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Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken

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Vegas Golden Knights
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Seattle Kraken
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alec Martinez's goal at 12:37 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 46% to 67%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.2 to 1.9; shots on goal were VGK 19, SEA 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 84% of the time. Laurent Brossoit stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 2.2 goals saved above expected; Philipp Grubauer stopped 16 of 18 (.889), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Laurent Brossoit (30 saves, .968), 2. Jaden Schwartz (1 G), 3. Philipp Grubauer (16 saves, .889).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    L. Brossoit30 saves, .968
  2. ★★
    SEA
    J. Schwartz1 G
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    P. Grubauer16 saves, .889

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK151915319
SEASEA11301206131

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    R. Smith(26)
    Unassisted
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    9:56
  2. SEA
    J. Schwartz(21)
    A. Wennberg (25), M. Geekie (19)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    16:20

2nd period

  1. VGK
    A. Martinez(3)SHG
    I. Barbashev (29), J. Eichel (39)
    batxG 0.13win prob +21 pts
    2-1
    12:37

3rd period

  1. VGK
    C. Stephenson(16)EN
    Unassisted
    pokexG 0.32win prob +5 pts
    3-1
    19:22

Penalties

VGK 12 PIM·SEA 8 PIM

2nd

  • 4:48SEAAdam Larsson · Trippingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min
  • 8:01VGKJack Eichel · Trippingdrawn by Jordan Eberle2 min
  • 10:29SEAserved by D. Sprong · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 10:45VGKPavel Dorofeyev · Holdingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min
  • 17:25VGKMichael Amadio · Slashingdrawn by Carson Soucy2 min

3rd

  • 12:16VGKBrayden McNabb · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:54SEAYanni Gourde · Roughingdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min
  • 17:54SEAYanni Gourde · Roughingdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min
  • 17:54VGKAlex Pietrangelo · Roughingdrawn by Yanni Gourde2 min
  • 17:54VGKAlex Pietrangelo · Roughingdrawn by Yanni Gourde2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alec Martinez, 2nd 12:37 — VGK 46% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.25R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.22D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.18A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.17O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.17B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.16D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.15R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.14E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.13C. Soucy · Missed · xG 0.10J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.09W. Borgen · Missed · xG 0.09M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.08J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.07M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.07A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.07B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.06M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.06V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.06D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.05M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.04M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.04M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.04J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.04D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.04A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.03J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.03J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.03J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.02A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.02E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.01Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.01O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.01V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.01J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.00Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA1 G · 3.2 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSEA
1.92 G
All situations
1 G3.2
1.21 G
Even strength
1 G2.3
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.01 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK16%84%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.19 – 3.16

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

VGKvsSEA
19
Shots on goal
31
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/2
Power play
0/4
12
Penalty minutes
8
13
Hits
20
27
Blocked shots
15
6
Giveaways
8
11
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. MartinezD101+320.20020—25:40
7A. PietrangeloD000+200.00034—25:23
3B. McNabbD000000.00332—19:17
9J. EichelC011+120.411125317:58
20C. StephensonC101+220.330006917:38
27S. TheodoreD000-120.01020—17:22
81J. MarchessaultR000030.16000—17:11
19R. SmithR101020.15010—16:06
14N. HagueD000000.01040—16:01
49I. BarbashevL011+220.30210—15:19
16P. DorofeyevR000010.08022—15:13
10N. RoyC000+100.071004514:58
71W. KarlssonC000010.041103614:58
17B. HuttonD000000.00120—14:27
53T. BluegerC000020.112108013:00
55K. KolesarR000000.00200—11:10
8P. KesselR000000.00010—10:50
22M. AmadioR000000.00032—09:54
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39L. Brossoit(W)31301.9683.19+2.1959:35

Season series

VGK leads 3-1

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