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Vegas Golden Knights 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: VGK 15, CHI 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-1 CHI; P2 VGK 1-0 CHI; P3 VGK 0-1 CHI; OT VGK 0-1 CHI.

Scoring plays: P1 10:40 Brandon Saad (assists: Brett Howden, Alexander Holtz) to make it VGK 1-0 CHI; P1 12:38 Tyler Bertuzzi (assists: Alex Vlasic, Andre Burakovsky) to make it VGK 1-1 CHI; P2 00:43 Mark Stone (assists: Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 2-1 CHI; P3 11:36 Tyler Bertuzzi (assists: Ryan Greene, Andre Burakovsky) to make it VGK 2-2 CHI; OT 01:18 Tyler Bertuzzi (assists: Ilya Mikheyev, Artyom Levshunov) to make it VGK 2-3 CHI. Top skaters: Tyler Bertuzzi (CHI) 3 G, 0 A; Andre Burakovsky (CHI) 0 G, 2 A; Mark Stone (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Brandon Saad (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Akira Schmid (VGK) 17 saves on 20, decision O; Arvid Soderblom (CHI) 13 saves on 15, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI
Tyler Bertuzzi
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:01 TOI
Goals · VGK
Mark Stone
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 19:56 TOI
Goaltending · CHI
Arvid Soderblom
13 saves on 15 shots (.867) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P1 10:40 (VGK 1, CHI 0)
CHI 1 largest lead OT 1:18 (VGK 2, CHI 3) · 2-0 run, P3 11:36–OT 1:18
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:40 Brandon Saad (Brett Howden, Alexander Holtz) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, CHI 0
  • P1 12:38 Tyler Bertuzzi (Alex Vlasic, Andre Burakovsky) CHI · wrist shot · VGK 1, CHI 1
  • P2 0:43 Mark Stone (Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 2, CHI 1
  • P3 11:36 Tyler Bertuzzi (Ryan Greene, Andre Burakovsky) CHI · wrist shot · VGK 2, CHI 2
  • OT 1:18 Tyler Bertuzzi (Ilya Mikheyev, Artyom Levshunov) CHI · snap shot · VGK 2, CHI 3

Linescore

123OT T
VGK 1100 2
CHI 1011 3

Shots on goal: VGK 15, CHI 20

📋 Team Stats

VGKCHI
15Shots on goal20
52Shot attempts47
29Faceoff wins25
34Hits15
19Blocked shots8
0Power-play goals0
2Takeaways7
14Giveaways16
4Penalty minutes2
85.0%Save %86.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK852015
CHI487120

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 31 attempts
Kaedan Korczak: saved (backhand)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (tip-in)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: goal (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: missed the netMark Stone: goal (wrist)Alexander Holtz: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Alexander Holtz: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netCole Reinhardt: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the net
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 13Saved42% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net52% of attempts
Chicago Blackhawks3 G · 37 attempts
Nick Lardis: saved (tip-in)Colton Dach: missed the netColton Dach: missed the netAndre Burakovsky: saved (wrist)Artyom Levshunov: saved (snap)Tyler Bertuzzi: goal (wrist)Matt Grzelcyk: missed the netAlex Vlasic: missed the netMatt Grzelcyk: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Jason Dickinson: missed the netArtyom Levshunov: missed the netColton Dach: saved (wrist)Landon Slaggert: missed the netColton Dach: missed the netArtyom Levshunov: saved (slap)Ryan Donato: saved (wrist)Teuvo Teravainen: saved (wrist)Colton Dach: saved (wrist)Andre Burakovsky: missed the netWyatt Kaiser: saved (wrist)Artyom Levshunov: missed the netRyan Greene: saved (wrist)Teuvo Teravainen: saved (wrist)Louis Crevier: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: goal (wrist)Wyatt Kaiser: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Artyom Levshunov: saved (wrist)Ryan Greene: saved (wrist)Ryan Greene: missed the netOliver Moore: missed the netRyan Greene: saved (backhand)Connor Murphy: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: goal (snap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 17Saved46% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net46% 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
Mark Stone R 101-121219:56
Brandon Saad L 101+110012:14
Noah Hanifin D 011-100223:37
Jack Eichel C 011-211021:40
Brett Howden C 011+103013:29
Alexander Holtz R 011+112211:21
Kaedan Korczak D 000+120120:40
Ben Hutton D 000010520:20
Mitch Marner R 000001019:35
Zach Whitecloud D 000-101319:16
Jeremy Lauzon D 000+107418:21
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-101017:15
Ivan Barbashev L 000-112016:32
Tomas Hertl C 000010016:14
Jaycob Megna D 000-102015:41
Colton Sissons C 000032013:17
Keegan Kolesar R 000016010:35
Cole Reinhardt L 000015009:51
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid O 172085.0361:18
CHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tyler Bertuzzi L 303+350119:01
Andre Burakovsky L 022+211018:27
Artyom Levshunov D 011+130023:39
Alex Vlasic D 011000121:13
Ilya Mikheyev R 011000017:33
Ryan Greene C 011+230114:44
Louis Crevier D 000-101119:41
Wyatt Kaiser D 000010018:44
Matt Grzelcyk D 000010018:09
Ryan Donato C 000-211018:06
Jason Dickinson C 000-101117:06
Nick Foligno L 000004016:09
Connor Murphy D 000+101116:09
Teuvo Teravainen C 000020113:54
Landon Slaggert L 000001013:28
Oliver Moore C 000-100013:04
Nick Lardis L 000-112011:33
Colton Dach C 000023111:23
CHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arvid Soderblom W 131586.7261:09

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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