RecapThis page was the preview until puck drop.Tuesday 29 September · T-Mobile Arena · Meeting No. 30
FINAL
By period
123T
Chicago0112
Vegas2125
Pre-game favourite—No price on file
First starT. Connelly1 G · 0 A
Game stats
26Shots37
2.4Expected goals4.2
0/2Power play1/3
14Hits23
10Blocks8
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Recap · data desk

Eichel scores the winner as Vegas beat Chicago 5-2

Vegas out-shot Chicago 37-26.

Pucks & Stats Data Desk 29 Sep

1st period: V. Olofsson (VGK), T. Connelly (VGK). 2nd period: J. Greenway (CHI), J. Eichel (VGK). 3rd period: P. Kane (CHI), N. Hanifin (VGK), M. Stone (VGK).

Jack Eichel led Vegas with 1 goal and 2 assists. Carter Hart stopped 24 of 26 shots. On expected goals it was Vegas 4.2, Chicago 2.4. On the power play Vegas went 1 for 3 and Chicago 0 for 2.

Shots37-26Vegas first
Power play1/3Vegas
Lead changes0
DecidedRegulationWinner at 15:12

How it turned

1st period
10:30Victor Olofsson (goal 1)Assists: J. Eichel, S. TheodorePP0-1
15:22Trevor Connelly (goal 1)Assists: B. McNabb, S. TheodoreEV0-2
2nd period
12:23Jordan Greenway (goal 1)Assists: R. Greene, W. KaiserEV1-2
15:12Jack Eichel (goal 1)Assists: I. Barbashev, B. McNabbEV · GWG1-3
3rd period
04:04Patrick Kane (goal 1)UnassistedEV2-3
04:43Noah Hanifin (goal 1)Assists: N. Dowd, M. GatcombEV2-4
17:27Mark Stone (goal 1)Assists: J. Eichel, I. BarbashevEV2-5

Where the goals came from

Chicago attacking leftVegas attacking right
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

How the chances built

Chicago 2.42 xGVegas 4.18 xGDots are goals · hover for the shot
0123452nd3rd1st

Running total of expected goals for each team, regulation and overtime. A steep climb is a spell of good chances; a goal dot above the other line came against the run of play.

The result

Market, pre-game—No price
Last season's table67.3% VGKCalled it
Total goals7No total

What’s next

Chicago visit NY Islanders on Thursday 8 October. Vegas host Toronto on Thursday 8 October.


Full game data

Box score

Vegas

#SkaterGAPSOG+/-FO%TOI
9Jack Eichel1232+146.2%18:00
27Shea Theodore0221+2—21:22
3Brayden McNabb0221+2—18:45
49Ivan Barbashev0221+2—14:27
15Noah Hanifin1013+1—18:51
61Mark Stone1011+2—17:11
95Victor Olofsson10120100.0%13:57
24Trevor Connelly1014−1—11:22
26Nic Dowd0110053.3%12:37
17Marc Gatcomb0113+10.0%10:31
93Mitch Marner00040—21:21
29Parker Wotherspoon0001−1—20:08
4Rasmus Andersson0002−1—18:46
71William Karlsson0001070.6%17:26
5Jeremy Lauzon0003+1—17:20
21Brett Howden0003+10.0%17:16
48Tomas Hertl0004+150.0%15:45
42Braeden Bowman0001−1—10:58

Chicago

#SkaterGAPSOG+/-FO%TOI
88Patrick Kane1014−1—21:36
12Jordan Greenway1015+1—14:08
44Wyatt Kaiser0110+1—20:37
20Ryan Greene0111+141.2%14:43
24Bowen Byram0000−2—25:08
72Alex Vlasic0000−1—20:01
55Artyom Levshunov00010—19:14
6Sam Rinzel0002−1—18:16
91Frank Nazar0003−247.1%18:01
16Anton Frondell0001−250.0%17:40
80Roman Kantserov0001−133.3%17:07
59Tyler Bertuzzi0000−1—16:51
22Cole Smith0001+1—15:16
11Oliver Moore00020100.0%13:57
8Ryan Donato0002−2100.0%12:50
28Ian Cole00000—12:40
76Nick Lardis0002−2—11:44
26Andrew Mangiapane00010—5:23

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