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Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken

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Vegas Golden Knights
1
Seattle Kraken
▸2
Final/OTTV KHN/Prime, KONG·Climate Pledge Arena

Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in overtime, Jared McCann scoring at 4:56. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jared McCann's goal at 4:56 of overtime, which took the Kraken's chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.5 to 2.6; shots on goal were VGK 27, SEA 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 20 of 22 (.909), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Joey Daccord stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jared McCann (1 G), 2. Matty Beniers (1 G, 1 A), 3. Joey Daccord (26 saves, .963).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    J. McCann1 G
  2. ★★
    SEA
    M. Beniers1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    J. Daccord26 saves, .963

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VGKVGK070101703127
SEASEA09140217222

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. SEA
    M. Beniers(1)PPG
    J. Eberle (2), V. Dunn (1)
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:58

3rd period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(5)PPG
    M. Stone (5), J. Eichel (5)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +22 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:11

Overtime

  1. SEA
    J. McCann(2)
    M. Beniers (2), V. Dunn (2)
    wristxG 0.30win prob +49 ptsVideo
    1-2
    4:56

Penalties

VGK 11 PIM·SEA 11 PIM

2nd

  • 0:32VGKColton Sissons · Hookingdrawn by Frederick Gaudreau2 min
  • 4:47SEAJamie Oleksiak · Cross checkingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min
  • 7:17VGKBrayden McNabb · Interferencedrawn by Jared McCann2 min
  • 11:32SEABrandon Montour · Fightingdrawn by Ben Hutton5 min
  • 11:32VGKBen Hutton · Fightingdrawn by Brandon Montour5 min
  • 14:48VGKJeremy Lauzon · Trippingdrawn by Jani Nyman2 min
  • 19:49SEAJordan Eberle · Holdingdrawn by Ben Hutton2 min

3rd

  • 3:26SEARyan Winterton · Trippingdrawn by Zach Whitecloud2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jared McCann, OT 4:56 — SEA 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. McCann · Goal · xG 0.30M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.22S. Wright · Missed · xG 0.21M. Beniers · Goal · xG 0.18J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.18J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.17J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.17J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.15M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.12J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.12M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.11M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.10M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.10C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.10V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.10B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.10M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.09M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.08E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.08M. Marchment · On goal · xG 0.06J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.06M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.06J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.05J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.05S. Wright · Missed · xG 0.05M. Marchment · Missed · xG 0.05B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.04M. Marchment · Missed · xG 0.04J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.03V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.03F. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.03B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.03F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.03S. Wright · Missed · xG 0.02J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.02T. Kartye · Missed · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.01V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.01J. Mahura · Missed · xG 0.01J. Mahura · Missed · xG 0.00B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA2 G · 3.5 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSEA
2.61 G
All situations
2 G3.5
1.70 G
Even strength
1 G2.6
0.81 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK35%65%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.55 – 3.45

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

VGKvsSEA
27
Shots on goal
22
59%
Faceoffs
41%
1/3
Power play
1/3
11
Penalty minutes
11
22
Hits
30
14
Blocked shots
20
20
Giveaways
17
3
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
93M. MarnerR000-120.210005022:47
27S. TheodoreD000040.35010—22:33
9J. EichelC011-130.441005421:28
3B. McNabbD000000.00122—20:35
61M. StoneR011010.01010—19:57
2Z. WhitecloudD000010.05410—19:29
16P. DorofeyevR101030.50000—18:25
17B. HuttonD000020.02105—18:13
48T. HertlC000-100.220006118:06
71W. KarlssonC000020.190306317:12
6K. KorczakD000020.02120—16:21
49I. BarbashevL000020.23200—16:16
5J. LauzonD000020.09332—16:05
19R. SmithR000000.02100—14:31
21B. HowdenC000000.0010010012:51
20B. SaadL000000.00010—12:16
10C. SissonsC000010.131026711:42
55K. KolesarR000020.09600—11:20
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(O)22202.9093.48+1.4864:56

Season series

SEA leads 3-1

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