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Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸7
Florida Panthers
2
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 7-2. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Max Pacioretty's goal at 12:18 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 47% to 67%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.9 to 2.2; shots on goal were VGK 39, FLA 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 of 25 (.920); Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 of 29 (.793), 3.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mark Stone (2 G, 3 A), 2. Max Pacioretty (2 G, 1 A), 3. Nate Schmidt (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Stone2 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    M. Pacioretty2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    N. Schmidt1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK17217415739
FLAFLA1131903225

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(19)
    C. Stephenson (9), S. Theodore (28)
    wristxG 0.42win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:15
  2. FLA
    M. Hoffman(20)PPG
    V. Trocheck (22), J. Huberdeau (48)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    16:22

2nd period

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(20)
    N. Schmidt (18)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    1:41
  2. FLA
    V. Trocheck(8)
    J. Huberdeau (49)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.08win prob +19 pts
    2-2
    11:52
  3. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(22)
    M. Stone (31), N. Holden (4)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +20 pts
    3-2
    12:18

3rd period

  1. VGK
    N. Schmidt(6)
    P. Stastny (13), R. Smith (22)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    0:17
  2. VGK
    S. Theodore(7)SHG
    P. Stastny (14), J. Merrill (4)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +8 pts
    5-2
    4:11
  3. VGK
    J. Marchessault(18)PPG
    M. Stone (32), M. Pacioretty (28)
    slapxG 0.14win prob +1 pts
    6-2
    8:53
  4. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(23)
    M. Stone (33), C. Stephenson (10)
    snapxG 0.14
    7-2
    15:06

Penalties

VGK 8 PIM·FLA 12 PIM

1st

  • 12:59FLADominic Toninato · High stickingdrawn by Paul Stastny2 min
  • 15:07VGKMark Stone · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Huberdeau2 min
  • 16:22VGKserved by W. Carrier · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

2nd

  • 4:25VGKBrayden McNabb · Cross checkingdrawn by Evgenii Dadonov2 min
  • 4:25FLAEvgenii Dadonov · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Marc-Andre Fleury2 min
  • 6:40VGKWilliam Carrier · Ps tripping on breakawaydrawn by Brett Connolly0 min
  • 13:57FLAKeith Yandle · Trippingdrawn by Tomas Nosek2 min
  • 17:07FLAserved by B. Connolly · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 2:07FLAJoshua Brown · Holdingdrawn by William Carrier2 min
  • 3:42VGKReilly Smith · Hookingdrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
  • 7:51FLADominic Toninato · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Marc-Andre Fleury2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Max Pacioretty, 2nd 12:18 — VGK 47% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.33B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.20M. Hoffman · Goal · xG 0.18F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.17C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.17J. Huberdeau · On goal · xG 0.14B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.10V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.10M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.09E. Dadonov · Missed · xG 0.08V. Trocheck · Goal · xG 0.08V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.07B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.07M. Hoffman · Missed · xG 0.06A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.05C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.05E. Dadonov · On goal · xG 0.04M. Pysyk · On goal · xG 0.04M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Malgin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.03A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.03M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.03B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.02R. Stillman · Missed · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.01M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.00
FLA2 G · 2.2 xG · 28 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsFLA
3.97 G
All situations
2 G2.2
3.05 G
Even strength
1 G1.0
0.81 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.01 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK75%25%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.71 – 2.18

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

VGKvsFLA
39
Shots on goal
25
47%
Faceoffs
53%
1/5
Power play
1/3
8
Penalty minutes
12
22
Hits
16
10
Blocked shots
10
12
Giveaways
20
5
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88N. SchmidtD112+150.17110—25:05
27S. TheodoreD112+340.18000—22:36
3B. McNabbD000000.02422—20:03
26P. StastnyC022+240.920106719:30
89A. TuchR000020.27210—17:59
61M. StoneR235+350.85102—17:14
67M. PaciorettyL213+440.58000—17:04
81J. MarchessaultR101030.3400010016:33
22N. HoldenD011+310.02120—16:05
15J. MerrillD011+200.00210—15:25
19R. SmithR011+130.11202—15:03
75R. ReavesR000000.00300—14:31
20C. StephensonC022+320.150003113:34
92T. NosekL000+100.09410—13:29
21C. EakinC000010.120104713:13
28W. CarrierL000010.01100—13:08
2Z. WhitecloudD000+120.02100—12:12
10N. RoyC000020.030004010:33
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(W)25232.9202.24+0.2459:28

Season series

VGK leads 2-0

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