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Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
Utah Mammoth
1
FinalTV ESPN, Utah16·Delta Center

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mitch Marner's goal at 19:15 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 71% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.6 to 2.5; shots on goal were VGK 26, UTA 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Karel Vejmelka stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mitch Marner (2 G, 1 A), 2. Brett Howden (1 G), 3. Carter Hart (22 saves, .957).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Marner2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    B. Howden1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    C. Hart22 saves, .957

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK11011036526
UTAUTA060819123

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    B. Howden(4)
    M. Marner (5), M. Stone (3)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-0
    15:02

2nd period

  1. VGK
    M. Marner(1)
    I. Barbashev (4), N. Hanifin (5)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-0
    19:15

3rd period

  1. UTA
    K. Yamamoto(1)
    M. Sergachev (5), M. Weegar (3)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    7:41
  2. VGK
    C. Sissons(2)
    B. McNabb (2), K. Korczak (1)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-1
    9:39
  3. VGK
    M. Marner(2)PPG
    S. Theodore (2), J. Eichel (8)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +2 ptsVideo
    4-1
    12:09
  4. VGK
    C. Smith(2)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.66Video
    5-1
    16:24

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·UTA 4 PIM

1st

  • 4:27VGKIvan Barbashev · Hookingdrawn by Nick Schmaltz2 min
  • 19:58UTAAlexander Kerfoot · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Carter Hart2 min

2nd

  • 4:01VGKMark Stone · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Guenther2 min

3rd

  • 11:54UTALogan Cooley · High stickingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 17:41VGKRasmus Andersson · Delaying game puck over glass2 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: Mitch Marner, 2nd 19:15 — VGK 71% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Cooley · Missed · xG 0.21K. Stenlund · On goal · xG 0.16J. Peterka · Missed · xG 0.14K. Stenlund · Missed · xG 0.12K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.11J. Peterka · Missed · xG 0.10C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kerfoot · On goal · xG 0.10M. Carcone · Missed · xG 0.09N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.09B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.08M. Sergachev · On goal · xG 0.08M. Carcone · Missed · xG 0.07S. Durzi · Missed · xG 0.07D. Guenther · On goal · xG 0.07I. Cole · Missed · xG 0.07M. Carcone · On goal · xG 0.06J. McBain · On goal · xG 0.06C. Keller · Missed · xG 0.05B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.05J. McBain · Missed · xG 0.05C. Keller · Missed · xG 0.05K. Stenlund · On goal · xG 0.05L. Cooley · On goal · xG 0.04K. Yamamoto · Goal · xG 0.04M. Sergachev · Missed · xG 0.04D. Guenther · Missed · xG 0.04C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.04M. Weegar · Missed · xG 0.03C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.03C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.03C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.02N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.02I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.02C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.02C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.02J. Marino · Missed · xG 0.02N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.02S. Durzi · On goal · xG 0.02M. Sergachev · On goal · xG 0.01M. Carcone · Missed · xG 0.01S. Durzi · Missed · xG 0.01J. Peterka · Missed · xG 0.01M. Carcone · Missed · xG 0.01J. Peterka · Missed · xG 0.01I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.00
UTA1 G · 2.5 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsUTA
3.64 G
All situations
1 G2.5
2.73 G
Even strength
1 G2.0
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK56%44%UTA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.85 – 2.50

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
26
Shots on goal
23
61%
Faceoffs
39%
1/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
32
Hits
38
17
Blocked shots
15
12
Giveaways
20
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3B. McNabbD011+230.25220—24:47
27S. TheodoreD011+110.09040—24:30
15N. HanifinD011+100.00100—23:36
4R. AnderssonD000+110.03032—20:55
93M. MarnerR213+370.690104417:19
9J. EichelC011-100.170005817:13
16P. DorofeyevR000010.34000—17:13
49I. BarbashevL011020.1921210017:04
22C. SmithR101+210.68600—15:56
10C. SissonsC101+210.455008315:54
61M. StoneR011+110.02102—15:14
26N. DowdC000+120.082206315:11
21B. HowdenC101+120.111106014:18
5J. LauzonD000000.00300—13:42
6K. KorczakD011+110.03400—11:42
48T. HertlC000020.300107010:23
55K. KolesarR000000.00520—10:05
19R. SmithR000010.14000—09:26
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(W)23221.9572.51+1.5159:32

Series

VGK leads 4-2

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