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Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸7
San Jose Sharks
2
FinalTV NHLN, NBCSCA·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 7-2. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jack Eichel's goal at 4:19 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 64% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.8 to 2.1; shots on goal were VGK 32, SJS 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Carl Lindbom stopped 18 of 20 (.900); Yaroslav Askarov stopped 25 of 31 (.806), 2.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Tomas Hertl (2 G, 3 A), 2. Jack Eichel (2 G), 3. Mark Stone (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    T. Hertl2 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    J. Eichel2 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Stone3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK21331029732
SJSSJS191506220

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    J. Eichel(15)
    I. Barbashev (20), J. Lauzon (7)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    7:19
  2. SJS
    C. Graf(12)
    J. Skinner (7)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:33
  3. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(17)PPG
    T. Hertl (19), M. Stone (24)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +10 ptsVideo
    2-1
    10:57

2nd period

  1. VGK
    J. Eichel(16)
    M. Stone (25)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    4:19
  2. VGK
    T. Hertl(17)PPG
    M. Stone (26), P. Dorofeyev (15)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +8 ptsVideo
    4-1
    11:00
  3. VGK
    Z. Whitecloud(2)
    T. Hertl (20), N. Hanifin (15)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +4 ptsVideo
    5-1
    12:25
  4. SJS
    A. Wennberg(10)
    T. Liljegren (8), T. Toffoli (19)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +3 ptsVideo
    5-2
    16:29

3rd period

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(6)EN
    T. Hertl (21)
    wristxG 0.51Video
    6-2
    17:03
  2. VGK
    T. Hertl(18)
    P. Dorofeyev (16), N. Hanifin (16)
    slapxG 0.06Video
    7-2
    18:59

Penalties

VGK 10 PIM·SJS 8 PIM

1st

  • 3:09VGKNoah Hanifin · Trippingdrawn by William Eklund2 min
  • 9:54SJSTimothy Liljegren · Trippingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min
  • 18:48VGKPavel Dorofeyev · Slashingdrawn by Collin Graf2 min

2nd

  • 7:11VGKJeremy Lauzon · Holdingdrawn by Macklin Celebrini2 min
  • 9:33SJSSam Dickinson · Slashingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon2 min
  • 13:05SJSWilliam Eklund · Cross checkingdrawn by Zach Whitecloud2 min

3rd

  • 1:13VGKJack Eichel · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 9:11VGKCole Reinhardt · Hookingdrawn by William Eklund2 min
  • 9:28SJSTyler Toffoli · Hookingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jack Eichel, 2nd 4:19 — VGK 64% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.15C. Graf · Goal · xG 0.15I. Chernyshov · On goal · xG 0.14M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.13M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.12W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.11A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.11A. Wennberg · Goal · xG 0.10M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.09A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.09W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.07J. Skinner · Missed · xG 0.07T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.07M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.07W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.07B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.06A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.06J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.06J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.06M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.05W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.05A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.04J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.04C. Graf · On goal · xG 0.04W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.04J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.03T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.03V. Iorio · On goal · xG 0.03S. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.01I. Chernyshov · Missed · xG 0.01S. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.00A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.00J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS2 G · 2.1 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSJS
3.86 G
All situations
2 G2.1
2.14 G
Even strength
2 G1.1
1.12 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK68%32%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.17 – 2.13

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

VGKvsSJS
32
Shots on goal
20
53%
Faceoffs
47%
2/4
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
8
19
Hits
21
11
Blocked shots
15
24
Giveaways
11
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD101+320.55020—23:05
93M. MarnerR000-130.230004021:40
5J. LauzonD011+310.03412—20:26
15N. HanifinD022020.05002—20:24
2Z. WhitecloudD101020.03120—19:02
16P. DorofeyevR123+130.43022—18:25
61M. StoneR033+120.26120—17:44
19R. SmithR000+130.27000—17:03
9J. EichelC202+270.891024317:00
10C. SissonsC000-110.311004615:49
48T. HertlC235+330.540007415:35
6K. KorczakD000000.00320—15:26
17B. HuttonD000000.00000—13:06
55K. KolesarR000+100.00500—12:51
26A. HoltzR000-110.01100—11:36
42B. BowmanR000020.18000—10:59
49I. BarbashevL011+200.00100—09:59
23C. ReinhardtL000+100.00102—09:53
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30C. Lindbom(W)20182.9002.14+0.1459:57

Season series

VGK leads 4-0

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