National Hockey League

FINAL
Vancouver Canucks 2
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Vegas Golden Knights 1
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Match Report

Canucks beat Golden Knights 2-1 in Game 5, avoid elimination

Elias Petterson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, Thatcher Demko made 42 saves in his first NHL playoff start and the Vancouver Canucks staved off elimination by beating the Golden Knights 2-1 Tuesday night in Game 5 of their...

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Team Stats

VAN VGK
22
Blocked Shots
13
38
Hits
31
9
Takeaways
1
17
Shots
43
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
30
52.4
Faceoff Win Percent
47.6
22
Giveaways
15
4
Total Penalties
5
8
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

VAN

  • Thatcher Demko G GA 1 · SA 43 · SOS 0
  • Bo Horvat C BS 1 · HT 5 · TK 2
  • Elias Pettersson C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • J.T. Miller LW BS 2 · HT 4 · TK 0

VGK

  • Robin Lehner G GA 2 · SA 17 · SOS 0
  • Max Pacioretty LW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Paul Stastny C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • William Carrier LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Vancouver Canucks

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

Play by Play

  1. Penalty 19:43
    Mark Stone 3rd
  2. Missed 19:08 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  3. Missed 17:42 2-1
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  4. Missed 16:23 2-1
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  5. Missed 12:28 2-1
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  6. Penalty 11:23
    Nick Holden 3rd
  7. Missed 10:52 2-1
    Antoine Roussel 3rd
  8. Missed 10:04 2-1
    Oscar Fantenberg 3rd
  9. Missed 9:53 2-1
    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  10. Penalty 4:46
    Tyler Myers 3rd
  11. Penalty 4:46
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  12. Goal 3:19 2-1
    Elias Pettersson 3rd
  13. Missed 3:12 1-1
    Brock Boeser 3rd
  14. Missed 1:16 1-1
    Nick Cousins 3rd
  15. Missed 0:26 1-1
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  16. Penalty 16:54
    J.T. Miller 2nd
  17. Penalty 16:54
    Paul Stastny 2nd
  18. Missed 16:40 1-1
    Reilly Smith 2nd
  19. Goal 15:36 1-1
    Brock Boeser 2nd
  20. Goal 15:12 0-1
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  21. Missed 13:41 0-0
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  22. Penalty 12:59
    Antoine Roussel 2nd
  23. Missed 9:11 0-0
    Reilly Smith 2nd
  24. Missed 8:16 0-0
    Paul Stastny 2nd
  25. Penalty 7:15
    Adam Gaudette 2nd
  26. Missed 6:36 0-0
    Nick Cousins 2nd
  27. Missed 5:45 0-0
    William Karlsson 2nd
  28. Missed 3:58 0-0
    Ryan Reaves 2nd
  29. Penalty 17:42
    Jonathan Marchessault 1st
  30. Missed 17:28 0-0
    Jonathan Marchessault 1st
  31. Missed 15:14 0-0
    Reilly Smith 1st
  32. Missed 7:05 0-0
    Adam Gaudette 1st
  33. Missed 3:09 0-0
    Adam Gaudette 1st
  34. Missed 1:42 0-0
    J.T. Miller 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-1
    3rd
  3. Hit 19:58 2-1
    Brandon Sutter 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:43 2-1
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  5. Penalty 19:43
    Mark Stone 3rd
  6. Blocked 19:33 2-1
    Shea Theodore 3rd
  7. Face Off 19:23 2-1
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  8. Stoppage 19:23 2-1
    3rd
  9. Shot 19:22 2-1
    William Karlsson 3rd
  10. Missed 19:08 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  11. Face Off 19:00 2-1
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  12. Stoppage 19:00 2-1
    3rd
  13. Stoppage 19:00 2-1
    3rd
  14. Shot 19:00 2-1
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  15. Shot 18:58 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  16. Blocked 18:36 2-1
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  17. Face Off 18:28 2-1
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  18. Stoppage 18:28 2-1
    3rd
  19. Blocked 18:17 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  20. Face Off 18:08 2-1
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  21. Stoppage 18:08 2-1
    3rd
  22. Blocked 18:08 2-1
    Mark Stone 3rd
  23. Blocked 18:08 2-1
    William Karlsson 3rd
  24. Takeaway 17:58 2-1
    Brock Boeser 3rd
  25. Hit 17:46 2-1
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  26. Missed 17:42 2-1
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  27. Giveaway 17:40 2-1
    Elias Pettersson 3rd
  28. Face Off 17:11 2-1
    Paul Stastny 3rd
  29. Stoppage 17:11 2-1
    3rd
  30. Hit 17:07 2-1
    Tyler Motte 3rd
  31. Shot 17:04 2-1
    Brayden McNabb 3rd
  32. Missed 16:23 2-1
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  33. Face Off 15:50 2-1
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  34. Stoppage 15:50 2-1
    3rd
  35. Face Off 15:43 2-1
    Nicolas Roy 3rd
  36. Stoppage 15:43 2-1
    3rd
  37. Hit 15:28 2-1
    Tyler Myers 3rd
  38. Blocked 14:59 2-1
    Chris Tanev 3rd
  39. Shot 14:30 2-1
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  40. Face Off 14:08 2-1
    J.T. Miller 3rd

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