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Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights

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Anaheim Ducks
1
Vegas Golden Knights
▸2
Final/OTTV ATTSN-RM, FS-SD·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 in overtime, Max Pacioretty scoring at 0:07. The Ducks scored first; the Golden Knights answered. The Ducks led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Max Pacioretty's goal at 0:07 of overtime, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.1 to 1.6; shots on goal were ANA 22, VGK 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. John Gibson stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Max Pacioretty (1 G), 2. William Karlsson (1 G), 3. Mark Stone (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Pacioretty1 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    W. Karlsson1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Stone2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
ANAANA06170900122
VGKVGK0140111711233

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. ANA
    M. Comtois(3)
    J. Larsson (1), S. Steel (2)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +18 pts
    1-0
    7:45

3rd period

  1. VGK
    W. Karlsson(1)
    J. Marchessault (1), M. Stone (2)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +46 pts
    1-1
    18:38

Overtime

  1. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(2)
    M. Stone (3)
    slapxG 0.22win prob +49 pts
    1-2
    0:07

Penalties

ANA 2 PIM·VGK 4 PIM

1st

  • 18:17VGKAlex Tuch · Slashingdrawn by Carter Rowney2 min

2nd

  • 4:17VGKJonathan Marchessault · Slashingdrawn by Rickard Rakell2 min

3rd

  • 8:40ANAJakob Silfverberg · Delaying game puck over glass2 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: Max Pacioretty, OT 0:07 — VGK 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.23M. Pacioretty · Goal · xG 0.22W. Karlsson · Goal · xG 0.20C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.18C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.16W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.15M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.12R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.11A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.11W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.10R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.10S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.10A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.09M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.09W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.08M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.08M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.07R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.07A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.06Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.05W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05N. Roy · Missed · xG 0.05N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.05N. Roy · Missed · xG 0.04W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.04R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.04M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.03A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.03A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.02A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.00R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK2 G · 3.1 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsVGK
1.61 G
All situations
2 G3.1
1.51 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA24%76%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.59 – 3.06

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
33
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
23
Hits
29
17
Blocked shots
18
3
Giveaways
2
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22K. ShattenkirkD000010.05010—24:25
47H. LindholmD000010.05010—22:53
4C. FowlerD000-200.00020—22:12
42J. MansonD000-110.02200—20:41
67R. RakellR000-250.29110—18:22
43D. HeinenL000020.19030—18:06
15R. GetzlafC000010.044205516:58
14A. HenriqueC000-100.004005516:45
33J. SilfverbergR000-120.15002—15:57
38D. GrantC000000.000102915:37
23S. SteelC011010.090105314:33
24C. RowneyC000000.0053010014:16
20N. DeslauriersL000030.27200—13:53
28J. HakanpääD000+110.07320—13:35
32J. LarssonD011+100.02000—12:52
61T. TerryR000+120.10000—12:46
48I. LundestromC000000.12000012:18
53M. ComtoisL101+120.13200—12:12
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Gibson(O)33312.9393.11+1.1160:07

Season series

VGK leads 7-1

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