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Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights

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Pittsburgh Penguins
0
Vegas Golden Knights
▸4
FinalTV SN-PIT, SCRIPPS·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ivan Barbashev's goal at 4:38 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.1 to 1.8; shots on goal were PIT 22, VGK 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 84% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 23 of 27 (.852); Ilya Samsonov stopped 22 of 22 (1.000), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Ilya Samsonov (22 saves, 1.000), 2. Mark Stone (1 G, 2 A), 3. Tanner Pearson (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    I. Samsonov22 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    VGK
    M. Stone1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    T. Pearson1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT090904022
VGKVGK1619212427

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    T. Pearson(11)
    M. Stone (36), Z. Whitecloud (7)
    wristxG 0.30win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    12:58

2nd period

  1. VGK
    I. Barbashev(19)
    M. Stone (37), N. Hague (6)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    4:38

3rd period

  1. VGK
    B. Saad(10)
    T. Hertl (25), B. McNabb (10)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +6 ptsVideo
    0-3
    2:00
  2. VGK
    M. Stone(17)
    T. Pearson (12), J. Eichel (55)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +2 ptsVideo
    0-4
    2:54

Penalties

PIT 6 PIM·VGK 0 PIM

1st

  • 0:58PITEvgeni Malkin · Trippingdrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min
  • 7:18PITRyan Shea · High stickingdrawn by Jack Eichel2 min
  • 18:10PITKris Letang · Hookingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VGK goalPIT goalFinal: VGK 100%

Biggest swing: Ivan Barbashev, 2nd 4:38 — VGK 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.35T. Pearson · Goal · xG 0.30P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.27K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.19M. Stone · Goal · xG 0.18B. Saad · Missed · xG 0.18T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.17P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.15P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.15R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.15P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.15B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.14J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.12P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.11N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.11T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.10B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.10T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.08B. Howden · Missed · xG 0.08R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.07I. Barbashev · Goal · xG 0.07Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.07M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.07T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.07M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.06T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.06K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.06M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.06I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.06K. Kolesar · Missed · xG 0.06N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.06P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.05B. Saad · Goal · xG 0.04B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.03P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.02T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.02T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.01N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.00P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK4 G · 4.1 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsVGK
1.80 G
All situations
4 G4.1
1.80 G
Even strength
4 G3.6
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.5

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT16%84%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.74 – 4.03

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

PITvsVGK
22
Shots on goal
27
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/0
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
0
26
Hits
15
9
Blocked shots
13
20
Giveaways
17
1
Takeaways
0

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD000010.04000—25:19
58K. LetangD000-200.00412—21:33
5R. SheaD000-200.00222—21:22
24M. GrzelcykD000000.03010—21:14
17B. RustR000-250.64110—19:29
87S. CrosbyC000-110.020005019:15
67R. RakellR000-230.37100—18:09
71E. MalkinC000-120.071127116:53
13K. HayesR000010.06200—16:38
27R. GravesD000-220.08200—16:09
23V. KolyachonokD000-200.00000—14:45
18T. NovakC000-220.290103314:01
52E. BemstromC000010.01300013:59
43D. HeinenL000-200.00110—13:27
55N. AcciariC000000.072106013:03
53P. TomasinoR000-240.12200—12:09
46B. LizotteC000000.0000010011:30
14B. ImamaL000000.00500—05:05
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39A. Nedeljkovic(L)27234.8524.07+0.0760:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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