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Game Recap
WPG3
Final/OTSat, Mar 18, 2023Every game that night
NSH2

WPG beat NSH 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.00 expected goals to 1.29. WPG outshot NSH 34 to 20. N. Ehlers led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 18 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
WPG00213
NSH10102
  1. 1st 5:26NSHC. Glass0.03 xG
  2. 3rd 6:17WPGN. Ehlers0.05 xG
  3. 3rd 6:51NSHL. Evangelista0.21 xG
  4. 3rd 10:15WPGA. Lowry0.02 xG
  5. OT 0:55WPGN. Pionk0.49 xG

Team Stats

WPGNSH
34Shots on goal20
3.00Expected goals1.29
68Shot attempts42
275v5 shots on goal16
0/4Power play0/1
36Hits22
14Blocked shots18
7Penalty minutes23
14Giveaways11
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 3.00 xGNSH 1.29 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTNSH goal, 5:26WPG goal, 6:17NSH goal, 6:51WPG goal, 10:15WPG goal, 0:55

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

WPG34 on goal, 3 scored
NSH20 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. EhlersLW112340+2017:212:54
M. ScheifeleC0113200020:104:45
P. DuboisC011200+1017:584:36
V. NamestnikovC0114530016:573:07
A. LowryC1011300014:330:03
N. NiederreiterRW0004100019:363:10
K. ConnorLW000211-1019:054:57
B. WheelerRW0002320218:024:44
M. AppletonC0000300014:360:06
M. BarronC000250009:240:02
K. StenlundC000111009:180:00
S. MaenalanenRW000200007:400:00
J. MorrisseyD022201+2029:065:10
N. PionkD101121-1018:012:39
D. DeMeloD0003010021:100:22
N. SchmidtD000222+1018:322:44
B. DillonD000031-1516:590:00
D. SambergD0000110012:170:01
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck20182.90060:55Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. TomasinoRW011101-1017:420:45
C. GlassC1013120016:401:09
T. NovakC011101-1013:411:07
L. EvangelistaRW1012000012:420:43
C. SmithRW0001300019:240:00
C. SissonsC000000-1018:450:36
M. DucheneC0000110017:401:06
Y. TreninC0001100217:190:00
M. JankowskiLW0000110012:400:00
K. SherwoodLW000131+1211:310:45
M. McCarronC000020008:590:00
E. AfanasyevLW000123007:140:00
T. BarrieD0112020025:451:16
C. FooteD011000+11717:390:00
J. LauzonD000452-2025:470:00
K. GravelD0001100021:060:00
D. FabbroD0001230220:050:46
R. JosiD0001010010:061:07
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros34313.91260:55OT loss
K. Lankinen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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