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Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild

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Vegas Golden Knights
0
Minnesota Wild
▸3
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Recap

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The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mathew Dumba's goal at 5:46 of the third period, which took the Wild's chances from 79% to 94%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 4.0 to 1.8; shots on goal were VGK 28, MIN 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 33 of 35 (.943); Cam Talbot stopped 28 of 28 (1.000), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Nicolas Deslauriers (1 G), 2. Cam Talbot (28 saves, 1.000), 3. Mathew Dumba (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MIN
    N. Deslauriers1 G
  2. ★★
    MIN
    C. Talbot28 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    M. Dumba1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK0601309028
MINMIN115010211336

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. MIN
    N. Deslauriers(6)
    B. Duhaime (10), T. Jost (9)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:43

3rd period

  1. MIN
    M. Dumba(5)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.03win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    5:46
  2. MIN
    R. Hartman(26)EN
    M. Foligno (14)
    wristxG 0.78
    0-3
    19:53

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·MIN 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:38VGKJonathan Marchessault · Interferencedrawn by Mathew Dumba2 min
  • 10:38MINMathew Dumba · Roughingdrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 min
  • 11:49MINAlex Goligoski · Slashingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min

2nd

  • 11:43VGKNicolas Roy · Trippingdrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min

3rd

  • 0:59MINJonas Brodin · High stickingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min
  • 8:35VGKBrett Howden · Cross checkingdrawn by Jon Merrill2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mathew Dumba, 3rd 5:46 — MIN 79% → 94%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Hartman · Goal · xG 0.78J. Greenway · Missed · xG 0.55B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.49M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.15K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.14N. Deslauriers · Goal · xG 0.13J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.12M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.12N. Deslauriers · On goal · xG 0.11K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.11R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.10F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.09B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.09F. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.09J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.08J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.07K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.07R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.05M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.05M. Zuccarello · Missed · xG 0.05M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.05J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.05M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.04J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.04M. Dumba · Goal · xG 0.03J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.03D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.03A. Goligoski · On goal · xG 0.03T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.03D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.02J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.02M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.02K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kulikov · Missed · xG 0.02N. Deslauriers · On goal · xG 0.02M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kulikov · Missed · xG 0.01R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.01J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.01B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.01A. Goligoski · On goal · xG 0.01T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.01A. Goligoski · Missed · xG 0.01R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.00R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.00R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN3 G · 4.0 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsMIN
1.80 G
All situations
2 G4.0
1.30 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK43%57%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.82 – 2.19

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

VGKvsMIN
28
Shots on goal
36
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/2
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
6
32
Hits
34
19
Blocked shots
11
8
Giveaways
6
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD000-140.15130—27:40
27S. TheodoreD000-110.16010—26:51
71W. KarlssonC000-140.350007323:31
17B. HuttonD000010.02000—22:57
52D. CoghlanD000-110.06440—21:35
81J. MarchessaultR000050.28002—21:11
20C. StephensonC000-100.060005020:59
9J. EichelC000-150.35510020:54
10N. RoyC000000.021226715:50
26M. JanmarkC000-110.02000013:14
28W. CarrierL000010.04430—12:46
21B. HowdenC000-100.002126711:42
15J. LeschyshynC000-100.001106710:17
55K. KolesarR000-220.25600—10:17
41N. PatrickC000-210.020003309:45
65Z. HayesD000-110.03600—09:22
46J. RondbjergR000-100.00020—09:05
94B. PachalD000-110.01210—09:00
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36L. Thompson(L)35332.9432.19+0.1957:04

Season series

VGK leads 2-1

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