Game Recap: WPG 2, VGK 5, October 20, 2022

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Game Recap

WPG2

FinalThu, Oct 20, 2022Every game that night

VGK5

VGK beat WPG 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.83 expected goals to 1.71. J. Eichel led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Hill stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WPG	0	1	1	2
VGK	4	0	1	5

1st 4:23VGKJ. Eichel0.07 xG
1st 6:11VGKW. Karlsson0.05 xG
1st 10:07VGKC. Stephenson0.02 xG
1st 15:17VGKJ. Eichel0.01 xG
2nd 7:23WPGP. Dubois0.00 xG
3rd 10:34WPGN. Pionk0.05 xG
3rd 19:38VGKJ. MarchessaultEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

WPGVGK

28Shots on goal32

1.71Expected goals3.83

50Shot attempts52

265v5 shots on goal25

0/1Power play0/3

38Hits23

9Blocked shots10

6Penalty minutes0

4Giveaways5

4Takeaways0

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 1.71 xGVGK 3.83 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

WPG28 on goal, 2 scored

VGK32 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
P. Dubois	C	1	0	1	3	1	1	-2	2	16:58	0:02
C. Perfetti	C	0	1	1	1	0	1	-1	2	15:38	0:00
A. Lowry	C	0	1	1	1	6	0	-1	0	14:33	0:00
K. Connor	LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	-2	0	19:39	0:02
M. Scheifele	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	-2	0	19:02	0:02
M. Appleton	C	0	0	0	1	3	0	-2	0	18:05	0:00
B. Wheeler	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2	2	16:53	0:02
S. Maenalanen	RW	0	0	0	0	10	1	+1	0	13:37	0:00
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	+1	0	13:33	0:00
S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	11:13	0:00
D. Gustafsson	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	9:28	0:00
A. Jonsson-Fjallby	LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	8:42	0:00
N. Pionk	D	1	1	2	3	4	1	+1	0	21:14	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	22:28	0:02
N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	-2	0	23:13	0:00
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	1	3	1	-2	0	20:11	0:00
D. DeMelo	D	0	0	0	1	3	0	-1	0	18:13	0:00
L. Stanley	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1	0	14:39	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
D. Rittich	31	27	4	.871	56:41	Loss
C. Hellebuyck	0	0	0	–	0:00

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	TOI	PP TOI
J. Eichel	C	2	0	2	3	0	0	+3	17:33	2:47
J. Marchessault	RW	1	1	2	3	1	0	+2	16:51	2:25
W. Karlsson	C	1	1	2	2	1	1	+2	15:51	1:37
C. Stephenson	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	+1	17:04	2:04
R. Smith	RW	0	1	1	3	0	0	+2	15:39	0:51
M. Amadio	RW	0	1	1	2	0	1	+1	12:30	0:00
M. Stone	RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	+1	17:25	2:25
B. Howden	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15:58	0:00
P. Kessel	RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	+1	15:07	1:33
N. Roy	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	15:00	1:58
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	1	5	0	-2	11:21	0:02
W. Carrier	LW	0	0	0	4	1	0	-2	11:11	0:00
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	+3	23:55	2:55
S. Theodore	D	0	1	1	1	0	1	+1	19:11	1:10
A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	+2	20:52	0:02
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	2	5	2	+2	19:39	0:19
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	3	4	1	-1	17:18	0:00
N. Hague	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	15:43	0:02

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Hill	28	26	2	.929	59:52	Win
L. Thompson	0	0	0	–	0:00