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Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸6
Los Angeles Kings
3
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, BSW·Crypto.com Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jonathan Marchessault's goal at 11:09 of the first period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.5 to 2.6; shots on goal were VGK 27, LAK 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Laurent Brossoit stopped 24 of 27 (.889); Garret Sparks stopped 11 of 12 (.917), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Marchessault (2 G, 1 A), 2. Chandler Stephenson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Adrian Kempe (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    C. Stephenson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kempe1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK31321014627
LAKLAK1611318327

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    R. Smith(1)PPG
    J. Marchessault (1), S. Theodore (1)
    tip-inxG 0.31win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    9:53
  2. VGK
    K. Kolesar(1)
    B. Hutton (1), W. Carrier (1)
    slapxG 0.18win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    10:19
  3. LAK
    A. Kempe(1)
    D. Doughty (1), A. Kopitar (1)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    10:32
  4. VGK
    J. Marchessault(1)
    W. Karlsson (1), R. Smith (1)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +15 pts
    3-1
    11:09

2nd period

  1. VGK
    C. Stephenson(1)PPG
    N. Roy (1)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +10 pts
    4-1
    1:21
  2. VGK
    M. Janmark(1)
    Z. Whitecloud (1), C. Stephenson (1)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +6 pts
    5-1
    2:47
  3. LAK
    T. Moore(1)SHG
    M. Roy (1)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +3 pts
    5-2
    15:30

3rd period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.38win prob +3 pts
    6-2
    1:55
  2. LAK
    A. Iafallo(1)
    S. Durzi (1), A. Kempe (1)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +1 pts
    6-3
    5:50

Penalties

VGK 8 PIM·LAK 8 PIM

1st

  • 8:11LAKLias Andersson · Holdingdrawn by Ben Hutton2 min
  • 19:40LAKSean Durzi · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

2nd

  • 4:15VGKNicolas Roy · Hookingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min
  • 8:17VGKBrayden McNabb · Holdingdrawn by Alex Iafallo2 min
  • 9:41LAKLias Andersson · Trippingdrawn by Zach Whitecloud2 min
  • 13:44LAKAlex Turcotte · High stickingdrawn by Nicolas Roy2 min
  • 16:30VGKWilliam Karlsson · Interferencedrawn by Lias Andersson2 min

3rd

  • 8:08VGKChandler Stephenson · Holding the stickdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 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: Jonathan Marchessault, 1st 11:09 — VGK 60% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Moore · Goal · xG 0.21A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.18A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.14A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.14B. Lizotte · Missed · xG 0.12A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.12A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.12B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.12V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.12A. Kaliyev · Missed · xG 0.11V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.11D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.09A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.08A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.08A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.08V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.07V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.07D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.07A. Iafallo · Goal · xG 0.07A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.06A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.06M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.05A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.04M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.04A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.04A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.02A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.02A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.02C. Wolanin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.02A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.02T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.01C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01
LAK3 G · 2.6 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsLAK
3.56 G
All situations
3 G2.6
2.04 G
Even strength
2 G1.5
1.32 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.20 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK65%35%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.46 – 2.58

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
27
40%
Faceoffs
60%
2/4
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
18
Hits
22
16
Blocked shots
8
4
Giveaways
4
1
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2Z. WhitecloudD011+220.18250—27:05
27S. TheodoreD011010.06110—24:24
3B. McNabbD000000.00232—23:29
20C. StephensonC112-130.321122220:22
26M. JanmarkC101-220.26020018:04
19R. SmithR112+230.51000—17:40
71W. KarlssonC011+120.220025817:34
67M. PaciorettyL000-120.26200—17:24
14N. HagueD000-120.11120—17:20
81J. MarchessaultR213+230.5210010016:12
10N. RoyC011020.310024215:54
17B. HuttonD011+200.04100—14:54
55K. KolesarR101+110.18110—12:09
28W. CarrierL011+120.23210—11:50
15J. LeschyshynC000000.080003810:15
22M. AmadioR000010.07100—09:35
24A. BrooksC000010.16100009:05
52D. CoghlanD000-100.00200—08:45
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39L. Brossoit(W)27243.8892.61-0.3959:59

Season series

Tied 2-2

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