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Game Recap
WPG5
FinalWed, Dec 13, 2023Every game that night
LAK2

WPG beat LAK 5-2, with the chances close: 3.28 expected goals to 2.61. N. Ehlers led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 32 of 34.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WPG0325
LAK2002
  1. 1st 9:36LAKA. KopitarPP0.16 xG
  2. 1st 12:29LAKA. Laferriere0.01 xG
  3. 2nd 6:08WPGN. Ehlers0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 13:19WPGN. Ehlers0.09 xG
  5. 2nd 15:00WPGM. Scheifele0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 2:30WPGG. Vilardi0.04 xG
  7. 3rd 19:58WPGM. ScheifeleEN0.90 xG

Team Stats

WPGLAK
29Shots on goal34
3.28Expected goals2.61
54Shot attempts77
245v5 shots on goal19
0/2Power play1/4
29Hits24
22Blocked shots8
8Penalty minutes4
0Giveaways6
6Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 3.28 xGLAK 2.61 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdLAK goal, 9:36LAK goal, 12:29WPG goal, 6:08WPG goal, 13:19WPG goal, 15:00WPG goal, 2:30WPG goal, 19:58

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

WPG28 on goal, 5 scored
LAK34 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. VilardiC134310+5016:522:53
N. EhlersLW224500+5016:032:45
M. ScheifeleC213400+5018:482:54
M. AppletonC000231-1017:340:01
V. NamestnikovC0002210016:011:09
A. LowryC000013-1015:530:05
C. PerfettiC0001000015:422:48
N. NiederreiterRW000020-1215:071:05
A. IafalloLW0001130015:061:05
M. BarronC0001210011:020:02
D. GustafssonC0001300010:240:00
A. Jonsson-FjallbyLW000030006:580:00
D. DeMeloD011041+2021:340:00
N. PionkD000245+2023:051:12
J. MorrisseyD000413+2022:412:51
N. SchmidtD0000120417:411:10
B. DillonD000212+2216:560:00
D. SambergD0001000015:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck34322.94160:00Win
L. Brossoit000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KopitarC101110-1021:423:22
K. FialaLW011340-2019:303:25
Q. ByfieldRW011100-1217:393:21
P. DuboisC011001-1013:443:14
A. LaferriereRW101210-1013:263:13
T. MooreLW000800-3019:063:12
P. DanaultC000131-2018:383:10
A. KempeRW000200-1218:133:23
T. LewisC0003100012:400:07
C. GrundstromRW000231-1011:420:00
B. LizotteC0001000011:300:07
J. Anderson-DolanC000100-109:120:07
D. DoughtyD000200-2026:433:34
M. AndersonD000212-1020:580:07
J. SpenceD000230-1018:573:08
M. RoyD000021-1017:210:00
A. EnglundD000141-1014:380:00
J. MoverareD000211-1014:020:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot28244.85756:19Loss
P. Copley000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamAlex Iafallo WPG Faces LAK, his team until Apr 20231 SOG
  • Old teamGabriel Vilardi WPG Faces LAK, his team until Apr 20231 G, 3 A, 3 SOG

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