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Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
Seattle Kraken
2
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 5-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jonathan Marchessault's goal at 3:07 of the first period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 60% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 2.8 to 2.1; shots on goal were VGK 30, SEA 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 31 of 33 (.939); Martin Jones stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 2.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Marchessault (2 G), 2. Shea Theodore (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jaden Schwartz (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault2 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    J. Schwartz1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK2931506530
SEASEA011011211233

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    K. Kolesar(1)
    W. Carrier (1)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    0:12
  2. VGK
    J. Marchessault(2)PPG
    N. Roy (2), A. Pietrangelo (3)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +13 pts
    2-0
    3:07

2nd period

  1. VGK
    R. Smith(1)PPG
    M. Stone (1), J. Eichel (1)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +7 pts
    3-0
    13:55
  2. VGK
    J. Marchessault(3)
    C. Stephenson (3), S. Theodore (1)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +3 pts
    4-0
    17:11
  3. VGK
    S. Theodore(1)
    P. Kessel (1), J. Eichel (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +1 pts
    5-0
    19:43

3rd period

  1. SEA
    J. Schultz(1)
    A. Burakovsky (2), M. Beniers (3)
    wristxG 0.12
    5-1
    13:19
  2. SEA
    J. Schwartz(2)PPG
    A. Burakovsky (3), V. Dunn (2)
    tip-inxG 0.13
    5-2
    16:17

Penalties

VGK 4 PIM·SEA 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:02SEAAlexander Wennberg · High stickingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min
  • 16:24VGKAlec Martinez · Cross checkingdrawn by Ryan Donato2 min

2nd

  • 4:37SEAVince Dunn · Ps hooking on breakawaydrawn by Chandler Stephenson0 min
  • 6:44SEACarson Soucy · Hookingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar2 min
  • 13:47SEACarson Soucy · Cross checkingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min

3rd

  • 14:54VGKPaul Cotter · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Philipp Grubauer2 min
  • 17:04SEAYanni Gourde · Hookingdrawn by Shea Theodore2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jonathan Marchessault, 1st 3:07 — VGK 60% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.13Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.12J. Schultz · Goal · xG 0.12R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.11K. Kuhlman · On goal · xG 0.10M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.10Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.09J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.09K. Kuhlman · Missed · xG 0.09O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.08A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.07V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.07J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.06A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.06O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.05J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.05Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.05M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.05J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.04A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.04B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.04A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.04O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.03B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.03A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.03O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.03J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.03C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.02J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.02A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.01O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.00O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA2 G · 2.1 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSEA
2.85 G
All situations
2 G2.1
2.23 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
0.62 G
Power play
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK62%38%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.79 – 2.12

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

VGKvsSEA
30
Shots on goal
33
65%
Faceoffs
35%
2/4
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
12
Hits
26
20
Blocked shots
9
4
Giveaways
5
6
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD011030.08120—23:04
27S. TheodoreD112+320.08000—21:23
3B. McNabbD000+200.00120—20:02
23A. MartinezD000-100.00032—18:09
14N. HagueD000000.01130—17:29
61M. StoneR011010.21020—17:17
20C. StephensonC011020.540006916:56
2Z. WhitecloudD000010.11320—16:56
21B. HowdenC000010.0901010016:18
9J. EichelC022+120.240104715:29
10N. RoyC011000.031106715:29
71W. KarlssonC000+120.020107115:14
81J. MarchessaultR202+130.27010—15:03
8P. KesselR011+120.28000—15:01
19R. SmithR101+140.27000—14:34
43P. CotterL000+110.11112—13:59
55K. KolesarR101020.0930010012:37
28W. CarrierL011040.38100—11:37
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(W)33312.9392.12+0.1260:00

Season series

VGK leads 3-1

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