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Vegas Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: VGK 31, WPG 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-1 WPG; P2 VGK 1-1 WPG; P3 VGK 2-1 WPG; OT VGK 1-0 WPG.

Scoring plays: P1 05:16 Cole Perfetti (assists: Jonathan Toews, Josh Morrissey) to make it VGK 0-1 WPG; P2 12:04 Luke Schenn (assists: Gabriel Vilardi, Adam Lowry) to make it VGK 0-2 WPG; P2 19:09 Mark Stone (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Mitch Marner) to make it VGK 1-2 WPG; P3 08:13 Brett Howden (assists: Noah Hanifin, Tomas Hertl) to make it VGK 2-2 WPG; P3 14:56 Kyle Connor (assists: Gabriel Vilardi) to make it VGK 2-3 WPG; P3 15:55 Reilly Smith (assists: Brandon Saad, Ben Hutton) to make it VGK 3-3 WPG; OT 04:47 Tomas Hertl (assists: Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 4-3 WPG. Top skaters: Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Mitch Marner (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) 0 G, 2 A; Luke Schenn (WPG) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) 27 saves on 31, decision O; Carter Hart (VGK) 17 saves on 20, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Tomas Hertl
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 15:48 TOI
Goals · VGK
Reilly Smith
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 14:13 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
17 saves on 20 shots (.850) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead OT 4:47 (VGK 4, WPG 3) · 2-0 run, P2 19:09–P3 8:13
WPG 2 largest lead P2 12:04 (VGK 0, WPG 2) · 2-0 run, P1 5:16–P2 12:04
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:16 Cole Perfetti (Jonathan Toews, Josh Morrissey) WPG · backhand shot · VGK 0, WPG 1
  • P2 12:04 Luke Schenn (Gabriel Vilardi, Adam Lowry) WPG · wrist shot · VGK 0, WPG 2
  • P2 19:09 Mark Stone (Pavel Dorofeyev, Mitch Marner) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 1, WPG 2
  • P3 8:13 Brett Howden (Noah Hanifin, Tomas Hertl) VGK · slap shot · VGK 2, WPG 2
  • P3 14:56 Kyle Connor (Gabriel Vilardi) WPG · wrist shot · VGK 2, WPG 3
  • P3 15:55 Reilly Smith (Brandon Saad, Ben Hutton) VGK · backhand shot · VGK 3, WPG 3
  • OT 4:47 Tomas Hertl (Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · tip-in shot · VGK 4, WPG 3

Linescore

123OT T
VGK 0121 4
WPG 1110 3

Shots on goal: VGK 31, WPG 20

Biggest Period

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

📋 Team Stats

VGKWPG
31Shots on goal20
57Shot attempts46
25Faceoff wins32
27Hits25
10Blocked shots18
2Power-play goals0
5Takeaways3
13Giveaways13
9Penalty minutes13
85.0%Save %87.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK6812531
WPG546520

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights4 G · 46 attempts
Brett Howden: saved (deflected)Keegan Kolesar: saved (poke)Reilly Smith: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (deflected)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netNoah Hanifin: missed the netNoah Hanifin: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (snap)Mark Stone: goal (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Brett Howden: saved (backhand)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (slap)Brett Howden: goal (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Brandon Saad: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: missed the netReilly Smith: goal (backhand)Jack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: goal (tip-in)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 27Saved59% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net33% of attempts
Winnipeg Jets3 G · 26 attempts
Cole Perfetti: goal (backhand)Vladislav Namestnikov: saved (wrist)Josh Morrissey: missed the netKyle Connor: saved (wrist)Nino Niederreiter: saved (wrist)Morgan Barron: saved (tip-in)Mark Scheifele: missed the netNeal Pionk: saved (wrist)Nino Niederreiter: saved (tip-in)Nino Niederreiter: missed the netLuke Schenn: goal (wrist)Dylan Samberg: saved (wrist)Morgan Barron: saved (snap)Gustav Nyquist: saved (wrist)Mark Scheifele: missed the netDylan DeMelo: saved (wrist)Kyle Connor: missed the netKyle Connor: goal (wrist)Adam Lowry: saved (wrist)Tanner Pearson: saved (wrist)Morgan Barron: saved (snap)Neal Pionk: saved (slap)Gabriel Vilardi: saved (wrist)Jonathan Toews: saved (wrist)Dylan Samberg: missed the netMorgan Barron: saved (backhand)
  • 3Goals12% of attempts
  • 17Saved65% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net23% 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
Tomas Hertl C 112050015:48
Mitch Marner R 022-110020:13
Mark Stone R 101020022:03
Brett Howden C 101+132116:08
Reilly Smith R 101+140014:13
Noah Hanifin D 011+233230:49
Jack Eichel C 011032025:59
Ben Hutton D 011012016:19
Brandon Saad L 011+121016:11
Pavel Dorofeyev R 011-200115:56
Kaedan Korczak D 000-112123:34
Zach Whitecloud D 000010221:30
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-145119:33
Ivan Barbashev L 000-102114:15
Keegan Kolesar R 000+115012:00
Braeden Bowman R 000-300011:56
Colton Sissons C 000001009:28
Jaycob Megna D 000-202105:04
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 172085.0364:47
WPG skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Gabriel Vilardi C 022+311016:51
Kyle Connor L 101020021:15
Cole Perfetti C 101011014:19
Luke Schenn D 101+113113:52
Josh Morrissey D 011000427:16
Adam Lowry C 011011016:15
Jonathan Toews C 011+112214:59
Dylan Samberg D 000-110428:07
Neal Pionk D 000+121426:23
Dylan DeMelo D 000+111124:49
Mark Scheifele C 000003121:14
Morgan Barron C 000+144017:26
Alex Iafallo L 000-101117:23
Nino Niederreiter R 000-123014:09
Tanner Pearson L 000013011:57
Gustav Nyquist R 000010011:48
Vladislav Namestnikov C 000011009:30
Haydn Fleury D 000000002:36
WPG goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Connor Hellebuyck O 273187.1464:47

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