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Vegas Golden Knights vs New Jersey Devils

NHL
Golden Knights
18-11-0, 36 PTS
5-3
Final
Devils
10-13-5, 25 PTS
Prudential Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

VGK shoots leftNJ shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
VGK1371030
NJ615526

In net

Robin Lehner23/26 SV, .885
Mackenzie Blackwood25/29 SV, .862
Team123T
VGK1135
NJ1023

Who won: Golden Knights 5-3

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Prudential Center. The Golden Knights lead the series 1-0. William Karlsson led the Golden Knights in goals (1). Tomas Tatar led the Devils in goals (1).

Player of the game

Jonathan Marchessault

VGK · 1 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

51%
VGK · 3.22 xG
49%
NJ · 3.25 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:15Yegor Sharangovich

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    Y. Sharangovich

  3. P3 0:15Robin Lehner

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    R. Lehner · 23 SV

  4. P3 0:40Jesper Bratt

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    J. Bratt

  5. P3 0:50Dougie Hamilton

    Missed the net

    Missed

    D. Hamilton · 1 A

  6. GOALP3 1:07
    Jonathan Marchessault

    Goal!

    J. Marchessault · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    VGK 5 - 3 NJ
  7. P3 1:33Ty Smith

    Missed the net

    Missed

    T. Smith · 1 A

  8. P3 2:20Chandler Stephenson

    Face off

    Face Off

  9. P3 2:29Jimmy Vesey

    Big hit on Z. Whitecloud

    Hit

    J. Vesey · 1 G

  10. P3 4:10Nicolas Hague

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    N. Hague

  11. P3 4:29Max Pacioretty

    Shot blocked by D. Severson

    Blocked

    M. Pacioretty

  12. P3 5:43Dougie Hamilton
    TO

    Giveaway

    D. Hamilton · 1 A

  13. GOALP3 7:31
    Jimmy Vesey

    Goal!

    J. Vesey · 1 G

    Goal

    VGK 4 - 3 NJ
  14. P3 7:42Jimmy Vesey
    TO

    Takeaway

    J. Vesey · 1 G

  15. P3 8:07Nicolas Roy

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    N. Roy · 1 G

  16. P3 8:08Alex Pietrangelo

    Shot blocked by M. Studenic

    Blocked

    A. Pietrangelo · 1 A

  17. P3 9:05Jimmy Vesey

    Missed the net

    Missed

    J. Vesey · 1 G

  18. P3 9:18Nathan Bastian

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    N. Bastian

  19. P3 9:18Zach Whitecloud

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    Z. Whitecloud

  20. GOALP3 9:57
    Tomas Tatar

    Goal!

    T. Tatar · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    VGK 4 - 2 NJ
  21. P3 10:17Tomas Tatar

    Shot blocked by Z. Whitecloud

    Blocked

    T. Tatar · 1 G, 1 A

  22. P3 10:29Tomas Tatar

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    T. Tatar · 1 G, 1 A

  23. P3 10:29Andreas Johnsson

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    A. Johnsson

  24. P3 11:06Dougie Hamilton

    Missed the net

    Missed

    D. Hamilton · 1 A

  25. P3 11:30Dylan Coghlan

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    D. Coghlan · 1 G, 1 A

Leaders

VGKNJ
Goals
William Karlsson
1
Tomas Tatar
1
Assists
Reilly Smith
2
Tomas Tatar
1
Points
William Karlsson
2
Tomas Tatar
2

Season seriesVGK leads series 1-0

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