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Vegas Golden Knights at Philadelphia Flyers

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
Philadelphia Flyers
3
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, NBCSP·Wells Fargo Center

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Teddy Blueger's goal at 11:06 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 66% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 4.0 to 3.6; shots on goal were VGK 33, PHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Felix Sandstrom stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Marchessault (1 G, 2 A), 2. Morgan Frost (1 G), 3. Ivan Barbashev (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    PHI
    M. Frost1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    I. Barbashev2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK11121329533
PHIPHI0918213330

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(2)
    R. Smith (25)
    wristxG 0.34win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:34

2nd period

  1. VGK
    I. Barbashev(13)PPG
    S. Theodore (29), J. Marchessault (25)
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +14 pts
    2-0
    1:58
  2. PHI
    T. Sanheim(5)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.06win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    8:10
  3. VGK
    T. Blueger(3)
    P. Kessel (16), P. Cotter (5)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    11:06

3rd period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(22)PPG
    J. Eichel (28), C. Stephenson (40)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +5 pts
    4-1
    3:01
  2. PHI
    N. Seeler(4)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.15win prob +4 pts
    4-2
    8:24
  3. PHI
    M. Frost(13)
    B. Lemieux (4), J. van Riemsdyk (15)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    4-3
    10:15
  4. VGK
    I. Barbashev(14)EN
    J. Marchessault (26)
    wristxG 0.59win prob +5 pts
    5-3
    18:28

Penalties

VGK 4 PIM·PHI 8 PIM

1st

  • 4:48VGKNicolas Hague · Trippingdrawn by Noah Cates2 min

2nd

  • 0:37PHIMorgan Frost · Closing hand on puck2 min
  • 12:12VGKJonathan Marchessault · Hookingdrawn by Kevin Hayes2 min
  • 19:57PHIScott Laughton · Slashingdrawn by Pavel Dorofeyev2 min

3rd

  • 2:41PHIserved by K. Bellows · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 19:59PHIKevin Hayes · Trippingdrawn by Michael Amadio2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Teddy Blueger, 2nd 11:06 — VGK 66% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.35R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.30T. Foerster · Missed · xG 0.24O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.22T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.20T. Foerster · Missed · xG 0.20T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.18M. Frost · Goal · xG 0.17B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.17N. Seeler · Goal · xG 0.15R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.14S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.12O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.12J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.12T. Foerster · On goal · xG 0.11O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.11N. Cates · Missed · xG 0.09T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.08O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.08J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.07T. Laczynski · Missed · xG 0.07T. Foerster · On goal · xG 0.06T. Sanheim · Goal · xG 0.06O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.05K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.05K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.04T. Foerster · On goal · xG 0.04O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.03O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.03J. Farabee · Missed · xG 0.03K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.03R. Ristolainen · Missed · xG 0.03N. Deslauriers · Missed · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.02B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.02J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.02M. Frost · Missed · xG 0.02R. Ristolainen · Missed · xG 0.01S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.01K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.01N. Seeler · Missed · xG 0.01J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.01J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01C. York · On goal · xG 0.01N. Seeler · On goal · xG 0.01T. Laczynski · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI3 G · 4.0 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsPHI
3.64 G
All situations
3 G4.0
2.42 G
Even strength
3 G3.0
0.62 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK36%64%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.93 – 3.81

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

VGKvsPHI
33
Shots on goal
30
50%
Faceoffs
50%
2/4
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
9
Hits
19
18
Blocked shots
8
9
Giveaways
8
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD000+220.01130—23:23
23A. MartinezD000000.00050—22:06
27S. TheodoreD011-210.03020—19:41
2Z. WhitecloudD000+230.07210—17:52
20C. StephensonC011-120.311005817:06
3B. McNabbD000-220.07220—17:01
81J. MarchessaultR123040.33002—16:45
14N. HagueD000010.03002—16:41
49I. BarbashevL202041.20010—16:34
71W. KarlssonC000+100.000005016:15
9J. EichelC011040.350003816:08
21B. HowdenC000-100.00100015:42
22M. AmadioR000-100.00020—15:00
19R. SmithR011+100.0000010014:52
53T. BluegerC101030.180204513:04
8P. KesselR011040.41000—12:56
43P. CotterL011010.14200—12:56
16P. DorofeyevR101+120.43000—11:58
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(W)30273.9003.96+0.9660:00

Season series

VGK leads 2-0

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