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Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers

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Vegas Golden Knights
0
Florida Panthers
▸3
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Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0. The Panthers scored first and never trailed. The Panthers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cole Schwindt's goal at 3:29 of the third period, which took the Panthers' chances from 77% to 93%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 2.8 to 1.5; shots on goal were VGK 17, FLA 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Akira Schmid stopped 23 of 26 (.885); Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 of 17 (1.000), 1.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Sam Reinhart (1 G), 2. A.J. Greer (1 G, 1 A), 3. Sergei Bobrovsky (17 saves, 1.000).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    S. Reinhart1 G
  2. ★★
    FLA
    A. Greer1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    S. Bobrovsky17 saves, 1.000

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK070505017
FLAFLA1501229326

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. FLA
    S. Reinhart(4)
    C. Verhaeghe (2), E. Rodrigues (3)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    17:19

3rd period

  1. FLA
    C. Schwindt(1)
    J. Gadjovich (3), A. Greer (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    3:29
  2. FLA
    A. Greer(3)
    B. Marchand (6)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.08win prob +3 ptsVideo
    0-3
    10:04

Penalties

VGK 8 PIM·FLA 6 PIM

1st

  • 0:32FLABrad Marchand · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Saad2 min

2nd

  • 1:28VGKPavel Dorofeyev · Trippingdrawn by Seth Jones2 min
  • 11:22VGKJeremy Lauzon · Holdingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min

3rd

  • 14:37FLAJonah Gadjovich · Roughingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon2 min
  • 17:09VGKBrett Howden · High stickingdrawn by Evan Rodrigues2 min
  • 20:00FLAA.J. Greer · Roughingdrawn by Zach Whitecloud2 min
  • 20:00VGKZach Whitecloud · Roughingdrawn by A.J. Greer2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Cole Schwindt, 3rd 3:29 — FLA 77% → 93%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Reinhart · Goal · xG 0.24S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.23J. Gadjovich · On goal · xG 0.19A. Lundell · Missed · xG 0.19E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.15E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.15S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.14M. Samoskevich · Missed · xG 0.11B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.10E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.09S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.08S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.08A. Greer · On goal · xG 0.08A. Greer · Goal · xG 0.08C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.07A. Greer · Missed · xG 0.06C. Schwindt · Missed · xG 0.06E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.06B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.06A. Greer · Missed · xG 0.05M. Samoskevich · On goal · xG 0.04C. Schwindt · Goal · xG 0.04A. Greer · Missed · xG 0.04C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.04C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.04S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.04C. Verhaeghe · Missed · xG 0.04E. Luostarinen · Missed · xG 0.04E. Luostarinen · Missed · xG 0.04S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.03A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.02S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.02G. Forsling · Missed · xG 0.02B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.01C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01J. Gadjovich · On goal · xG 0.00B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.00E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.00
FLA3 G · 2.8 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsFLA
1.50 G
All situations
3 G2.8
1.50 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK26%74%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.48 – 2.74

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

VGKvsFLA
17
Shots on goal
26
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/2
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
24
21
Blocked shots
16
20
Giveaways
9
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD000020.23010—23:12
2Z. WhitecloudD000-210.10612—21:52
3B. McNabbD000020.09140—20:20
9J. EichelC000010.150005820:16
5J. LauzonD000-100.01432—18:31
17B. HuttonD000-230.07020—17:11
49I. BarbashevL000030.30110—16:30
6K. KorczakD000-100.04260—16:13
93M. MarnerR000000.00000—16:06
48T. HertlC000000.004002515:38
20B. SaadL000000.00110—15:02
16P. DorofeyevR000010.22002—14:22
71W. KarlssonC000-100.000005714:19
19R. SmithR000-110.04100—13:44
55K. KolesarR000-210.00310—13:11
21B. HowdenC000-200.0000210013:09
10C. SissonsC000-200.042106913:03
26A. HoltzR000-120.21000—11:21
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Schmid(L)26233.8852.79-0.2160:00

Season series

FLA leads 2-0

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