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Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets

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Vegas Golden Knights
0
Winnipeg Jets
▸4
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, TSN3·Canada Life Centre

Recap

written from the game data

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0. The Jets scored first and never trailed. The Jets led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mark Scheifele's goal at 15:14 of the second period, which took the Jets' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.6 to 3.0; shots on goal were VGK 42, WPG 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.0 goals below expected; Connor Hellebuyck stopped 42 of 42 (1.000), 3.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Connor Hellebuyck (42 saves, 1.000), 2. Nikolaj Ehlers (1 G, 1 A), 3. Mark Scheifele (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WPG
    C. Hellebuyck42 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    WPG
    N. Ehlers1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WPG
    M. Scheifele1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK017012013042
WPGWPG04211211426

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. WPG
    P. Dubois(25)PPG
    B. Wheeler (38), K. Connor (39)
    backhandxG 0.28win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    6:16
  2. WPG
    M. Scheifele(24)
    N. Ehlers (17), D. DeMelo (10)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    15:14

3rd period

  1. WPG
    N. Pionk(3)
    K. Connor (40), P. Stastny (15)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +3 pts
    0-3
    11:06
  2. WPG
    N. Ehlers(19)
    M. Scheifele (33), B. Wheeler (39)
    tip-inxG 0.09
    0-4
    13:51

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·WPG 8 PIM

1st

  • 13:27VGKPaul Cotter · Hookingdrawn by Neal Pionk2 min
  • 14:28WPGBlake Wheeler · Hookingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min

2nd

  • 5:38VGKDaniil Miromanov · Holdingdrawn by Zachary Sanford2 min
  • 8:45WPGEvgeny Svechnikov · Slashingdrawn by Paul Cotter2 min

3rd

  • 1:02WPGNeal Pionk · Hookingdrawn by Mattias Janmark2 min
  • 9:24WPGPierre-Luc Dubois · Cross checkingdrawn by Nolan Patrick2 min
  • 9:24VGKNolan Patrick · Cross checkingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mark Scheifele, 2nd 15:14 — WPG 73% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Ehlers · On goal · xG 0.28P. Dubois · Goal · xG 0.28P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.24N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.21J. Harkins · On goal · xG 0.20N. Ehlers · On goal · xG 0.14P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.13K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.12N. Ehlers · On goal · xG 0.12N. Ehlers · On goal · xG 0.11M. Scheifele · Missed · xG 0.09P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.09N. Ehlers · Goal · xG 0.09M. Appleton · Missed · xG 0.08M. Scheifele · Goal · xG 0.07M. Scheifele · Missed · xG 0.06M. Scheifele · Missed · xG 0.06N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.05J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.05E. Svechnikov · On goal · xG 0.05J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.05N. Ehlers · Missed · xG 0.04K. Connor · Missed · xG 0.04M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.04M. Appleton · Missed · xG 0.04J. Harkins · Missed · xG 0.03K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.02J. Harkins · On goal · xG 0.02N. Pionk · Goal · xG 0.02B. Wheeler · Missed · xG 0.02J. Morrissey · Missed · xG 0.02N. Ehlers · Missed · xG 0.02N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.02N. Pionk · Missed · xG 0.02J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.01N. Pionk · Missed · xG 0.01N. Ehlers · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.01L. Stanley · On goal · xG 0.01N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.00
WPG4 G · 3.0 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsWPG
3.60 G
All situations
4 G3.0
2.60 G
Even strength
3 G2.6
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.40 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK62%38%WPG

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.62 – 2.87

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

VGKvsWPG
42
Shots on goal
26
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/3
Power play
1/2
6
Penalty minutes
8
26
Hits
32
13
Blocked shots
13
17
Giveaways
22
9
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD000-230.07030—25:52
17B. HuttonD000-110.01120—22:59
27S. TheodoreD000-120.10000—22:55
52D. CoghlanD000060.16120—21:50
9J. EichelC000050.25010019:04
20C. StephensonC000-320.544003819:00
71W. KarlssonC000-230.430106318:38
26M. JanmarkC000030.5101010018:37
81J. MarchessaultR000-120.141006718:17
10N. RoyC000-110.362103316:25
28W. CarrierL000-160.60100—13:15
41N. PatrickC000000.00202013:15
42D. MiromanovD000-120.10012—12:45
55K. KolesarR000030.08800—12:28
21B. HowdenC000010.161104011:47
65Z. HayesD000-100.00200—10:16
15J. LeschyshynC000010.071003309:33
43P. CotterL000010.07202—08:26
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36L. Thompson(L)26224.8462.98-1.0260:00

Season series

WPG leads 3-0

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