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San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights

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San Jose Sharks
1
Vegas Golden Knights
▸2
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, NBCSCA·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1. The Sharks scored first; the Golden Knights answered. The Sharks led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was William Carrier's goal at 19:42 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 51% to 98%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.3 to 2.0; shots on goal were SJS 26, VGK 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 84% of the time. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 36 of 38 (.947), 2.3 goals saved above expected; Adin Hill stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. William Carrier (1 G), 2. Paul Cotter (1 G), 3. Kaapo Kahkonen (36 saves, .947).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    W. Carrier1 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    P. Cotter1 G
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    K. Kahkonen36 saves, .947

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS0419013126
VGKVGK01408216238

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. SJS
    A. Barabanov(10)
    M. Vlasic (14), L. Couture (26)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +22 pts
    1-0
    17:04

3rd period

  1. VGK
    P. Cotter(11)
    J. Eichel (22)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +28 pts
    1-1
    6:22
  2. VGK
    W. Carrier(15)
    C. Stephenson (36), S. Theodore (21)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +47 pts
    1-2
    19:42

Penalties

SJS 24 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

1st

  • 6:33SJSMario Ferraro · Trippingdrawn by Paul Cotter2 min
  • 9:14SJSTomas Hertl · High stickingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min
  • 14:40VGKBrett Howden · Cross checkingdrawn by Noah Gregor2 min
  • 17:39SJSMichael Eyssimont · Trippingdrawn by Shea Theodore2 min

2nd

  • 11:34SJSTomas Hertl · Trippingdrawn by William Karlsson2 min
  • 18:03SJSNoah Gregor · Trippingdrawn by Paul Cotter2 min

3rd

  • 0:42SJSJacob MacDonald · Holdingdrawn by Michael Amadio2 min
  • 9:27SJSTimo Meier · High stickingdrawn by Nicolas Roy2 min
  • 19:42SJSNick Bonino · Abuse of officials10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: William Carrier, 3rd 19:42 — VGK 51% → 98%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.22P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.21W. Carrier · Goal · xG 0.19J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.19S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.17M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.17P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.16M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.16S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.15W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.14J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.14N. Roy · Missed · xG 0.14M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.12N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.12R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.11P. Cotter · Goal · xG 0.11R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.09P. Cotter · Missed · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.09M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.08W. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.08A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.08N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.07C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.07W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.07R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.07N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.06J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.06W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.06M. Amadio · Missed · xG 0.06J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.05S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.05A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.05B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.05S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.05J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.04R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.04S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.04A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.04S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.04J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.03J. Eichel · Missed · xG 0.03C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hague · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.01
VGK2 G · 4.3 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsVGK
2.01 G
All situations
2 G4.3
1.81 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
0.20 G
Power play
0 G1.9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS16%84%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.92 – 4.28

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

SJSvsVGK
26
Shots on goal
38
35%
Faceoffs
65%
0/1
Power play
0/7
24
Penalty minutes
2
23
Hits
24
22
Blocked shots
17
7
Giveaways
3
10
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD000-110.01010—24:23
38M. FerraroD000000.00152—21:21
9J. MacDonaldD000-110.04532—21:02
5M. BenningD000000.06200—20:46
13N. BoninoC000-110.0211102919:23
39L. CoutureC011+120.210101319:06
28T. MeierR000-140.44232—18:48
44M. VlasicD011030.05010—18:32
48T. HertlC000-120.161146018:13
94A. BarabanovL101+130.42100—14:26
59N. CicekD000010.07330—14:12
16S. LorentzC000000.002003314:06
21M. EyssimontC000+130.08012012:22
23O. LindblomL000010.04010—12:16
62K. LabancR000-130.25200—12:00
73N. GregorL000-100.0020210011:24
7N. SturmC000-100.000105007:10
10E. SvechnikovL000010.12100—06:58
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36K. Kahkonen(L)38362.9474.33+2.3359:32

Season series

Tied 2-2

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