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Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights

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Seattle Kraken
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Vegas Golden Knights
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FinalTV ATTSN-RM, ROOT-NW·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Reilly Smith's goal at 14:48 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.2 to 1.7; shots on goal were SEA 21, VGK 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 33 of 37 (.892), 0.8 goals below expected; Laurent Brossoit stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Michael Amadio (2 G, 1 A), 2. Reilly Smith (1 G, 2 A), 3. William Karlsson (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Amadio2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    R. Smith1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    W. Karlsson2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA180904121
VGKVGK110216111437

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    M. Amadio(15)
    R. Smith (29), W. Karlsson (38)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:37
  2. SEA
    Y. Gourde(14)
    O. Bjorkstrand (25)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    9:06

2nd period

  1. VGK
    M. Amadio(16)
    R. Smith (30), W. Karlsson (39)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    2:00
  2. VGK
    R. Smith(25)
    M. Amadio (11), N. Hague (14)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +16 pts
    1-3
    14:48

3rd period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(28)PPG
    A. Pietrangelo (43), C. Stephenson (49)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +4 pts
    1-4
    3:23

Penalties

SEA 6 PIM·VGK 4 PIM

1st

  • 16:38VGKPhil Kessel · High stickingdrawn by Jesper Froden2 min

2nd

  • 9:21SEAOliver Bjorkstrand · Holdingdrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 min

3rd

  • 3:05SEAWill Borgen · Interferencedrawn by Brett Howden2 min
  • 3:05SEAJesper Froden · Hookingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar2 min
  • 6:15VGKBrayden Pachal · Interferencedrawn by Matty Beniers2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Reilly Smith, 2nd 14:48 — VGK 73% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.23C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.22M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.20P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.17M. Amadio · Goal · xG 0.15I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.14W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.14B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.14K. Kolesar · Missed · xG 0.14C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.14M. Amadio · Goal · xG 0.13J. Marchessault · Goal · xG 0.13K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.11T. Blueger · Missed · xG 0.11B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.10R. Smith · Goal · xG 0.10I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.10J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.07T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.07N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.06W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.06R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.05I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.05P. Kessel · Missed · xG 0.05W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.04P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.04R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.02T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.02B. Pachal · Missed · xG 0.02W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.02B. Pachal · On goal · xG 0.02W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.02B. Pachal · Missed · xG 0.01B. Pachal · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.01W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.01R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.01B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK4 G · 3.2 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsVGK
1.71 G
All situations
4 G3.2
1.61 G
Even strength
3 G2.9
0.00 G
Power play
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA25%75%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.66 – 3.08

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

SEAvsVGK
21
Shots on goal
37
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
39
Hits
30
19
Blocked shots
17
8
Giveaways
7
10
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. LarssonD000-100.01330—21:19
29V. DunnD000-110.14020—21:12
44J. MegnaD000010.03220—19:05
24J. OleksiakD000-120.06340—19:03
8C. FleuryD000000.02200—18:12
21A. WennbergC000-100.001004418:11
17J. SchwartzL000-110.13300—17:37
3W. BorgenD000-100.00022—17:22
37Y. GourdeC101010.034106416:40
19J. McCannL000-110.07310—16:27
7J. EberleR000-120.06200—15:45
10M. BeniersC000000.021005515:35
20E. TolvanenR000010.09410—15:25
91D. SprongR000030.23200—15:04
22O. BjorkstrandR011030.06012—13:55
13B. TanevL000-100.17310—12:07
9R. DonatoC000-150.464001711:55
38J. FrodenR000000.07212—10:48
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35J. Daccord(L)37334.8923.22-0.7860:00

Season series

VGK leads 3-1

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