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VAN

Vegas Golden Knights 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Vancouver Canucks 1. Shots on goal: VGK 29, VAN 11. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-0 VAN; P2 VGK 1-1 VAN; P3 VGK 1-0 VAN.

Scoring plays: P2 12:50 Max Sasson (assists: Teddy Blueger, Linus Karlsson) to make it VGK 0-1 VAN; P2 15:46 Brayden McNabb (assists: Shea Theodore, Brandon Saad) to make it VGK 1-1 VAN; P3 12:13 Cole Smith (assists: Nic Dowd) to make it VGK 2-1 VAN. Top skaters: Brayden McNabb (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Cole Smith (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Max Sasson (VAN) 1 G, 0 A; Nic Dowd (VGK) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Nikita Tolopilo (VAN) 26 saves on 28, decision L; Carter Hart (VGK) 10 saves on 11, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VAN
Max Sasson
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG · 10:57 TOI
Goals · VGK
Brayden McNabb
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG · 21:23 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
10 saves on 11 shots (.909) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P3 12:13 (VGK 2, VAN 1) · 2-0 run, P2 15:46–P3 12:13
VAN 1 largest lead P2 12:50 (VGK 0, VAN 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 12:50 Max Sasson (Teddy Blueger, Linus Karlsson) VAN · snap shot · VGK 0, VAN 1
  • P2 15:46 Brayden McNabb (Shea Theodore, Brandon Saad) VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, VAN 1
  • P3 12:13 Cole Smith (Nic Dowd) VGK · snap shot · VGK 2, VAN 1

Linescore

123 T
VGK 011 2
VAN 010 1

Shots on goal: VGK 28, VAN 11

📋 Team Stats

VGKVAN
29Shots on goal11
67Shot attempts40
29Faceoff wins21
22Hits27
20Blocked shots15
0Power-play goals0
1Takeaways7
11Giveaways9
4Penalty minutes2
90.9%Save %92.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK1112629
VAN25411

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 47 attempts
Noah Hanifin: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (deflected)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Nic Dowd: saved (snap)Mark Stone: saved (deflected)Brandon Saad: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Colton Sissons: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Brett Howden: saved (tip-in)Brandon Saad: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: goal (snap)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netMark Stone: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netCole Smith: goal (snap)Shea Theodore: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (backhand)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 27Saved57% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net38% of attempts
Vancouver Canucks1 G · 23 attempts
Tom Willander: missed the netAatu Räty: missed the netVictor Mancini: saved (wrist)Linus Karlsson: saved (wrist)Max Sasson: missed the netJake DeBrusk: missed the netMarco Rossi: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: missed the netMarco Rossi: saved (wrist)Nils Hoglander: missed the netMax Sasson: goal (snap)Drew O'Connor: saved (wrist)Elias Pettersson: saved (wrist)Drew O'Connor: missed the netCurtis Douglas: missed the netAatu Räty: saved (slap)Filip Hronek: saved (wrist)Marcus Pettersson: missed the netFilip Hronek: missed the netFilip Hronek: saved (slap)Aatu Räty: missed the netFilip Hronek: missed the netJake DeBrusk: saved (backhand)
  • 1Goals4% of attempts
  • 10Saved43% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net52% 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
Brayden McNabb D 101+211321:23
Cole Smith R 101014009:30
Shea Theodore D 011+210120:37
Brandon Saad L 011+131013:25
Nic Dowd C 011010012:55
Noah Hanifin D 000010222:27
Rasmus Andersson D 000001322:22
Mitch Marner R 000060018:46
Jack Eichel C 000030017:58
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-121217:35
Brett Howden C 000014017:17
Mark Stone R 000021117:10
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000020117:05
Ivan Barbashev L 000011015:28
Ben Hutton D 000-100313:53
Colton Sissons C 000024113:22
Tomas Hertl C 000+101313:16
Keegan Kolesar R 000+113012:07
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 101190.9159:43
VAN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Max Sasson C 101+111110:57
Teddy Blueger C 011+101114:38
Linus Karlsson C 011+110011:56
Filip Hronek D 000026026:53
Zeev Buium D 000001021:18
Tom Willander D 000+101321:09
Elias Pettersson C 000011120:54
Brock Boeser R 000-103019:59
Marcus Pettersson D 000-201319:00
Jake DeBrusk L 000011318:28
Marco Rossi C 000-123018:02
Drew O'Connor L 000011017:59
Liam Ohgren L 000-101216:20
Elias Pettersson D 000+100016:09
Nils Hoglander L 000-103112:16
Victor Mancini D 000-210012:03
Aatu Räty C 000-110011:52
Curtis Douglas C 000-103009:48
VAN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Nikita Tolopilo L 262892.9258:19

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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