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Game Recap
WPG3
VAN4
VAN beat WPG 4-3 in a shootout, with the chances close: 4.66 expected goals to 3.96. B. Wheeler led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). T. Demko stopped 34 of 37.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| VAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 6:29VANN. Hoglander0.12 xG
- 1st 11:07WPGB. WheelerPP0.04 xG
- 1st 19:40VANN. Hoglander0.01 xG
- 2nd 6:09WPGK. Connor0.18 xG
- 2nd 7:06VANC. Garland0.26 xG
- 2nd 11:08WPGM. Scheifele0.11 xG
Team Stats
WPGVAN
37Shots on goal36
3.96Expected goals4.66
64Shot attempts61
285v5 shots on goal30
1/3Power play0/2
22Hits28
16Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways15
10Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WPG 3.96 xGVAN 4.66 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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Connor | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:54 | 3:25 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:54 | 3:25 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:28 | 3:30 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:42 | 2:09 |
| A. Copp | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:31 | 2:04 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:22 | 2:09 |
| P. Dubois | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:14 | 3:12 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 2:17 |
| K. Vesalainen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 |
| D. Toninato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:24 | 0:00 |
| E. Svechnikov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:59 | 0:00 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:15 | 3:16 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 26:33 | 2:18 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:57 | 0:05 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:39 | 0:00 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:01 | 0:00 |
| N. Beaulieu | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:51 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| C. Hellebuyck | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:21 | 1:22 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 23:17 | 2:14 |
| C. Garland | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:07 | 0:46 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 | 2:06 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 1:30 |
| J. Dickinson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 0:00 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 1:26 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:36 |
| T. Motte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:53 | 0:00 |
| J. Lammikko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:11 | 0:00 |
| A. Chiasson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:30 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 26:34 | 2:34 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:52 | 0:00 |
| T. Poolman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 21:38 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:22 | 0:00 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | 0:00 |
| B. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:16 |