Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights
Recap
written from the game dataThe Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0. The Ducks scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Maxime Comtois's goal at 12:18 of the third period, which took the Ducks' chances from 48% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 2.1 to 1.3; shots on goal were ANA 28, VGK 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Ducks win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. John Gibson stopped 21 of 21 (1.000), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Maxime Comtois (1 G), 2. John Gibson (21 saves, 1.000), 3. Marc-Andre Fleury (27 saves, .964).
Three stars
- ★M. Comtois1 G

- ★★J. Gibson21 saves, 1.000

- ★★★M. Fleury27 saves, .964

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
1 goal3rd period
1-012:18
Penalties
1st
- 17:02
Max Jones · High stickingdrawn by Nicolas Hague2 min
2nd
- 3:43
Derek Grant · Holdingdrawn by William Carrier2 min
- 5:31
Jonathan Marchessault · Holdingdrawn by Adam Henrique2 min
- 5:31
Jonathan Marchessault · Abuse of officials10 min
3rd
- 2:45
served by K. Kolesar · Too many men on the ice2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Maxime Comtois, 3rd 12:18 — 48% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.11 G
- All situations
- 0 G1.3
- 1.81 G
- Even strength
- 0 G1.1
- 0.30 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.2
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.05 – 1.29
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
- 28
- Shots on goal
- 21
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 14
- 39
- Hits
- 26
- 25
- Blocked shots
- 12
- 3
- Giveaways
- 5
- 11
- Takeaways
- 13
Box score
every player line
Season series
VGK leads 7-1
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
