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San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights

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San Jose Sharks
1
Vegas Golden Knights
▸3
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, NBCSCA·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Reilly Smith's goal at 13:56 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.0 to 1.0; shots on goal were SJS 17, VGK 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Zach Sawchenko stopped 18 of 20 (.900), 0.6 goals below expected; Robin Lehner stopped 16 of 17 (.941). Three stars: 1. Reilly Smith (2 G), 2. Jonathan Marchessault (2 A), 3. William Karlsson (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    R. Smith2 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    W. Karlsson2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS041607117
VGKVGK111110110331

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    K. Kolesar(6)
    B. Howden (11)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    2:16

2nd period

  1. SJS
    N. Gregor(3)
    N. Bonino (7), A. Cogliano (10)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    1:53
  2. VGK
    R. Smith(15)
    J. Marchessault (16), W. Karlsson (12)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +20 pts
    1-2
    13:56

3rd period

  1. VGK
    R. Smith(16)
    W. Karlsson (13), J. Marchessault (17)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    4:45

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

2nd

  • 4:16SJSNicolas Meloche · Holdingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min

3rd

  • 12:22VGKKeegan Kolesar · Roughingdrawn by Jeffrey Viel2 min
  • 12:22SJSJeffrey Viel · Roughingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar2 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: Reilly Smith, 2nd 13:56 — VGK 53% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.42K. Kolesar · Missed · xG 0.21Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.19R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.16W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.13W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.13W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.12N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.11J. Rondbjerg · On goal · xG 0.11J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.10C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.10R. Smith · Goal · xG 0.10K. Kolesar · Goal · xG 0.10W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.09R. Smith · Goal · xG 0.09C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.08J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.08E. Dadonov · Missed · xG 0.08J. Rondbjerg · On goal · xG 0.07R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.06N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.06C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.05A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.04A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.04J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.03N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.03J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.01E. Dadonov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.01J. Rondbjerg · On goal · xG 0.01N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK3 G · 3.0 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsVGK
1.01 G
All situations
3 G3.0
0.81 G
Even strength
3 G2.3
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 59 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS22%78%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 0.96 – 2.33

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
17
Shots on goal
31
42%
Faceoffs
58%
0/0
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
2
34
Hits
15
18
Blocked shots
15
3
Giveaways
15
10
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD000-210.01120—27:07
21J. MiddletonD000-200.00100—23:34
6R. MerkleyD000+100.00100—19:23
39L. CoutureC000030.112005718:40
28T. MeierR000020.14310—18:32
48T. HertlC000020.054105418:01
44M. VlasicD000-120.01010—17:49
13N. BoninoC011-110.081303317:08
53N. MelocheD000-110.02132—17:07
94A. BarabanovL000000.00210—16:56
14R. DzingelC000010.02000016:11
73N. GregorL101-130.26220—15:42
51R. SimekD000+100.00500—15:04
54S. ReedyC000-110.17020014:28
11A. CoglianoC011-100.00310013:00
83M. NietoL000000.00300—11:02
63J. VielL000-100.00512—10:30
26J. WeatherbyC000-100.070002509:08
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36Z. Sawchenko(L)20182.9001.43-0.5736:38
47J. Reimer11101.9090.90-0.1020:00

Season series

VGK leads 2-1

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