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Vegas Golden Knights at Montréal Canadiens

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Vegas Golden Knights
2
Montréal Canadiens
▸3
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime, Jake Evans scoring at 3:58. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Canadiens led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jake Evans's goal at 3:58 of overtime, which took the Canadiens' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.2 to 3.8; shots on goal were VGK 34, MTL 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Akira Schmid stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Jakub Dobes stopped 32 of 34 (.941), 2.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jake Evans (1 G), 2. Jakub Dobes (32 saves, .941), 3. Pavel Dorofeyev (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    J. Evans1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Dobes32 saves, .941
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    P. Dorofeyev2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VGKVGK11001011301234
MTLMTL082120313326

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(23)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.10win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:38

2nd period

  1. MTL
    P. Danault(2)
    Z. Bolduc (10)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:24
  2. MTL
    C. Caufield(30)
    N. Dobson (23), M. Matheson (21)
    backhandxG 0.43win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-2
    8:55

3rd period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(24)
    B. Hutton (8), B. Bowman (12)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +40 ptsVideo
    2-2
    16:52

Overtime

  1. MTL
    J. Evans(6)
    A. Texier (11)
    backhandxG 0.28win prob +49 ptsVideo
    2-3
    3:58

Penalties

VGK 8 PIM·MTL 6 PIM

2nd

  • 0:36VGKIvan Barbashev · Trippingdrawn by Jake Evans2 min
  • 10:31VGKAlexander Holtz · Holdingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 16:34MTLCole Caufield · Hookingdrawn by Mitch Marner2 min
  • 19:18MTLLane Hutson · Holding the stickdrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min

3rd

  • 1:37MTLOliver Kapanen · Interferencedrawn by Mark Stone2 min
  • 9:01VGKShea Theodore · Slashingdrawn by Kaiden Guhle2 min
  • 19:27VGKRasmus Andersson · Trippingdrawn by Alexandre Texier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jake Evans, OT 3:58 — MTL 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Caufield · Goal · xG 0.43J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.37O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.29J. Evans · Goal · xG 0.28J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.25C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.15N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.14I. Demidov · Missed · xG 0.14A. Texier · Missed · xG 0.13B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.13N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.13C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.12A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.11N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.08K. Dach · Missed · xG 0.08J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.08Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.07J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.07L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.06K. Dach · Missed · xG 0.06C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.06J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.06I. Demidov · Missed · xG 0.05C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.05A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.05P. Danault · Goal · xG 0.05I. Demidov · On goal · xG 0.04N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.04J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.04K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.03N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.03M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.03P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.03I. Demidov · Missed · xG 0.02M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Bolduc · On goal · xG 0.01A. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.01M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.01K. Guhle · Missed · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.01K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.00J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL3 G · 3.8 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsMTL
4.22 G
All situations
3 G3.8
2.62 G
Even strength
3 G3.2
1.50 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK53%47%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.02 – 3.79

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

VGKvsMTL
34
Shots on goal
26
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
24
15
Blocked shots
18
12
Giveaways
8
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9J. EichelC000-230.221005626:00
27S. TheodoreD000-110.22002—24:19
61M. StoneR000-141.17000—23:00
4R. AnderssonD000050.18032—22:49
93M. MarnerR000+240.240003322:26
15N. HanifinD000-120.17010—22:22
5J. LauzonD000-110.04620—20:51
16P. DorofeyevR202+280.90000—19:16
48T. HertlC000-110.582105818:54
49I. BarbashevL000010.03212—16:20
6K. KorczakD000000.06130—15:40
42B. BowmanR011+210.16300—15:26
55K. KolesarR000000.00610—15:13
19R. SmithR000-110.1311010014:44
17B. HuttonD011+120.01120—13:14
28T. LaczynskiC000-100.0000010006:27
23C. ReinhardtL000-100.00100—05:33
26A. HoltzR000-100.06002—05:18
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Schmid(O)26233.8853.83+0.8363:58

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

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