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Game Recap
WPG5
VGK1
WPG beat VGK 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.74 expected goals to 1.68. WPG outshot VGK 31 to 17. B. Wheeler led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 16 of 17.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2nd 1:24WPGK. Connor0.11 xG
- 2nd 2:26WPGP. Dubois0.09 xG
- 2nd 15:49VGKW. Karlsson0.03 xG
- 3rd 3:53WPGB. Wheeler0.05 xG
- 3rd 18:39WPGA. LowryEN0.95 xG
- 3rd 19:41WPGA. LowryPP0.22 xG
Team Stats
WPGVGK
31Shots on goal17
3.74Expected goals1.68
59Shot attempts47
245v5 shots on goal14
1/3Power play0/3
51Hits65
17Blocked shots16
14Penalty minutes16
7Giveaways7
10Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WPG 3.74 xGVGK 1.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Wheeler | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:27 | 2:04 |
| A. Lowry | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:45 | 2:29 |
| P. Dubois | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:22 | 2:04 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 2:35 |
| K. Connor | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 18:23 | 2:08 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 2:33 |
| M. Appleton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 | 0:00 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:37 | 2:02 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:46 | 0:00 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:00 |
| D. Gustafsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:00 |
| S. Maenalanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:51 | 2:53 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:22 | 1:44 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:02 | 2:33 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 23:55 | 0:00 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | 0:00 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 17 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Karlsson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 2:13 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 2:02 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 3:33 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 21:28 | 3:48 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:27 | 3:46 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 20:29 | 3:58 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:42 | 2:27 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:54 | 2:12 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:00 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:17 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:22 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 23:25 | 3:57 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:44 | 2:03 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 | 0:01 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:11 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:59 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 10 | 16:48 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Brossoit | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 58:47 | Loss |
| J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |