VGK
7–2
SJS
Final · W
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 17-8-10
7–2
FinalW
San Jose Sharks
SJS · 17-17-3
1ST2ND3RDT
VGK
5171514726
SJS
0514114223
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 3–0
VGK 17-8-10 · SJS 17-17-3 · Meeting 3 this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 3–0
Golden Knights beat the Sharks
The Golden Knights earned it: 4.5 expected goals to 1.5, and a 7–2 win to show for it. Yaroslav Askarov allowed 1.7 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: 4.5 expected goals to 1.5, on 26 and 23 shots on goal.
VGK 4.5 xG · 26 shots
SJS 1.5 xG · 23 shots
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1
2
3
4
5
1st · the swing
2.5 · 0.1
2nd
1.2 · 0.2
3rd
0.8 · 1.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Brett Howden · 1st 01:46 · 1–0 · snap shot, a good chance (23%)
2
Mitch Marner · 1st 09:07 · 2–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
3
Colton Sissons · 1st 11:37 · 3–0 · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (10%)
4
Tomas Hertl · 1st 14:57 · 4–0 · snap shot, a good chance (21%)
5
Mark Stone · 1st 18:34 · 5–0 · backhand shot, a good chance (20%)
6
Macklin Celebrini · 2nd 06:49 · 5–1 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
7
Reilly Smith · 2nd 18:50 · 6–1 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
8
Mitch Marner · 3rd 05:22 · 7–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (24%)
9
Collin Graf · 3rd 08:04 · 7–2 · wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 89.
VGK 89%SJS 11%
Goals and penalties
9 goals · 6 penalties← Golden Knights shoot this way
Sharks shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Brett Howden · 1st 01:46 · 1–0
Snap shot, a good chance (23%)
2
Mitch Marner · 1st 09:07 · PP · 2–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
3
Colton Sissons · 1st 11:37 · GWG · 3–0
Wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (10%)
4
Tomas Hertl · 1st 14:57 · 4–0
Snap shot, a good chance (21%)
5
Mark Stone · 1st 18:34 · 5–0
Backhand shot, a good chance (20%)
6
Macklin Celebrini · 2nd 06:49 · 5–1
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
7
Reilly Smith · 2nd 18:50 · 6–1
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
8
Mitch Marner · 3rd 05:22 · 7–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (24%)
9
Collin Graf · 3rd 08:04 · 7–2
Wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1st period
PEN
2 min
Minor
07:58
Shakir Mukhamadullin· Slashing
Shakir Mukhamadullin· Slashing
Marner scored on this power play
Minor
2
Noah Hanifin, Pavel Dorofeyev · Power play (Mukhamadullin, slashing) · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
2–0
PEN
2 min
Minor
12:13
Zach Whitecloud· Interference
Zach Whitecloud· Interference
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
12:23
William Eklund· High-sticking
William Eklund· High-sticking
Killed
Minor
2nd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
08:02
William Eklund· Tripping
William Eklund· Tripping
Killed
Minor
3rd period
9
Tyler Toffoli, Alexander Wennberg · wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
7–2
PEN
2 min
Minor
14:44
Mario Ferraro· Roughing
Mario Ferraro· Roughing
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
20:00
Ben Hutton· Slashing
Ben Hutton· Slashing
Killed
Minor
Goaltending
21/23 saves · 2 GA · 1.5 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
12/16 saves · 4 GA · 2.3 xGA
Allowed 1.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
The Golden Knights went 1-for-4 on the power play and killed all 2 Sharks power plays.