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Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸4
Utah Mammoth
1
FinalTV Utah16, SCRIPPS·Delta Center

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 4-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jack Eichel's goal at 16:51 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 69% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.4 to 3.1; shots on goal were VGK 33, UTA 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Akira Schmid stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 2.1 goals saved above expected; Karel Vejmelka stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Eichel (2 G, 1 A), 2. Braeden Bowman (1 G, 1 A), 3. Shea Theodore (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Eichel2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    B. Bowman1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK0731719433
UTAUTA091908126

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. VGK
    J. Eichel(9)
    P. Dorofeyev (5), S. Theodore (8)
    snapxG 0.53win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:09
  2. VGK
    B. Hutton(2)
    C. Reinhardt (2)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    3:28
  3. UTA
    N. Schmidt(1)
    I. Cole (7), C. Keller (12)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    6:38
  4. VGK
    J. Eichel(10)
    B. Bowman (1), S. Theodore (9)
    backhandxG 0.31win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-1
    16:51

3rd period

  1. VGK
    B. Bowman(3)
    J. Eichel (17), S. Theodore (10)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +8 ptsVideo
    4-1
    0:45

Penalties

VGK 15 PIM·UTA 17 PIM

1st

  • 10:26UTABrandon Tanev · Cross checkingdrawn by Cole Reinhardt2 min

2nd

  • 1:00UTALogan Cooley · Holdingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min
  • 1:00VGKBrett Howden · Embellishment2 min
  • 6:16UTALogan Cooley · Roughingdrawn by Kaedan Korczak2 min
  • 6:16UTAMikhail Sergachev · Roughingdrawn by Cole Reinhardt2 min
  • 6:16VGKCole Reinhardt · Roughingdrawn by Mikhail Sergachev2 min
  • 6:16VGKKaedan Korczak · Roughingdrawn by Logan Cooley2 min
  • 6:16UTALogan Cooley · Roughingdrawn by Kaedan Korczak2 min
  • 6:27VGKBraeden Bowman · Interferencedrawn by Ian Cole2 min

3rd

  • 1:59VGKKeegan Kolesar · Fightingdrawn by Jack McBain5 min
  • 1:59UTAJack McBain · Fightingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar5 min
  • 4:11VGKBrayden McNabb · Interferencedrawn by Barrett Hayton2 min
  • 17:44UTAMikhail Sergachev · Cross checkingdrawn by Cole Reinhardt2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jack Eichel, 2nd 16:51 — VGK 69% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Carcone · On goal · xG 0.31M. Carcone · On goal · xG 0.22C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.20D. Guenther · Missed · xG 0.20L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.17D. Guenther · Missed · xG 0.15D. Guenther · On goal · xG 0.15J. Peterka · Missed · xG 0.13L. Cooley · Missed · xG 0.13B. Hayton · On goal · xG 0.12N. Schmidt · Goal · xG 0.12M. Carcone · On goal · xG 0.10C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.08J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.08M. Carcone · On goal · xG 0.07L. O'Brien · Missed · xG 0.07N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.07J. Peterka · On goal · xG 0.06D. Guenther · On goal · xG 0.06D. Guenther · Missed · xG 0.06M. Sergachev · On goal · xG 0.06D. Guenther · On goal · xG 0.06J. McBain · Missed · xG 0.05J. McBain · Missed · xG 0.05N. Schmaltz · Missed · xG 0.05N. DeSimone · On goal · xG 0.04L. Cooley · Missed · xG 0.03L. O'Brien · On goal · xG 0.02N. DeSimone · Missed · xG 0.02J. Peterka · Missed · xG 0.02M. Sergachev · On goal · xG 0.02M. Sergachev · On goal · xG 0.02L. Cooley · On goal · xG 0.02L. Cooley · On goal · xG 0.02D. Guenther · On goal · xG 0.01J. McBain · Missed · xG 0.01D. Simashev · On goal · xG 0.01N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.01K. Stenlund · Missed · xG 0.01M. Carcone · On goal · xG 0.01L. O'Brien · On goal · xG 0.00M. Carcone · Missed · xG 0.00
UTA1 G · 3.1 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsUTA
3.44 G
All situations
1 G3.1
3.34 G
Even strength
1 G2.8
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK56%44%UTA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.37 – 3.02

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

VGKvsUTA
33
Shots on goal
26
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/3
Power play
0/2
15
Penalty minutes
17
19
Hits
24
16
Blocked shots
9
13
Giveaways
11
6
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
15N. HanifinD000040.17120—21:46
27S. TheodoreD033+230.03010—21:34
2Z. WhitecloudD000000.20120—20:58
3B. McNabbD000+200.00312—18:27
93M. MarnerR000010.23000—18:15
48T. HertlC000060.600107118:03
9J. EichelC213+251.040005816:45
17B. HuttonD101+140.18010—16:21
16P. DorofeyevR011+100.00110—16:07
6K. KorczakD000+100.00312—15:46
42B. BowmanR112+220.40002—15:25
21B. HowdenC000+120.263124315:20
19R. SmithR000020.05100—14:21
10C. SissonsC000+100.001206914:05
20B. SaadL000010.06010—13:17
49I. BarbashevL000+100.001005013:00
23C. ReinhardtL011+120.18202—12:46
55K. KolesarR000+110.00225—11:44
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Schmid(W)26251.9623.09+2.0960:00

Season series

UTA leads 2-1

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