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Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
Chicago Blackhawks
3
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nicolas Roy's goal at 0:13 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 47% to 72%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 2.6 to 1.6; shots on goal were VGK 24, CHI 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 1.4 goals below expected; Arvid Soderblom stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Paul Cotter (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nicolas Roy (1 G), 3. Michael Amadio (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    P. Cotter1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    N. Roy1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Amadio2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK191639524
CHICHI1618110324

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    C. Bedard(2)PPG
    T. Hall (2)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:30
  2. VGK
    W. Karlsson(2)PPG
    P. Cotter (3), K. Korczak (2)
    backhandxG 0.23win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:05

2nd period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(3)
    J. Eichel (3), S. Theodore (5)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-1
    7:30
  2. CHI
    R. Johnson(1)
    C. Murphy (1), R. Donato (2)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-2
    8:50

3rd period

  1. VGK
    N. Roy(3)
    K. Kolesar (1), B. McNabb (3)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +24 ptsVideo
    3-2
    0:13
  2. VGK
    M. Stone(1)
    M. Amadio (1), C. Stephenson (5)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +15 ptsVideo
    4-2
    13:47
  3. VGK
    P. Cotter(1)PPG
    M. Amadio (2), A. Martinez (1)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +1 ptsVideo
    5-2
    16:09
  4. CHI
    C. Perry(2)
    N. Foligno (2), K. Korchinski (2)
    slapxG 0.07Video
    5-3
    19:45

Penalties

VGK 10 PIM·CHI 10 PIM

1st

  • 1:25VGKserved by K. Kolesar · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 2:13CHILukas Reichel · High stickingdrawn by Kaedan Korczak2 min
  • 6:14CHITaylor Raddysh · Cross checkingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min
  • 16:09CHIJason Dickinson · Trippingdrawn by Michael Amadio2 min
  • 17:40VGKWilliam Karlsson · Trippingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min
  • 19:51CHITaylor Raddysh · High stickingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min

2nd

  • 15:35VGKPaul Cotter · Interferencedrawn by Reese Johnson2 min

3rd

  • 8:41VGKMark Stone · High stickingdrawn by Seth Jones2 min
  • 11:32VGKNicolas Hague · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min
  • 14:32CHIReese Johnson · Hookingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nicolas Roy, 3rd 0:13 — VGK 47% → 72%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.13C. Bedard · Goal · xG 0.10A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.10R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.09R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.09A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.08T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.08T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.07C. Perry · Goal · xG 0.07R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.07L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.07B. Katchouk · Missed · xG 0.07C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.06R. Johnson · Goal · xG 0.04R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.04T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.04N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.04N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.04T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.04T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.03C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.03S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.03T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.02C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.02R. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.02A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · Missed · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · Missed · xG 0.01T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01
CHI3 G · 1.6 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsCHI
2.65 G
All situations
3 G1.6
1.83 G
Even strength
2 G0.8
0.82 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 65 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK69%31%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.57 – 1.58

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

VGKvsCHI
24
Shots on goal
24
58%
Faceoffs
42%
2/5
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
10
27
Hits
23
16
Blocked shots
18
7
Giveaways
18
5
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27S. TheodoreD011+220.05020—21:32
3B. McNabbD011+210.00140—20:14
20C. StephensonC011000.001004020:07
61M. StoneR101+110.32002—19:41
9J. EichelC011+240.420007919:24
23A. MartinezD011010.03040—18:06
14N. HagueD000-100.05022—18:02
94B. PachalD000-110.01510—17:27
81J. MarchessaultR101+140.46200—16:12
71W. KarlssonC101020.340025616:02
6K. KorczakD011010.07420—15:54
21B. HowdenC000000.001103315:10
43P. CotterL112020.4340210014:23
10N. RoyC101-120.321005014:13
49I. BarbashevL000+100.00100—13:34
28W. CarrierL000-100.00300—11:06
55K. KolesarR011-120.06400—10:58
22M. AmadioR022+110.0200010010:24
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(W)24213.8751.58-1.4259:27

Season series

VGK leads 2-1

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