Game Recap: WPG 0, SJS 3, March 28, 2023

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Game Recap

WPG0

FinalTue, Mar 28, 2023Every game that night

SJS3

SJS beat WPG 3-0 despite fewer good chances: 2.24 expected goals to 3.54. WPG outshot SJS 41 to 30. N. Gregor led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Reimer stopped 41 of 41.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WPG	0	0	0	0
SJS	1	0	2	3

1st 9:51SJSN. Gregor0.12 xG
3rd 2:23SJSK. Labanc0.05 xG
3rd 17:57SJSM. KautPP0.05 xG

Team Stats

WPGSJS

41Shots on goal30

3.54Expected goals2.24

77Shot attempts53

375v5 shots on goal26

0/3Power play1/3

15Hits15

15Blocked shots16

6Penalty minutes6

11Giveaways11

4Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 3.54 xGSJS 2.24 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

WPG41 on goal, 0 scored

SJS29 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
K. Connor	LW	4	0	0	0	0	20:48	4:03
M. Scheifele	C	3	1	1	-1	0	20:44	3:58
P. Dubois	C	0	1	1	0	0	18:41	4:11
N. Niederreiter	RW	0	2	0	0	0	18:30	3:55
B. Wheeler	RW	3	1	0	-1	0	17:52	1:43
V. Namestnikov	C	4	0	0	-1	0	17:11	1:52
N. Ehlers	LW	4	0	0	0	0	13:50	1:53
A. Lowry	C	2	2	1	0	0	13:43	0:12
M. Appleton	C	4	1	1	-1	2	12:48	0:10
M. Barron	C	4	0	1	0	0	8:57	0:00
K. Stenlund	C	2	0	1	-1	2	7:58	0:00
S. Maenalanen	RW	1	0	0	-1	0	7:21	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	4	1	2	0	2	27:33	3:56
N. Pionk	D	2	2	0	-1	0	21:25	2:04
D. DeMelo	D	2	0	3	-1	0	19:42	0:05
B. Dillon	D	1	1	1	-2	0	17:28	0:00
N. Schmidt	D	1	0	1	0	0	15:45	1:58
D. Samberg	D	0	3	2	0	0	14:16	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Hellebuyck	30	27	3	.900	60:00	Loss
D. Rittich	0	0	0	–	0:00

SJS Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Gregor	LW	1	1	2	1	0	0	+2	0	15:41	1:54
T. Hertl	C	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	17:52	3:48
J. Peterson	C	0	1	1	2	0	0	+1	0	17:42	3:22
F. Zetterlund	LW	0	1	1	2	1	0	+1	0	16:09	1:40
N. Sturm	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	+1	0	15:23	0:00
M. Kaut	RW	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	13:42	2:40
K. Labanc	RW	1	0	1	1	0	1	+1	0	11:37	0:00
L. Couture	C	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	21:34	3:00
A. Agozzino	LW	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	20:18	3:03
S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	9:51	0:00
O. Lindblom	LW	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	4	9:15	0:00
J. Viel	LW	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	7:43	0:00
E. Karlsson	D	0	1	1	3	0	3	+1	0	26:52	3:45
M. Ferraro	D	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	2	20:42	0:06
M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	20:06	0:00
M. Benning	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	+1	0	17:49	1:43
J. MacDonald	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	+1	0	16:20	2:19
R. Simek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15:24	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Reimer	41	41	0	1.000	60:00	Win
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamMario Ferraro WPG First game back in San Jose, his team until Apr 20260 SOG
Old teamNoah Gregor WPG Faces SJS, his team until Apr 20251 G, 1 A, 1 SOG
BirthdayJosh Morrissey WPG Turns 28 that day4 SOG

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