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San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights

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San Jose Sharks
1
Vegas Golden Knights
▸4
FinalTV NBCSN, TVAS·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cody Glass's goal at 2:12 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.9 to 1.4; shots on goal were SJS 22, VGK 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 88% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 31 of 35 (.886); Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 of 22 (.955). Three stars: 1. Cody Glass (1 G), 2. Reilly Smith (2 G), 3. Mark Stone (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    C. Glass1 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    R. Smith2 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Stone1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS180509122
VGKVGK21211617435

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(1)PPG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +8 pts
    0-1
    3:46
  2. VGK
    R. Smith(1)
    W. Karlsson (1)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    5:21
  3. SJS
    M. Sorensen(1)
    L. Couture (1), B. Burns (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    12:14

2nd period

  1. VGK
    C. Glass(1)
    M. Pacioretty (1), M. Stone (1)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    2:12

3rd period

  1. VGK
    R. Smith(2)SHG
    W. Karlsson (2)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +6 pts
    1-4
    4:01

Penalties

SJS 8 PIM·VGK 10 PIM

1st

  • 2:48SJSBrent Burns · Trippingdrawn by William Carrier2 min
  • 5:47VGKBrandon Pirri · Hookingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 6:47SJSKevin Labanc · Hookingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min
  • 9:52SJSMarcus Sorensen · Slashingdrawn by William Carrier2 min
  • 9:59VGKPaul Stastny · Interferencedrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min

2nd

  • 6:02SJSMelker Karlsson · Slashingdrawn by Nick Holden2 min
  • 13:44VGKBrayden McNabb · Roughingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min

3rd

  • 3:08VGKShea Theodore · Hookingdrawn by Lean Bergmann2 min
  • 14:59VGKTomas Nosek · High stickingdrawn by Kevin Labanc2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Cody Glass, 2nd 2:12 — VGK 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Smith · Goal · xG 0.23W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.22P. Stastny · Missed · xG 0.21W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.18W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.17W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.17R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.17C. Glass · Goal · xG 0.16W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.16R. Smith · Goal · xG 0.15M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.13B. Pirri · On goal · xG 0.12C. Glass · Missed · xG 0.11W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.10M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.10B. Pirri · Missed · xG 0.10V. Zykov · Missed · xG 0.10R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.09M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.09B. Pirri · On goal · xG 0.08M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.08R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.08M. Stone · Goal · xG 0.07J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.06W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.06T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.06T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.06N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.05J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.05R. Reaves · Missed · xG 0.04S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.04T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.04S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.04N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.03C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.03T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.02J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.01D. Engelland · Missed · xG 0.01J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.01P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.01W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.01R. Reaves · Missed · xG 0.01T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.01J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK4 G · 3.9 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsVGK
1.41 G
All situations
4 G3.9
0.71 G
Even strength
2 G3.0
0.70 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS12%88%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.36 – 3.83

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

SJSvsVGK
22
Shots on goal
35
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/5
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
10
40
Hits
32
12
Blocked shots
12
8
Giveaways
18
8
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD011040.28222—26:14
4B. DillonD000000.00610—19:08
48T. HertlC000-140.282004019:06
44M. VlasicD000-210.04430—19:03
39L. CoutureC011010.091003318:18
38M. FerraroD000-110.02200—18:08
62K. LabancR000-230.22102—17:40
5D. ProutD000010.00210—16:05
72T. HeedD000020.03110—15:53
23B. GoodrowC000000.005004415:48
19J. ThorntonC000-210.081107315:26
52L. RadilC000010.1730010015:09
28T. MeierR000010.05310—14:46
20M. SorensenL101-110.03302—13:42
75D. YurtaykinL000000.07100—13:28
45L. BergmannC000010.01110012:42
7D. GambrellC000-100.001004311:44
68M. KarlssonC000000.00112010:42
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31M. Jones(L)35314.8863.89-0.1160:00

Season series

VGK leads 3-1

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