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Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
Anaheim Ducks
4
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Golden Knights led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nicolas Roy's goal at 6:54 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 65% to 82%. Expected goals were close — VGK 2.5, ANA 2.3; shots on goal were VGK 35, ANA 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Laurent Brossoit stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 1.7 goals below expected; John Gibson stopped 30 of 35 (.857), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nicolas Roy (2 G), 2. Michael Amadio (1 G, 2 A), 3. Hampus Lindholm.

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    N. Roy2 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    M. Amadio1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    H. Lindholm

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK19416010535
ANAANA1521217424

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. ANA
    J. Silfverberg(4)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    4:47
  2. VGK
    B. Hutton(2)
    M. Amadio (4), E. Dadonov (12)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    7:00

2nd period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(23)
    W. Karlsson (14), R. Smith (21)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    0:18
  2. ANA
    N. Deslauriers(5)
    C. Fowler (22), D. Grant (7)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +16 pts
    2-2
    2:23
  3. VGK
    N. Roy(9)
    S. Theodore (28), Z. Whitecloud (8)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    3:49
  4. VGK
    N. Roy(10)
    A. Pietrangelo (23), M. Amadio (5)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    6:54
  5. VGK
    M. Amadio(5)
    C. Stephenson (28), W. Carrier (10)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +10 pts
    5-2
    9:44
  6. ANA
    T. Zegras(15)PPG
    R. Rakell (12), J. Drysdale (21)
    slapxG 0.26win prob +7 pts
    5-3
    18:38

3rd period

  1. ANA
    T. Terry(28)PPG
    C. Fowler (23), K. Shattenkirk (20)
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +14 pts
    5-4
    6:39

Penalties

VGK 8 PIM·ANA 8 PIM

1st

  • 8:57ANAKevin Shattenkirk · Interferencedrawn by Jonas Rondbjerg2 min
  • 13:57ANAKevin Shattenkirk · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

2nd

  • 13:39VGKDylan Coghlan · High stickingdrawn by Kevin Shattenkirk2 min
  • 17:15VGKShea Theodore · Trippingdrawn by Jamie Drysdale2 min

3rd

  • 4:07ANARickard Rakell · Holdingdrawn by Zach Whitecloud2 min
  • 4:52VGKReilly Smith · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Shattenkirk2 min
  • 13:43ANAHampus Lindholm · Interferencedrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 min
  • 19:43VGKChandler Stephenson · Trippingdrawn by Troy Terry2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nicolas Roy, 2nd 6:54 — VGK 65% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Zegras · Goal · xG 0.26T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.16S. Steel · On goal · xG 0.15D. Grant · Missed · xG 0.13N. Deslauriers · Missed · xG 0.12S. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.11T. Zegras · Missed · xG 0.11I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.11J. Drysdale · On goal · xG 0.10R. Getzlaf · On goal · xG 0.10A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.10R. Getzlaf · On goal · xG 0.09T. Terry · Goal · xG 0.08R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.07T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.05B. Guhle · Missed · xG 0.05B. Guhle · Missed · xG 0.05A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.05J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.04S. Benoit · Missed · xG 0.04K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.04J. Silfverberg · Goal · xG 0.04N. Deslauriers · Goal · xG 0.03S. Benoit · On goal · xG 0.03R. Getzlaf · On goal · xG 0.03C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.03K. Shattenkirk · Missed · xG 0.02R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.02S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01R. Getzlaf · On goal · xG 0.01K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.00H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.00K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.00T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA4 G · 2.3 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsANA
2.55 G
All situations
4 G2.3
1.95 G
Even strength
2 G1.8
0.50 G
Power play
2 G0.5
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK53%47%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.46 – 2.29

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

VGKvsANA
35
Shots on goal
24
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
17
Hits
22
16
Blocked shots
10
10
Giveaways
11
6
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2Z. WhitecloudD011+120.14150—23:33
7A. PietrangeloD011+150.16150—23:33
27S. TheodoreD011+140.15012—23:14
9J. EichelC000+240.341002821:28
71W. KarlssonC011+110.071106920:41
19R. SmithR011+100.09302—19:33
81J. MarchessaultR101+150.481005019:19
14N. HagueD000+110.01100—18:43
10N. RoyC202+230.470005016:40
20C. StephensonC011-100.090025815:32
22M. AmadioR123+110.16020—14:07
17B. HuttonD101+130.12110—13:41
28W. CarrierL011010.05400—13:11
63E. DadonovL011+220.08000—12:59
52D. CoghlanD000+120.06002—10:24
55K. KolesarR000010.022103309:50
15J. LeschyshynC000000.000004409:47
46J. RondbjergR000000.00100—08:18
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39L. Brossoit(W)24204.8332.29-1.7160:00

Season series

VGK leads 3-1

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