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Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸3
Los Angeles Kings
2
Final/OTTV TNT, truTV·Crypto.com Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in overtime, Mark Stone scoring at 0:25. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mark Stone's goal at 0:25 of overtime, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.6 to 1.9; shots on goal were VGK 27, LAK 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Akira Schmid stopped 22 of 24 (.917), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 of 27 (.889), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mark Stone (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jack Eichel (3 A), 3. Brandt Clarke (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Stone1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    J. Eichel3 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    B. Clarke1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VGKVGK051141711327
LAKLAK09082700224

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. VGK
    B. Bowman(6)
    J. Eichel (33), S. Theodore (17)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:56

3rd period

  1. LAK
    K. Fiala(17)
    A. Turcotte (8), A. Kuzmenko (9)
    snapxG 0.43win prob +28 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:24
  2. VGK
    M. Marner(11)PPG
    M. Stone (27), J. Eichel (34)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +30 ptsVideo
    2-1
    12:07
  3. LAK
    B. Clarke(6)
    A. Kempe (21), K. Fiala (16)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +46 ptsVideo
    2-2
    18:33

Overtime

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(16)
    J. Eichel (35)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +51 ptsVideo
    3-2
    0:25

Penalties

VGK 2 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

2nd

  • 12:22VGKJack Eichel · Slashingdrawn by Drew Doughty2 min
  • 13:57LAKKevin Fiala · Slashingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar2 min

3rd

  • 11:23LAKAdrian Kempe · Hookingdrawn by Shea Theodore2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mark Stone, OT 0:25 — VGK 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.43A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.18B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.15J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.10A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.10Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.09B. Clarke · Goal · xG 0.09K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.09T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.09A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.08A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.08A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.06A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.05D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.05A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.05W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.05A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.05T. Ward · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.04A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.04K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.03B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.03J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.02A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.01M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.00A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 2.6 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsLAK
1.93 G
All situations
2 G2.6
1.72 G
Even strength
2 G1.9
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK39%61%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.85 – 2.42

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

VGKvsLAK
27
Shots on goal
24
43%
Faceoffs
57%
1/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
20
Hits
24
20
Blocked shots
13
16
Giveaways
21
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD011+120.01010—23:37
5J. LauzonD000000.00310—21:59
15N. HanifinD000-100.00150—21:03
2Z. WhitecloudD000-100.00100—20:44
61M. StoneR112+130.45000—19:58
9J. EichelC033+140.241221519:01
49I. BarbashevL000-110.01020—18:21
93M. MarnerR101-140.280105016:35
16P. DorofeyevR000-110.03000—16:02
6K. KorczakD000020.14130—15:56
48T. HertlC000020.140007115:34
19R. SmithR000-100.000003314:02
42B. BowmanR101+120.22000—13:46
55K. KolesarR000000.00700—13:41
17B. HuttonD000020.03020—13:05
10C. SissonsC000030.272206412:59
23C. ReinhardtL000010.00400—12:04
26A. HoltzR000000.03010—10:54
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Schmid(W)24222.9172.56+0.5660:19

Season series

VGK leads 3-1

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