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Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸3
Anaheim Ducks
2
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, FS-W·Honda Center

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Golden Knights led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Max Pacioretty's goal at 10:46 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.1 to 2.2; shots on goal were VGK 42, ANA 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 of 27 (.926); John Gibson stopped 39 of 42 (.929). Three stars: 1. Max Pacioretty (1 G), 2. Hampus Lindholm (1 A), 3. Carter Rowney (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Pacioretty1 G
  2. ★★
    ANA
    H. Lindholm1 A
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    C. Rowney1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK11721708342
ANAANA06210011227

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    N. Schmidt(4)
    B. Hunt (5), T. Nosek (6)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:52

2nd period

  1. ANA
    D. Sprong(5)PPG
    J. Mahura (4), A. Henrique (15)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +11 pts
    1-1
    1:57
  2. ANA
    C. Rowney(3)
    H. Lindholm (13), B. Gibbons (3)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    2:15
  3. VGK
    T. Nosek(5)
    B. McNabb (9)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +18 pts
    2-2
    10:15
  4. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(11)
    P. Stastny (5), A. Tuch (18)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +19 pts
    3-2
    10:46

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·ANA 6 PIM

2nd

  • 1:22VGKNick Holden · Interferencedrawn by Pontus Aberg2 min
  • 4:10VGKMax Pacioretty · Hookingdrawn by Jakob Silfverberg2 min

3rd

  • 3:44VGKJon Merrill · Delaying game2 min
  • 7:41ANAAdam Henrique · Delaying game face off violation2 min
  • 8:12ANARyan Kesler · High sticking double minordrawn by Cody Eakin4 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Max Pacioretty, 2nd 10:46 — VGK 47% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.24N. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.16D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.13A. Cogliano · On goal · xG 0.13N. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.11J. Silfverberg · Missed · xG 0.11C. Rowney · Goal · xG 0.10C. Rowney · On goal · xG 0.10K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.09K. Sherwood · Missed · xG 0.09B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.08A. Cogliano · Missed · xG 0.08P. Aberg · Missed · xG 0.07J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.07A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.07D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.07B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.05B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.05J. Manson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Sprong · Goal · xG 0.03B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.03D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.03C. Rowney · On goal · xG 0.03J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.03A. Welinski · On goal · xG 0.02A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.02J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.02A. Welinski · Missed · xG 0.02A. Cogliano · Missed · xG 0.02A. Welinski · On goal · xG 0.02D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.02D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.02C. Rowney · On goal · xG 0.02J. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA2 G · 2.2 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsANA
4.13 G
All situations
2 G2.2
2.13 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
1.20 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 101 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK70%30%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.34 – 2.17

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

VGKvsANA
42
Shots on goal
27
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/3
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
33
13
Blocked shots
13
17
Giveaways
12
11
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3B. McNabbD011+110.05440—21:32
88N. SchmidtD101+220.10120—20:59
22N. HoldenD000+110.12202—20:53
71W. KarlssonC000040.141005620:10
5D. EngellandD000000.08010—19:44
19R. SmithR000030.16110—19:01
81J. MarchessaultR000+120.3000010018:30
67M. PaciorettyL101+160.51202—18:00
15J. MerrillD000010.04112—17:37
26P. StastnyC011+100.002104417:23
89A. TuchR011+100.18110—16:52
77B. HuntD011010.03100—16:35
92T. NosekL112+150.26100—14:42
21C. EakinC000040.440004413:35
40R. CarpenterC000020.964005011:49
41P. BellemareL000+130.1602010011:03
75R. ReavesR000+120.22100—09:42
28W. CarrierL000050.31300—08:02
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(W)27252.9262.18+0.1859:16

Season series

VGK leads 4-0

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