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Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
Vancouver Canucks
2
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Erik Haula's goal at 6:27 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 48% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 2.3 to 1.5; shots on goal were VGK 30, VAN 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Maxime Lagace stopped 19 of 21 (.905); Jacob Markstrom stopped 25 of 29 (.862), 2.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Marchessault (1 G, 1 A), 2. Erik Haula (1 G, 1 A), 3. David Perron (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    E. Haula1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    D. Perron1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK27012311530
VANVAN0102605221

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    D. Perron(6)
    N. Schmidt (9), E. Haula (5)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    3:22
  2. VGK
    W. Karlsson(7)
    A. Tuch (4), B. Leipsic (5)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    13:00

2nd period

  1. VAN
    B. Boeser(6)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.09win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    12:31
  2. VAN
    B. Horvat(8)
    S. Gagner (4), T. Vanek (6)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +22 pts
    2-2
    17:18

3rd period

  1. VGK
    E. Haula(6)
    D. Perron (11), J. Neal (5)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +29 pts
    3-2
    6:27
  2. VGK
    J. Marchessault(5)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.02win prob +10 pts
    4-2
    16:55
  3. VGK
    R. Smith(6)EN
    J. Marchessault (7), W. Karlsson (7)
    wristxG 0.94win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    17:58

Penalties

VGK 4 PIM·VAN 0 PIM

1st

  • 8:56VGKJonathan Marchessault · Slashingdrawn by Ben Hutton2 min

3rd

  • 1:02VGKReilly Smith · Hookingdrawn by Michael Del Zotto2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalVGK goalFinal: VAN 0%

Biggest swing: Erik Haula, 3rd 6:27 — VGK 48% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.23M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.20B. Sutter · On goal · xG 0.20L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.19D. Sedin · Missed · xG 0.10B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.09B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.05B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.05B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.05B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.05B. Sutter · Missed · xG 0.04S. Baertschi · Missed · xG 0.04T. Vanek · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pouliot · Missed · xG 0.03M. Del Zotto · On goal · xG 0.02B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.02H. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.02A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pouliot · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pouliot · Missed · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eriksson · Missed · xG 0.01S. Gagner · On goal · xG 0.01B. Sutter · On goal · xG 0.01D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.00L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.00E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN2 G · 1.5 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsVAN
2.34 G
All situations
2 G1.5
1.34 G
Even strength
2 G1.3
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK45%55%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.35 – 1.53

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

VGKvsVAN
30
Shots on goal
21
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/0
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
0
17
Hits
25
18
Blocked shots
11
9
Giveaways
11
8
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5D. EngellandD000+100.03010—25:40
3B. McNabbD000+120.06450—22:29
27S. TheodoreD000+130.06010—21:04
6C. MillerD000000.03220—17:46
71W. KarlssonC112+320.220004617:34
19R. SmithR101+220.97012—17:18
88N. SchmidtD011+220.07000—16:59
81J. MarchessaultR112+350.203125616:58
21C. EakinC000000.010106016:39
77B. HuntD000+100.01120—16:02
89A. TuchR011+120.08110—15:46
13B. LeipsicL011010.01110—15:04
57D. PerronL112+110.052006714:58
56E. HaulaL112+130.240005414:41
18J. NealL011+120.07010—13:59
41P. BellemareL000-120.110102511:28
24O. LindbergL000-110.00100—10:55
92T. NosekL000-120.08200—10:46
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33M. Lagace(W)21192.9051.53-0.4760:00

Season series

VGK leads 4-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).