	1	-1	0	15:20	0:05
A. Iafallo	LW	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	14:47	2:56
V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11:26	1:58
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	9:41	0:04
D. Gustafsson	C	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	7:16	0:00
D. DeMelo	D	0	1	1	2	1	3	+1	0	22:18	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	0	0	0	4	2	0	-1	0	29:55	7:14
N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	2	3	0	-3	0	21:14	3:11
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	-1	0	15:47	0:09
D. Samberg	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	11:34	0:00
L. Stanley	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	-1	5	9:37	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Hellebuyck	25	23	2	.920	58:37	Loss
L. Brossoit	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

BirthdayJosh Morrissey WPG Turns 29 that day4 SOG
HometownBrett Howden VGK Plays near home (born in Oakbank)0 SOG

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