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Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights

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Utah Mammoth
2
Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-2. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Pietrangelo's goal at 8:33 of the first period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.1 to 2.7; shots on goal were ARI 23, VGK 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 of 29 (.828), 1.9 goals below expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 of 23 (.913), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Shea Theodore (2 G), 2. Alex Tuch (1 G, 2 A), 3. Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves, .913).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    S. Theodore2 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    A. Tuch1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Fleury21 saves, .913

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ARIARI0518110223
VGKVGK2911228529

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(1)
    A. Martinez (3), A. Tuch (1)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:18
  2. VGK
    A. Pietrangelo(1)
    A. Tuch (2), K. Kolesar (1)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    8:33

2nd period

  1. VGK
    M. Stone(2)
    M. Pacioretty (1), N. Hague (1)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    10:39
  2. ARI
    N. Schmaltz(2)
    D. Caggiula (1)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +8 pts
    1-3
    11:52

3rd period

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(2)
    R. Smith (1), J. Marchessault (3)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +4 pts
    1-4
    5:01
  2. VGK
    A. Tuch(2)PPG
    M. Stone (5), A. Pietrangelo (2)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +1 pts
    1-5
    6:14
  3. ARI
    P. Kessel(4)
    J. Chychrun (4), C. Dvorak (3)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +1 pts
    2-5
    7:38

Penalties

ARI 14 PIM·VGK 8 PIM

1st

  • 9:26ARITyler Pitlick · Interferencedrawn by William Carrier2 min

2nd

  • 2:08ARIDrake Caggiula · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 min
  • 6:52VGKBrayden McNabb · Holdingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 15:17ARIConor Garland · Cross checkingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min
  • 18:48VGKJonathan Marchessault · Boardingdrawn by Niklas Hjalmarsson2 min

3rd

  • 3:11VGKTomas Nosek · Slashingdrawn by Nick Schmaltz2 min
  • 4:30ARIDrake Caggiula · Hookingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min
  • 7:49ARINiklas Hjalmarsson · Slashingdrawn by Alex Tuch2 min
  • 8:50ARIJason Demers · Slashingdrawn by Alex Tuch2 min
  • 13:53VGKAlex Tuch · Hookingdrawn by Clayton Keller2 min
  • 18:01ARIKyle Capobianco · High stickingdrawn by Zach Whitecloud2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Pietrangelo, 1st 8:33 — VGK 66% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.25M. Stone · Goal · xG 0.23S. Theodore · Goal · xG 0.22A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.18A. Tuch · Goal · xG 0.16T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.16R. Reaves · Missed · xG 0.12W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.12W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.12M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.11J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.09A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.09M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.08N. Roy · Missed · xG 0.08M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.08W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.07A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.07M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.07J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.07T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.07N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.06N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.06M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.05S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.05S. Theodore · Goal · xG 0.05K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.05M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.04A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.02A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · Goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01
VGK5 G · 3.1 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ARIvsVGK
2.72 G
All situations
5 G3.1
2.32 G
Even strength
4 G1.6
0.20 G
Power play
1 G1.2
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ARI42%58%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.63 – 3.09

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

ARIvsVGK
23
Shots on goal
29
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/4
Power play
1/7
14
Penalty minutes
8
23
Hits
23
14
Blocked shots
14
6
Giveaways
6
9
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Utah Mammoth skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
33A. GoligoskiD000+100.00210—23:17
6J. ChychrunD011+120.51140—21:18
55J. DemersD000-200.00202—18:38
82J. OesterleD000-220.06010—17:57
4N. HjalmarssonD000-110.03122—17:34
18C. DvorakC011-100.141104217:19
67L. CrouseL000-120.27120—16:12
9C. KellerR000-120.27000—16:11
22J. LarssonL000010.121004416:10
81P. KesselR101-140.42100—16:05
83C. GarlandR000020.12012—15:07
16D. BrassardC000-100.003005014:41
75K. CapobiancoD000-110.03002—14:32
17T. PitlickC000-100.0210210014:14
8N. SchmaltzC101030.280006413:25
36C. FischerR000000.05510—12:07
91D. CaggiulaL011+130.37104—11:47
15J. HaydenC000000.00310009:43
Utah Mammoth goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(L)29245.8283.09-1.9160:00

Season series

VGK leads 6-2

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