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Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks

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Vegas Golden Knights
3
San Jose Sharks
▸4
Final/OTTV ATTSN-RM, NBCSCA·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime, Logan Couture scoring at 0:50. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Logan Couture's goal at 0:50 of overtime, which took the Sharks' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.3 to 2.0; shots on goal were VGK 26, SJS 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Laurent Brossoit stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 2.0 goals below expected; James Reimer stopped 23 of 26 (.885). Three stars: 1. Logan Couture (1 G), 2. Henry Thrun (2 A), 3. Mario Ferraro (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    L. Couture1 G
  2. ★★
    SJS
    H. Thrun2 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    M. Ferraro1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VGKVGK151411700326
SJSSJS261501311425

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    M. Ferraro(4)
    H. Thrun (1), T. Bordeleau (1)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    4:16
  2. SJS
    O. Lindblom(6)
    M. Ferraro (7), H. Thrun (2)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    14:31
  3. VGK
    N. Hague(3)
    B. Hutton (2)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    16:55

2nd period

  1. VGK
    I. Barbashev(15)PPG
    N. Roy (15), J. Eichel (33)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +13 pts
    2-2
    1:08
  2. SJS
    T. Hertl(21)
    M. Kaut (4), J. Peterson (3)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +19 pts
    2-3
    11:47

3rd period

  1. VGK
    M. Amadio(14)
    C. Stephenson (44), B. Hutton (3)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +31 pts
    3-3
    10:07

Overtime

  1. SJS
    L. Couture(26)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.21win prob +49 pts
    3-4
    0:50

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·SJS 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:24VGKKeegan Kolesar · Holdingdrawn by Tomas Hertl2 min
  • 8:13SJSTomas Hertl · Trippingdrawn by William Karlsson2 min
  • 11:42VGKKeegan Kolesar · High stickingdrawn by Marc-Edouard Vlasic2 min

2nd

  • 0:26SJSErik Karlsson · Trippingdrawn by Nicolas Roy2 min
  • 4:49VGKNicolas Roy · Trippingdrawn by Jacob Peterson2 min

3rd

  • 16:22SJSJacob MacDonald · Trippingdrawn by William Karlsson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Logan Couture, OT 0:50 — SJS 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Couture · Goal · xG 0.21O. Lindblom · Goal · xG 0.15R. Simek · Missed · xG 0.12L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.11S. Lorentz · On goal · xG 0.10L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.09L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.08J. Peterson · Missed · xG 0.08T. Bordeleau · Missed · xG 0.08T. Hertl · Goal · xG 0.08J. Viel · On goal · xG 0.07T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.07N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.07N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.06M. Kaut · On goal · xG 0.06K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.06K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.06M. Ferraro · Goal · xG 0.05M. Kaut · On goal · xG 0.05J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.04N. Sturm · Missed · xG 0.04T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.03T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.03J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.03J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.02J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bordeleau · Missed · xG 0.02R. Simek · Missed · xG 0.02M. Ferraro · Missed · xG 0.02K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.02M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.02K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.01L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.01M. Kaut · On goal · xG 0.01N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.01J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.01M. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · Missed · xG 0.01M. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.00F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.00T. Bordeleau · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS4 G · 2.0 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSJS
3.33 G
All situations
4 G2.0
2.62 G
Even strength
4 G1.9
0.71 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK69%31%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.12 – 2.03

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

VGKvsSJS
26
Shots on goal
25
38%
Faceoffs
63%
1/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
18
Hits
23
13
Blocked shots
15
12
Giveaways
7
8
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD000-200.14020—25:23
23A. MartinezD000-120.22040—23:44
9J. EichelC011-110.28000821:40
49I. BarbashevL101-130.72300—20:59
20C. StephensonC011-120.240004518:14
81J. MarchessaultR000-140.51200—18:11
17B. HuttonD022+200.00120—18:01
14N. HagueD101+220.09120—17:09
2Z. WhitecloudD000-240.09000—17:05
3B. McNabbD000-200.02120—17:05
71W. KarlssonC000+220.210007316:26
10N. RoyC011-110.051023314:45
22M. AmadioR101020.17000—12:30
43P. CotterL000+100.00200—12:06
16P. DorofeyevR000+120.56010—12:02
8P. KesselR000-100.00000—11:15
21B. HowdenC000-210.00100010:45
55K. KolesarR000-100.00604—09:10
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39L. Brossoit(O)25214.8402.04-1.9660:50

Season series

Tied 2-2

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