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Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights

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Anaheim Ducks
2
Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mark Stone's goal at 0:49 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 53% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.1 to 1.8; shots on goal were ANA 22, VGK 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. John Gibson stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.8 goals below expected; Robin Lehner stopped 20 of 22 (.909). Three stars: 1. Mark Stone (1 G, 1 A), 2. Max Pacioretty (1 G), 3. Alex Pietrangelo (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Stone1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    M. Pacioretty1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    A. Pietrangelo1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA270807222
VGKVGK21206311529

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(1)
    A. Martinez (1), S. Theodore (1)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    1:07
  2. VGK
    T. Nosek(1)
    R. Reaves (1)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    2:13
  3. ANA
    M. Comtois(1)
    S. Steel (1)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +13 pts
    1-2
    4:22
  4. ANA
    M. Comtois(2)
    R. Getzlaf (1)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    2-2
    7:58

3rd period

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(1)
    C. Stephenson (1), A. Pietrangelo (1)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +24 pts
    2-3
    0:49
  2. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(1)
    M. Stone (1), A. Martinez (2)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +13 pts
    2-4
    10:59
  3. VGK
    A. Tuch(1)EN
    N. Roy (1), C. Glass (1)
    wristxG 0.94
    2-5
    19:46

Penalties

ANA 2 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

1st

  • 5:33ANAJani Hakanpää · Cross checkingdrawn by William Carrier2 min

2nd

  • 2:15VGKBrayden McNabb · Trippingdrawn by Troy Terry2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mark Stone, 3rd 0:49 — VGK 53% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Tuch · Goal · xG 0.94R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.23M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.17N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.15M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.15J. Marchessault · Goal · xG 0.13N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.13M. Pacioretty · Goal · xG 0.11N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.09A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.09M. Stone · Goal · xG 0.09M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.09W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.08T. Nosek · Goal · xG 0.08B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.07S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.06M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.06T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.05S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.05W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.04A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01
VGK5 G · 3.1 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsVGK
1.82 G
All situations
4 G3.1
1.62 G
Even strength
4 G2.1
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 67 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA43%57%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.84 – 2.16

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

ANAvsVGK
22
Shots on goal
29
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
29
Hits
30
13
Blocked shots
21
1
Giveaways
9
7
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22K. ShattenkirkD000-130.11100—23:55
4C. FowlerD000-110.04010—22:45
47H. LindholmD000-100.01130—22:43
42J. MansonD000-100.01100—20:22
33J. SilfverbergR000-210.032105018:01
23S. SteelC011010.090004317:06
67R. RakellR000-220.17110—16:48
15R. GetzlafC011-100.047105016:26
61T. TerryR000020.13000—16:24
14A. HenriqueC000-210.053006716:04
53M. ComtoisL202+120.391005015:16
38D. GrantC000-120.121206914:59
43D. HeinenL000-130.24000—14:48
28J. HakanpääD000000.00122—14:09
24C. RowneyC000-110.12500013:14
32J. LarssonD000-100.00010—12:45
48I. LundestromC000-100.040106712:34
20N. DeslauriersL000-130.25500—11:49
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Gibson(L)28244.8572.17-1.8357:29

Season series

VGK leads 7-1

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