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Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
St. Louis Blues
1
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, FS-MW·Enterprise Center

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mark Stone's goal at 1:32 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 72% to 90%. Expected goals were close — VGK 2.7, STL 2.6; shots on goal were VGK 26, STL 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Ville Husso stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Marc-Andre Fleury (34 saves, .971), 2. Mark Stone (2 G), 3. Max Pacioretty (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Fleury34 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    VGK
    M. Stone2 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Pacioretty1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK1905412526
STLSTL09011115135

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(4)
    J. Marchessault (11), W. Karlsson (12)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    4:01

3rd period

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(8)
    M. Pacioretty (11), S. Theodore (14)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    1:32
  2. STL
    S. Blais(3)
    V. Tarasenko (3), J. Faulk (8)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    4:39
  3. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(13)
    C. Stephenson (10), B. McNabb (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    3-1
    7:25
  4. VGK
    M. Stone(9)
    M. Pacioretty (12), C. Stephenson (11)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.08win prob +3 pts
    4-1
    12:09
  5. VGK
    A. Tuch(13)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.59
    5-1
    19:30

Penalties

VGK 13 PIM·STL 9 PIM

1st

  • 8:32VGKKeegan Kolesar · Fightingdrawn by Dakota Joshua5 min
  • 8:32STLDakota Joshua · Fightingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar5 min

2nd

  • 12:13STLRobert Bortuzzo · High stickingdrawn by Alex Tuch2 min
  • 14:18STLVille Husso · Delaying game2 min
  • 14:33VGKAlex Tuch · Hookingdrawn by Marco Scandella2 min
  • 18:37VGKZach Whitecloud · Trippingdrawn by David Perron2 min

3rd

  • 8:23VGKPatrick Brown · High stickingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
  • 9:30VGKChandler Stephenson · Hookingdrawn by Mike Hoffman2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mark Stone, 3rd 1:32 — VGK 72% → 90%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.28D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.19R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.18Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.16V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.15V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.13D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.13J. Kyrou · Missed · xG 0.13S. Blais · Goal · xG 0.12D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.11S. Blais · On goal · xG 0.10V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.10V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.10D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.08B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.06V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.06R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.05Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.05M. Scandella · On goal · xG 0.05M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.04T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.04D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.03V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.03M. MacEachern · On goal · xG 0.03V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.02R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.02R. O'Reilly · Missed · xG 0.01J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.01N. Mikkola · On goal · xG 0.01D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.01M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.00D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.00M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.00M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.00M. MacEachern · On goal · xG 0.00J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.00
STL1 G · 2.6 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSTL
2.74 G
All situations
1 G2.6
1.54 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.10 G
Power play
0 G1.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK31%69%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.63 – 2.59

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

VGKvsSTL
26
Shots on goal
35
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/2
Power play
0/4
13
Penalty minutes
9
11
Hits
18
16
Blocked shots
17
1
Giveaways
4
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. MartinezD000+210.03060—24:34
3B. McNabbD011+210.15030—22:33
27S. TheodoreD112+210.11000—19:36
71W. KarlssonC011+100.000205019:15
19R. SmithR000+110.00100—18:49
14N. HagueD000+110.09110—17:19
2Z. WhitecloudD000030.07132—17:01
52D. CoghlanD000+110.06200—16:55
67M. PaciorettyL123+240.210003316:51
81J. MarchessaultR011+120.110003316:35
20C. StephensonC022+200.060025016:29
61M. StoneR202+250.70010—16:24
89A. TuchR101+120.85002—15:30
10N. RoyC000+110.14000014:56
92T. NosekL000+110.051005014:49
75R. ReavesR000000.00300—08:37
38P. BrownC000010.0120210008:36
55K. KolesarR000010.040055007:19
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(W)35341.9712.60+1.6059:52

Season series

VGK leads 6-2

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