National Hockey League

FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights 6
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St. Louis Blues 4
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Match Report

Vegas dominates St. Louis 6-4, one win from West's top seed

Mark Stone scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection with under 7 minutes left, and the Vegas Golden Knights took a big step toward clinching the top seed in the Western Conference by beating the St. Louis Blues 6-4 in round-robin play Thursday night.

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Team Stats

VGK STL
7
Blocked Shots
20
30
Hits
28
0
Takeaways
0
38
Shots
17
2
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
3
40.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
17
Faceoffs Won
39
30.4
Faceoff Win Percent
69.6
7
Giveaways
4
4
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

VGK

  • Marc-Andre Fleury G GA 4 · SA 17 · SOS 0
  • William Karlsson C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nicolas Roy C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Paul Stastny C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

STL

  • Jordan Binnington G GA 6 · SA 38 · SOS 0
  • Ryan O'Reilly C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Tyler Bozak C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Brayden Schenn C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0

Head to Head

VGK wins series 2-1

Injuries

St. Louis Blues

  • Colton Parayko Day-To-Day
  • Ross Johnston Injured Reserve
  • Torey Krug Injured Reserve
  • Dillon Dube Injured Reserve
  • Tyler Tucker Injured Reserve

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 18:49 6-4
    Jaden Schwartz 3rd
  2. Penalty 15:56
    William Carrier 3rd
  3. Missed 15:19 6-4
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  4. Missed 15:09 6-4
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  5. Goal 14:49 6-4
    Shea Theodore 3rd
  6. Goal 12:31 5-4
    Mark Stone 3rd
  7. Missed 12:06 4-4
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  8. Missed 9:02 4-4
    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  9. Penalty 8:40
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  10. Missed 5:14 4-4
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  11. Missed 4:36 4-4
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  12. Missed 4:15 4-4
    Alec Martinez 3rd
  13. Missed 4:07 4-4
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  14. Penalty 3:01
    3rd
  15. Goal 2:01 4-4
    Zach Whitecloud 3rd
  16. Missed 18:07 3-4
    Vince Dunn 2nd
  17. Missed 17:12 3-4
    David Perron 2nd
  18. Goal 14:28 3-4
    Troy Brouwer 2nd
  19. Goal 14:07 3-3
    Colton Parayko 2nd
  20. Goal 13:13 3-2
    Alex Tuch 2nd
  21. Missed 13:07 2-2
    Reilly Smith 2nd
  22. Penalty 11:40
    Zach Sanford 2nd
  23. Goal 10:47 2-2
    Alex Tuch 2nd
  24. Penalty 8:25
    Jonathan Marchessault 2nd
  25. Penalty 6:50
    2nd
  26. Goal 6:50 1-2
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  27. Penalty 5:20
    Alex Steen 2nd
  28. Goal 1:45 0-2
    Colton Parayko 2nd
  29. Missed 19:28 0-1
    William Karlsson 1st
  30. Missed 18:07 0-1
    Paul Stastny 1st
  31. Missed 17:50 0-1
    Jonathan Marchessault 1st
  32. Penalty 16:07
    Nate Schmidt 1st
  33. Penalty 16:07
    Troy Brouwer 1st
  34. Missed 13:48 0-1
    Alec Martinez 1st
  35. Penalty 12:23
    Vince Dunn 1st
  36. Missed 11:24 0-1
    Reilly Smith 1st
  37. Goal 4:02 0-1
    David Perron 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 6-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 6-4
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:57 6-4
    Vince Dunn 3rd
  4. Blocked 19:40 6-4
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  5. Missed 18:49 6-4
    Jaden Schwartz 3rd
  6. Giveaway 18:43 6-4
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  7. Shot 18:39 6-4
    Colton Parayko 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:37 6-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  9. Stoppage 18:37 6-4
    3rd
  10. Shot 18:37 6-4
    Colton Parayko 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:13 6-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:13 6-4
    3rd
  13. Blocked 16:39 6-4
    David Perron 3rd
  14. Shot 16:05 6-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  15. Face Off 15:56 6-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  16. Penalty 15:56
    William Carrier 3rd
  17. Face Off 15:38 6-4
    Oskar Sundqvist 3rd
  18. Stoppage 15:38 6-4
    3rd
  19. Missed 15:19 6-4
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  20. Missed 15:09 6-4
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  21. Giveaway 15:05 6-4
    Jordan Kyrou 3rd
  22. Face Off 14:49 6-4
    Brayden Schenn 3rd
  23. Goal 14:49 6-4
    Shea Theodore 3rd
  24. Face Off 14:19 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  25. Stoppage 14:19 5-4
    3rd
  26. Hit 13:37 5-4
    Ryan Reaves 3rd
  27. Hit 13:28 5-4
    Ryan Reaves 3rd
  28. Shot 13:24 5-4
    William Carrier 3rd
  29. Shot 13:18 5-4
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  30. Face Off 13:13 5-4
    Tomas Nosek 3rd
  31. Stoppage 13:13 5-4
    3rd
  32. Hit 12:58 5-4
    Zach Whitecloud 3rd
  33. Face Off 12:31 5-4
    Oskar Sundqvist 3rd
  34. Goal 12:31 5-4
    Mark Stone 3rd
  35. Giveaway 12:29 4-4
    William Karlsson 3rd
  36. Hit 12:22 4-4
    Colton Parayko 3rd
  37. Missed 12:06 4-4
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  38. Face Off 11:21 4-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  39. Stoppage 11:21 4-4
    3rd
  40. Hit 11:21 4-4
    Alex Steen 3rd

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