VGK
6–4
OTT
Final · W
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 5-2-1
6–4
FinalW
Ottawa Senators
OTT · 4-3-0
1ST2ND3RDT
VGK
2111839628
OTT
312116011439
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0
VGK 5-2-1 · OTT 4-3-0 · First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0
Golden Knights beat the Senators
Down 0–2 in the 1st period, the Golden Knights erased the deficit with 6 unanswered goals — Hertl's equalizer — and won 6–4. Linus Ullmark allowed 3.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
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.
Chances were close: 2.0 expected goals to 2.4, on 28 and 39 shots on goal.
VGK 2.0 xG · 28 shots
OTT 2.4 xG · 39 shots
0
1
2
1st
1.0 · 0.7
2nd
0.5 · 0.7
3rd
0.5 · 1.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Adam Gaudette · 1st 02:40 · 0–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
2
Claude Giroux · 1st 12:15 · 0–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
3
Nicolas Roy · 1st 17:23 · 1–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
4
Nicolas Hague · 1st 17:44 · 2–2 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
5
Drake Batherson · 1st 18:34 · 2–3 · snap shot, a good chance (22%)
6
Ivan Barbashev · 2nd 06:40 · 3–3 · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
7
Adam Gaudette · 2nd 17:44 · 3–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
8
Tomas Hertl · 3rd 16:49 · 4–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
9
Keegan Kolesar · 3rd 17:49 · 5–4 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
10
Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 18:14 · 6–4 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 43.
VGK 43%OTT 57%
Goals and penalties
10 goals · 0 penalties← Golden Knights shoot this way
Senators shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Adam Gaudette · 1st 02:40 · 0–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
2
Claude Giroux · 1st 12:15 · 0–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
3
Nicolas Roy · 1st 17:23 · 1–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
4
Nicolas Hague · 1st 17:44 · 2–2
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
5
Drake Batherson · 1st 18:34 · 2–3
Snap shot, a good chance (22%)
6
Ivan Barbashev · 2nd 06:40 · 3–3
Tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
7
Adam Gaudette · 2nd 17:44 · PP · 3–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
8
Tomas Hertl · 3rd 16:49 · PP · 4–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
9
Keegan Kolesar · 3rd 17:49 · GWG · 5–4
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
10
Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 18:14 · EN · 6–4
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
1
Cole Reinhardt, Jacob Bernard-Docker · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
0–1
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
35/39 saves · 4 GA · 2.4 xGA
Allowed 1.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
22/27 saves · 5 GA · 2.0 xGA
Allowed 3.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
