National Hockey League

FINAL
Chicago Blackhawks 3
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Vegas Golden Knights 4
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VGK21014
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Match Report

Smith scores in OT, Vegas takes 2-0 series lead on Chicago

Reilly Smith scored in overtime, Robin Lehner made 22 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.

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Team Stats

CHI VGK
20
Blocked Shots
27
32
Hits
38
9
Takeaways
7
25
Shots
39
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
1
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
28
52.5
Faceoff Win Percent
47.5
12
Giveaways
18
1
Total Penalties
2
2
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

CHI

  • Corey Crawford G GA 4 · SA 39 · SOS 0
  • Jonathan Toews C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Dylan Strome C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 3
  • Ryan Carpenter C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0

VGK

  • Robin Lehner G GA 3 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Chandler Stephenson C BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Paul Stastny C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Nicolas Roy C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

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. Goal 7:13 3-4
    Reilly Smith 1st OT
  2. Missed 6:56 3-3
    Brayden McNabb 1st OT
  3. Missed 4:59 3-3
    Nick Holden 1st OT
  4. Missed 2:32 3-3
    David Kampf 1st OT
  5. Missed 2:21 3-3
    Alex Tuch 1st OT
  6. Missed 1:53 3-3
    Dylan Strome 1st OT
  7. Missed 19:52 3-3
    Mark Stone 3rd
  8. Missed 7:22 3-3
    Jonathan Toews 3rd
  9. Missed 0:42 3-3
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  10. Goal 19:46 3-3
    Dylan Strome 2nd
  11. Missed 17:35 2-3
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  12. Goal 17:20 2-3
    Mark Stone 2nd
  13. Penalty 12:39
    David Kampf 2nd
  14. Goal 12:07 2-2
    Dominik Kubalik 2nd
  15. Penalty 10:53
    Nick Holden 2nd
  16. Missed 10:15 1-2
    Slater Koekkoek 2nd
  17. Missed 7:09 1-2
    William Karlsson 2nd
  18. Missed 6:16 1-2
    Alex Tuch 2nd
  19. Goal 3:17 1-2
    Kirby Dach 2nd
  20. Missed 3:03 0-2
    Nicolas Roy 2nd
  21. Missed 1:36 0-2
    Mark Stone 2nd
  22. Missed 0:26 0-2
    Nicolas Roy 2nd
  23. Missed 19:17 0-2
    Patrick Kane 1st
  24. Missed 18:48 0-2
    Dominik Kubalik 1st
  25. Penalty 18:38
    Mark Stone 1st
  26. Missed 18:13 0-2
    Chandler Stephenson 1st
  27. Missed 16:21 0-2
    Duncan Keith 1st
  28. Goal 15:35 0-2
    Tomas Nosek 1st
  29. Missed 12:13 0-1
    Alex Tuch 1st
  30. Missed 12:08 0-1
    Alex Tuch 1st
  31. Missed 11:51 0-1
    Nick Cousins 1st
  32. Goal 10:44 0-1
    Paul Stastny 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-4
    1st OT
  2. Period End 20:00 3-4
    1st OT
  3. Goal 7:13 3-4
    Reilly Smith 1st OT
  4. Shot 7:01 3-3
    Alex Tuch 1st OT
  5. Missed 6:56 3-3
    Brayden McNabb 1st OT
  6. Shot 6:50 3-3
    Nick Cousins 1st OT
  7. Shot 6:44 3-3
    Nate Schmidt 1st OT
  8. Giveaway 6:42 3-3
    Connor Murphy 1st OT
  9. Hit 6:35 3-3
    Jonathan Toews 1st OT
  10. Shot 6:22 3-3
    Nick Cousins 1st OT
  11. Hit 5:55 3-3
    Alexander Nylander 1st OT
  12. Missed 4:59 3-3
    Nick Holden 1st OT
  13. Face Off 4:50 3-3
    Jonathan Marchessault 1st OT
  14. Stoppage 4:50 3-3
    1st OT
  15. Shot 4:49 3-3
    Shea Theodore 1st OT
  16. Hit 4:12 3-3
    Alec Martinez 1st OT
  17. Blocked 4:10 3-3
    Alec Martinez 1st OT
  18. Face Off 3:52 3-3
    Nicolas Roy 1st OT
  19. Stoppage 3:52 3-3
    1st OT
  20. Giveaway 3:27 3-3
    Olli Maatta 1st OT
  21. Face Off 3:06 3-3
    Jonathan Toews 1st OT
  22. Stoppage 3:06 3-3
    1st OT
  23. Shot 3:06 3-3
    William Karlsson 1st OT
  24. Giveaway 3:03 3-3
    Duncan Keith 1st OT
  25. Blocked 2:37 3-3
    Matthew Highmore 1st OT
  26. Missed 2:32 3-3
    David Kampf 1st OT
  27. Missed 2:21 3-3
    Alex Tuch 1st OT
  28. Takeaway 2:14 3-3
    Nick Cousins 1st OT
  29. Missed 1:53 3-3
    Dylan Strome 1st OT
  30. Giveaway 1:49 3-3
    Zach Whitecloud 1st OT
  31. Blocked 1:47 3-3
    Alex DeBrincat 1st OT
  32. Giveaway 1:41 3-3
    Nicolas Roy 1st OT
  33. Face Off 1:24 3-3
    Dylan Strome 1st OT
  34. Stoppage 1:24 3-3
    1st OT
  35. Giveaway 1:08 3-3
    Drake Caggiula 1st OT
  36. Face Off 0:43 3-3
    William Karlsson 1st OT
  37. Stoppage 0:43 3-3
    1st OT
  38. Shot 0:42 3-3
    Slater Koekkoek 1st OT
  39. Giveaway 0:37 3-3
    Jonathan Marchessault 1st OT
  40. Blocked 0:30 3-3
    Duncan Keith 1st OT

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