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Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸6
St. Louis Blues
3
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3. The Golden Knights came back from two goals down. The Golden Knights led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Keegan Kolesar's goal at 12:18 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 47% to 67%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 5.9 to 2.4; shots on goal were VGK 49, STL 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 80% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 26 of 29 (.897), 0.6 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 43 of 48 (.896). Three stars: 1. Jack Eichel (1 G, 1 A), 2. Keegan Kolesar (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jordan Binnington (43 saves, .896).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Eichel1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    K. Kolesar1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    STL
    J. Binnington43 saves, .896

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK113416120649
STLSTL31101008329

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    Z. Whitecloud(1)
    N. Roy (6), K. Kolesar (3)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:03
  2. STL
    J. Neighbours(10)
    R. Thomas (17)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:20
  3. STL
    K. Hayes(6)
    T. Krug (10), J. Kyrou (12)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-2
    10:33
  4. STL
    J. Kyrou(5)
    B. Schenn (7), J. Faulk (12)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    17:11

2nd period

  1. VGK
    J. Eichel(12)
    I. Barbashev (5), M. Stone (15)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-3
    9:42
  2. VGK
    J. Marchessault(12)PPG
    W. Karlsson (13), J. Eichel (18)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +14 ptsVideo
    3-3
    11:51
  3. VGK
    K. Kolesar(2)
    B. McNabb (8), K. Korczak (5)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +20 ptsVideo
    4-3
    12:18
  4. VGK
    M. Amadio(5)PPG
    C. Stephenson (10), I. Barbashev (6)
    snapxG 0.26win prob +16 ptsVideo
    5-3
    19:42

3rd period

  1. VGK
    W. Karlsson(12)EN
    N. Hague (4)
    wristxG 0.57Video
    6-3
    19:48

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·STL 16 PIM

1st

  • 3:41STLTorey Krug · Holdingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min
  • 4:56VGKNicolas Roy · Interferencedrawn by Oskar Sundqvist2 min
  • 13:21VGKZach Whitecloud · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

2nd

  • 4:02STLRobert Thomas · Hookingdrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min
  • 6:25VGKJonathan Marchessault · Holdingdrawn by Robert Thomas2 min
  • 11:29STLBrayden Schenn · Trippingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min
  • 17:59STLserved by S. Blais · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 2:15STLBrandon Saad · Hookingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min
  • 4:42STLAlexey Toropchenko · Slashingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min
  • 8:46STLserved by Nikita Alexandrov · Unsportsmanlike conduct bench2 min
  • 10:54STLOskar Sundqvist · Slashingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Keegan Kolesar, 2nd 12:18 — VGK 47% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Neighbours · On goal · xG 0.27J. Neighbours · Missed · xG 0.23J. Kyrou · Goal · xG 0.21B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.20K. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.14N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.13J. Neighbours · Goal · xG 0.11K. Hayes · Goal · xG 0.10R. Thomas · Missed · xG 0.10P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.10P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.10T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.09J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.07B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.07P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.06J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.06O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.04J. Neighbours · On goal · xG 0.04P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.04J. Neighbours · Missed · xG 0.04C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.03S. Perunovich · On goal · xG 0.03M. Scandella · On goal · xG 0.02B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.02T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.02S. Blais · On goal · xG 0.02J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.02P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.01S. Perunovich · On goal · xG 0.01J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.01M. Scandella · On goal · xG 0.01T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.01C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.00J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.00B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.00
STL3 G · 2.4 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSTL
5.95 G
All situations
3 G2.4
2.43 G
Even strength
3 G1.6
2.22 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 102 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK80%20%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.51 – 2.43

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

VGKvsSTL
49
Shots on goal
29
48%
Faceoffs
52%
2/8
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
16
12
Hits
26
20
Blocked shots
17
6
Giveaways
12
8
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD000030.12120—26:58
9J. EichelC112-160.840204524:17
61M. StoneR011-120.71000—21:34
81J. MarchessaultR101060.55002—19:29
3B. McNabbD011020.02130—18:59
10N. RoyC011+381.171022718:55
17B. HuttonD000020.03120—18:36
20C. StephensonC011-130.290007118:35
71W. KarlssonC112+120.800106017:24
49I. BarbashevL022-120.171205015:49
2Z. WhitecloudD101+110.03322—15:30
14N. HagueD011+100.00220—14:36
6K. KorczakD011000.00110—12:51
22M. AmadioR101-150.60010—11:40
21B. HowdenC000020.070006710:57
55K. KolesarR112+240.44010—10:10
28W. CarrierL000+200.00110—09:09
43P. CotterL000010.08000—08:47
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36L. Thompson(W)29263.8972.45-0.5559:44

Season series

VGK leads 2-1

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