VGK
6–5
TOR
Final / OT · W
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 23-11-12
6–5
Final / OTW
Toronto Maple Leafs
TOR · 23-16-8
1ST2ND3RDOTT
VGK
1101931311633
TOR
315171600528
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0
VGK 23-11-12 · TOR 23-16-8 · First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0
Golden Knights beat the Maple Leafs
Down 0–2 in the 1st period, the Golden Knights erased the deficit with 6 unanswered goals — Hertl's equalizer with 0:07 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in overtime on Eichel's goal. Joseph Woll allowed 2.7 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: 3.3 expected goals to 2.6, on 33 and 28 shots on goal.
VGK 3.3 xG · 33 shots
TOR 2.6 xG · 28 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
0.9 · 0.8
2nd
0.7 · 0.8
3rd
1.3 · 0.7
OT
0.3 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Morgan Rielly · 1st 02:05 · 0–1 · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
2
William Nylander · 1st 05:03 · 0–2 · backhand shot, a good chance (11%)
3
Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 08:12 · 1–2 · slap shot, a good chance (11%)
4
Auston Matthews · 1st 09:57 · 1–3 · tip in shot, a good chance (10%)
5
Keegan Kolesar · 2nd 05:51 · 2–3 · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (52%)
6
John Tavares · 2nd 12:46 · 2–4 · tip in shot, a good chance (24%)
7
Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 02:10 · 3–4 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
8
Scott Laughton · 3rd 08:58 · 3–5 · snap shot, a good chance (23%)
9
Mark Stone · 3rd 10:14 · 4–5 · deflected shot on a rebound, a great chance (41%)
10
Tomas Hertl · 3rd 19:53 · 5–5 · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
11
Jack Eichel · OT 02:44 · 6–5 · backhand shot, a great chance (30%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 61.
VGK 61%TOR 39%
Goals and penalties
11 goals · 4 penalties← Golden Knights shoot this way
Maple Leafs shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Morgan Rielly · 1st 02:05 · 0–1
Snap shot, a good chance (12%)
2
William Nylander · 1st 05:03 · 0–2
Backhand shot, a good chance (11%)
3
Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 08:12 · PP · 1–2
Slap shot, a good chance (11%)
4
Auston Matthews · 1st 09:57 · 1–3
Tip in shot, a good chance (10%)
5
Keegan Kolesar · 2nd 05:51 · 2–3
Wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (52%)
6
John Tavares · 2nd 12:46 · PP · 2–4
Tip in shot, a good chance (24%)
7
Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 02:10 · PP · 3–4
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
8
Scott Laughton · 3rd 08:58 · 3–5
Snap shot, a good chance (23%)
9
Mark Stone · 3rd 10:14 · 4–5
Deflected shot on a rebound, a great chance (41%)
10
Tomas Hertl · 3rd 19:53 · EXTRA ATTACKER · 5–5
Wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
11
Jack Eichel · OT 02:44 · GWG · 6–5
Backhand shot, a great chance (30%)
1st period
PEN
2 min
Minor
06:36
Jake McCabe· Slashing
Jake McCabe· Slashing
Dorofeyev scored on this power play
Minor
2nd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
00:48
Jake McCabe· Tripping
Jake McCabe· Tripping
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
11:36
Tomas Hertl· Hooking
Tomas Hertl· Hooking
Tavares scored on this power play
Minor
6
Matias Maccelli, Matthew Knies · Power play (Hertl, hooking) · tip in shot, a good chance (24%)
2–4
3rd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
02:03
Easton Cowan· High-sticking
Easton Cowan· High-sticking
Dorofeyev scored on this power play
Minor
7
Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl · Power play (Cowan, high-sticking) · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3–4
Overtime
Goaltending
23/28 saves · 5 GA · 2.6 xGA
Allowed 2.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
27/33 saves · 6 GA · 3.3 xGA
Allowed 2.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
The Golden Knights went 2-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 1 Maple Leafs power play.