Sat, Apr 24, 2021·Honda Center, Anaheim
Vegas Golden Knights 5, Anaheim Ducks 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 63% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 29 | 18 | 214 | 531 |
| ANA | 010 | 06 | 18 | 124 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 0:28VGKChandler StephensonAssists: Max Pacioretty · Snap, 0.19 xG1–0
- P1 14:44VGKChandler StephensonGWGAssists: Shea Theodore · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–0
- P2 6:12VGKWilliam CarrierAssists: Alex Pietrangelo · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–0
- P3 2:00ANASam SteelAssists: Troy Terry, Alexander Volkov · Tip-in, 0.28 xG3–1
- P3 5:39VGKWilliam KarlssonAssists: Jonathan Marchessault, Alex Pietrangelo · Backhand, 0.21 xG4–1
- P3 7:17VGKShea TheodoreAssists: Brayden McNabb, Chandler Stephenson · Slap, 0.02 xG5–1
Penalties (5)
- P1 1:52VGKZach Whitecloud: Tripping2 min
- P2 7:53ANADavid Backes: Tripping2 min
- P2 12:28ANANicolas Deslauriers: Roughing2 min
- P3 10:36VGKAlex Tuch: Tripping2 min
- P3 18:16ANAKevin Shattenkirk: Holding2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Stephenson won the faceoff against Grant
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Vegas Golden Knights
Forward lines
- bestKarlsson – Marchessault – Tuch6:24
xG 0.62–0.15 (80%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0
- Karlsson – Marchessault – Janmark3:55
xG 0.58–0.15 (80%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0
- Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson11:00
xG 0.53–0.45 (54%)attempts 9–14goals 2–0
- Janmark – Carrier – Sikura4:18
xG 0.04–0.72 (6%)attempts 1–8goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestMartinez – Pietrangelo11:31
xG 0.92–0.28 (77%)attempts 13–8goals 3–0
- McNabb – Theodore13:04
xG 0.63–0.44 (59%)attempts 10–12goals 2–0
- Hague – Whitecloud10:50
xG 0.35–0.74 (32%)attempts 7–12goals 0–1
Anaheim Ducks
Forward lines
- bestTerry – Steel – Volkov2:13
xG 0.90–0.06 (94%)attempts 10–2goals 1–1
- Rakell – Steel – Comtois3:41
xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
- Grant – Rakell – Comtois2:43
xG 0.09–0.04 (69%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Getzlaf – Terry – Volkov4:41
xG 0.13–0.11 (54%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestShattenkirk – Larsson14:08
xG 1.00–0.30 (77%)attempts 15–7goals 1–1
- Fleury – Drysdale13:46
xG 0.11–0.74 (13%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1
- Fowler – Welinski13:38
xG 0.30–1.17 (20%)attempts 14–14goals 0–2
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
ANA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line ANA is favoured, below it VGK. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 63% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (ANA − VGK), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).