National Hockey League

FINAL
Chicago Blackhawks 1
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Vegas Golden Knights 4
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Match Report

Lehner, Golden Knights shut down Blackhawks 4-1 in opener

Shea Theodore and William Carrier scored 2:17 apart midway through the second period, Robin Lehner made 19 saves against his former team, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup playoffs first-round...

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Team Stats

CHI VGK
12
Blocked Shots
18
20
Hits
35
12
Takeaways
6
20
Shots
34
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
27
55.0
Faceoff Win Percent
45.0
11
Giveaways
16
1
Total Penalties
2
2
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

CHI

  • Corey Crawford G GA 4 · SA 34 · SOS 0
  • Jonathan Toews C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • David Kampf C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Dylan Strome C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1

VGK

  • Robin Lehner G GA 1 · SA 20 · SOS 0
  • Max Pacioretty LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nick Cousins C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • William Karlsson C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 2

Head to Head

VGK wins series 2-1

Injuries

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram Day-To-Day

Play by Play

  1. Missed 15:14 1-4
    Alex DeBrincat 3rd
  2. Missed 12:40 1-4
    Patrick Kane 3rd
  3. Missed 12:29 1-4
    Dominik Kubalik 3rd
  4. Missed 12:21 1-4
    Patrick Kane 3rd
  5. Missed 11:43 1-4
    Dominik Kubalik 3rd
  6. Penalty 10:44
    Alec Martinez 3rd
  7. Goal 8:14 1-4
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  8. Goal 3:32 1-3
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  9. Missed 2:58 1-2
    David Kampf 3rd
  10. Missed 17:00 1-2
    Jonathan Toews 2nd
  11. Missed 16:40 1-2
    Duncan Keith 2nd
  12. Penalty 15:20
    Brayden McNabb 2nd
  13. Missed 12:42 1-2
    Mark Stone 2nd
  14. Penalty 11:35
    Kirby Dach 2nd
  15. Missed 11:25 1-2
    Alec Martinez 2nd
  16. Goal 10:51 1-2
    David Kampf 2nd
  17. Missed 10:06 0-2
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  18. Penalty 9:39
    2nd
  19. Goal 9:39 0-2
    William Carrier 2nd
  20. Missed 9:18 0-1
    Alexander Nylander 2nd
  21. Missed 8:07 0-1
    Max Pacioretty 2nd
  22. Goal 7:22 0-1
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  23. Missed 7:17 0-0
    Alec Martinez 2nd
  24. Missed 4:08 0-0
    Connor Murphy 2nd
  25. Missed 3:31 0-0
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  26. Missed 2:22 0-0
    Drake Caggiula 2nd
  27. Missed 1:23 0-0
    Mark Stone 2nd
  28. Missed 0:35 0-0
    Jonathan Toews 2nd
  29. Missed 16:50 0-0
    Alec Martinez 1st
  30. Missed 14:03 0-0
    Jonathan Marchessault 1st
  31. Missed 13:04 0-0
    Max Pacioretty 1st
  32. Missed 6:42 0-0
    Mark Stone 1st
  33. Missed 2:43 0-0
    Alex Tuch 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-4
    3rd
  3. Hit 19:34 1-4
    Ryan Reaves 3rd
  4. Shot 18:13 1-4
    Olli Maatta 3rd
  5. Face Off 18:04 1-4
    Kirby Dach 3rd
  6. Stoppage 18:04 1-4
    3rd
  7. Shot 18:02 1-4
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  8. Shot 17:57 1-4
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  9. Face Off 17:52 1-4
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  10. Stoppage 17:52 1-4
    3rd
  11. Blocked 17:52 1-4
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  12. Shot 17:33 1-4
    Shea Theodore 3rd
  13. Hit 17:15 1-4
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  14. Hit 16:46 1-4
    William Carrier 3rd
  15. Face Off 16:41 1-4
    David Kampf 3rd
  16. Stoppage 16:41 1-4
    3rd
  17. Face Off 16:27 1-4
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  18. Stoppage 16:27 1-4
    3rd
  19. Face Off 16:03 1-4
    Jonathan Toews 3rd
  20. Stoppage 16:03 1-4
    3rd
  21. Blocked 15:59 1-4
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  22. Giveaway 15:49 1-4
    Duncan Keith 3rd
  23. Hit 15:15 1-4
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  24. Missed 15:14 1-4
    Alex DeBrincat 3rd
  25. Blocked 14:48 1-4
    Shea Theodore 3rd
  26. Face Off 14:45 1-4
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  27. Stoppage 14:45 1-4
    3rd
  28. Shot 14:45 1-4
    William Carrier 3rd
  29. Shot 14:37 1-4
    Alexander Nylander 3rd
  30. Giveaway 14:35 1-4
    Nick Holden 3rd
  31. Hit 14:28 1-4
    William Carrier 3rd
  32. Face Off 14:06 1-4
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  33. Stoppage 14:06 1-4
    3rd
  34. Blocked 14:00 1-4
    Ryan Carpenter 3rd
  35. Hit 13:59 1-4
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  36. Face Off 13:47 1-4
    David Kampf 3rd
  37. Stoppage 13:47 1-4
    3rd
  38. Hit 13:41 1-4
    Connor Murphy 3rd
  39. Shot 13:10 1-4
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  40. Face Off 12:50 1-4
    Dylan Strome 3rd

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