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Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
Winnipeg Jets
4
Final/2OTCanada Life Centre

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 in double overtime, Michael Amadio scoring at 3:40. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Michael Amadio's goal at 3:40 of the second overtime, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 48% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.0 to 2.5; shots on goal were VGK 48, WPG 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Laurent Brossoit stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 1.5 goals below expected; Connor Hellebuyck stopped 43 of 48 (.896), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Eichel (2 G, 1 A), 2. Adam Lowry (1 G), 3. Michael Amadio (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Eichel2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    WPG
    A. Lowry1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Amadio1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOT2OTT
VGKVGK2102160110615548
WPGWPG16053170501434

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    C. Stephenson(2)
    M. Stone (2), S. Theodore (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +6 pts
    1-0
    2:52
  2. VGK
    J. Eichel(2)PPG
    C. Stephenson (2), A. Pietrangelo (3)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    6:18
  3. WPG
    K. Connor(2)
    D. DeMelo (2), B. Dillon (1)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    9:07

2nd period

  1. VGK
    J. Eichel(3)PPG
    A. Pietrangelo (4), R. Smith (2)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    3-1
    10:46
  2. VGK
    K. Kolesar(1)
    J. Eichel (1), M. Amadio (2)
    backhandxG 0.23win prob +9 pts
    4-1
    17:45

3rd period

  1. WPG
    N. Niederreiter(1)
    P. Dubois (2), N. Pionk (3)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +7 pts
    4-2
    2:04
  2. WPG
    M. Scheifele(1)PPG
    N. Pionk (4), K. Connor (1)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +11 pts
    4-3
    14:08
  3. WPG
    A. Lowry(4)
    V. Namestnikov (2), N. Pionk (5)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +49 pts
    4-4
    19:38

2OT overtime

  1. VGK
    M. Amadio(1)
    I. Barbashev (2)
    snapxG 0.36win prob +52 pts
    5-4
    3:40

Penalties

VGK 17 PIM·WPG 19 PIM

1st

  • 0:49WPGBrenden Dillon · Fightingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar5 min
  • 0:49VGKKeegan Kolesar · Fightingdrawn by Brenden Dillon5 min
  • 3:56VGKZach Whitecloud · Interferencedrawn by Blake Wheeler2 min
  • 5:09WPGPierre-Luc Dubois · Roughingdrawn by William Karlsson2 min
  • 5:09WPGMark Scheifele · Slashingdrawn by Laurent Brossoit2 min
  • 5:09VGKWilliam Karlsson · Roughingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 19:38WPGDylan DeMelo · Interferencedrawn by Michael Amadio2 min
  • 20:00VGKMark Stone · Roughingdrawn by Brenden Dillon2 min
  • 20:00WPGBrenden Dillon · Cross checkingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min

2nd

  • 2:17VGKBrayden McNabb · Trippingdrawn by Vladislav Namestnikov2 min
  • 10:10WPGDylan Samberg · Trippingdrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 min
  • 18:06VGKNicolas Roy · Roughingdrawn by Nate Schmidt2 min

3rd

  • 12:35VGKPhil Kessel · Holding the stickdrawn by Dylan DeMelo2 min
  • 19:57WPGPierre-Luc Dubois · Trippingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min

2OT

  • 1:23WPGPierre-Luc Dubois · Trippingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Michael Amadio, 2OT 3:40 — VGK 48% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lowry · Missed · xG 0.18A. Lowry · On goal · xG 0.12A. Lowry · Goal · xG 0.11N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.11M. Barron · On goal · xG 0.11M. Scheifele · On goal · xG 0.11V. Namestnikov · On goal · xG 0.10K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.09N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.09K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.08P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.08P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.08M. Barron · On goal · xG 0.08K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.07V. Namestnikov · Missed · xG 0.07K. Connor · Goal · xG 0.07A. Lowry · On goal · xG 0.06K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.05N. Pionk · Missed · xG 0.05V. Namestnikov · Missed · xG 0.05M. Scheifele · Goal · xG 0.05M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.04N. Pionk · Missed · xG 0.04N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.04N. Niederreiter · Goal · xG 0.04N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.04M. Barron · Missed · xG 0.04N. Pionk · Missed · xG 0.03K. Connor · Missed · xG 0.03K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.03N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.03N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.03N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.03K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.03N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.03K. Connor · Missed · xG 0.02D. DeMelo · Missed · xG 0.02K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.02N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.02P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.02N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.01M. Barron · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · Missed · xG 0.01P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.01M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.01N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.01N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.01M. Barron · On goal · xG 0.01D. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Samberg · On goal · xG 0.01N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.00B. Wheeler · Missed · xG 0.00
WPG4 G · 2.5 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsWPG
4.05 G
All situations
4 G2.5
2.93 G
Even strength
3 G1.3
1.12 G
Power play
1 G1.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 116 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK74%26%WPG

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.99 – 2.42

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
48
Shots on goal
34
51%
Faceoffs
49%
2/5
Power play
1/4
17
Penalty minutes
19
39
Hits
69
30
Blocked shots
29
10
Giveaways
12
12
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD022-130.20350—34:30
23A. MartinezD000-120.06170—28:38
27S. TheodoreD011+110.31020—27:38
20C. StephensonC112+110.122005627:32
3B. McNabbD000+130.04112—27:28
9J. EichelC213070.363104324:44
71W. KarlssonC000-130.240225724:17
81J. MarchessaultR000070.43300—24:08
61M. StoneR011+120.18212—24:07
19R. SmithR011-130.23110—23:34
2Z. WhitecloudD000010.06132—21:29
14N. HagueD000020.06330—21:15
10N. RoyC000-230.291125020:29
21B. HowdenC000+220.16510019:33
22M. AmadioR112+120.625105018:13
49I. BarbashevL011010.144002515:58
8P. KesselR000030.15002—15:11
55K. KolesarR101-120.38415—12:29
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39L. Brossoit(W)34304.8822.48-1.5283:14

Series

VGK leads 4-1

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