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Vegas Golden Knights 3, Dallas Stars 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 3, Dallas Stars 2. Shots on goal: VGK 33, DAL 15. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-2 DAL; P2 VGK 1-0 DAL; P3 VGK 1-0 DAL.

Scoring plays: P1 04:01 Brayden McNabb (assists: Keegan Kolesar, Shea Theodore) to make it VGK 1-0 DAL; P1 10:55 Wyatt Johnston (assists: Matt Duchene, Miro Heiskanen) to make it VGK 1-1 DAL; P1 16:48 Justin Hryckowian (assists: Colin Blackwell, Sam Steel) to make it VGK 1-2 DAL; P2 09:10 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Brett Howden, Colton Sissons) to make it VGK 2-2 DAL; P3 16:22 Reilly Smith (assists: Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it VGK 3-2 DAL. Top skaters: Brayden McNabb (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Reilly Smith (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Ivan Barbashev (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Wyatt Johnston (DAL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Adin Hill (VGK) 13 saves on 15, decision W; Casey DeSmith (DAL) 30 saves on 33, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Ivan Barbashev
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:26 TOI
Goals · DAL
Wyatt Johnston
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 19:38 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Adin Hill
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 4:01 (VGK 1, DAL 0) · 2-0 run, P2 9:10–P3 16:22
DAL 1 largest lead P1 16:48 (VGK 1, DAL 2) · 2-0 run, P1 10:55–P1 16:48
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:01 Brayden McNabb (Keegan Kolesar, Shea Theodore) VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, DAL 0
  • P1 10:55 Wyatt Johnston (Matt Duchene, Miro Heiskanen) DAL · Power play · snap shot · VGK 1, DAL 1
  • P1 16:48 Justin Hryckowian (Colin Blackwell, Sam Steel) DAL · wrist shot · VGK 1, DAL 2
  • P2 9:10 Ivan Barbashev (Brett Howden, Colton Sissons) VGK · Power play · snap shot · VGK 2, DAL 2
  • P3 16:22 Reilly Smith (Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · snap shot · VGK 3, DAL 2

Linescore

123 T
VGK 111 3
DAL 200 2

Shots on goal: VGK 33, DAL 15

Biggest Period

The Dallas Stars scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKDAL
33Shots on goal15
59Shot attempts51
22Faceoff wins16
26Hits24
12Blocked shots25
1Power-play goals1
3Takeaways5
14Giveaways11
6Penalty minutes6
86.7%Save %90.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK7111533
DAL63615

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 46 attempts
Colton Sissons: saved (tip-in)Brayden McNabb: goal (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netMark Stone: saved (snap)Nic Dowd: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (backhand)Mitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Nic Dowd: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (snap)Reilly Smith: saved (backhand)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: goal (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Colton Sissons: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (backhand)Kaedan Korczak: saved (snap)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netReilly Smith: goal (snap)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 30Saved65% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net28% of attempts
Dallas Stars2 G · 25 attempts
Wyatt Johnston: saved (tip-in)Esa Lindell: missed the netWyatt Johnston: missed the netOskar Bäck: saved (tip-in)Arttu Hyry: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: goal (snap)Sam Steel: saved (wrist)Matt Duchene: missed the netColin Blackwell: missed the netJustin Hryckowian: goal (wrist)Arttu Hyry: missed the netIlya Lyubushkin: saved (slap)Mavrik Bourque: saved (backhand)Matt Duchene: saved (wrist)Mavrik Bourque: saved (tip-in)Ilya Lyubushkin: missed the netSam Steel: saved (bat)Michael Bunting: saved (tip-in)Miro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: missed the netWyatt Johnston: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (wrist)Jamie Benn: missed the netSam Steel: missed the net
  • 2Goals8% of attempts
  • 13Saved52% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net40% 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
Brayden McNabb D 101+123219:12
Ivan Barbashev L 101030015:26
Reilly Smith R 101+121014:48
Mitch Marner R 011+151322:14
Shea Theodore D 011010121:28
Pavel Dorofeyev R 011+120019:25
Keegan Kolesar R 011014014:13
Colton Sissons C 011032013:13
Brett Howden C 011012012:48
Rasmus Andersson D 000050221:50
Jack Eichel C 000022019:01
Mark Stone R 000010017:32
Noah Hanifin D 000+100016:58
Jeremy Lauzon D 000014116:00
Tomas Hertl C 000011014:41
Kaedan Korczak D 000011213:31
Cole Smith R 000004012:13
Nic Dowd C 000021110:20
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill W 131586.7260:00
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Wyatt Johnston C 101-120019:38
Justin Hryckowian C 101014114:52
Miro Heiskanen D 011011426:08
Matt Duchene C 011010218:32
Sam Steel C 011020116:10
Colin Blackwell C 011+103113:54
Thomas Harley D 000-100324:47
Esa Lindell D 000000521:37
Jason Robertson L 000-110121:06
Mavrik Bourque C 000-234116:35
Nils Lundkvist D 000-100215:50
Lian Bichsel D 000002014:56
Jamie Benn L 000000213:40
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000011113:04
Michael Bunting L 000012012:51
Oskar Bäck C 000011011:24
Arttu Hyry R 000012111:18
Nathan Bastian R 000004008:43
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Casey DeSmith L 303390.9357:28

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 1 – 2 DAL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Vegas Golden Knights 32-25-14 W1 L10 4-6-0 Next game recap: @ WPG · Tue, Mar 24
Dallas Stars 43-16-11 L2 L10 6-2-2 Next game recap: vs NJD · Tue, Mar 24

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