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4 – 1
FINAL
STL

Vegas Golden Knights 4, St. Louis Blues 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 4, St. Louis Blues 1. Shots on goal: VGK 34, STL 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 2-0 STL; P2 VGK 1-0 STL; P3 VGK 1-1 STL.

Scoring plays: P1 12:52 Brandon Saad (assists: Reilly Smith, Brett Howden) to make it VGK 1-0 STL; P1 14:58 Braeden Bowman (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 2-0 STL; P2 00:36 Noah Hanifin (assists: Zach Whitecloud, Reilly Smith) to make it VGK 3-0 STL; P3 11:20 Tomas Hertl (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it VGK 4-0 STL; P3 15:57 Philip Broberg (assists: Robert Thomas, Jimmy Snuggerud) to make it VGK 4-1 STL. Top skaters: Reilly Smith (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; Brandon Saad (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Joel Hofer (STL) 29 saves on 33, decision L; Akira Schmid (VGK) 22 saves on 23, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:45 TOI
Goals · VGK
Braeden Bowman
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:08 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Akira Schmid
22 saves on 23 shots (.957) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 4 largest lead P3 11:20 (VGK 4, STL 0) · 4-0 run, P1 12:52–P3 11:20
STL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 12:52 Brandon Saad (Reilly Smith, Brett Howden) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, STL 0
  • P1 14:58 Braeden Bowman (Pavel Dorofeyev, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · tip-in shot · VGK 2, STL 0
  • P2 0:36 Noah Hanifin (Zach Whitecloud, Reilly Smith) VGK · slap shot · VGK 3, STL 0
  • P3 11:20 Tomas Hertl (Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 4, STL 0
  • P3 15:57 Philip Broberg (Robert Thomas, Jimmy Snuggerud) STL · wrist shot · VGK 4, STL 1

Linescore

123 T
VGK 211 4
STL 001 1

Shots on goal: VGK 33, STL 23

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKSTL
34Shots on goal23
69Shot attempts51
26Faceoff wins26
11Hits24
11Blocked shots15
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways3
22Giveaways15
4Penalty minutes6
95.7%Save %87.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK1315634
STL87823

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights4 G · 55 attempts
Noah Hanifin: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Tomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: goal (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netBraeden Bowman: goal (tip-in)Noah Hanifin: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netNoah Hanifin: goal (slap)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Brett Howden: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (bat)Braeden Bowman: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (backhand)Noah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netCole Reinhardt: saved (backhand)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (backhand)Reilly Smith: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (poke)Brett Howden: saved (tip-in)Noah Hanifin: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: goal (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the net
  • 4Goals7% of attempts
  • 30Saved55% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net38% of attempts
St. Louis Blues1 G · 34 attempts
Robert Thomas: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (wrist)Philip Broberg: saved (slap)Alexey Toropchenko: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: saved (slap)Cam Fowler: saved (wrist)Tyler Tucker: saved (wrist)Pius Suter: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: missed the netPius Suter: missed the netJustin Faulk: missed the netNick Bjugstad: missed the netOskar Sundqvist: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: missed the netNick Bjugstad: missed the netMatthew Kessel: missed the netJordan Kyrou: missed the netColton Parayko: saved (wrist)Oskar Sundqvist: saved (wrist)Tyler Tucker: saved (slap)Pius Suter: saved (snap)Jordan Kyrou: saved (wrist)Nick Bjugstad: saved (deflected)Dalibor Dvorsky: missed the netCam Fowler: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: missed the netRobert Thomas: saved (wrap-around)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (snap)Pavel Buchnevich: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: saved (tip-in)Philip Broberg: goal (wrist)Nick Bjugstad: saved (wrist)Nathan Walker: missed the netNathan Walker: saved (deflected)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 22Saved65% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net32% 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
Pavel Dorofeyev R 022+131017:45
Reilly Smith R 022+200014:08
Noah Hanifin D 101+130323:37
Tomas Hertl C 101+130117:32
Braeden Bowman R 101-140016:08
Brandon Saad L 101+220012:22
Zach Whitecloud D 011+101219:58
Jack Eichel C 011-120019:39
Brett Howden C 011+210014:19
Shea Theodore D 000+140021:42
Brayden McNabb D 000021321:06
Mitch Marner R 000+130019:23
Kaedan Korczak D 000022219:01
Ivan Barbashev L 000-110014:54
Keegan Kolesar R 000013012:58
Colton Sissons C 000001011:55
Cole Reinhardt L 000011011:31
Jeremy Lauzon D 000+111008:02
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid W 222395.7160:00
STL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Philip Broberg D 101-120420:34
Robert Thomas C 011+120115:58
Jimmy Snuggerud R 011+121015:17
Justin Faulk D 000010224:16
Cam Fowler D 000020123:42
Colton Parayko D 000010119:47
Pavel Buchnevich L 000020018:41
Pius Suter C 000022016:28
Dylan Holloway L 000-204015:44
Oskar Sundqvist C 000-123015:30
Matthew Kessel D 000-200314:21
Brayden Schenn C 000-202014:20
Jordan Kyrou R 000-210014:17
Tyler Tucker D 000-121013:57
Alexey Toropchenko R 000014113:39
Nick Bjugstad C 000022113:27
Dalibor Dvorsky R 000002112:56
Nathan Walker L 000-113012:33
STL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joel Hofer L 293387.9460:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 1 – 0 STL
After this game
Vegas Golden Knights 8-4-5 W1 L10 3-4-3 Next game recap: @ MIN · Sun, Nov 16
St. Louis Blues 6-9-4 L2 L10 3-4-3 Next game recap: @ TOR · Tue, Nov 18

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