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Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸2
Chicago Blackhawks
1
FinalTV NBC, CBC·Rogers Place

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrick Brown's goal at 15:23 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 68% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.5 to 2.6; shots on goal were VGK 26, CHI 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Corey Crawford stopped 24 of 26 (.923), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Marc-Andre Fleury (26 saves, .963), 2. Patrick Brown (1 G), 3. Corey Crawford (24 saves, .923).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Fleury26 saves, .963
  2. ★★
    VGK
    P. Brown1 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    C. Crawford24 saves, .923

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK1611208226
CHICHI0907111127

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    W. Karlsson(2)SHG
    M. Stone (4)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    4:12

2nd period

  1. VGK
    P. Brown(1)
    A. Tuch (1), N. Schmidt (3)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    15:23

3rd period

  1. CHI
    O. Maatta(3)
    D. Caggiula (1), P. Kane (7)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    6:21

Penalties

VGK 8 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:20VGKReilly Smith · Slashingdrawn by Calvin de Haan2 min
  • 5:50CHIConnor Murphy · Interferencedrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 min
  • 14:43VGKAlec Martinez · Holdingdrawn by Kirby Dach2 min
  • 19:41VGKReilly Smith · Trippingdrawn by Alex Nylander2 min

2nd

  • 7:44CHISlater Koekkoek · Interferencedrawn by Mark Stone2 min
  • 11:51CHIAlex Nylander · Hookingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min
  • 18:58VGKBrayden McNabb · Boardingdrawn by Drake Caggiula2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Patrick Brown, 2nd 15:23 — VGK 68% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.34A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.19K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.16A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.16J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.14A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.13A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.12P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.12B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.11A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.10D. Caggiula · On goal · xG 0.09K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.09A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.08S. Koekkoek · On goal · xG 0.08B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.08P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.07P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.07D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.06B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.05P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.05O. Maatta · Goal · xG 0.04D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.03D. Keith · Missed · xG 0.03A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.03D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.02D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.02D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.02C. de Haan · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01C. de Haan · Missed · xG 0.01A. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.01K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.01A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.01K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.01R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.00C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI1 G · 2.6 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsCHI
4.52 G
All situations
1 G2.6
2.11 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK52%48%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.69 – 2.56

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

VGKvsCHI
26
Shots on goal
27
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
32
Hits
28
15
Blocked shots
17
12
Giveaways
14
11
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3B. McNabbD000+110.00432—22:16
88N. SchmidtD011+230.16000—22:11
23A. MartinezD000010.03212—21:59
27S. TheodoreD000-130.20220—21:07
61M. StoneR011010.02030—19:05
71W. KarlssonC101+130.951105019:02
19R. SmithR000000.02204—17:53
2Z. WhitecloudD000000.03110—17:14
89A. TuchR011+130.60210—16:29
20C. StephensonC000-100.222207115:39
67M. PaciorettyL000-111.28200—15:16
81J. MarchessaultR000040.442005015:11
21N. CousinsC000010.131005014:57
10N. RoyC000010.164006514:02
22N. HoldenD000010.02000—12:39
75R. ReavesR000010.07300—09:31
38P. BrownC101+110.171106708:45
28W. CarrierL000+110.04300—08:44
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(W)27261.9632.59+1.5960:00

Series

VGK leads 4-1

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