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Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights

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Vancouver Canucks
0
Vegas Golden Knights
▸3
FinalTV NBCSN, CBC·Rogers Place

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Shea Theodore's goal at 13:52 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 60% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.2 to 1.7; shots on goal were VAN 14, VGK 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 33 of 34 (.971), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Robin Lehner stopped 14 of 14 (1.000), 1.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (33 saves, .971), 2. Shea Theodore (1 G), 3. Reilly Smith (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Demko33 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    R. Smith1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN020408014
VGKVGK011010315336

Scoring

3 goals

3rd period

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(6)PPG
    R. Smith (9)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +28 pts
    0-1
    13:52
  2. VGK
    A. Tuch(8)EN
    P. Stastny (3)
    wristxG 0.89win prob +6 pts
    0-2
    17:54
  3. VGK
    P. Stastny(2)EN
    N. Roy (6), J. Marchessault (6)
    wristxG 0.81
    0-3
    19:54

Penalties

VAN 6 PIM·VGK 16 PIM

1st

  • 12:36VANJake Virtanen · Interferencedrawn by Alec Martinez2 min
  • 18:18VGKNicolas Roy · Trippingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min

2nd

  • 1:53VGKMax Pacioretty · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Motte2 min
  • 12:31VANAlexander Edler · Holding the stickdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min
  • 16:30VGKRyan Reaves · Match penatly 10 minutesdrawn by Tyler Motte10 min

3rd

  • 10:11VGKMax Pacioretty · Hookingdrawn by Tyler Myers2 min
  • 13:47VANJ.T. Miller · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 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: Shea Theodore, 3rd 13:52 — VGK 60% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Tuch · Goal · xG 0.89P. Stastny · Goal · xG 0.81N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.18R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.17M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.16M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.16M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.15J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.13M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.10M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.09R. Reaves · Missed · xG 0.09A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.08P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.07M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.07R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.07N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.06A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.05A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.05M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.05R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.05P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.05W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04W. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.04N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.04S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.04S. Theodore · Goal · xG 0.04S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.01B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.01N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.01T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.01N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.00B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK3 G · 4.2 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsVGK
1.70 G
All situations
1 G4.2
1.00 G
Even strength
0 G2.0
0.70 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN35%65%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.71 – 2.46

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
14
Shots on goal
36
59%
Faceoffs
41%
0/4
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
16
27
Hits
45
30
Blocked shots
15
14
Giveaways
11
8
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD000-200.04030—24:52
53B. HorvatC000-210.142306422:27
9J. MillerC000-100.103125822:22
40E. PetterssonC000-200.2212010022:15
57T. MyersD000010.15120—21:54
6B. BoeserR000-240.45020—21:48
23A. EdlerD000-110.01312—18:51
70T. PearsonL000020.26210—17:35
73T. ToffoliC000-200.11110016:59
8C. TanevD000020.02280—14:59
5O. FantenbergD000000.00410—14:58
51T. StecherD000010.02230—14:47
18J. VirtanenR000010.09112—14:30
64T. MotteC000000.0030010012:27
83J. BeagleC000000.000005812:11
88A. GaudetteR000000.00100—09:59
20B. SutterC000010.100107108:39
26A. RousselL000000.00100—06:29
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(L)34331.9712.48+1.4857:53

Series

VGK leads 4-3

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