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Vegas Golden Knights 6, Anaheim Ducks 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 6, Anaheim Ducks 2. Shots on goal: VGK 28, ANA 33. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 3-0 ANA; P2 VGK 2-0 ANA; P3 VGK 1-2 ANA.

Scoring plays: P1 01:06 Shea Theodore (assists: Jack Eichel, Mark Stone) to make it VGK 1-0 ANA; P1 12:13 Brayden McNabb (assists: Mitch Marner) to make it VGK 2-0 ANA; P1 19:55 Mitch Marner (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Colton Sissons) to make it VGK 3-0 ANA; P2 09:19 Mitch Marner (assists: Shea Theodore, Brett Howden) to make it VGK 4-0 ANA; P2 17:56 Mitch Marner (assists: William Karlsson, Ivan Barbashev) to make it VGK 5-0 ANA; P3 06:30 Beckett Sennecke (assists: Alex Killorn, Mikael Granlund) to make it VGK 5-1 ANA; P3 15:09 Chris Kreider (assists: Troy Terry, Leo Carlsson) to make it VGK 5-2 ANA; P3 18:04 Brett Howden to make it VGK 6-2 ANA. Top skaters: Mitch Marner (VGK) 3 G, 1 A; Shea Theodore (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Brett Howden (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Chris Kreider (ANA) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Lukas Dostal (ANA) 5 saves on 8, decision L; Ville Husso (ANA) 17 saves on 19; Carter Hart (VGK) 31 saves on 33, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mitch Marner
3 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 5 SOG · 23:07 TOI
Goals · VGK
Shea Theodore
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 21:20 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
31 saves on 33 shots (.939) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 5 largest lead P2 17:56 (VGK 5, ANA 0) · 5-0 run, P1 1:06–P2 17:56
ANA 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P3 6:30–P3 15:09
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:06 Shea Theodore (Jack Eichel, Mark Stone) VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, ANA 0
  • P1 12:13 Brayden McNabb (Mitch Marner) VGK · Shorthanded · snap shot · VGK 2, ANA 0
  • P1 19:55 Mitch Marner (Pavel Dorofeyev, Colton Sissons) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 3, ANA 0
  • P2 9:19 Mitch Marner (Shea Theodore, Brett Howden) VGK · backhand shot · VGK 4, ANA 0
  • P2 17:56 Mitch Marner (William Karlsson, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · snap shot · VGK 5, ANA 0
  • P3 6:30 Beckett Sennecke (Alex Killorn, Mikael Granlund) ANA · poke shot · VGK 5, ANA 1
  • P3 15:09 Chris Kreider (Troy Terry, Leo Carlsson) ANA · snap shot · VGK 5, ANA 2
  • P3 18:04 Brett Howden VGK · Empty net · backhand shot · VGK 6, ANA 2

Linescore

123 T
VGK 321 6
ANA 002 2

Shots on goal: VGK 28, ANA 33

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKANA
28Shots on goal33
66Shot attempts54
29Faceoff wins22
23Hits53
20Blocked shots6
1Power-play goals0
8Takeaways4
14Giveaways8
4Penalty minutes4
93.9%Save %81.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK891128
ANA11101233

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights6 G · 42 attempts
Shea Theodore: goal (snap)William Karlsson: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netBrayden McNabb: goal (snap)Colton Sissons: saved (poke)William Karlsson: saved (backhand)Keegan Kolesar: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (between-legs)Dylan Coghlan: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (backhand)Mitch Marner: missed the netCole Smith: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netMitch Marner: goal (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: saved (snap)William Karlsson: saved (snap)Dylan Coghlan: saved (slap)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: missed the netCole Smith: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: saved (tip-in)Nic Dowd: missed the netBrett Howden: goal (backhand)
  • 6Goals14% of attempts
  • 22Saved52% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net33% of attempts
Anaheim Ducks2 G · 48 attempts
Jacob Trouba: saved (snap)John Carlson: saved (snap)Troy Terry: saved (snap)Cutter Gauthier: missed the netAlex Killorn: saved (wrist)Cutter Gauthier: missed the netTim Washe: saved (wrist)Ross Johnston: saved (snap)John Carlson: missed the netLeo Carlsson: saved (slap)Mikael Granlund: saved (tip-in)Jackson LaCombe: missed the netJacob Trouba: saved (slap)Tim Washe: missed the netJansen Harkins: saved (snap)John Carlson: saved (wrist)Jackson LaCombe: missed the netBeckett Sennecke: missed the netMikael Granlund: saved (snap)Beckett Sennecke: missed the netChris Kreider: saved (slap)Cutter Gauthier: saved (wrist)Cutter Gauthier: missed the netCutter Gauthier: saved (wrist)Mikael Granlund: missed the netPavel Mintyukov: saved (snap)Jacob Trouba: saved (slap)Jackson LaCombe: saved (snap)Jansen Harkins: saved (snap)Jansen Harkins: saved (snap)Leo Carlsson: saved (snap)Pavel Mintyukov: missed the netPavel Mintyukov: saved (slap)Alex Killorn: saved (slap)Beckett Sennecke: goal (poke)Beckett Sennecke: saved (snap)John Carlson: saved (snap)Leo Carlsson: saved (wrist)Jeffrey Viel: saved (snap)Tyson Hinds: missed the netChris Kreider: goal (snap)Beckett Sennecke: saved (snap)Alex Killorn: saved (wrist)Troy Terry: saved (slap)Beckett Sennecke: missed the netChris Kreider: saved (tip-in)Troy Terry: missed the netJeffrey Viel: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 31Saved65% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net31% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mitch Marner R 314+450023:07
Shea Theodore D 112+320421:20
Brett Howden C 112+211017:37
Brayden McNabb D 101+312319:31
Jack Eichel C 011+140120:59
William Karlsson C 011+220119:20
Colton Sissons C 011-134316:52
Ivan Barbashev L 011+123016:31
Pavel Dorofeyev R 011-111015:45
Mark Stone R 011+101004:24
Rasmus Andersson D 000010020:16
Noah Hanifin D 000000418:53
Ben Hutton D 000011116:33
Dylan Coghlan D 000010016:17
Nic Dowd C 000-114212:42
Tomas Hertl C 000010012:23
Cole Smith R 000014112:06
Keegan Kolesar R 000012011:24
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 313393.9260:00
ANA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Chris Kreider L 101-136017:09
Beckett Sennecke R 101030015:34
Troy Terry R 011020018:34
Leo Carlsson C 011032018:34
Alex Killorn L 011-330016:36
Mikael Granlund C 011022115:55
Jacob Trouba D 000+133023:09
Jackson LaCombe D 000018022:49
John Carlson D 000-432021:02
Pavel Mintyukov D 000-120320:20
Ryan Poehling C 000-304018:06
Cutter Gauthier L 000-323115:49
Tyson Hinds D 000004014:35
Drew Helleson D 000001012:18
Tim Washe C 000014011:58
Jansen Harkins C 000036111:48
Ross Johnston L 000-115011:28
Jeffrey Viel L 000-113011:01
ANA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Lukas Dostal L 5862.5320:00
Ville Husso — 171989.5237:49

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