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Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights

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Vancouver Canucks
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Vegas Golden Knights
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FinalTV ATTSN-RM, SNP·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cody Eakin's goal at 4:53 of the first period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 66% to 79%. Expected goals were close — VAN 2.3, VGK 2.4; shots on goal were VAN 30, VGK 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.6 goals below expected; Malcolm Subban stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Marchessault (1 G), 2. Cody Eakin (1 G), 3. Tomas Tatar (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault1 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    C. Eakin1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    T. Tatar1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN07011112130
VGKVGK3151706428

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(23)
    W. Karlsson (27), B. McNabb (10)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    3:56
  2. VGK
    C. Eakin(10)
    S. Theodore (17), A. Tuch (18)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    4:53
  3. VGK
    P. Bellemare(6)
    T. Nosek (8), R. Reaves (6)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    19:27

2nd period

  1. VGK
    T. Tatar(18)
    E. Haula (24), N. Schmidt (30)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +3 pts
    0-4
    14:21

3rd period

  1. VAN
    B. Sutter(7)
    D. Pouliot (17), A. Biega (7)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    8:27

Penalties

VAN 6 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

1st

  • 15:35VANMichael Del Zotto · Interferencedrawn by David Perron2 min

2nd

  • 7:51VANJake Virtanen · Trippingdrawn by Nate Schmidt2 min

3rd

  • 3:20VGKPierre-Edouard Bellemare · Hookingdrawn by Reid Boucher2 min
  • 4:32VANAlexander Edler · Trippingdrawn by Erik Haula2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VGK goalVAN goalFinal: VGK 100%

Biggest swing: Cody Eakin, 1st 4:53 — VGK 66% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.18P. Bellemare · Goal · xG 0.15S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.15T. Tatar · Goal · xG 0.14J. Marchessault · Goal · xG 0.14A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.14E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.11D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.11A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.11C. Eakin · Missed · xG 0.10W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.08T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.08J. Neal · On goal · xG 0.08C. Eakin · Goal · xG 0.07J. Neal · Missed · xG 0.06J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.06P. Bellemare · On goal · xG 0.05J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.05D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.04C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.04C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.03P. Bellemare · Missed · xG 0.03A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.03E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.03W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.02E. Haula · Missed · xG 0.02T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.02J. Neal · Missed · xG 0.02D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.01C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01C. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.01T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.01J. Merrill · Missed · xG 0.01D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK4 G · 2.4 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsVGK
2.31 G
All situations
4 G2.4
2.11 G
Even strength
4 G2.1
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN47%53%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.28 – 2.41

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

VANvsVGK
30
Shots on goal
28
63%
Faceoffs
37%
0/1
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
43
Hits
27
13
Blocked shots
17
5
Giveaways
8
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. EdlerD000-120.15252—23:56
51T. StecherD000-230.05710—22:08
4M. Del ZottoD000+100.04422—21:40
8C. TanevD000-110.02220—20:17
20B. SutterC101+130.182006419:18
49D. ArchibaldR000+120.12300—17:45
53B. HorvatC000-220.221007116:54
36J. JokinenL000010.16210—16:19
55A. BiegaD011-120.03400—15:45
5D. PouliotD011-210.03420—15:41
9B. LeipsicL000-210.1700010014:43
33H. SedinC000-200.001006014:42
18J. VirtanenR000+120.18602—14:19
22D. SedinL000-230.27200—14:12
89S. GagnerC000-120.06100013:46
24R. BoucherC000-220.25100011:08
77N. GoldobinR000-120.09000—10:58
17N. DowdC000010.281005010:29
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(L)28244.8572.42-1.5860:00

Season series

VGK leads 4-0

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