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Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks

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Vegas Golden Knights
4
Vancouver Canucks
▸5
Final/OTTV ATTSN-RM, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 in overtime, Quinn Hughes scoring at 0:51. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinn Hughes's goal at 0:51 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.4 to 2.7; shots on goal were VGK 45, VAN 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Robin Lehner stopped 22 of 27 (.815), 1.6 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 41 of 45 (.911), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Pettersson (1 G, 2 A), 2. Shea Theodore (2 G), 3. Quinn Hughes (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore2 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VGKVGK11311521700445
VANVAN163140512527

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    B. Horvat(31)PPG
    A. Chiasson (9), J. Miller (57)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +8 pts
    0-1
    1:04
  2. VGK
    A. Martinez(1)
    M. Janmark (13), K. Kolesar (16)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    16:59

2nd period

  1. VAN
    V. Podkolzin(11)PPG
    E. Pettersson (32), Q. Hughes (49)
    wristxG 0.37win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    1:27
  2. VAN
    E. Pettersson(26)
    C. Garland (26)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    3:16
  3. VGK
    M. Amadio(9)
    J. Marchessault (32), W. Karlsson (18)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    4:26
  4. VAN
    B. Richardson(4)
    E. Pettersson (33)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +16 pts
    2-4
    13:03

3rd period

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(12)
    E. Dadonov (19), A. Martinez (5)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +14 pts
    3-4
    5:27
  2. VGK
    S. Theodore(13)
    A. Pietrangelo (28), J. Eichel (9)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +46 pts
    4-4
    19:18

Overtime

  1. VAN
    Q. Hughes(6)
    C. Garland (27), B. Horvat (21)
    backhandxG 0.20win prob +49 pts
    4-5
    0:51

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·VAN 6 PIM

1st

  • 0:57VGKAlex Pietrangelo · Trippingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 1:28VGKMax Pacioretty · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 9:50VANserved by V. Podkolzin · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 19:33VGKEvgenii Dadonov · High stickingdrawn by Oliver Ekman-Larsson2 min

3rd

  • 9:17VANTyler Myers · Hookingdrawn by William Karlsson2 min
  • 11:47VANKyle Burroughs · Hookingdrawn by Alec Martinez2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Quinn Hughes, OT 0:51 — VAN 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
V. Podkolzin · Goal · xG 0.37E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.21B. Richardson · Goal · xG 0.20Q. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.19B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.19B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.19E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.18J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.16W. Lockwood · On goal · xG 0.14J. Lammikko · On goal · xG 0.14J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.14V. Podkolzin · On goal · xG 0.14C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.11A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.10E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.10V. Podkolzin · Missed · xG 0.10B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.09J. Lammikko · On goal · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.08T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.06B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.06B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.05E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.04B. Hunt · On goal · xG 0.04J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.04T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.03A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.03V. Podkolzin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hunt · On goal · xG 0.02O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hunt · On goal · xG 0.01L. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.01B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.00J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.00E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN5 G · 3.4 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsVAN
2.74 G
All situations
5 G3.4
2.44 G
Even strength
3 G2.4
0.30 G
Power play
2 G1.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK38%62%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.64 – 3.36

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

VGKvsVAN
45
Shots on goal
27
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/3
Power play
2/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
18
Hits
30
5
Blocked shots
12
5
Giveaways
3
3
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD202+280.19000—26:11
7A. PietrangeloD011+120.13022—22:14
3B. McNabbD000+120.04300—20:51
9J. EichelC011040.072003320:46
23A. MartinezD112040.17020—18:36
67M. PaciorettyL000-230.31002—18:00
63E. DadonovL011+110.20202—17:34
81J. MarchessaultR011+220.161005017:25
61M. StoneR000-130.37100—17:17
71W. KarlssonC011+340.210003017:10
20C. StephensonC000010.071007616:56
10N. RoyC000020.231006716:10
2Z. WhitecloudD000020.03210—15:53
22M. AmadioR101+210.09000—12:40
26M. JanmarkC011000.09000011:37
17B. HuttonD000-120.01000—10:57
15J. LeschyshynC000000.130005709:48
55K. KolesarR011040.18500—09:31
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90R. Lehner(O)27225.8153.44-1.5659:47

Season series

Tied 2-2

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