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San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights

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San Jose Sharks
2
Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
FinalTV NBCSN, ATTSN-RM·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2. The Sharks scored first; the Golden Knights answered. The Golden Knights led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Tuch's goal at 19:10 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 53% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.2 to 2.1; shots on goal were SJS 33, VGK 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Josef Korenar stopped 35 of 39 (.897), 0.7 goals below expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 of 33 (.939). Three stars: 1. Jonathan Marchessault (2 G, 2 A), 2. Shea Theodore (2 A), 3. Max Pacioretty (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault2 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Pacioretty1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS18112013233
VGKVGK119210211540

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    T. Meier(9)
    J. Kellman (1)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:38
  2. VGK
    J. Marchessault(12)
    W. Karlsson (20), A. Martinez (19)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    6:51

2nd period

  1. SJS
    T. Hertl(14)
    P. Marleau (5), E. Karlsson (13)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +20 pts
    2-1
    11:07
  2. VGK
    M. Stone(18)PPG
    M. Pacioretty (24), S. Theodore (31)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    2-2
    12:52
  3. VGK
    A. Tuch(17)
    S. Theodore (32), J. Marchessault (21)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +23 pts
    2-3
    19:10

3rd period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(13)
    M. Janmark (11)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +11 pts
    2-4
    13:18
  2. VGK
    M. Janmark(11)EN
    J. Marchessault (22)
    snapxG 0.91
    2-5
    19:04

Penalties

SJS 8 PIM·VGK 8 PIM

1st

  • 11:26VGKMax Pacioretty · Cross checkingdrawn by Brent Burns2 min
  • 11:26SJSBrent Burns · Cross checkingdrawn by Max Pacioretty2 min
  • 12:07VGKShea Theodore · Interferencedrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 19:31SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic · Trippingdrawn by William Karlsson2 min

2nd

  • 1:38SJSErik Karlsson · Hookingdrawn by Alex Tuch2 min
  • 12:06SJSMario Ferraro · Holdingdrawn by Shea Theodore2 min
  • 16:50VGKAlex Tuch · Roughingdrawn by Evander Kane2 min

3rd

  • 15:16VGKserved by W. Carrier · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Tuch, 2nd 19:10 — VGK 53% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Janmark · Goal · xG 0.91T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.23M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.20C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.20C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.18C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.18J. Marchessault · Goal · xG 0.16M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.16M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.14A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.11J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.10C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.09S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.08A. Tuch · Goal · xG 0.08A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.08W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.08W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.08W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.07M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.07M. Stone · Goal · xG 0.06C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.06D. Sikura · On goal · xG 0.05M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.05J. Marchessault · Goal · xG 0.05M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.05B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.04J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.04A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.04T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.04D. Sikura · On goal · xG 0.04J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.03T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.03M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.03C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.03D. Coghlan · On goal · xG 0.03A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.02A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.02S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hague · Missed · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK5 G · 4.2 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsVGK
2.12 G
All situations
4 G4.2
1.82 G
Even strength
3 G2.3
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS31%69%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.10 – 3.21

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

SJSvsVGK
33
Shots on goal
40
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/3
Power play
1/3
8
Penalty minutes
8
39
Hits
28
19
Blocked shots
21
3
Giveaways
9
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD011-140.09012—25:06
88B. BurnsD000020.05222—24:00
9E. KaneL000-110.01800—21:21
39L. CoutureC000-140.283204720:03
48T. HertlC101-120.051106219:58
38M. FerraroD000+110.03422—19:55
71N. KnyzhovD000-210.01220—18:19
28T. MeierR101-140.27010—16:21
7D. GambrellC000-210.101305016:00
62K. LabancR000020.25210—15:49
44M. VlasicD000-110.02502—15:31
92R. BalcersL000000.02600—14:47
12P. MarleauC011-130.2111010014:02
73N. GregorL000020.16120—13:26
51R. SimekD000-100.00110—12:04
46J. KellmanC011020.141006410:37
16R. DonatoC000030.42100009:06
43J. LeonardL000000.00000—08:10
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Korenar(L)39354.8973.30-0.7058:39

Season series

VGK leads 8-0

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