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Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights

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Chicago Blackhawks
▸4
Vegas Golden Knights
3
Final/OTTV NHLN, NBCSCH·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime, Philipp Kurashev scoring at 2:50. The Blackhawks came back from two goals down. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Philipp Kurashev's goal at 2:50 of overtime, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 2.4 to 1.9; shots on goal were CHI 24, VGK 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 0.6 goals below expected; Adin Hill stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 2.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Philipp Kurashev (1 G), 2. William Karlsson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Shea Theodore (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    P. Kurashev1 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    W. Karlsson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
CHICHI28061812424
VGKVGK211041600321

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(1)
    M. Amadio (3), W. Karlsson (6)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:35
  2. VGK
    W. Karlsson(3)
    S. Theodore (6), B. McNabb (5)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    3:52
  3. CHI
    R. Donato(2)
    C. Perry (4), W. Kaiser (1)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    13:20
  4. CHI
    C. Bedard(3)
    N. Foligno (3), A. Vlasic (3)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-2
    14:39

3rd period

  1. CHI
    T. Raddysh(2)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.23win prob +25 ptsVideo
    3-2
    1:11
  2. VGK
    S. Theodore(3)
    J. Eichel (6)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +34 ptsVideo
    3-3
    11:28

Overtime

  1. CHI
    P. Kurashev(1)PPG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.10win prob +51 ptsVideo
    4-3
    2:50

Penalties

CHI 8 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

2nd

  • 1:03CHIPhilipp Kurashev · Hookingdrawn by Shea Theodore2 min
  • 18:59CHIConnor Murphy · Slashingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min

3rd

  • 13:21CHIWyatt Kaiser · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:34CHISeth Jones · Trippingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min

OT

  • 1:03VGKWilliam Karlsson · Trippingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Philipp Kurashev, OT 2:50 — CHI 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.43I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.15K. Kolesar · Missed · xG 0.15A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.13B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.12J. Eichel · Missed · xG 0.12J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.11W. Karlsson · Goal · xG 0.10J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.09P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.08P. Dorofeyev · Goal · xG 0.08B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.08C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.08I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.07S. Theodore · Goal · xG 0.07W. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.07W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.06W. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.04J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.04P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.04W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.03P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.03I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eichel · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.01P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK3 G · 2.4 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsVGK
1.94 G
All situations
3 G2.4
1.73 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI42%58%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.90 – 2.28

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

CHIvsVGK
24
Shots on goal
21
38%
Faceoffs
62%
1/1
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
2
24
Hits
23
15
Blocked shots
16
4
Giveaways
14
9
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000050.11132—29:07
44W. KaiserD011000.05112—21:32
55K. KorchinskiD000+100.01010—21:17
5C. MurphyD000-200.01332—21:03
17N. FolignoL011-120.252004320:28
25J. TinordiD000+220.04220—20:20
23P. KurashevC101-110.13102019:49
98C. BedardC101030.372003519:15
16J. DickinsonC000-130.1731010017:18
11T. RaddyshR101010.31200—16:10
94C. PerryR011+110.07200—14:14
52R. JohnsonC000+110.14210014:08
27L. ReichelL000-100.000005613:10
8R. DonatoC101+110.100104012:46
90T. JohnsonC000+110.09110011:41
14B. KatchoukL000010.04000—10:57
72A. VlasicD011-100.00010—09:53
58M. EntwistleR000020.022001709:43
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(W)21183.8572.37-0.6362:16

Season series

VGK leads 2-1

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