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FINALUnited Center · Dec 16
Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Golden Knights beat Blackhawks 4–1
- R. Smith scored the game-winner shorthanded at 3:56 of the second.
- The Golden Knights scored first and led the rest of the way.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- L. Thompson stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960) for the win.
- Power play: VGK 1/1, CHI 0/2.
- R. Smith led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starR. Smith
VGK · 2G 0A
- 2nd starW. Karlsson
VGK · 0G 2A
- 3rd starJ. Marchessault
VGK · 0G 2A
Scoring summary
1st
- 14:41VGKC. StephensonPPAssists: M. Stone, J. Marchessault1–0
2nd
- 3:56VGKR. SmithSHAssists: W. Karlsson2–0
3rd
- 8:08VGKP. KesselAssists: D. Miromanov, W. Karlsson3–0
- 16:06CHIT. RaddyshAssists: J. Toews, S. Jones3–1
- 19:30VGKR. SmithENAssists: J. Marchessault, B. Pachal4–1
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
VGKCHI
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 20 | 23 |
| Blocked | 16 | 10 |
| Power Play | 1/1 | 0/2 |
| Faceoff % | 45.7 | 54.3 |
| Corsi % | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| xG | 3.58 | 1.92 |
| Giveaways | 7 | 16 |
| Takeaways | 5 | 3 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 24:42 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:40 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:34 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:44 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:34 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:24 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:02 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 21:05 | |
| -- | -- | 31/35 | -- | .886 | 58:36 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 15:30 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 15:39 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:50 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:53 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:25 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:07 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:37 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:51 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:16 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | |
| -- | -- | 29/30 | -- | .967 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 24/25 | -- | .960 | 00:00 |
Lineups
VGK
Lineup not available yet.
CHI
Lineup not available yet.
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice