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Vegas Golden Knights 1, Dallas Stars 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 1, Dallas Stars 2. Shots on goal: VGK 27, DAL 16. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-0 DAL; P2 VGK 1-2 DAL; P3 VGK 0-0 DAL.

Scoring plays: P2 01:31 Jack Eichel (assists: Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev) to make it VGK 1-0 DAL; P2 10:41 Oskar Bäck (assists: Colin Blackwell, Thomas Harley) to make it VGK 1-1 DAL; P2 14:16 Jamie Benn (assists: Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene) to make it VGK 1-2 DAL. Top skaters: Jamie Benn (DAL) 1 G, 0 A; Jack Eichel (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Oskar Bäck (DAL) 1 G, 0 A; Matt Duchene (DAL) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Adin Hill (VGK) 14 saves on 16, decision L; Jake Oettinger (DAL) 26 saves on 27, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 22:51 TOI
Goals · DAL
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG · 15:12 TOI
Goaltending · DAL
26 saves on 27 shots (.963) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P2 1:31 (VGK 1, DAL 0)
DAL 1 largest lead P2 14:16 (VGK 1, DAL 2) · 2-0 run, P2 10:41–P2 14:16
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 1:31 Jack Eichel (Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, DAL 0
  • P2 10:41 Oskar Bäck (Colin Blackwell, Thomas Harley) DAL · backhand shot · VGK 1, DAL 1
  • P2 14:16 Jamie Benn (Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene) DAL · Power play · bat shot · VGK 1, DAL 2

Linescore

123 T
VGK 010 1
DAL 020 2

Shots on goal: VGK 27, DAL 16

Biggest Period

The Dallas Stars scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKDAL
27Shots on goal16
47Shot attempts47
20Faceoff wins25
32Hits26
10Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals1
2Takeaways2
12Giveaways11
10Penalty minutes6
87.5%Save %96.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK414927
DAL39416

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights1 G · 37 attempts
Jack Eichel: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: goal (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Kaedan Korczak: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: saved (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: saved (slap)Braeden Bowman: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Nic Dowd: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (backhand)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Shea Theodore: missed the net
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 26Saved70% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net27% of attempts
Dallas Stars2 G · 29 attempts
Thomas Harley: saved (snap)Sam Steel: saved (slap)Miro Heiskanen: saved (wrist)Nils Lundkvist: missed the netNils Lundkvist: missed the netColin Blackwell: missed the netJamie Benn: missed the netJason Robertson: missed the netAdam Erne: saved (tip-in)Adam Erne: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netMiro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: missed the netMatt Duchene: missed the netJamie Benn: missed the netColin Blackwell: saved (snap)Oskar Bäck: goal (backhand)Jason Robertson: saved (slap)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netJamie Benn: missed the netJamie Benn: goal (bat)Tyler Myers: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: saved (wrist)Esa Lindell: missed the netMatt Duchene: saved (tip-in)Mavrik Bourque: saved (slap)Michael Bunting: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: missed the net
  • 2Goals7% of attempts
  • 14Saved48% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net45% 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
Jack Eichel C 101+140022:51
Shea Theodore D 011+110121:56
Ivan Barbashev L 011004015:03
Noah Hanifin D 000-100020:22
Mitch Marner R 000000020:15
Brayden McNabb D 000055219:52
Rasmus Andersson D 000010019:40
Tomas Hertl C 000-120118:09
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000+130117:31
Braeden Bowman R 000-120017:10
Jeremy Lauzon D 000+115316:31
Colton Sissons C 000020113:58
Brett Howden C 000024112:51
Kaedan Korczak D 000-120012:03
Reilly Smith R 000000011:32
Nic Dowd C 000013011:32
Cole Smith R 000003010:59
Keegan Kolesar R 000018010:39
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill L 141687.5258:10
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jamie Benn L 101012115:12
Oskar Bäck C 101+110013:29
Wyatt Johnston C 011-111022:51
Thomas Harley D 011010321:34
Matt Duchene C 011011115:01
Colin Blackwell C 011+113111:32
Miro Heiskanen D 000-121226:35
Esa Lindell D 000-100522:34
Jason Robertson L 000-110122:04
Mavrik Bourque C 000-122019:24
Nils Lundkvist D 000000014:20
Lian Bichsel D 000+102214:12
Justin Hryckowian C 000002114:06
Tyler Myers D 000+112113:46
Arttu Hyry R 000+103013:30
Michael Bunting L 000010012:33
Sam Steel C 000012011:25
Adam Erne L 000025009:59
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Oettinger W 262796.3159:53

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 0 – 2 DAL
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Vegas Golden Knights 29-22-14 L3 L10 4-6-0 Next game recap: vs PIT · Thu, Mar 12
Dallas Stars 40-14-10 W2 L10 9-0-1 Next game recap: vs EDM · Thu, Mar 12

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