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Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
New York Rangers
2
FinalTV ESPN·Madison Square Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Rangers 5-2. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Keegan Kolesar's goal at 3:18 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 47% to 64%. Expected goals were close — VGK 3.0, NYR 3.3; shots on goal were VGK 20, NYR 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 83% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 36 of 38 (.947), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 15 of 19 (.789), 2.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Marchessault (3 G), 2. Adin Hill (36 saves, .947), 3. Ivan Barbashev (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Marchessault3 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    A. Hill36 saves, .947
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    I. Barbashev3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK162826520
NYRNYR11507116238

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    S. Rempal(2)
    P. Cotter (11), N. Hague (9)
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    5:02
  2. NYR
    B. Wheeler(8)
    E. Gustafsson (18), A. Fox (28)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:33

2nd period

  1. VGK
    K. Kolesar(4)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    3:18
  2. VGK
    J. Marchessault(23)
    I. Barbashev (15), N. Roy (15)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    4:04

3rd period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(24)
    I. Barbashev (16), N. Roy (16)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +7 ptsVideo
    4-1
    2:11
  2. NYR
    K. Kakko(4)
    J. Trouba (16), B. Wheeler (11)
    wristxG 0.37Video
    4-2
    18:55
  3. VGK
    J. Marchessault(25)EN
    I. Barbashev (17), B. McNabb (15)
    wristxG 0.67Video
    5-2
    19:31

Penalties

VGK 4 PIM·NYR 4 PIM

1st

  • 11:43VGKAlex Pietrangelo · Interferencedrawn by Adam Fox2 min

2nd

  • 0:30NYRMika Zibanejad · Slashingdrawn by Pavel Dorofeyev2 min
  • 7:59NYRJonny Brodzinski · Interferencedrawn by Sheldon Rempal2 min
  • 19:24VGKNicolas Roy · Holdingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Keegan Kolesar, 2nd 3:18 — VGK 47% → 64%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Kakko · Goal · xG 0.37A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.16J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.14C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.13B. Wheeler · Missed · xG 0.13J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.12C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.12M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.12C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.12A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.12W. Cuylle · Missed · xG 0.11A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.11C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.10C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.10A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.08C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.08T. Pitlick · On goal · xG 0.08C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.07J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.07B. Wheeler · Missed · xG 0.07V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.06M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.06C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.06T. Pitlick · Missed · xG 0.05A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.05J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.04V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.04T. Pitlick · Missed · xG 0.04A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.03B. Wheeler · Goal · xG 0.03M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.03J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.03A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.03E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.03B. Wheeler · On goal · xG 0.02W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.02J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.02J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.02J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.02B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.02V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.02B. Wheeler · On goal · xG 0.02C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.02A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.01K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.01J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.01B. Wheeler · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.01A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.00T. Pitlick · On goal · xG 0.00J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.00J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR2 G · 3.3 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsNYR
3.04 G
All situations
2 G3.3
1.34 G
Even strength
2 G2.3
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK17%83%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.33 – 3.27

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

VGKvsNYR
20
Shots on goal
38
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
13
Hits
29
24
Blocked shots
10
6
Giveaways
12
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD000010.01022—22:57
20C. StephensonC000-100.000005921:32
3B. McNabbD011+210.03240—21:16
61M. StoneR000011.22010—21:03
23A. MartinezD000000.02020—20:30
2Z. WhitecloudD000+200.00440—18:44
14N. HagueD011+100.04220—16:52
10N. RoyC022+220.030123816:42
6K. KorczakD000+100.01200—16:21
21B. HowdenC000+100.000202916:16
49I. BarbashevL033+230.10000—15:37
81J. MarchessaultR303+130.87110—15:35
43P. CotterL011+100.0001010015:01
46J. RondbjergR000+100.00010—12:53
56S. RempalR101+130.45000—12:01
16P. DorofeyevR000040.15010—11:15
51B. FroeseC000010.060105610:44
55K. KolesarR101+110.0421010010:41
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(W)38362.9473.27+1.2760:00

Season series

VGK leads 2-0

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