VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
SO
OT
L
Final
2—3
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BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
L
OT
W
L
W
W
W
BUF dominated expected goals 3.6 to 3.3
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEVGK xG
3.34
ACTUAL
2 — 3
BUF xG
3.63
Scoring Timeline
0.16
HIGH xG
1P 04:02Even Strength
17
Jason Zucker(16)
L · BUF · #17
Ryan McLeod (32), Rasmus Dahlin (40)VGK 0 - 1 BUF
0.01
LOW xG
2P 00:46Even Strength
25
Owen Power(5)
D · BUF · #25
Noah Ostlund (11)VGK 0 - 2 BUF
0.05
MED xG
2P 05:44Even Strength
72
Tage Thompson(33)
C · BUF · #72
Alex Tuch (28), Rasmus Dahlin (41)VGK 0 - 3 BUF
0.32
HIGH xG
2P 06:50Even Strength
49
Ivan Barbashev(18)
C · VGK · #49
Shea Theodore (21), Jack Eichel (48)VGK 1 - 3 BUF
0.07
MED xG
2P 08:27Even Strength
16
Pavel Dorofeyev(29)
L · VGK · #16
Reilly Smith (9)VGK 2 - 3 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
27/29 saves, .931 SV%, +1.5 GSAx
★2
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★3
26
Rasmus Dahlin
D · BUF · #26
2A, 1 SOG, 3 HIT
Team Stats
VGKBUF
29Shots28
3.34xGF3.63
49.5CF%50.5
44.3FO%55.7
0/1PP0/1
28Hits15
10Blocks10
14Giveaways15
5Takeaways9
2PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | VGK SOG | BUF SOG | VGK xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 10 | 1.42 | 0.84 |
| 2nd | 14 | 10 | 1.37 | 1.34 |
| 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0.54 | 1.45 |
| Total | 27 | 25 | 3.33 | 3.63 |
Penalties
2 TOTAL1P 07:39
Alex Tuchtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Lauzon3P 12:50
Rasmus Anderssondelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)