National Hockey League

FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights 5
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Vancouver Canucks 3
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Match Report

Vegas beats Canucks, move within win of conference finals

Max Pacioretty scored twice and added an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for three goals in the third period and beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Sunday night.

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Team Stats

VGK VAN
16
Blocked Shots
18
39
Hits
47
15
Takeaways
16
33
Shots
31
1
Power Play Goals
2
2
Power Play Opportunities
5
50.0
Power Play Percentage
40.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
38
38.7
Faceoff Win Percent
61.3
21
Giveaways
26
5
Total Penalties
1
10
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

VGK

  • Marc-Andre Fleury G GA 3 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Jonathan Marchessault RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Ryan Reaves RW BS 1 · HT 8 · TK 0
  • William Karlsson C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

VAN

  • Jacob Markstrom G GA 5 · SA 33 · SOS 0
  • Bo Horvat C BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Jake Virtanen RW BS 1 · HT 5 · TK 0
  • Elias Pettersson C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

Vancouver Canucks

  • Filip Chytil Injured Reserve
  • Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
  • Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
  • Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 18:44 5-3
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  2. Missed 17:42 5-3
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  3. Penalty 16:08
    Marc-Andre Fleury 3rd
  4. Missed 11:55 5-3
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  5. Penalty 10:45
    Antoine Roussel 3rd
  6. Goal 8:29 5-3
    William Karlsson 3rd
  7. Goal 7:02 4-3
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  8. Missed 6:46 3-3
    Jake Virtanen 3rd
  9. Missed 5:11 3-3
    William Carrier 3rd
  10. Goal 2:52 3-3
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  11. Missed 2:16 2-3
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  12. Missed 1:52 2-3
    Jon Merrill 3rd
  13. Penalty 16:22
    Jonathan Marchessault 2nd
  14. Penalty 13:26
    Jonathan Marchessault 2nd
  15. Missed 11:44 2-3
    Zach Whitecloud 2nd
  16. Goal 11:26 2-3
    Tyler Toffoli 2nd
  17. Penalty 10:36
    Chandler Stephenson 2nd
  18. Missed 9:38 2-2
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  19. Missed 9:00 2-2
    Adam Gaudette 2nd
  20. Goal 4:07 2-2
    Bo Horvat 2nd
  21. Goal 13:19 2-1
    Chandler Stephenson 1st
  22. Goal 11:15 1-1
    Elias Pettersson 1st
  23. Penalty 11:07
    Chandler Stephenson 1st
  24. Missed 10:24 1-0
    William Karlsson 1st
  25. Goal 9:28 1-0
    Max Pacioretty 1st
  26. Penalty 9:03
    1st
  27. Missed 9:03 0-0
    Mark Stone 1st
  28. Missed 5:27 0-0
    Paul Stastny 1st
  29. Missed 3:07 0-0
    Chandler Stephenson 1st
  30. Missed 1:53 0-0
    Tyler Toffoli 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-3
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-3
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:59 5-3
    Jake Virtanen 3rd
  4. Shot 19:57 5-3
    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  5. Takeaway 19:51 5-3
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  6. Hit 19:39 5-3
    Antoine Roussel 3rd
  7. Blocked 19:35 5-3
    Alexander Edler 3rd
  8. Giveaway 19:31 5-3
    Alec Martinez 3rd
  9. Blocked 19:02 5-3
    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  10. Missed 18:44 5-3
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  11. Takeaway 18:39 5-3
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  12. Giveaway 18:27 5-3
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  13. Giveaway 18:26 5-3
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  14. Hit 18:03 5-3
    Brock Boeser 3rd
  15. Missed 17:42 5-3
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  16. Face Off 17:37 5-3
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  17. Stoppage 17:37 5-3
    3rd
  18. Stoppage 17:37 5-3
    3rd
  19. Shot 17:37 5-3
    Adam Gaudette 3rd
  20. Giveaway 16:32 5-3
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  21. Giveaway 16:15 5-3
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  22. Face Off 16:08 5-3
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  23. Penalty 16:08
    Marc-Andre Fleury 3rd
  24. Shot 16:05 5-3
    Alexander Edler 3rd
  25. Blocked 15:27 5-3
    Tyler Toffoli 3rd
  26. Face Off 15:08 5-3
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  27. Stoppage 15:08 5-3
    3rd
  28. Shot 15:02 5-3
    Alexander Edler 3rd
  29. Hit 15:01 5-3
    Elias Pettersson 3rd
  30. Blocked 14:35 5-3
    Quinn Hughes 3rd
  31. Hit 14:06 5-3
    Ryan Reaves 3rd
  32. Hit 13:50 5-3
    Tyler Toffoli 3rd
  33. Face Off 13:30 5-3
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  34. Stoppage 13:30 5-3
    3rd
  35. Blocked 13:30 5-3
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  36. Hit 13:15 5-3
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  37. Hit 13:09 5-3
    Brayden McNabb 3rd
  38. Shot 13:01 5-3
    Brayden McNabb 3rd
  39. Shot 12:56 5-3
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  40. Face Off 12:52 5-3
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd

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