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Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸7
Utah Mammoth
1
FinalTV ESPN+, HULU·Gila River Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 7-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 6-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Chandler Stephenson's goal at 7:17 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 62% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 2.9 to 2.1; shots on goal were VGK 32, ARI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Laurent Brossoit stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Karel Vejmelka stopped 25 of 32 (.781), 4.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Max Pacioretty (2 G), 2. Evgenii Dadonov (1 G, 1 A), 3. Reilly Smith (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Pacioretty2 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    E. Dadonov1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    R. Smith2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK2941419732
ARIARI11109010130

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(10)
    N. Roy (8), R. Smith (7)
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:58
  2. ARI
    T. Boyd(6)
    C. Keller (10), P. Kessel (10)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    7:51
  3. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(4)PPG
    S. Theodore (10), E. Dadonov (5)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +11 pts
    2-1
    13:53

2nd period

  1. VGK
    C. Stephenson(9)SHG
    R. Smith (8), A. Pietrangelo (10)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +18 pts
    3-1
    7:17
  2. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(5)
    M. Stone (10)
    wristxG 0.28win prob +10 pts
    4-1
    8:12
  3. VGK
    M. Amadio(1)
    W. Carrier (3), N. Hague (7)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +4 pts
    5-1
    12:47
  4. VGK
    E. Dadonov(6)
    M. Janmark (5), D. Coghlan (4)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +1 pts
    6-1
    15:08

3rd period

  1. VGK
    N. Roy(3)
    S. Theodore (11), M. Amadio (2)
    wristxG 0.10
    7-1
    17:54

Penalties

VGK 13 PIM·ARI 11 PIM

1st

  • 12:29ARIBarrett Hayton · High stickingdrawn by Adam Brooks2 min
  • 19:26ARIChristian Fischer · Cross checkingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min

2nd

  • 1:51VGKNicolas Roy · Hookingdrawn by Clayton Keller2 min
  • 6:04VGKMax Pacioretty · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Dzingel2 min

3rd

  • 9:58ARILiam O'Brien · Cross checkingdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min
  • 9:58VGKAlex Pietrangelo · Roughingdrawn by Liam O'Brien2 min
  • 12:27ARILiam O'Brien · Fightingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar5 min
  • 12:27VGKKeegan Kolesar · Fightingdrawn by Liam O'Brien5 min
  • 12:55VGKNicolas Hague · Cross checkingdrawn by Ilya Lyubushkin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Chandler Stephenson, 2nd 7:17 — VGK 62% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Boyd · Goal · xG 0.18L. O'Brien · On goal · xG 0.17B. Hayton · On goal · xG 0.15P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.14S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.11L. Crouse · Missed · xG 0.10C. Keller · Missed · xG 0.09B. Hayton · On goal · xG 0.08L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.07L. Crouse · Missed · xG 0.07A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.07L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.06C. Fischer · On goal · xG 0.05J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.05A. Roussel · On goal · xG 0.05C. Keller · Missed · xG 0.04J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.04J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.03C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.03A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.03S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.03S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.03C. Fischer · Missed · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.03D. Mayo · On goal · xG 0.03A. Stralman · Missed · xG 0.03R. Dzingel · On goal · xG 0.02A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.02I. Lyubushkin · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.02A. Roussel · Missed · xG 0.02D. Mayo · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.01D. Mayo · On goal · xG 0.01I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fischer · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hayton · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.01A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.01I. Lyubushkin · Missed · xG 0.01A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.01A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.00
ARI1 G · 2.1 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsARI
2.97 G
All situations
1 G2.1
2.05 G
Even strength
1 G1.7
0.61 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.31 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK64%36%ARI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.84 – 2.06

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

VGKvsARI
32
Shots on goal
30
42%
Faceoffs
58%
1/2
Power play
0/3
13
Penalty minutes
11
13
Hits
27
12
Blocked shots
10
4
Giveaways
9
8
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
14N. HagueD011+250.20212—20:42
2Z. WhitecloudD000+200.00200—20:33
27S. TheodoreD022+330.12010—19:58
7A. PietrangeloD011+110.05102—19:44
52D. CoghlanD011+110.05030—18:50
3B. McNabbD000+100.00230—17:37
20C. StephensonC101+120.271003517:28
61M. StoneR011000.00100—16:43
63E. DadonovL112+220.22000—16:33
10N. RoyC112+250.400021815:37
67M. PaciorettyL202060.53002—15:01
24A. BrooksC000+100.000104414:50
26M. JanmarkC011+200.00010014:14
81J. MarchessaultR101+130.2800010013:42
19R. SmithR022+210.21000—13:09
22M. AmadioR112+110.331006012:36
28W. CarrierL011+110.10110—12:36
55K. KolesarR000+110.102156212:07
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39L. Brossoit(W)30291.9672.06+1.0660:00

Season series

VGK leads 2-1

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