VGK
4–3
UTA
Final / OT · W
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 8-3-1
4–3
Final / OTW
Utah Mammoth
UTA · 5-4-3
1ST2ND3RDOTT
VGK
092151912435
UTA
13171801319
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0
VGK 8-3-1 · UTA 5-4-3 · First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0
Golden Knights beat the Mammoth
Down 0–2 in the 2nd period, the Golden Knights erased the deficit with four unanswered goals — Hanifin's equalizer — and won it in overtime on Howden's goal.
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 Golden Knights created the better chances: 3.8 expected goals to 2.2, on 35 and 19 shots on goal.
VGK 3.8 xG · 35 shots
UTA 2.2 xG · 19 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st
1.0 · 0.5
2nd
1.7 · 1.0
3rd
0.4 · 0.6
OT
0.6 · 0.1
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Logan Cooley · 1st 11:52 · 0–1 · slap shot, a good chance (10%)
2
Ian Cole · 2nd 12:00 · 0–2 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3
Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 15:06 · 1–2 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
4
Noah Hanifin · 2nd 19:59 · 2–2 · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (38%)
5
William Karlsson · 3rd 05:37 · 3–2 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
6
Alexander Kerfoot · 3rd 13:10 · 3–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
7
Brett Howden · OT 02:15 · 4–3 · backhand shot, a good chance (21%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 74.
VGK 74%UTA 26%
Goals and penalties
7 goals · 0 penalties← Golden Knights shoot this way
Mammoth shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Logan Cooley · 1st 11:52 · 0–1
Slap shot, a good chance (10%)
2
Ian Cole · 2nd 12:00 · 0–2
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3
Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 15:06 · 1–2
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
4
Noah Hanifin · 2nd 19:59 · 2–2
Wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (38%)
5
William Karlsson · 3rd 05:37 · 3–2
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
6
Alexander Kerfoot · 3rd 13:10 · 3–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
7
Brett Howden · OT 02:15 · GWG · 4–3
Backhand shot, a good chance (21%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
Overtime
No penalties
Goaltending
16/19 saves · 3 GA · 2.2 xGA
Allowed 0.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
31/35 saves · 4 GA · 3.8 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
