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2021-11-24 · Bridgestone Arena

5 – 2Final

VGK beat NSH 5–2. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 3.3 to 2.6: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Chandler Stephenson scored at 19:12 of the first, moving VGK’s win probability from 47% to 65%.

Shots on goal
35 – 28
Expected goals
3.3 – 2.6
xG share
VGK 56%
Home-ice start
NSH 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

VGK goalNSH goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

VGKNSH

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

NSH
2 G, 0 A · 16:50 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing +1.54 · Penalties +0.19
+1.67
VGK
Alex Pietrangelo
1 G, 0 A · 21:42 TOI
Finishing +0.87
+0.86
VGK
Jonas Rondbjerg
1 G, 0 A · 13:03 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing +0.84 · Penalties −0.19
+0.70

Rough nights

NSH
59:27 TOI
GSAx −0.82
−0.82
VGK
1 G, 1 A · 17:57 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing −0.70 · Penalties −0.19
−0.78
VGK
0 G, 0 A · 16:20 TOI
Finishing −0.48 · Penalties −0.19
−0.69

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalVGK–NSHWin prob.
P1 19:12 VGKChandler Stephenson
from Mark Stone
1–047% → 65%
P2 3:01 VGKJonas Rondbjerg
unassisted
2–066% → 81%
P2 11:12 VGKAdam Brooks
from Keegan Kolesar, Mattias Janmark
3–085% → 95%
P3 5:20 NSHFilip Forsberg
from Matt Duchene
3–11% → 7%
P3 8:04 VGKAlex PietrangeloSH
from Chandler Stephenson
4–194% → 99%
P3 13:51 NSHFilip ForsbergPP
from Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen
4–20% → 2%
P3 18:08 VGKMark StoneEN
from Max Pacioretty
5–2100% → 100%

Every player

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VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Pietrangelo D21:421+0.86−0.03+0.87+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Rondbjerg R13:031+0.70+0.05+0.84−0.01+0.01−0.19−0.01
Adam Brooks C10:081+0.66+0.02+0.65−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Chandler Stephenson C18:2811+0.40+0.14+0.28+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Evgenii Dadonov L13:43+0.20+0.04−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Ben Hutton D15:46+0.12+0.12+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D22:53+0.09+0.12−0.04−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mattias Janmark C14:111+0.07+0.07−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R10:521+0.04+0.09−0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
William Carrier L9:44+0.03+0.07−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Leschyshyn C14:14+0.00+0.07−0.06−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.03
Nicolas Hague D18:41+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Shea Theodore D19:26−0.11+0.15−0.27+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zach Whitecloud D19:06−0.18+0.14−0.14−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
Reilly Smith R16:27−0.25+0.01−0.24+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.02
Max Pacioretty L17:131−0.29+0.06−0.16+0.02−0.02−0.19+0.00
Nicolas Roy C16:20−0.69+0.00−0.48−0.01−0.00−0.19−0.02
Mark Stone R17:5711−0.78+0.05−0.70+0.03+0.02−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Robin Lehner G60:00+0.56

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Filip Forsberg L16:502+1.67−0.08+1.54+0.03−0.01+0.19+0.00
Matt Duchene C19:571+0.17−0.05−0.00+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.00
Tommy Novak C15:25+0.15−0.09−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.05
Philip Tomasino C10:27+0.08−0.07−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.19−0.03
Mark Borowiecki D14:34+0.01−0.05−0.13−0.02+0.02+0.19+0.00
Roman Josi D23:041−0.08−0.08−0.03+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dante Fabbro D17:27−0.08−0.08+0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Johansen C16:131−0.09−0.12−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Yakov Trenin C12:21−0.09−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Colton Sissons C13:32−0.10−0.05−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.03
Mattias Ekholm D22:15−0.12−0.14−0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Luke Kunin C11:30−0.14−0.02−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Alexandre Carrier D23:18−0.19−0.14−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Benning D14:02−0.23−0.06+0.01+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Mikael Granlund C20:38−0.27+0.00−0.34+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.05
Eeli Tolvanen R15:58−0.52−0.09−0.42−0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01
Tanner Jeannot L13:24−0.58−0.05−0.52−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Cousins C15:38−0.67−0.12−0.36−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G59:27−0.82

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.