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Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸3
Florida Panthers
2
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 3-2. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Chandler Stephenson's goal at 7:28 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 65% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.7 to 2.1; shots on goal were VGK 31, FLA 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 29 of 31 (.935); Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Chandler Stephenson (2 G), 2. Aleksander Barkov (1 G, 1 A), 3. Mark Stone (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    C. Stephenson2 G
  2. ★★
    FLA
    A. Barkov1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Stone2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK11221108331
FLAFLA01217112231

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    C. Stephenson(9)
    Z. Whitecloud (6), M. Stone (12)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    1:39

2nd period

  1. VGK
    C. Stephenson(10)
    M. Stone (13), N. Hague (3)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    7:28
  2. VGK
    W. Karlsson(11)
    N. Hague (4), J. Marchessault (11)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    11:04
  3. FLA
    B. Montour(8)
    A. Barkov (11)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +9 pts
    3-1
    16:09

3rd period

  1. FLA
    A. Barkov(5)
    B. Montour (4), A. Lundell (8)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    3-2
    3:50

Penalties

VGK 4 PIM·FLA 28 PIM

2nd

  • 2:52FLAMarc Staal · Trippingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min

3rd

  • 19:42VGKAlex Pietrangelo · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 20:00FLAMatthew Tkachuk · Slashingdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min
  • 20:00FLAMatthew Tkachuk · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min
  • 20:00FLAMatthew Tkachuk · Misconduct10 min
  • 20:00VGKAdin Hill · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Sam Reinhart2 min
  • 20:00FLABrandon Montour · Chargingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min
  • 20:00FLABrandon Montour · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Chandler Stephenson, 2nd 7:28 — VGK 65% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.23C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.15M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.14A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.13E. Staal · Missed · xG 0.11A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.10S. Bennett · Missed · xG 0.10C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.09A. Lundell · Missed · xG 0.09C. Verhaeghe · Missed · xG 0.08A. Barkov · Goal · xG 0.08M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.07R. Lomberg · On goal · xG 0.06S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.05A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.05M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.05B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lundell · Missed · xG 0.04A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.03R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.03S. Bennett · Missed · xG 0.03C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.03N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.02A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.02S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · Goal · xG 0.02M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Barkov · Missed · xG 0.02M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.02J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.02M. Staal · On goal · xG 0.01G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.01R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.01B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.01B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.01C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.01J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.01A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.01S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.01R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lomberg · On goal · xG 0.01S. Bennett · Missed · xG 0.00B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.00A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.00A. Barkov · Missed · xG 0.00
FLA2 G · 2.1 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsFLA
3.73 G
All situations
2 G2.1
3.53 G
Even strength
2 G1.9
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK76%24%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.68 – 2.07

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

VGKvsFLA
31
Shots on goal
31
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/1
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
28
32
Hits
21
30
Blocked shots
15
8
Giveaways
12
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD000050.24112—24:26
27S. TheodoreD000-220.19110—20:39
23A. MartinezD000010.03140—20:32
3B. McNabbD000-200.00220—19:34
71W. KarlssonC101+110.240204518:14
19R. SmithR000040.28200—17:54
20C. StephensonC202+130.302006016:44
2Z. WhitecloudD011+300.00140—16:36
61M. StoneR022+100.41230—16:35
49I. BarbashevL000030.474003316:26
14N. HagueD022+300.01020—16:12
9J. EichelC000-120.311205015:51
81J. MarchessaultR011030.32200—15:29
10N. RoyC000020.243403614:54
22M. AmadioR000020.1902010013:58
21B. HowdenC000020.31310013:44
55K. KolesarR000000.00500—11:16
28W. CarrierL000+110.19220—10:38
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(W)31292.9352.08+0.0860:00

Series

VGK leads 4-1

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