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Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks

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Vegas Golden Knights
3
Anaheim Ducks
▸4
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Recap

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The Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3. The Ducks scored first and never trailed. The Ducks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Chris Kreider's goal at 1:10 of the second period, which took the Ducks' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 2.7 to 2.1; shots on goal were VGK 31, ANA 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 1.4 goals below expected; Lukas Dostal stopped 28 of 31 (.903). Three stars: 1. Chris Kreider (2 G), 2. Lukas Dostal (28 saves, .903), 3. Ryan Poehling (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    ANA
    C. Kreider2 G
  2. ★★
    ANA
    L. Dostal28 saves, .903
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    R. Poehling1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK0517219331
ANAANA182817423

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. ANA
    C. Kreider(18)
    R. Poehling (16), P. Mintyukov (9)
    deflectedxG 0.29win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    13:21

2nd period

  1. ANA
    C. Kreider(19)
    J. Trouba (15), T. Terry (30)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    1:10
  2. ANA
    C. Gauthier(24)PPG
    J. LaCombe (29), B. Sennecke (26)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +7 ptsVideo
    0-3
    4:32
  3. VGK
    M. Marner(15)
    M. Stone (34), P. Dorofeyev (17)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +8 ptsVideo
    1-3
    9:47

3rd period

  1. VGK
    I. Barbashev(15)
    J. Eichel (45), A. Holtz (5)
    snapxG 0.31win prob +12 ptsVideo
    2-3
    10:40
  2. ANA
    R. Poehling(5)EN
    T. Terry (31), J. Trouba (16)
    wristxG 0.54win prob +5 ptsVideo
    2-4
    18:53
  3. VGK
    T. Hertl(22)
    M. Stone (35)
    snapxG 0.30Video
    3-4
    19:54

Penalties

VGK 4 PIM·ANA 4 PIM

1st

  • 2:49ANAOlen Zellweger · Holdingdrawn by Reilly Smith2 min

2nd

  • 4:11VGKTomas Hertl · Holding the stickdrawn by Pavel Mintyukov2 min
  • 5:20VGKTanner Laczynski · High stickingdrawn by Troy Terry2 min
  • 14:22ANARadko Gudas · Roughingdrawn by Braeden Bowman2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Chris Kreider, 2nd 1:10 — ANA 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Poehling · Goal · xG 0.54C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.29C. Gauthier · Missed · xG 0.17M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.11B. Sennecke · On goal · xG 0.11C. Gauthier · Goal · xG 0.10J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.08J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.07A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.07C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.06J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.04J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.04O. Zellweger · Missed · xG 0.04J. Viel · On goal · xG 0.04T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.03M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.03C. Gauthier · On goal · xG 0.02B. Sennecke · Missed · xG 0.02C. Gauthier · Missed · xG 0.02J. LaCombe · Missed · xG 0.02J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.02J. Viel · On goal · xG 0.02C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.02J. Harkins · Missed · xG 0.02J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01B. Sennecke · Missed · xG 0.01I. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01M. McTavish · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01P. Mintyukov · Missed · xG 0.01R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.01C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.01T. Washe · On goal · xG 0.01C. Gauthier · On goal · xG 0.01A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.01I. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01O. Zellweger · On goal · xG 0.00J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.00M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA4 G · 2.1 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsANA
2.73 G
All situations
3 G2.1
1.93 G
Even strength
2 G1.3
0.70 G
Power play
1 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK70%30%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.61 – 1.56

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

VGKvsANA
31
Shots on goal
23
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/2
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
28
10
Blocked shots
16
20
Giveaways
15
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
61M. StoneR022010.02010—23:29
4R. AnderssonD000030.09020—23:09
15N. HanifinD000010.06220—22:28
93M. MarnerR101040.261004222:15
27S. TheodoreD000+120.03000—22:14
9J. EichelC011040.312103820:36
48T. HertlC101010.772027018:35
16P. DorofeyevR011020.23000—18:21
5J. LauzonD000+100.00110—17:39
49I. BarbashevL101030.40110—16:55
55K. KolesarR000010.01500—15:10
17B. HuttonD000-110.02000—14:11
6K. KorczakD000-120.05100—13:47
42B. BowmanR000-110.07110—12:55
19R. SmithR000020.03010—10:54
26A. HoltzR011+120.20100—10:45
46J. RondbjergR000010.09000—08:20
28T. LaczynskiC000000.000025007:35
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(L)22193.8641.56-1.4458:21

Season series

ANA leads 3-0

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