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Vegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸3
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
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Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. The Blue Jackets scored first; the Golden Knights answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brayden McNabb's goal at 13:13 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 48% to 85%. Expected goals were close — VGK 2.0, CBJ 2.0; shots on goal were VGK 26, CBJ 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 28 of 30 (.933); Jet Greaves stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mitch Marner (3 A), 2. Brayden McNabb (1 G), 3. Charlie Coyle (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Marner3 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    B. McNabb1 G
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    C. Coyle1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK0917210326
CBJCBJ19010111230

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    C. Coyle(5)
    Z. Werenski (24), C. Sillinger (11)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:02

2nd period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(13)PPG
    M. Marner (24), J. Eichel (29)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-1
    0:41

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    E. Chinakhov(3)
    D. Fabbro (4), K. Johnson (5)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +26 ptsVideo
    1-2
    4:49
  2. VGK
    B. Hutton(4)
    M. Marner (25), K. Korczak (3)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +27 ptsVideo
    2-2
    5:52
  3. VGK
    B. McNabb(1)
    M. Marner (26), S. Theodore (16)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +37 ptsVideo
    3-2
    13:13

Penalties

VGK 8 PIM·CBJ 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:49VGKBrandon Saad · Slashingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min
  • 15:02CBJDmitri Voronkov · High stickingdrawn by Mitch Marner2 min

2nd

  • 0:16CBJDamon Severson · Trippingdrawn by Mitch Marner2 min
  • 2:31CBJBrendan Smith · Illegal check to headdrawn by Pavel Dorofeyev2 min
  • 8:14VGKBrett Howden · Holdingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min

3rd

  • 17:01VGKBrayden McNabb · High sticking double minordrawn by Adam Fantilli4 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: Brayden McNabb, 3rd 13:13 — VGK 48% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.20K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.19B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.15K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.12B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.10C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.10A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.10E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.09K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.09C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.08E. Chinakhov · Goal · xG 0.08C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.07E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.06D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.06A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.06S. Monahan · Missed · xG 0.05B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.04I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.04I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.03B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.02D. Mateychuk · On goal · xG 0.02C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.02C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.02D. Mateychuk · Missed · xG 0.02I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.02B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.02I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.01S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.01S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.01
CBJ2 G · 2.0 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsCBJ
2.03 G
All situations
2 G2.0
1.22 G
Even strength
2 G1.6
0.81 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK50%50%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.98 – 1.98

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
26
Shots on goal
30
42%
Faceoffs
58%
1/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
15
Hits
15
20
Blocked shots
19
14
Giveaways
16
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD011040.09010—22:43
15N. HanifinD000-120.11000—22:13
9J. EichelC011-210.062204020:48
3B. McNabbD101-110.11124—20:24
61M. StoneR000030.37100—18:14
2Z. WhitecloudD000010.01140—17:45
6K. KorczakD011+100.04130—17:30
93M. MarnerR033+210.041105016:46
49I. BarbashevL000-200.00020—15:26
48T. HertlC000+100.010007315:24
10C. SissonsC000020.055403614:36
42B. BowmanR000000.00000—14:13
20B. SaadL000010.02012—13:39
17B. HuttonD101+140.11000—13:39
23C. ReinhardtL000+130.28000—13:18
21B. HowdenC000+100.000022513:10
55K. KolesarR000-100.003003312:09
16P. DorofeyevR101030.67000—11:04
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(W)30282.9332.000.0060:00

Season series

VGK leads 2-0

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