VGK
7–5
CHI
Final · W
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 35-18-6
7–5
FinalW
Chicago Blackhawks
CHI · 17-35-7
1ST2ND3RDT
VGK
5151919733
CHI
182826522
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
VGK 35-18-6 · CHI 17-35-7 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Golden Knights beat the Blackhawks
The Golden Knights earned it: 3.4 expected goals to 2.0, and a 7–5 win to show for it. Petr Mrazek allowed 3.5 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.
The Golden Knights created the better chances: 3.4 expected goals to 2.0, on 33 and 22 shots on goal.
VGK 3.4 xG · 33 shots
CHI 2.0 xG · 22 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
1.5 · 0.8
2nd · the swing
1.3 · 0.4
3rd
0.7 · 0.7
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Keegan Kolesar · 1st 01:06 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Nick Foligno · 1st 06:58 · 1–1 · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (23%)
3
Nicolas Hague · 1st 08:57 · 2–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
4
Ivan Barbashev · 1st 12:17 · 3–1 · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
5
Tomas Hertl · 1st 16:54 · 4–1 · snap shot, a good chance (23%)
6
Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 18:57 · 5–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
7
Colton Dach · 2nd 01:01 · 5–2 · deflected shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
8
Ethan Del Mastro · 2nd 05:30 · 5–3 · snap shot, a good chance (18%)
9
Keegan Kolesar · 2nd 13:38 · 6–3 · wrist shot, a great chance (42%)
10
Ilya Mikheyev · 3rd 06:56 · 6–4 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
11
Philipp Kurashev · 3rd 09:44 · 6–5 · snap shot, a good chance (21%)
12
Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 15:45 · 7–5 · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 73.
VGK 73%CHI 27%
Goals and penalties
12 goals · 0 penalties← Golden Knights shoot this way
Blackhawks shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Keegan Kolesar · 1st 01:06 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Nick Foligno · 1st 06:58 · 1–1
Wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (23%)
3
Nicolas Hague · 1st 08:57 · 2–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
4
Ivan Barbashev · 1st 12:17 · PP · 3–1
Tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
5
Tomas Hertl · 1st 16:54 · PP · 4–1
Snap shot, a good chance (23%)
6
Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 18:57 · 5–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
7
Colton Dach · 2nd 01:01 · 5–2
Deflected shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
8
Ethan Del Mastro · 2nd 05:30 · 5–3
Snap shot, a good chance (18%)
9
Keegan Kolesar · 2nd 13:38 · GWG · 6–3
Wrist shot, a great chance (42%)
10
Ilya Mikheyev · 3rd 06:56 · 6–4
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
11
Philipp Kurashev · 3rd 09:44 · 6–5
Snap shot, a good chance (21%)
12
Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 15:45 · 7–5
Tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
1st period
4
Alex Pietrangelo, Victor Olofsson · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
3–1
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
17/22 saves · 5 GA · 2.0 xGA
Allowed 3.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
16/18 saves · 2 GA · 1.9 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
