National Hockey League

FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights 2
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Chicago Blackhawks 1
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Match Report

Fleury, Golden Knights beat Blackhawks for 3-0 series lead

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights held off the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.

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Team Stats

VGK CHI
15
Blocked Shots
17
32
Hits
28
11
Takeaways
7
26
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
22
58.5
Faceoff Win Percent
41.5
12
Giveaways
14
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

VGK

  • Marc-Andre Fleury G GA 1 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Nicolas Roy C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 1
  • Chandler Stephenson C BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • William Karlsson C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

CHI

  • Corey Crawford G GA 2 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Jonathan Toews C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Dylan Strome C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Kirby Dach C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

Head to Head

VGK wins series 2-1

Injuries

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram Day-To-Day

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:10 2-1
    William Karlsson 3rd
  2. Missed 19:04 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  3. Missed 18:37 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  4. Missed 14:16 2-1
    Patrick Brown 3rd
  5. Missed 12:31 2-1
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  6. Missed 12:10 2-1
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  7. Missed 10:38 2-1
    Dylan Strome 3rd
  8. Missed 10:27 2-1
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  9. Missed 9:03 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  10. Missed 8:48 2-1
    Patrick Kane 3rd
  11. Missed 6:58 2-1
    Dominik Kubalik 3rd
  12. Goal 6:21 2-1
    Olli Maatta 3rd
  13. Missed 5:14 2-0
    Adam Boqvist 3rd
  14. Missed 2:28 2-0
    Calvin de Haan 3rd
  15. Missed 1:20 2-0
    Dylan Strome 3rd
  16. Penalty 18:58
    Brayden McNabb 2nd
  17. Missed 17:37 2-0
    Nick Cousins 2nd
  18. Goal 15:23 2-0
    Patrick Brown 2nd
  19. Missed 14:51 1-0
    Duncan Keith 2nd
  20. Missed 14:42 1-0
    Patrick Kane 2nd
  21. Missed 13:48 1-0
    Jonathan Marchessault 2nd
  22. Penalty 11:51
    Alexander Nylander 2nd
  23. Missed 11:25 1-0
    Chandler Stephenson 2nd
  24. Missed 10:24 1-0
    Jonathan Marchessault 2nd
  25. Penalty 7:44
    Slater Koekkoek 2nd
  26. Missed 6:02 1-0
    Zach Whitecloud 2nd
  27. Missed 4:13 1-0
    Nate Schmidt 2nd
  28. Missed 2:59 1-0
    Reilly Smith 2nd
  29. Missed 2:35 1-0
    William Karlsson 2nd
  30. Penalty 19:41
    Reilly Smith 1st
  31. Missed 18:07 1-0
    Patrick Kane 1st
  32. Missed 17:01 1-0
    Shea Theodore 1st
  33. Penalty 14:43
    Alec Martinez 1st
  34. Missed 10:21 1-0
    Jonathan Marchessault 1st
  35. Missed 9:22 1-0
    Max Pacioretty 1st
  36. Penalty 5:50
    Connor Murphy 1st
  37. Goal 4:12 1-0
    William Karlsson 1st
  38. Missed 3:26 0-0
    Dominik Kubalik 1st
  39. Penalty 3:20
    Reilly Smith 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-1
    3rd
  3. Hit 19:58 2-1
    Calvin de Haan 3rd
  4. Hit 19:34 2-1
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  5. Shot 19:33 2-1
    Calvin de Haan 3rd
  6. Missed 19:10 2-1
    William Karlsson 3rd
  7. Missed 19:04 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  8. Hit 18:56 2-1
    Adam Boqvist 3rd
  9. Blocked 18:53 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:38 2-1
    Dylan Strome 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:38 2-1
    3rd
  12. Missed 18:37 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  13. Hit 18:15 2-1
    Brayden McNabb 3rd
  14. Hit 18:14 2-1
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  15. Hit 17:56 2-1
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  16. Takeaway 17:47 2-1
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  17. Face Off 17:25 2-1
    Dylan Strome 3rd
  18. Stoppage 17:25 2-1
    3rd
  19. Blocked 17:25 2-1
    Alex DeBrincat 3rd
  20. Shot 17:17 2-1
    Alec Martinez 3rd
  21. Shot 16:54 2-1
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  22. Hit 16:11 2-1
    Adam Boqvist 3rd
  23. Face Off 16:00 2-1
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  24. Stoppage 16:00 2-1
    3rd
  25. Shot 15:58 2-1
    Kirby Dach 3rd
  26. Giveaway 15:54 2-1
    Dylan Strome 3rd
  27. Giveaway 15:39 2-1
    Shea Theodore 3rd
  28. Takeaway 15:24 2-1
    Ryan Carpenter 3rd
  29. Giveaway 15:19 2-1
    Slater Koekkoek 3rd
  30. Blocked 15:08 2-1
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  31. Hit 14:53 2-1
    Drake Caggiula 3rd
  32. Blocked 14:48 2-1
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  33. Takeaway 14:46 2-1
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  34. Missed 14:16 2-1
    Patrick Brown 3rd
  35. Shot 13:51 2-1
    William Karlsson 3rd
  36. Face Off 13:20 2-1
    Dylan Strome 3rd
  37. Stoppage 13:20 2-1
    3rd
  38. Shot 13:20 2-1
    Dylan Strome 3rd
  39. Shot 13:15 2-1
    Patrick Kane 3rd
  40. Hit 12:54 2-1
    Alec Martinez 3rd

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