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Vegas Golden Knights 3, Edmonton Oilers 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 3, Edmonton Oilers 4. Shots on goal: VGK 31, EDM 21. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-2 EDM; P2 VGK 1-2 EDM; P3 VGK 2-0 EDM.

Scoring plays: P1 09:11 Connor McDavid (assists: Leon Draisaitl, Alec Regula) to make it VGK 0-1 EDM; P1 14:37 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (assists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid) to make it VGK 0-2 EDM; P2 02:22 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (assists: Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman) to make it VGK 0-3 EDM; P2 07:45 Zach Hyman (assists: Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins) to make it VGK 0-4 EDM; P2 12:59 Tomas Hertl (assists: Mitch Marner, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 1-4 EDM; P3 03:52 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Tomas Hertl, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 2-4 EDM; P3 05:49 Mitch Marner (assists: Tomas Hertl, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 3-4 EDM. Top skaters: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) 2 G, 1 A; Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 2 A; Connor McDavid (EDM) 1 G, 2 A; Noah Hanifin (VGK) 0 G, 3 A. Goaltending (box score): Connor Ingram (EDM) 26 saves on 29, decision W; Carter Hart (VGK) 17 saves on 21, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · EDM
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 19:49 TOI
Goals · EDM
Connor McDavid
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:46 TOI
Goaltending · EDM
Connor Ingram
26 saves on 29 shots (.897) · W
Season highs
Tomas Hertl · Season-high 3 pointsNoah Hanifin · Season-high 3 points

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led · 3-0 run, P2 12:59–P3 5:49
EDM 4 largest lead P2 7:45 (VGK 0, EDM 4) · 4-0 run, P1 9:11–P2 7:45
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 9:11 Connor McDavid (Leon Draisaitl, Alec Regula) EDM · snap shot · VGK 0, EDM 1
  • P1 14:37 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid) EDM · Power play · tip-in shot · VGK 0, EDM 2
  • P2 2:22 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman) EDM · Power play · snap shot · VGK 0, EDM 3
  • P2 7:45 Zach Hyman (Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins) EDM · backhand shot · VGK 0, EDM 4
  • P2 12:59 Tomas Hertl (Mitch Marner, Noah Hanifin) VGK · Power play · snap shot · VGK 1, EDM 4
  • P3 3:52 Pavel Dorofeyev (Tomas Hertl, Noah Hanifin) VGK · Power play · snap shot · VGK 2, EDM 4
  • P3 5:49 Mitch Marner (Tomas Hertl, Noah Hanifin) VGK · snap shot · VGK 3, EDM 4

Linescore

123 T
VGK 012 3
EDM 220 4

Shots on goal: VGK 29, EDM 21

📋 Team Stats

VGKEDM
31Shots on goal21
60Shot attempts54
29Faceoff wins25
32Hits24
13Blocked shots17
2Power-play goals2
4Takeaways2
16Giveaways22
6Penalty minutes10
81.0%Save %89.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK8101331
EDM126321

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 46 attempts
Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netCole Reinhardt: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netMark Stone: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netReilly Smith: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (backhand)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: goal (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (bat)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netZach Whitecloud: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 28Saved61% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net33% of attempts
Edmonton Oilers4 G · 37 attempts
Jack Roslovic: saved (snap)Alec Regula: saved (snap)Evan Bouchard: missed the netZach Hyman: saved (tip-in)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: missed the netZach Hyman: saved (tip-in)Evan Bouchard: missed the netConnor McDavid: missed the netLeon Draisaitl: saved (snap)Connor McDavid: goal (snap)Jack Roslovic: saved (snap)Matt Savoie: missed the netDarnell Nurse: missed the netConnor McDavid: saved (backhand)Leon Draisaitl: missed the netConnor McDavid: saved (snap)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: goal (tip-in)Leon Draisaitl: saved (backhand)Vasily Podkolzin: missed the netConnor McDavid: saved (backhand)Jack Roslovic: missed the netAlec Regula: missed the netLeon Draisaitl: missed the netLeon Draisaitl: saved (tip-in)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: goal (snap)Mattias Janmark: missed the netMax Jones: saved (tip-in)Zach Hyman: goal (backhand)Connor McDavid: saved (wrist)Zach Hyman: saved (tip-in)Zach Hyman: missed the netDarnell Nurse: saved (snap)Andrew Mangiapane: saved (wrist)Adam Henrique: missed the netEvan Bouchard: saved (slap)Leon Draisaitl: missed the netVasily Podkolzin: missed the net
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 17Saved46% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net43% 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
Tomas Hertl C 123+153119:33
Noah Hanifin D 033040426:28
Mitch Marner R 112+130024:00
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101050119:27
Mark Stone R 000+101023:39
Kaedan Korczak D 000010119:50
Zach Whitecloud D 000-122217:31
Brayden McNabb D 000034016:37
Ben Hutton D 000002116:35
Ivan Barbashev L 000013015:33
Brett Howden C 000-114015:10
Reilly Smith R 000-110014:59
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-112113:23
Brandon Saad L 000010013:12
Braeden Bowman R 000-100012:53
Colton Sissons C 000-103111:44
Keegan Kolesar R 000-107109:48
Cole Reinhardt L 000-111007:50
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart L 172181.0457:43
EDM skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C 213+121019:49
Connor McDavid C 123+150119:46
Zach Hyman L 112+240116:21
Leon Draisaitl C 022030022:17
Darnell Nurse D 011011222:38
Alec Regula D 011010217:00
Evan Bouchard D 000+110324:58
Mattias Ekholm D 000+102221:22
Vasily Podkolzin R 000006017:22
Spencer Stastney D 000001115:55
Jack Roslovic C 000-122015:29
Ty Emberson D 000002114:18
Mattias Janmark C 000001113:46
Matt Savoie C 000000012:29
Adam Henrique C 000001112:02
Curtis Lazar C 000003110:01
Andrew Mangiapane L 000012009:17
Max Jones L 000012107:56
EDM goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Connor Ingram W 262989.7360:00

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Vegas Golden Knights 16-8-10 L3 L10 6-2-2 Next game recap: vs SJS · Tue, Dec 23
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