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Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks

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Vegas Golden Knights
2
Anaheim Ducks
▸5
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Recap

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The Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. The Ducks scored first and never trailed. The Ducks led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jamie Drysdale's goal at 8:23 of the first period, which took the Ducks' chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.7 to 2.1; shots on goal were VGK 32, ANA 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 82% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 21 of 26 (.808), 3.4 goals below expected; John Gibson stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Mason McTavish (3 A), 2. Brett Leason (2 G), 3. Jamie Drysdale (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    ANA
    M. McTavish3 A
  2. ★★
    ANA
    B. Leason2 G
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    J. Drysdale1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK01021309232
ANAANA4111708526

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. ANA
    B. Leason(5)
    C. Fowler (14), A. Henrique (9)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:23
  2. ANA
    J. Drysdale(1)
    M. McTavish (12), R. Strome (16)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    8:23
  3. ANA
    F. Vatrano(16)
    M. McTavish (13), I. Lyubushkin (4)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +10 ptsVideo
    0-3
    11:38
  4. ANA
    T. Terry(9)
    A. Killorn (9), T. Zegras (2)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +5 ptsVideo
    0-4
    12:18

2nd period

  1. VGK
    A. Martinez(4)
    P. Cotter (9)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +4 ptsVideo
    1-4
    7:23
  2. VGK
    M. Stone(12)PPG
    W. Karlsson (17), J. Marchessault (10)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +6 ptsVideo
    2-4
    12:34
  3. ANA
    B. Leason(6)
    M. McTavish (14), C. Fowler (15)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +7 ptsVideo
    2-5
    17:45

Penalties

VGK 2 PIM·ANA 10 PIM

2nd

  • 1:07ANAUrho Vaakanainen · High stickingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min
  • 11:33ANAFrank Vatrano · Cross checkingdrawn by Zach Whitecloud2 min
  • 12:53ANATrevor Zegras · Hookingdrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min
  • 19:55ANAMason McTavish · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 14:09ANAJakob Silfverberg · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 min
  • 18:01VGKJack Eichel · Hookingdrawn by Troy Terry2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jamie Drysdale, 1st 8:23 — ANA 66% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.51B. Leason · Goal · xG 0.23F. Vatrano · Goal · xG 0.13T. Zegras · Missed · xG 0.12J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.08R. Johnston · Missed · xG 0.08A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.08I. Lyubushkin · Missed · xG 0.08J. Drysdale · Goal · xG 0.08B. Leason · Goal · xG 0.06T. Terry · Goal · xG 0.06R. Strome · Missed · xG 0.06A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.06T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.05T. Zegras · Missed · xG 0.05R. Johnston · Missed · xG 0.04R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.04T. Terry · Missed · xG 0.04R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04J. Drysdale · Missed · xG 0.02M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.02R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.02A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.02J. LaCombe · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drysdale · On goal · xG 0.02M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drysdale · On goal · xG 0.02I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.01M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.01U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.01J. LaCombe · On goal · xG 0.00M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.00M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.00S. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.00A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.00
ANA5 G · 2.1 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsANA
3.72 G
All situations
5 G2.1
2.21 G
Even strength
5 G1.5
1.51 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK82%18%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.65 – 1.62

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

VGKvsANA
32
Shots on goal
26
54%
Faceoffs
46%
1/5
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
10
19
Hits
24
9
Blocked shots
29
9
Giveaways
12
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9J. EichelC000-130.290122023:55
7A. PietrangeloD000-310.23100—23:35
61M. StoneR101-230.39100—22:52
17B. HuttonD000-100.00020—20:16
81J. MarchessaultR011-250.4120010018:06
2Z. WhitecloudD000000.00120—18:06
14N. HagueD000-110.02100—17:37
20C. StephensonC000-320.330005017:10
49I. BarbashevL000-210.15300—17:04
71W. KarlssonC011010.110008216:17
3B. McNabbD000-100.00200—15:43
23A. MartinezD101-230.27110—15:37
10N. RoyC000010.070004013:53
43P. CotterL011+110.20000—13:31
22M. AmadioR000020.2320010012:46
21B. HowdenC000010.112105011:58
16P. DorofeyevR000-350.84010—11:30
55K. KolesarR000020.11310—11:08
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36L. Thompson(L)26215.8081.64-3.3656:57

Season series

ANA leads 3-1

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