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Deserved to win

VGK 37%63% BUF

VGK 3.19 xG on 41 attempts, BUF 4.04 xG on 50, empty nets left out. How it works →

9%VGK 3+
8%VGK 2
12%VGK 1
15%Tied
16%BUF 1
14%BUF 2
25%BUF 3+
Replayed: final margins. Dark bar = actual result.

Scoring

Every goal, all situations, with the score after it (away–home).

  1. Period 2

    1. 12:17VGKMitch Marner (1)SHUnassisted1–0
    2. 13:43VGKJack Eichel (1)Ivan Barbashev2–0
  2. Period 3

    1. 4:26BUFBeck Malenstyn (1)Tyson Kozak, Mattias Samuelsson2–1
    2. 5:43VGKTomas Hertl (1)Mitch Marner3–1
    3. 10:00VGKTomas Hertl (2)Ivan Barbashev, Shea Theodore4–1

Goalies

Saves on shots on goal (the NHL's boxscore), all situations; GSAx is expected goals against minus goals against on unblocked attempts while he was in.

Teams

TeamTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
6039.580.044.13.194.0415.496.6111.9
6060.520.055.94.043.193.484.688.1

Flow

Unblocked attempts, running total · VGK 41, BUF 50

VGKBUF goal

Shots

Josh Norris, P2 12:42, snap, missed, 0.27 xGNoah Ostlund, P1 9:17, backhand, on goal, 0.25 xGJiri Kulich, P1 4:58, snap, on goal, 0.22 xGTage Thompson, P3 3:32, snap, missed, 0.21 xGTomas Hertl, P3 19:54, backhand, on goal, 0.21 xGZach Benson, P1 19:57, wrist, on goal, 0.20 xGJosh Doan, P1 4:41, snap, missed, 0.17 xGWilliam Karlsson, P2 4:08, wrist, on goal, 0.17 xGJack Quinn, P3 14:13, snap, missed, 0.15 xGWilliam Karlsson, P2 4:08, wrist, on goal, 0.15 xGJack Eichel, P2 0:20, slap, on goal, 0.14 xGSam Carrick, P3 7:14, snap, missed, 0.14 xGPeyton Krebs, P1 11:03, snap, on goal, 0.13 xGTomas Hertl, P3 18:58, wrist, missed, 0.13 xGTage Thompson, P1 19:55, slap, on goal, 0.13 xGPeyton Krebs, P1 8:36, snap, on goal, 0.12 xGOlen Zellweger, P1 8:37, backhand, on goal, 0.12 xGMitch Marner, P3 4:35, wrist, on goal, 0.11 xGVictor Olofsson, P3 18:51, backhand, on goal, 0.11 xGMark Stone, P1 17:26, wrist, missed, 0.10 xGJack Quinn, P2 2:19, snap, on goal, 0.10 xGWilliam Karlsson, P3 16:10, backhand, on goal, 0.10 xGNoah Ostlund, P2 6:28, slap, on goal, 0.10 xGJosh Doan, P3 10:48, slap, on goal, 0.10 xGIvan Barbashev, P3 19:55, wrist, missed, 0.10 xGTomas Hertl, P3 19:19, wrist, missed, 0.10 xGJiri Kulich, P1 8:08, snap, missed, 0.10 xGJosh Norris, P2 12:49, slap, on goal, 0.10 xGMark Stone, P2 17:38, backhand, on goal, 0.09 xGTyson Kozak, P3 4:21, deflected, on goal, 0.09 xGPeyton Krebs, P1 6:58, tip-in, missed, 0.09 xGTrevor Connelly, P2 10:33, snap, on goal, 0.08 xGJosh Norris, P1 5:05, wrist, on goal, 0.08 xGBrett Howden, P1 16:26, wrist, on goal, 0.08 xGWilliam Karlsson, P1 19:26, slap, on goal, 0.08 xGVictor Olofsson, P1 18:48, slap, on goal, 0.07 xGJack Eichel, P3 3:47, tip-in, on goal, 0.07 xGShea Theodore, P3 19:51, snap, missed, 0.07 xGJack Eichel, P3 15:03, wrist, on goal, 0.07 xGTage Thompson, P1 1:00, snap, missed, 0.07 xGConor Timmins, P3 1:38, snap, missed, 0.07 xGNoah Ostlund, P3 13:49, slap, missed, 0.07 xGZach Benson, P1 1:36, tip-in, on goal, 0.07 xGRasmus Dahlin, P3 13:54, tip-in, missed, 0.06 xGJiri Kulich, P2 13:31, snap, missed, 0.06 xGJosh Doan, P2 14:34, backhand, missed, 0.06 xGNoah Ostlund, P3 14:17, tip-in, missed, 0.06 xGTage Thompson, P1 13:20, snap, on goal, 0.05 xGJosh Norris, P1 14:41, snap, missed, 0.05 xGMitch Marner, P2 1:34, wrist, missed, 0.05 xGBraeden Bowman, P1 15:52, tip-in, missed, 0.05 xGShea Theodore, P3 19:28, wrist, missed, 0.04 xGZach Benson, P1 13:16, snap, on goal, 0.04 xGJack Eichel, P2 8:27, wrist, missed, 0.04 xGTomas Hertl, P1 13:52, wrist, on goal, 0.04 xGMattias Samuelsson, P2 14:32, snap, on goal, 0.04 xGShea Theodore, P1 0:41, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGJeremy Lauzon, P1 0:48, wrist, on goal, 0.02 xGZach Benson, P1 3:53, tip-in, missed, 0.01 xGJiri Kulich, P1 4:55, snap, missed, 0.02 xGMattias Samuelsson, P1 5:03, slap, on goal, 0.01 xGConor Timmins, P1 6:10, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGConor Timmins, P1 6:30, snap, missed, 0.01 xGJack Eichel, P1 7:42, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGOwen Power, P1 9:53, wrist, on goal, 0.00 xGMattias Samuelsson, P1 14:35, snap, on goal, 0.03 xGMark Stone, P2 0:27, snap, on goal, 0.02 xGNic Dowd, P2 6:57, wrist, missed, 0.03 xGBrayden McNabb, P2 9:01, wrist, on goal, 0.02 xGWilliam Karlsson, P2 9:42, wrist, on goal, 0.03 xGBrett Howden, P2 9:48, wrist, missed, 0.03 xGJeremy Lauzon, P2 10:40, slap, missed, 0.01 xGBrayden McNabb, P2 11:15, slap, missed, 0.02 xGRasmus Dahlin, P2 11:40, snap, missed, 0.04 xGBrayden McNabb, P2 14:15, slap, on goal, 0.04 xGJack Quinn, P2 17:11, wrist, on goal, 0.00 xGRasmus Dahlin, P3 0:17, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGTage Thompson, P3 0:32, slap, missed, 0.01 xGNoah Ostlund, P3 1:36, snap, on goal, 0.03 xGZach Metsa, P3 2:16, snap, on goal, 0.02 xGOlen Zellweger, P3 2:23, wrist, on goal, 0.02 xGMitch Marner, P3 5:24, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGRasmus Dahlin, P3 10:33, slap, on goal, 0.01 xGMattias Samuelsson, P3 11:20, snap, on goal, 0.02 xGJosh Doan, P3 14:00, tip-in, on goal, 0.01 xGMark Stone, P3 14:57, wrist, missed, 0.02 xGMitch Marner, P2 12:17, wrist, goal, 0.26 xGBeck Malenstyn, P3 4:26, wrist, goal, 0.22 xGTomas Hertl, P3 5:43, wrist, goal, 0.18 xGJack Eichel, P2 13:43, wrist, goal, 0.13 xGTomas Hertl, P3 10:00, wrist, goal, 0.08 xG
End
VGK ← 4 G · 26 SOG · 41 unblocked · 3.19 xG goal on goal miss50 unblocked · 29 SOG · 1 G · 4.04 xG → BUF
Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

PlayerTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
2453.2100.066.01.780.9220.0100.0120.0
2236.5100.037.90.931.5230.0100.0130.0
2145.7–58.71.370.970.0100.0100.0
2032.6100.042.11.141.5710.0100.0110.0
1943.2100.051.81.291.2016.7100.0116.7
1844.750.051.30.940.899.187.596.6
1740.050.049.90.930.9310.088.998.9
1725.050.030.90.741.6725.088.9113.9
1638.2100.053.31.080.9511.1100.0111.1
1541.70.049.50.770.780.090.090.0
1558.3100.064.81.270.6942.9100.0142.9
1451.4100.057.01.060.8033.3100.0133.3
1416.0–10.00.181.660.0100.0100.0
1430.0–26.70.431.170.0100.0100.0
1434.4–36.80.801.370.0100.0100.0
1345.0100.032.70.330.6825.0100.0125.0
1126.30.021.90.270.960.083.383.3
1012.5–4.70.050.97–100.0–

Buffalo Sabres skaters

PlayerTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
2455.6100.052.51.721.567.7100.0107.7
2363.20.048.21.481.590.078.678.6
2259.60.057.71.651.210.077.877.8
2256.80.061.31.540.970.066.766.7
1959.10.057.01.401.050.075.075.0
1862.50.051.71.341.250.081.881.8
1855.1100.052.01.291.1911.1100.0111.1
1761.50.069.61.270.550.080.080.0
1769.20.048.91.101.150.080.080.0
1668.4–72.51.380.520.0100.0100.0
1661.10.065.20.720.380.075.075.0
1468.00.059.20.900.620.060.060.0
1344.8100.034.80.551.0325.0100.0125.0
1379.20.073.30.980.360.075.075.0
1292.9–90.60.780.080.0100.0100.0
1236.0100.030.80.461.0333.3100.0133.3
1083.30.075.10.900.300.066.766.7
960.0100.063.90.540.3025.0100.0125.0