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Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights

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Seattle Kraken
▸4
Vegas Golden Knights
2
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, ROOT-NW·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jordan Eberle's goal at 18:46 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 70% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 1.9 to 1.6; shots on goal were SEA 28, VGK 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Philipp Grubauer stopped 20 of 22 (.909); Adin Hill stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 2.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Andre Burakovsky (2 G), 2. Adam Larsson (2 A), 3. Shea Theodore (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    A. Burakovsky2 G
  2. ★★
    SEA
    A. Larsson2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA2921207428
VGKVGK290706222

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    R. Donato(3)
    A. Larsson (2), Y. Gourde (9)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:38
  2. SEA
    A. Burakovsky(6)
    A. Larsson (3), J. Schwartz (7)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    8:00
  3. VGK
    N. Roy(5)PPG
    W. Karlsson (10), S. Theodore (12)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    2-1
    10:46
  4. VGK
    P. Kessel(4)
    S. Theodore (13)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +14 pts
    2-2
    12:50

2nd period

  1. SEA
    A. Burakovsky(7)
    J. Oleksiak (3), J. Schultz (9)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    5:20
  2. SEA
    J. Eberle(6)
    M. Beniers (9)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +18 pts
    4-2
    18:46

Penalties

SEA 2 PIM·VGK 4 PIM

1st

  • 4:02VGKBrayden McNabb · Holdingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min
  • 8:53SEAJustin Schultz · Trippingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min

2nd

  • 6:41VGKZach Whitecloud · Slashingdrawn by Yanni Gourde2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jordan Eberle, 2nd 18:46 — SEA 70% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.18A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.17P. Kessel · Goal · xG 0.14K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.10J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.10W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.09P. Kessel · Missed · xG 0.09Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.08N. Roy · Goal · xG 0.07P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.07R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.07W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.06P. Cotter · Missed · xG 0.05A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.05S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.04W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.03W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.00P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.00N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK2 G · 1.6 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsVGK
1.94 G
All situations
2 G1.6
1.64 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA56%44%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.92 – 1.63

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

SEAvsVGK
28
Shots on goal
22
43%
Faceoffs
57%
0/2
Power play
1/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
29
Hits
28
15
Blocked shots
24
10
Giveaways
9
17
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. LarssonD022+210.08430—25:41
29V. DunnD000+200.04120—23:19
21A. WennbergC000+210.131204020:42
95A. BurakovskyL202+240.32000—19:13
17J. SchwartzL011+210.032005018:31
24J. OleksiakD011+210.07100—17:54
4J. SchultzD011+210.01012—17:24
19J. McCannL000030.163005016:56
7J. EberleR101060.232003316:43
28C. SoucyD000-100.01210—16:31
37Y. GourdeC011+110.243005016:28
10M. BeniersC011020.060104616:01
13B. TanevL000020.02320—15:39
3W. BorgenD000-100.00420—15:36
22O. BjorkstrandR000+120.11010—12:26
9R. DonatoC101+120.19000009:55
91D. SprongR000000.07100—09:44
67M. GeekieC000010.162003309:24
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31P. Grubauer(W)22202.9091.64-0.3660:00

Season series

VGK leads 3-1

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