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Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸4
Anaheim Ducks
1
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jackson LaCombe's goal at 18:01 of the second period, which took the Ducks' chances from 12% to 30%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.7 to 1.7; shots on goal were VGK 33, ANA 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 80% of the time. Ilya Samsonov stopped 19 of 20 (.950), 0.7 goals saved above expected; John Gibson stopped 29 of 32 (.906), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Shea Theodore (2 G), 2. Jackson LaCombe (1 G), 3. Jack Eichel (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    S. Theodore2 G
  2. ★★
    ANA
    J. LaCombe1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    J. Eichel2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK112111210433
ANAANA071706120

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    W. Karlsson(5)
    V. Olofsson (1), N. Hague (2)
    snapxG 0.38win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    16:26

2nd period

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(2)
    V. Olofsson (2), J. Eichel (29)
    snapxG 0.31win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    6:38
  2. ANA
    J. LaCombe(4)
    C. Gauthier (8), M. McTavish (8)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    18:01

3rd period

  1. VGK
    A. Holtz(2)
    T. Pearson (6), T. Hertl (11)
    tip-inxG 0.20win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    3:05
  2. VGK
    S. Theodore(3)EN
    J. Eichel (30), T. Hertl (12)
    wristxG 0.64Video
    4-1
    19:16

Penalties

VGK 2 PIM·ANA 4 PIM

2nd

  • 8:33ANAFrank Vatrano · Interferencedrawn by Shea Theodore2 min
  • 15:59VGKNicolas Roy · Hookingdrawn by Isac Lundeström2 min

3rd

  • 15:32ANAAlex Killorn · Hookingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jackson LaCombe, 2nd 18:01 — ANA 12% → 30%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.19O. Zellweger · On goal · xG 0.15A. Killorn · Missed · xG 0.15S. Colangelo · On goal · xG 0.14O. Zellweger · Missed · xG 0.10F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.10M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.10R. Johnston · Missed · xG 0.09I. Lundeström · Missed · xG 0.09B. Leason · Missed · xG 0.08T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.07I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.06F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.06C. Gauthier · Missed · xG 0.04F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.03B. Leason · On goal · xG 0.03B. Leason · Missed · xG 0.03J. LaCombe · Goal · xG 0.02O. Zellweger · On goal · xG 0.02I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.02F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.02R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.02D. Helleson · On goal · xG 0.02S. Colangelo · On goal · xG 0.02A. Killorn · Missed · xG 0.02D. Helleson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Killorn · Missed · xG 0.01A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01R. Johnston · Missed · xG 0.01R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.01O. Zellweger · On goal · xG 0.01J. LaCombe · Missed · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.00B. Leason · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA1 G · 1.7 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsANA
4.73 G
All situations
1 G1.7
2.83 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
0.70 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK80%20%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.49 – 1.71

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
33
Shots on goal
20
67%
Faceoffs
33%
0/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
11
Hits
17
17
Blocked shots
14
17
Giveaways
18
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD202+251.10010—23:34
3B. McNabbD000+210.02020—23:01
7A. PietrangeloD000+120.05030—22:01
15N. HanifinD000020.21020—20:38
48T. HertlC022+210.260106219:16
9J. EichelC022+250.400007519:03
71W. KarlssonC101+140.531107516:51
10N. RoyC000-110.561026416:19
95V. OlofssonL022+230.51000—15:50
49I. BarbashevL000+100.00100—15:40
16P. DorofeyevR000+120.22010—15:29
14N. HagueD011000.00210—15:08
21B. HowdenC000+110.002405014:31
55K. KolesarR000-120.17300—14:17
6K. KorczakD000+100.00000—13:14
70T. PearsonL011+120.05100—11:25
26A. HoltzR101+110.50000—11:22
22C. SchwindtR000-110.080105010:21
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35I. Samsonov(W)20191.9501.72+0.7260:00

Season series

VGK leads 4-0

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