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2022-12-23 · T-Mobile Arena

4 – 5Final/SO

VGK beat STL 5–4 in a shootout. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 3.6 to 2.8: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Chandler Stephenson scored on the power play at 18:24 of the third, moving VGK’s win probability from 7% to 50%. Jordan Binnington allowed 1.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
29 – 32
Expected goals
2.8 – 3.6
xG share
VGK 57%
Home-ice start
VGK 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.

STL goalVGK goal

Expected goals

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

STLVGK

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.

VGK
1 G, 3 A · 22:30 TOI
On-ice +0.32 · Finishing +0.35 · Shootout +0.99
+1.69
VGK
1 G, 1 A · 21:59 TOI
On-ice +0.45 · Finishing −0.14 · Shootout +0.99
+1.35
STL
1 G, 2 A · 17:34 TOI
Finishing +0.23 · Shootout +0.77
+0.98

Rough nights

STL
65:00 TOI
GSAx −1.48
−1.48
VGK
64:44 TOI
GSAx −0.89
−0.89
STL
0 G, 0 A · 21:15 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing −0.23 · Penalties +0.19 · Shootout −0.51
−0.51

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSTL–VGKWin prob.
P1 5:22 VGKAlex Pietrangelo
from Chandler Stephenson, Michael Amadio
0–153% → 69%
P2 0:39 STLPavel Buchnevich
from Robert Thomas, Vladimir Tarasenko
1–128% → 47%
P2 4:29 VGKMark Stone
from Michael Amadio, Chandler Stephenson
1–253% → 72%
P2 6:17 STLVladimir TarasenkoPP
from Pavel Buchnevich, Torey Krug
2–228% → 47%
P2 8:17 STLJustin Faulk
from Vladimir Tarasenko, Torey Krug
3–247% → 68%
P2 18:34 VGKMichael Amadio
from Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson
3–328% → 53%
P3 10:45 STLNoel Acciari
from Brandon Saad, Brayden Schenn
4–348% → 81%
P3 18:24 VGKChandler StephensonPP
from Alex Pietrangelo, William Karlsson
4–47% → 50%

Every player

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STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Vladimir Tarasenko R17:3412+0.98−0.03+0.23+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.77
Justin Faulk D23:531+0.58−0.13+0.71+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noel Acciari C16:201+0.47−0.19+0.69−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04−0.00
Pavel Buchnevich L20:1911+0.26−0.46+0.69+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Niko Mikkola D13:07+0.10+0.14−0.02−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Josh Leivo L15:48+0.10+0.16−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Logan Brown C6:10−0.01−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Alexey Toropchenko R8:32−0.01−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Tyler Pitlick C6:30−0.03−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Robert Bortuzzo D11:43−0.07+0.12+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00+0.00
Colton Parayko D25:55−0.15−0.09−0.09+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Leddy D22:53−0.15−0.15+0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ivan Barbashev L18:24−0.21−0.12−0.27−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00−0.00
Brandon Saad L20:281−0.36+0.12−0.26−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00−0.00
Torey Krug D22:572−0.37−0.35−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Robert Thomas C19:011−0.39−0.17−0.00+0.08+0.00+0.00+0.03−0.33
Brayden Schenn C21:241−0.45−0.23−0.25−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00−0.17
Ryan O'Reilly C21:15−0.51+0.06−0.23−0.00+0.01+0.19−0.04−0.51
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jordan Binnington G65:00−1.48

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Chandler Stephenson C22:3013+1.69+0.32+0.35+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02+0.99
Mark Stone R21:5911+1.35+0.45−0.14+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.99
Alex Pietrangelo D28:2911+0.91+0.38+0.51+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Amadio R17:1212+0.69+0.10+0.58−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
William Karlsson C21:001+0.30+0.41−0.32+0.00+0.01+0.19+0.01−0.00
Daniil Miromanov D18:24+0.21+0.26−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D21:06−0.02−0.04+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Pavel Dorofeyev L11:14−0.03−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jonas Rondbjerg R8:06−0.07−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jake Leschyshyn C9:33−0.09−0.07−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.02−0.00
Nicolas Hague D20:56−0.17−0.08−0.09+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alec Martinez D18:30−0.23−0.15−0.11+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Phil Kessel R13:19−0.26+0.03−0.10+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00−0.00
William Carrier L13:56−0.28−0.10−0.17−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Nicolas Roy C17:48−0.30+0.05−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.33
Keegan Kolesar R12:18−0.32−0.08−0.22−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Brayden Pachal D14:44−0.34−0.07−0.08−0.01+0.02−0.19+0.00+0.00
Reilly Smith R19:14−0.46−0.01−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.39
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Logan Thompson G64:44−0.89

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.