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Vegas Golden Knights 3, St. Louis Blues 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 3, St. Louis Blues 4. Shots on goal: VGK 25, STL 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-1 STL; P2 VGK 1-2 STL; P3 VGK 1-1 STL.

Scoring plays: P1 10:12 Keegan Kolesar (assists: Colton Sissons, Kaedan Korczak) to make it VGK 1-0 STL; P1 10:39 Alexey Toropchenko (assists: Mathieu Joseph, Oskar Sundqvist) to make it VGK 1-1 STL; P2 05:39 Justin Faulk (assists: Pavel Buchnevich, Tyler Tucker) to make it VGK 1-2 STL; P2 06:37 Oskar Sundqvist (assists: Alexey Toropchenko, Mathieu Joseph) to make it VGK 1-3 STL; P2 09:10 Mark Stone (assists: Brett Howden) to make it VGK 2-3 STL; P3 08:21 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Braeden Bowman) to make it VGK 3-3 STL; P3 18:27 Brayden Schenn (assists: Jimmy Snuggerud, Pavel Buchnevich) to make it VGK 3-4 STL. Top skaters: Oskar Sundqvist (STL) 1 G, 1 A; Alexey Toropchenko (STL) 1 G, 1 A; Pavel Buchnevich (STL) 0 G, 2 A; Mathieu Joseph (STL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Joel Hofer (STL) 21 saves on 24, decision W; Carter Hart (VGK) 15 saves on 19, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · STL
Alexey Toropchenko
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 13:28 TOI
Goals · STL
Oskar Sundqvist
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 11:24 TOI
Goaltending · STL
Joel Hofer
21 saves on 24 shots (.875) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P1 10:12 (VGK 1, STL 0) · 2-0 run, P2 9:10–P3 8:21
STL 2 largest lead P2 6:37 (VGK 1, STL 3) · 3-0 run, P1 10:39–P2 6:37
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:12 Keegan Kolesar (Colton Sissons, Kaedan Korczak) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, STL 0
  • P1 10:39 Alexey Toropchenko (Mathieu Joseph, Oskar Sundqvist) STL · wrist shot · VGK 1, STL 1
  • P2 5:39 Justin Faulk (Pavel Buchnevich, Tyler Tucker) STL · wrist shot · VGK 1, STL 2
  • P2 6:37 Oskar Sundqvist (Alexey Toropchenko, Mathieu Joseph) STL · snap shot · VGK 1, STL 3
  • P2 9:10 Mark Stone (Brett Howden) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 2, STL 3
  • P3 8:21 Pavel Dorofeyev (Braeden Bowman) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 3, STL 3
  • P3 18:27 Brayden Schenn (Jimmy Snuggerud, Pavel Buchnevich) STL · deflected shot · VGK 3, STL 4

Linescore

123 T
VGK 111 3
STL 121 4

Shots on goal: VGK 24, STL 19

Biggest Period

The St. Louis Blues scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKSTL
25Shots on goal19
50Shot attempts44
22Faceoff wins29
21Hits19
14Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals0
6Takeaways6
16Giveaways18
4Penalty minutes4
78.9%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK614525
STL47819

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 36 attempts
Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netZach Whitecloud: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netBen Hutton: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (slap)Mark Stone: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: goal (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (deflected)Zach Whitecloud: saved (slap)Mark Stone: goal (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (slap)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 22Saved61% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net31% of attempts
St. Louis Blues4 G · 33 attempts
Otto Stenberg: missed the netJordan Kyrou: saved (wrist)Philip Broberg: missed the netAlexey Toropchenko: saved (wrist)Alexey Toropchenko: goal (wrist)Cam Fowler: missed the netJordan Kyrou: missed the netDalibor Dvorsky: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: saved (snap)Tyler Tucker: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: goal (wrist)Oskar Sundqvist: goal (snap)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (snap)Jimmy Snuggerud: missed the netPhilip Broberg: saved (wrist)Matthew Kessel: missed the netJonatan Berggren: saved (wrist)Jake Neighbours: saved (snap)Philip Broberg: missed the netOtto Stenberg: missed the netJustin Faulk: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: missed the netPhilip Broberg: saved (slap)Colton Parayko: saved (snap)Jake Neighbours: saved (wrist)Jordan Kyrou: missed the netJake Neighbours: saved (wrist)Tyler Tucker: saved (wrist)Matthew Kessel: missed the netDalibor Dvorsky: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (wrist)Brayden Schenn: goal (deflected)Joel Hofer: missed the net
  • 4Goals12% of attempts
  • 15Saved45% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net42% 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
Mark Stone R 101020117:55
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101020017:12
Keegan Kolesar R 101+114012:00
Kaedan Korczak D 011+122120:33
Braeden Bowman R 011010114:27
Brett Howden C 011010014:01
Colton Sissons C 011002013:39
Noah Hanifin D 000-122126:17
Zach Whitecloud D 000010222:29
Jeremy Lauzon D 000+215219:37
Jack Eichel C 000-232219:34
Mitch Marner R 000030319:01
Tomas Hertl C 000013017:06
Ivan Barbashev L 000-110015:08
Brandon Saad L 000010113:23
Reilly Smith R 000-110012:23
Ben Hutton D 000-210011:56
Jaycob Megna D 000-201010:43
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart L 151978.9458:36
STL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alexey Toropchenko R 112+221013:28
Oskar Sundqvist C 112+211111:24
Pavel Buchnevich L 022010015:04
Mathieu Joseph R 022001111:31
Justin Faulk D 101-211121:00
Brayden Schenn C 101-111116:44
Tyler Tucker D 011-122017:07
Jimmy Snuggerud R 011022015:13
Philip Broberg D 000+220125:23
Colton Parayko D 000+210222:37
Robert Thomas C 000000020:05
Jake Neighbours L 000-131017:23
Cam Fowler D 000+101017:17
Jordan Kyrou R 000+110015:11
Jonatan Berggren R 000012014:38
Otto Stenberg C 000002014:16
Dalibor Dvorsky R 000014114:02
Matthew Kessel D 000000113:37
STL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joel Hofer W 212487.5360:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 1 – 1 STL
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