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Vegas Golden Knights 6, Los Angeles Kings 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 6, Los Angeles Kings 4. Shots on goal: VGK 25, LAK 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-1 LAK; P2 VGK 0-1 LAK; P3 VGK 5-2 LAK.

Scoring plays: P1 10:59 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Tanner Laczynski, Reilly Smith) to make it VGK 1-0 LAK; P1 14:31 Quinton Byfield (assists: Artemi Panarin, Brandt Clarke) to make it VGK 1-1 LAK; P2 14:44 Adrian Kempe (assists: Anze Kopitar, Artemi Panarin) to make it VGK 1-2 LAK; P3 08:07 Colton Sissons (assists: Braeden Bowman, Adin Hill) to make it VGK 2-2 LAK; P3 11:16 Brandon Saad (assists: Colton Sissons, Alexander Holtz) to make it VGK 3-2 LAK; P3 12:21 Reilly Smith (assists: Tanner Laczynski, Brayden McNabb) to make it VGK 4-2 LAK; P3 13:26 Quinton Byfield (assists: Andrei Kuzmenko) to make it VGK 4-3 LAK; P3 15:59 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Tanner Laczynski, Braeden Bowman) to make it VGK 5-3 LAK; P3 18:54 Brandt Clarke (assists: Adrian Kempe, Andrei Kuzmenko) to make it VGK 5-4 LAK; P3 19:32 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Tomas Hertl, Brayden McNabb) to make it VGK 6-4 LAK. Top skaters: Tanner Laczynski (VGK) 0 G, 3 A; Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 2 G, 0 A; Quinton Byfield (LAK) 2 G, 0 A; Reilly Smith (VGK) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Anton Forsberg (LAK) 19 saves on 24, decision L; Adin Hill (VGK) 15 saves on 19, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Tanner Laczynski
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 0 SOG · 15:43 TOI
Goals · LAK
Quinton Byfield
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 21:08 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Adin Hill
15 saves on 19 shots (.789) · W
Season highs
Tanner Laczynski · Season-high 3 pointsQuinton Byfield · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 2 largest lead P3 12:21 (VGK 4, LAK 2) · 3-0 run, P3 8:07–P3 12:21
LAK 1 largest lead P2 14:44 (VGK 1, LAK 2) · 2-0 run, P1 14:31–P2 14:44
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:59 Pavel Dorofeyev (Tanner Laczynski, Reilly Smith) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, LAK 0
  • P1 14:31 Quinton Byfield (Artemi Panarin, Brandt Clarke) LAK · Power play · deflected shot · VGK 1, LAK 1
  • P2 14:44 Adrian Kempe (Anze Kopitar, Artemi Panarin) LAK · snap shot · VGK 1, LAK 2
  • P3 8:07 Colton Sissons (Braeden Bowman, Adin Hill) VGK · backhand shot · VGK 2, LAK 2
  • P3 11:16 Brandon Saad (Colton Sissons, Alexander Holtz) VGK · snap shot · VGK 3, LAK 2
  • P3 12:21 Reilly Smith (Tanner Laczynski, Brayden McNabb) VGK · backhand shot · VGK 4, LAK 2
  • P3 13:26 Quinton Byfield (Andrei Kuzmenko) LAK · wrist shot · VGK 4, LAK 3
  • P3 15:59 Pavel Dorofeyev (Tanner Laczynski, Braeden Bowman) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 5, LAK 3
  • P3 18:54 Brandt Clarke (Adrian Kempe, Andrei Kuzmenko) LAK · Power play · slap shot · VGK 5, LAK 4
  • P3 19:32 Ivan Barbashev (Tomas Hertl, Brayden McNabb) VGK · Empty net · wrist shot · VGK 6, LAK 4

Linescore

123 T
VGK 105 6
LAK 112 4

Shots on goal: VGK 25, LAK 19

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 5 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKLAK
25Shots on goal19
75Shot attempts45
24Faceoff wins28
26Hits24
24Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals1
3Takeaways5
8Giveaways13
7Penalty minutes19
78.9%Save %79.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK871025
LAK65819

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights6 G · 49 attempts
Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (backhand)Brayden McNabb: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netBrandon Saad: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netAlexander Holtz: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBen Hutton: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Cole Reinhardt: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netAlexander Holtz: missed the netDylan Coghlan: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (slap)Brandon Saad: missed the netCole Reinhardt: missed the netDylan Coghlan: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netColton Sissons: goal (backhand)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: saved (wrist)Kai Uchacz: saved (wrist)Cole Reinhardt: missed the netAlexander Holtz: missed the netBrandon Saad: goal (snap)Reilly Smith: goal (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: goal (wrist)
  • 6Goals12% of attempts
  • 19Saved39% of attempts
  • 24Missed the net49% of attempts
Los Angeles Kings4 G · 31 attempts
Drew Doughty: saved (snap)Warren Foegele: missed the netAndrei Kuzmenko: missed the netAdrian Kempe: missed the netAlex Turcotte: missed the netWarren Foegele: saved (backhand)Alex Turcotte: saved (snap)Adrian Kempe: saved (slap)Artemi Panarin: missed the netQuinton Byfield: goal (deflected)Samuel Helenius: saved (backhand)Alex Laferriere: missed the netDrew Doughty: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (tip-in)Adrian Kempe: saved (deflected)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: goal (snap)Artemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Trevor Moore: missed the netQuinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (tip-in)Adrian Kempe: saved (slap)Cody Ceci: missed the netMikey Anderson: missed the netMikey Anderson: missed the netArtemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Artemi Panarin: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: goal (wrist)Artemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Brandt Clarke: goal (slap)
  • 4Goals13% of attempts
  • 15Saved48% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net39% 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
Tanner Laczynski C 033+200015:43
Pavel Dorofeyev R 202+140117:29
Reilly Smith R 112+211115:30
Colton Sissons C 112012313:23
Brayden McNabb D 022+142421:18
Braeden Bowman R 022+111013:13
Ivan Barbashev L 101020118:24
Brandon Saad L 101020013:35
Tomas Hertl C 011+121018:58
Alexander Holtz R 011022014:10
Rasmus Andersson D 000010223:42
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-1110221:30
Kaedan Korczak D 000001621:13
Keegan Kolesar R 000004017:12
Dylan Coghlan D 000+210015:15
Ben Hutton D 000+220114:42
Kai Uchacz C 000-111112:38
Cole Reinhardt L 000001211:25
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill W 151978.9460:00
LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Quinton Byfield R 202+142021:08
Adrian Kempe R 112043122:20
Brandt Clarke D 112-210319:20
Artemi Panarin L 022030021:05
Andrei Kuzmenko L 022+100013:35
Anze Kopitar C 011+100017:28
Drew Doughty D 000+110121:10
Mikey Anderson D 000002220:12
Cody Ceci D 000-100219:21
Alex Laferriere R 000-134118:23
Joel Edmundson D 000-301318:06
Brian Dumoulin D 000+102017:11
Warren Foegele L 000-111014:33
Trevor Moore L 000-102014:03
Alex Turcotte C 000-312112:57
Joel Armia R 000-202010:57
Corey Perry R 000-100010:34
Samuel Helenius C 000013007:58
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anton Forsberg L 192479.2556:50

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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