Sat, Apr 9, 2022·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise
Arizona Coyotes 1, Vegas Golden Knights 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 113 | 09 | 08 | 130 |
| VGK | 210 | 116 | 313 | 639 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:23VGKZach WhitecloudAssists: Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
- P1 6:40VGKMax PaciorettyGWGAssists: Chandler Stephenson, Brayden McNabb · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–2
- P1 10:17ARIBarrett HaytonAssists: Michael Carcone, Phil Kessel · Snap, 0.08 xG1–2
- P2 0:38VGKEvgenii DadonovAssists: Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb · Snap, 0.23 xG1–3
- P3 5:24VGKBrayden McNabbAssists: Chandler Stephenson, Mattias Janmark · Slap, 0.02 xG1–4
- P3 12:05VGKJake LeschyshynAssists: Jonas Rondbjerg · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–5
- P3 17:38VGKJack EichelAssists: Evgenii Dadonov · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–6
Penalties (4)
- P1 10:36VGKZach Whitecloud: Slashing2 min
- P1 17:06ARIAndrew Ladd: Interference goalkeeper2 min
- P2 6:18ARIBarrett Hayton: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 9:14ARIDysin Mayo: Tripping2 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 20:00Boyd won the faceoff against Eichel
- 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.
Arizona Coyotes
Forward lines
- bestKessel – Carcone – Hayton12:44
xG 1.01–0.61 (62%)attempts 20–16goals 0–0
- Beagle – Galchenyuk – Jenik3:10
xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Eriksson – Ladd – Boyd3:00
xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0
- Ladd – Galchenyuk – Maccelli7:35
xG 0.05–0.12 (30%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestStralman – Dineen15:30
xG 0.87–0.51 (63%)attempts 17–13goals 0–2
- Capobianco – Kolyachonok14:11
xG 0.55–0.71 (43%)attempts 12–19goals 0–1
- Gostisbehere – Mayo15:55
xG 0.76–0.95 (45%)attempts 16–15goals 1–2
Vegas Golden Knights
Forward lines
- bestDadonov – Eichel – Roy10:59
xG 0.83–0.46 (64%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0
- Karlsson – Marchessault – Amadio11:23
xG 0.63–0.43 (60%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0
- Kolesar – Leschyshyn – Rondbjerg8:51
xG 0.63–0.46 (58%)attempts 14–7goals 1–0
- Pacioretty – Stephenson – Janmark9:07
xG 0.41–0.54 (43%)attempts 9–11goals 2–1
Defence pairs
- bestMartinez – Whitecloud5:49
xG 0.51–0.01 (99%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0
- Martinez – Pietrangelo7:54
xG 0.63–0.39 (61%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0
- McNabb – Theodore16:32
xG 1.07–0.88 (55%)attempts 21–12goals 3–0
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.
VGK's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line VGK is favoured, below it ARI. 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 (VGK − ARI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).