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Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸4
San Jose Sharks
1
FinalTV NBCSCA, SCRIPPS·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nicolas Hague's goal at 18:31 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 47% to 71%. Expected goals were close — VGK 2.1, SJS 2.0; shots on goal were VGK 32, SJS 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nicolas Hague (1 G, 1 A), 2. William Karlsson (2 A), 3. Brayden Pachal (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    N. Hague1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    W. Karlsson2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    B. Pachal1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK11329110432
SJSSJS160908123

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    M. Amadio(1)
    W. Karlsson (1), N. Hague (1)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    15:25
  2. SJS
    F. Zadina(1)
    T. Hertl (1), H. Thrun (1)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-1
    17:48

2nd period

  1. VGK
    N. Hague(1)
    A. Pietrangelo (1), J. Eichel (1)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +23 pts
    2-1
    18:31
  2. VGK
    N. Roy(1)
    J. Rondbjerg (1), B. Hutton (1)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    19:24

3rd period

  1. VGK
    B. Pachal(1)
    P. Dorofeyev (1), W. Karlsson (2)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +7 ptsVideo
    4-1
    2:11

Penalties

VGK 9 PIM·SJS 7 PIM

1st

  • 3:21SJSKyle Burroughs · Fightingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar5 min
  • 3:21VGKKeegan Kolesar · Fightingdrawn by Kyle Burroughs5 min
  • 5:46VGKPavel Dorofeyev · Holdingdrawn by Marc-Edouard Vlasic2 min
  • 13:19VGKIvan Barbashev · Cross checkingdrawn by Mikael Granlund2 min

2nd

  • 11:26SJSMatt Benning · Trippingdrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nicolas Hague, 2nd 18:31 — VGK 47% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.25F. Zadina · On goal · xG 0.22F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.16L. Kunin · Missed · xG 0.12F. Zadina · Missed · xG 0.11L. Kunin · Missed · xG 0.10M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.10F. Zadina · Goal · xG 0.08F. Zadina · Missed · xG 0.08T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.08L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.06M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.06F. Zadina · On goal · xG 0.06G. Smith · On goal · xG 0.05W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.05M. Hoffman · Missed · xG 0.05L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Barabanov · Missed · xG 0.04M. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.03F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.03N. Sturm · Missed · xG 0.03G. Smith · On goal · xG 0.02T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.02H. Thrun · On goal · xG 0.02F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.01A. Barabanov · Missed · xG 0.01G. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · Missed · xG 0.01M. Benning · Missed · xG 0.01M. Benning · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.01F. Zadina · On goal · xG 0.00M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.00L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS1 G · 2.0 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsSJS
2.14 G
All situations
1 G2.0
1.94 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK52%48%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.04 – 1.95

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
32
Shots on goal
23
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/1
Power play
0/2
9
Penalty minutes
7
16
Hits
25
10
Blocked shots
17
6
Giveaways
13
9
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD000010.07010—23:16
3B. McNabbD000+110.01020—22:43
7A. PietrangeloD011000.00010—19:51
14N. HagueD112030.10010—19:49
9J. EichelC011+160.560004019:31
49I. BarbashevL000+130.29312—18:26
81J. MarchessaultR000+140.33000—17:51
61M. StoneR000-100.08110—17:25
94B. PachalD101+320.08220—16:48
20C. StephensonC000-120.091005016:38
17B. HuttonD011+230.04000—16:18
71W. KarlssonC022+220.030005015:26
43P. CotterL000-120.1420010013:30
10N. RoyC101+110.092103312:37
16P. DorofeyevR011+210.09002—12:35
22M. AmadioR101+210.1010010012:20
46J. RondbjergR011+100.00000—11:09
55K. KolesarR000+100.00405—09:47
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36L. Thompson(W)23221.9571.98+0.9860:00

Season series

VGK leads 4-0

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