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Game Recap
WPG5
FinalSat, Dec 17, 2022Every game that night
VAN1

WPG beat VAN 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.58 expected goals to 1.62. P. Dubois led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 22 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WPG1225
VAN0011
  1. 1st 2:51WPGK. ConnorPP0.13 xG
  2. 2nd 5:30WPGK. Capobianco0.04 xG
  3. 2nd 12:08WPGN. Pionk0.02 xG
  4. 3rd 0:56WPGS. Gagner0.15 xG
  5. 3rd 7:59WPGA. Jonsson-Fjallby0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 14:36VANB. HorvatPP0.08 xG

Team Stats

WPGVAN
27Shots on goal23
2.58Expected goals1.62
41Shot attempts47
255v5 shots on goal21
1/2Power play1/3
11Hits38
16Blocked shots5
6Penalty minutes4
1Giveaways6
3Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 2.58 xGVAN 1.62 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdWPG goal, 2:51WPG goal, 5:30WPG goal, 12:08WPG goal, 0:56WPG goal, 7:59VAN goal, 14:36

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

WPG27 on goal, 5 scored
VAN23 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. DuboisC033002+2016:141:33
K. ConnorLW112101+2016:261:32
S. GagnerC112500+2214:210:37
C. PerfettiC011101+1216:231:28
A. Jonsson-FjallbyLW101200+1011:380:00
M. ScheifeleC000101+1018:351:35
K. KuhlmanC000200+1016:320:00
A. LowryC0002110014:580:58
M. BarronC0001120013:540:19
D. GustafssonC000101+1012:510:00
J. HarkinsC0002100012:420:00
K. StenlundC000301+1012:330:59
J. MorrisseyD011110+1022:391:40
N. PionkD101122+1020:220:45
B. DillonD011011+1019:180:06
D. SambergD011011+2017:230:00
K. CapobiancoD101330+2016:430:57
D. DeMeloD000102+1222:200:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck23221.95760:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC101110-2019:032:20
C. GarlandRW011220-2017:411:54
J. MillerC000250-1017:482:15
A. KuzmenkoLW0000210016:312:15
I. MikheyevRW0001000015:421:42
N. AmanC000110-1015:240:08
C. LazarC0001510014:270:00
D. JoshuaC000020-2014:211:31
L. PedersonC000010-1013:082:06
J. StudnickaC000010-3012:490:08
S. DriesC0000210012:211:40
N. HoglanderLW0001100011:360:08
Q. HughesD011300-2021:352:17
T. MyersD000201-1222:380:20
O. Ekman-LarssonD000140-3219:451:48
E. BearD000210-1018:180:00
R. StillmanD0001100018:060:08
L. SchennD000591-1016:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Martin27225.81559:56Loss
C. Delia000–0:00