VGK
1–5
VAN
Final · L
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 16-6-1
1–5
FinalL
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 8-10-3
1ST2ND3RDT
VGK
0707113127
VAN
213312011536
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
VGK 16-6-1 · VAN 8-10-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Golden Knights fell to the Canucks
The Golden Knights were outchanced (3.5 to 2.7 expected goals) and lost 1–5. Spencer Martin stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Canucks created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 2.7, on 36 and 27 shots on goal.
VGK 2.7 xG · 27 shots
VAN 3.5 xG · 36 shots
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1
2
3
4
1st
0.9 · 1.5
2nd
0.9 · 1.4
3rd
0.9 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Brock Boeser · 1st 09:22 · 0–1 · tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
2
J.T. Miller · 1st 18:57 · 0–2 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
3
Andrei Kuzmenko · 2nd 11:33 · 0–3 · tip in shot, a good chance (17%)
4
Andrei Kuzmenko · 2nd 13:19 · 0–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
5
Bo Horvat · 2nd 19:58 · 0–5 · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
6
Jonathan Marchessault · 3rd 16:43 · 1–5 · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 39.
VGK 39%VAN 61%
Goals and penalties
6 goals · 0 penalties← Golden Knights shoot this way
Canucks shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Brock Boeser · 1st 09:22 · PP · 0–1
Tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
2
J.T. Miller · 1st 18:57 · PP · GWG · 0–2
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
3
Andrei Kuzmenko · 2nd 11:33 · PP · 0–3
Tip in shot, a good chance (17%)
4
Andrei Kuzmenko · 2nd 13:19 · 0–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
5
Bo Horvat · 2nd 19:58 · 0–5
Snap shot, a good chance (11%)
6
Jonathan Marchessault · 3rd 16:43 · 1–5
Wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
31/36 saves · 5 GA · 3.5 xGA
Allowed 1.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
26/27 saves · 1 GA · 2.7 xGA
Stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
