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Game Recap
WPG2
FinalThu, Jan 4, 2024Every game that night
SJS1

WPG beat SJS 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.29 expected goals to 1.46. C. Hellebuyck stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WPG0112
SJS0101
  1. 2nd 10:26SJSA. Barabanov0.07 xG
  2. 2nd 11:48WPGM. Barron0.29 xG
  3. 3rd 3:14WPGG. VilardiPP0.15 xG

Team Stats

WPGSJS
30Shots on goal28
3.29Expected goals1.46
66Shot attempts55
255v5 shots on goal24
1/1Power play0/2
21Hits14
16Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes2
8Giveaways6
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 3.29 xGSJS 1.46 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdSJS goal, 10:26WPG goal, 11:48WPG goal, 3:14

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

WPG30 on goal, 2 scored
SJS25 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ScheifeleC0110210219:311:11
N. EhlersLW0112100014:461:11
G. VilardiC1012020014:401:11
M. BarronC101101+1011:000:00
A. IafalloLW0002010019:391:11
A. LowryC0002220016:220:00
C. PerfettiC0001200016:160:00
M. AppletonC000100-1015:500:00
V. NamestnikovC000210-1015:300:00
N. NiederreiterRW0002100013:480:00
D. ToninatoC000010+1010:190:00
A. Jonsson-FjallbyLW000000+109:220:00
B. DillonD011030+1020:510:00
N. PionkD0113210017:360:00
J. MorrisseyD000612-1224:511:11
D. DeMeloD0001230023:460:00
N. SchmidtD0002120016:250:00
D. SambergD000321-1015:400:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck28271.96459:48Win
L. Brossoit000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. EklundLW011000+1019:550:49
A. BarabanovLW1013110015:090:46
T. HertlC0003000023:123:14
M. GranlundC0002100021:443:11
F. ZetterlundLW0004210018:582:59
M. HoffmanC0000110018:492:58
A. DuclairLW000001+1013:561:01
J. BaileyRW0001110013:350:26
F. ZadinaRW0000000212:330:00
R. CarpenterC0000030011:330:00
L. KuninC000320-1010:180:00
J. StudnickaC000210-108:320:00
T. EmbersonD011230+1017:400:22
M. FerraroD000114+1022:091:08
H. ThrunD0003010021:340:14
C. AddisonD000203-1020:122:52
J. RuttaD0000110018:160:00
M. VlasicD000200-1012:440:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood30282.93358:00Loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMario Ferraro WPG First game back in San Jose, his team until Apr 20261 SOG

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