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Vegas Golden Knights 3, New Jersey Devils 0 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 3, New Jersey Devils 0. Shots on goal: VGK 25, NJD 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-0 NJD; P2 VGK 0-0 NJD; P3 VGK 2-0 NJD.

Scoring plays: P1 19:47 Shea Theodore (assists: Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 1-0 NJD; P3 15:36 Tomas Hertl (assists: Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it VGK 2-0 NJD; P3 18:36 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 3-0 NJD. Top skaters: Shea Theodore (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Jack Eichel (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Ivan Barbashev (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 22 saves on 25, decision L; Akira Schmid (VGK) 24 saves on 24, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Shea Theodore
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 23:12 TOI
Goals · VGK
Ivan Barbashev
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:11 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Akira Schmid
24 saves on 24 shots (1.000) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 3 largest lead P3 18:36 (VGK 3, NJD 0) · 3-0 run, P1 19:47–P3 18:36
NJD 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 19:47 Shea Theodore (Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin) VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, NJD 0
  • P3 15:36 Tomas Hertl (Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 2, NJD 0
  • P3 18:36 Ivan Barbashev (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 3, NJD 0

Linescore

123 T
VGK 102 3
NJD 000 0

Shots on goal: VGK 25, NJD 24

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKNJD
25Shots on goal24
59Shot attempts51
22Faceoff wins25
21Hits15
23Blocked shots11
2Power-play goals0
5Takeaways7
18Giveaways15
4Penalty minutes4
100.0%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK137525
NJD511824

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 35 attempts
Mark Stone: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (tip-in)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netShea Theodore: goal (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netZach Whitecloud: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: goal (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 22Saved63% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net29% of attempts
New Jersey Devils0 G · 38 attempts
Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Simon Nemec: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: missed the netPaul Cotter: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Ondrej Palat: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netCody Glass: saved (slap)Dawson Mercer: saved (backhand)Luke Glendening: missed the netStefan Noesen: saved (deflected)Timo Meier: saved (backhand)Ondrej Palat: saved (deflected)Simon Nemec: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (poke)Paul Cotter: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: missed the netDougie Hamilton: missed the netStefan Noesen: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (slap)Angus Crookshank: missed the netDawson Mercer: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (backhand)Stefan Noesen: saved (tip-in)
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 24Saved63% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net37% 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
Shea Theodore D 112+140323:12
Jack Eichel C 022+131120:23
Ivan Barbashev L 101+131116:11
Tomas Hertl C 101014016:01
Noah Hanifin D 011+120422:01
Mitch Marner R 011020318:35
Pavel Dorofeyev R 011010015:24
Brayden McNabb D 000001223:21
Zach Whitecloud D 000013118:42
Mark Stone R 000+101017:28
Braeden Bowman R 000020115:37
Kaedan Korczak D 000001315:34
Brett Howden C 000032115:23
Brandon Saad L 000020114:33
Ben Hutton D 000000213:18
Keegan Kolesar R 000003010:28
Reilly Smith R 000010010:16
Cole Reinhardt L 000004009:33
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid W 2424100.0060:00
NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Luke Hughes D 000020022:53
Dougie Hamilton D 000-151022:31
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000-112221:13
Nico Hischier C 000-141120:38
Timo Meier R 000011019:32
Brenden Dillon D 000001119:29
Simon Nemec D 000000218:32
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000011018:30
Jesper Bratt L 000-111018:25
Dawson Mercer C 000040117:35
Connor Brown R 000000115:34
Cody Glass C 000010015:07
Stefan Noesen R 000032013:46
Colton White D 000000011:27
Ondrej Palat L 000-110211:06
Paul Cotter L 000003010:58
Angus Crookshank C 000001110:36
Luke Glendening C 000001010:17
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom L 222588.0359:14

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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Vegas Golden Knights 13-6-8 W3 L10 5-2-3 Next game recap: @ NYR · Sun, Dec 7
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