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2023-02-16 · T-Mobile Arena

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VGK beat SJS 2–1. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 4.8 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: William Carrier scored at 19:42 of the third, moving VGK’s win probability from 51% to 97%. Kaapo Kahkonen saved 2.7 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 38
Expected goals
2.1 – 4.8
xG share
VGK 69%
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.

SJS goalVGK goal

Expected goals

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

SJSVGK

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.

SJS
Kaapo Kahkonen
59:32 TOI
GSAx +2.65
+2.65
VGK
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.20
+1.20
VGK
1 G, 0 A · 13:12 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.49 · Penalties +0.38
+0.98

Rough nights

SJS
0 G, 0 A · 18:48 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing −0.44 · Penalties −0.19
−0.74
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 21:21 TOI
On-ice −0.55 · Penalties −0.19
−0.73
SJS
Nick Bonino
0 G, 0 A · 19:23 TOI
On-ice −0.51 · Faceoffs −0.09
−0.63

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–VGKWin prob.
P2 17:04 SJSAlexander Barabanov
from Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture
1–047% → 71%
P3 6:22 VGKPaul Cotter
from Jack Eichel
1–123% → 52%
P3 19:42 VGKWilliam Carrier
from Chandler Stephenson, Shea Theodore
1–251% → 97%

Every player

Show both lineups

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alexander Barabanov L14:261+0.41+0.05+0.40−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D18:321+0.04+0.10−0.08−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kevin Labanc R12:00−0.07+0.02−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Steven Lorentz C14:06−0.07−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Michael Eyssimont C12:22−0.11+0.25−0.18−0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Nick Cicek D14:12−0.14−0.06−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Evgeny Svechnikov L6:58−0.14+0.02−0.16−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Gregor L11:24−0.17−0.16−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Oskar Lindblom L12:16−0.22−0.08−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D24:23−0.22−0.16−0.01+0.01−0.06+0.00+0.00
Nico Sturm C7:10−0.24−0.23−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Benning D20:46−0.25−0.26+0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jacob MacDonald D21:02−0.29−0.05−0.04−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
Logan Couture C19:061−0.51−0.24−0.16+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.11
Tomas Hertl C18:13−0.58−0.07−0.15+0.01−0.03−0.38+0.03
Nick Bonino C19:23−0.63−0.51−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.09
Mario Ferraro D21:21−0.73−0.55+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Timo Meier R18:48−0.74−0.11−0.44+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kaapo Kahkonen G59:32+2.65

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Paul Cotter C13:121+0.98+0.13+0.49−0.02+0.00+0.38+0.00
William Carrier L16:251+0.56+0.19+0.39−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Hague D16:05+0.26+0.24+0.01+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D17:45+0.16−0.05+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Reilly Smith R19:25+0.11+0.20−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
William Karlsson C20:15+0.09+0.14−0.31−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.07
Jack Eichel C17:081+0.06+0.37−0.44+0.08+0.01+0.00+0.05
Zach Whitecloud D15:36+0.05+0.21−0.15−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Pietrangelo D21:09+0.01+0.06−0.07+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Roy C19:25+0.00+0.24−0.40−0.01−0.00+0.19−0.02
Jonathan Marchessault C17:22+0.00+0.40−0.39−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shea Theodore D23:231−0.01+0.24−0.45+0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Chandler Stephenson C17:531−0.02+0.19−0.27−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.07
Phil Kessel R13:23−0.08−0.09−0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R9:31−0.10−0.08−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alec Martinez D12:10−0.12−0.15+0.01+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Brett Howden C11:18−0.27−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.02
Michael Amadio R16:35−0.28+0.18−0.67+0.00+0.02+0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Adin Hill G60:00+1.20

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.