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Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸2
St. Louis Blues
1
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime, Jonathan Marchessault scoring at 0:49. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jonathan Marchessault's goal at 0:49 of overtime, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 2.9 to 2.5; shots on goal were VGK 34, STL 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 32 of 34 (.941), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Marchessault (1 G), 2. Logan Thompson (31 saves, .969), 3. Jordan Binnington (32 saves, .941).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault1 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    L. Thompson31 saves, .969
  3. ★★★
    STL
    J. Binnington32 saves, .941

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VGKVGK1130120811234
STLSTL0100611402132

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(11)
    A. Mantha (16), Z. Whitecloud (8)
    wristxG 0.38win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    5:59

3rd period

  1. STL
    B. Saad(23)
    B. Schenn (21), J. Kyrou (32)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +38 ptsVideo
    1-1
    14:53

Overtime

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(39)
    W. Karlsson (23), S. Theodore (32)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +51 ptsVideo
    2-1
    0:49

Penalties

VGK 9 PIM·STL 9 PIM

1st

  • 8:49VGKJonathan Marchessault · High stickingdrawn by Kevin Hayes2 min
  • 10:43STLBrayden Schenn · Roughingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min
  • 10:43STLBrayden Schenn · Fightingdrawn by Brayden McNabb5 min
  • 10:43VGKBrayden McNabb · Fightingdrawn by Brayden Schenn5 min

2nd

  • 8:24VGKZach Whitecloud · Interferencedrawn by Oskar Sundqvist2 min
  • 14:58STLKasperi Kapanen · High stickingdrawn by Zach Whitecloud2 min

OT

  • 0:30VGKNoah Hanifin · Ps tripping on breakawaydrawn by Pavel Buchnevich0 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: Jonathan Marchessault, OT 0:49 — VGK 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.25K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.22P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.18P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.15N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.15B. Saad · Goal · xG 0.15P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.12B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.12P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.11B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.11T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.10T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.08J. Neighbours · On goal · xG 0.07O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.07J. Kyrou · Missed · xG 0.06K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.06A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.06R. Thomas · Missed · xG 0.06A. Toropchenko · Missed · xG 0.04A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.04J. Kyrou · Missed · xG 0.04T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.03P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.03T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.03B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.03A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.03R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.02B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.02T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.02K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.02P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.02T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kessel · Missed · xG 0.01P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.01M. Scandella · On goal · xG 0.01J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.01C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.01
STL1 G · 2.5 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSTL
2.92 G
All situations
1 G2.5
2.32 G
Even strength
1 G1.7
0.60 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. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK58%42%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.92 – 2.48

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
34
Shots on goal
32
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/2
Power play
0/2
9
Penalty minutes
9
22
Hits
27
14
Blocked shots
18
3
Giveaways
5
10
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
15N. HanifinD000030.12010—24:13
14N. HagueD000040.11410—23:18
9J. EichelC000030.240107122:28
20C. StephensonC000000.130005521:30
27S. TheodoreD011020.11030—19:46
2Z. WhitecloudD011+120.02102—17:05
17B. HuttonD000+120.01110—16:29
3B. McNabbD000-120.04305—16:00
22M. AmadioR000030.51010—15:58
49I. BarbashevL000-100.00220—15:51
81J. MarchessaultR101020.23102—15:42
71W. KarlssonC011+210.010004614:38
10N. RoyC000-140.280103014:32
21B. HowdenC000010.151003613:44
55K. KolesarR000010.09200—12:49
28W. CarrierL000010.01520—12:27
39A. ManthaR011+120.37200—12:01
16P. DorofeyevR101+110.52010—09:56
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36L. Thompson(W)32311.9692.54+1.5460:49

Season series

VGK leads 2-1

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