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Vegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸4
Columbus Blue Jackets
0
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brandon Saad's goal at 19:01 of the first period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 62% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.0 to 2.5; shots on goal were VGK 29, CBJ 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 27 of 27 (1.000), 2.5 goals saved above expected; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 of 28 (.893). Three stars: 1. Adin Hill (27 saves, 1.000), 2. Nicolas Roy (1 G, 1 A), 3. Brandon Saad (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    A. Hill27 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    VGK
    N. Roy1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    B. Saad1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK2619114429
CBJCBJ0140706027

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    N. Roy(9)PPG
    J. Eichel (59), T. Hertl (26)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    12:00
  2. VGK
    B. Saad(12)
    R. Smith (21), N. Roy (15)
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    19:01

2nd period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(26)
    T. Hertl (27), B. Saad (12)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-0
    12:17

3rd period

  1. VGK
    A. Pietrangelo(4)EN
    K. Kolesar (14), B. McNabb (12)
    wristxG 0.44Video
    4-0
    15:38

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·CBJ 6 PIM

1st

  • 5:38VGKIvan Barbashev · Trippingdrawn by Dante Fabbro2 min
  • 10:33CBJJustin Danforth · Trippingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min
  • 14:13VGKPavel Dorofeyev · High sticking double minordrawn by Denton Mateychuk4 min

2nd

  • 6:32CBJDante Fabbro · Interferencedrawn by Brandon Saad2 min

3rd

  • 12:59CBJDante Fabbro · Trippingdrawn by Tomas Hertl2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brandon Saad, 1st 19:01 — VGK 62% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.42J. Danforth · On goal · xG 0.33M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.22I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.12M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.11A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.11J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.11C. Fischer · Missed · xG 0.10Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.09Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.09K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.07A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.07B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.06K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.05A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.04S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.04D. Mateychuk · Missed · xG 0.04A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.04B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03D. Mateychuk · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.03D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.03D. Fabbro · Missed · xG 0.03D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.02I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.02L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.02D. Fabbro · Missed · xG 0.02J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.02D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.01K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.01K. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.00
CBJ0 G · 2.5 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsCBJ
3.03 G
All situations
0 G2.5
1.52 G
Even strength
0 G1.8
0.71 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.40 G
Shorthanded
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
VGK51%49%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.54 – 2.49

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

VGKvsCBJ
29
Shots on goal
27
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
11
Hits
31
21
Blocked shots
7
7
Giveaways
22
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
15N. HanifinD000000.04000—22:55
2Z. WhitecloudD000000.01200—22:08
9J. EichelC011040.270104719:53
3B. McNabbD011+200.00000—19:51
7A. PietrangeloD101+220.49050—19:22
61M. StoneR000010.06000—18:20
16P. DorofeyevR101+130.29214—18:11
48T. HertlC022+120.171104218:06
14N. HagueD000+110.01030—16:55
20B. SaadL112+240.36010—14:52
10N. RoyC112+140.471001414:22
49I. BarbashevL000+100.10122—14:12
6K. KorczakD000+100.02130—14:02
21B. HowdenC000+100.001005013:33
19R. SmithR011+130.2703010013:04
55K. KolesarR011+120.25110—12:00
70T. PearsonL000010.06100—11:35
95V. OlofssonL000020.14000—10:58
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(W)272701.0002.55+2.5559:41

Season series

Tied 1-1

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