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Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
Utah Mammoth
1
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Galchenyuk's goal at 16:57 of the second period, which took the Coyotes' chances from 17% to 36%. Expected goals were close — VGK 2.5, ARI 2.3; shots on goal were VGK 37, ARI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 of 37 (.865), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Paul Stastny (1 G, 1 A), 2. Brandon Pirri (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alex Galchenyuk (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    P. Stastny1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    B. Pirri1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    ARI
    A. Galchenyuk1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK11518314537
ARIARI0918013130

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    P. Stastny(5)
    B. Pirri (2), A. Tuch (17)
    backhandxG 0.23win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    3:35

2nd period

  1. VGK
    R. Smith(9)
    B. Hunt (4), J. Marchessault (17)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    16:03
  2. ARI
    A. Galchenyuk(6)PPG
    O. Ekman-Larsson (17), C. Keller (21)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +19 pts
    2-1
    16:57

3rd period

  1. VGK
    C. Eakin(12)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.16win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    4:21
  2. VGK
    B. Pirri(5)
    B. McNabb (8), P. Stastny (4)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +6 pts
    4-1
    6:58
  3. VGK
    R. Carpenter(2)SHG
    N. Holden (10)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +1 pts
    5-1
    11:44

Penalties

VGK 12 PIM·ARI 6 PIM

1st

  • 1:31ARIAlex Galchenyuk · High stickingdrawn by Shea Theodore2 min

2nd

  • 4:11ARIDarcy Kuemper · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 8:25VGKWilliam Carrier · Roughingdrawn by Ilya Lyubushkin2 min
  • 11:29ARIJosh Archibald · High stickingdrawn by Nate Schmidt2 min
  • 16:15VGKAlex Tuch · Illegal check to headdrawn by Nick Cousins2 min
  • 16:48VGKPaul Stastny · Slashingdrawn by Nick Schmaltz2 min
  • 19:15VGKJonathan Marchessault · High stickingdrawn by Oliver Ekman-Larsson2 min

3rd

  • 10:18VGKBrandon Pirri · Cross checkingdrawn by Nick Cousins2 min
  • 16:51VGKRyan Reaves · Trippingdrawn by Oliver Ekman-Larsson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Galchenyuk, 2nd 16:57 — ARI 17% → 36%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.20C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.16D. Stepan · On goal · xG 0.16L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.14M. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.12N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.11J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.10L. Crouse · Missed · xG 0.10L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.09J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.09J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.09N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.08A. Galchenyuk · Goal · xG 0.07C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.06D. Stepan · Missed · xG 0.05J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.05A. Goligoski · On goal · xG 0.05O. Ekman-Larsson · Missed · xG 0.04C. Keller · Missed · xG 0.04O. Ekman-Larsson · Missed · xG 0.04N. Schmaltz · Missed · xG 0.03C. Fischer · On goal · xG 0.03L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.03A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.03C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.03I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.03O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.02K. Connauton · On goal · xG 0.02J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.02C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.02M. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hjalmarsson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.02N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hjalmarsson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.01N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.01D. Stepan · On goal · xG 0.01I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.01O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00D. Stepan · On goal · xG 0.00K. Connauton · On goal · xG 0.00
ARI1 G · 2.3 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsARI
2.55 G
All situations
1 G2.3
1.64 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
0.70 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK54%46%ARI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.46 – 2.23

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

VGKvsARI
37
Shots on goal
30
60%
Faceoffs
40%
0/3
Power play
1/6
12
Penalty minutes
6
28
Hits
22
18
Blocked shots
15
14
Giveaways
7
6
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5D. EngellandD000040.06220—23:14
3B. McNabbD011+120.15420—22:42
88N. SchmidtD000+310.07020—21:07
71W. KarlssonC000+110.100006918:39
27S. TheodoreD000030.07020—18:07
26P. StastnyC112+230.330027817:58
19R. SmithR101+120.20200—17:03
22N. HoldenD011+310.00120—16:24
77B. HuntD011+230.10020—16:10
81J. MarchessaultR011+120.06012—16:01
21C. EakinC101+360.620102515:40
89A. TuchR011+200.03112—14:12
40R. CarpenterC101+210.051108313:45
41P. BellemareL000000.003104513:07
73B. PirriC112+230.46102012:53
75R. ReavesR000010.12302—11:10
24O. LindbergL000030.0540010011:07
28W. CarrierL000+110.02612—09:59
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(W)30291.9672.28+1.2860:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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