Golden Knights beat Blackhawks 5–4 | HabsMetrics

Final

VGK · Away

5

CHI · Home

4

Friday, January 5, 2018 · United Center

Game analysis

Golden Knights beat Blackhawks 5–4

R. Smith scored the game-winner at 13:53 of the third.
A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
M. Subban stopped 28 of 32 shots (.875) for the win.
The Golden Knights controlled play, outshooting the Blackhawks 43–32.
R. Smith led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Three stars

1st star
R. Smith
VGK · 1G 2A
2nd star
V. Hinostroza
CHI · 1G 2A
3rd star
J. Toews
CHI · 1G 1A

Scoring summary

1st

4:44VGKA. TuchAssists: W. Karlsson, J. Marchessault1–0
15:49VGKJ. MarchessaultAssists: R. Smith, N. Schmidt2–0
18:01CHIV. HinostrozaAssists: B. Saad, J. Toews2–1

2nd

5:54VGKW. KarlssonAssists: R. Smith, N. Schmidt3–1
7:53CHIP. SharpAssists: R. Panik, G. Forsling3–2
19:07CHIN. SchmaltzAssists: V. Hinostroza, B. Saad3–3

3rd

0:30CHIJ. ToewsAssists: V. Hinostroza, D. Keith3–4
5:33VGKC. EakinAssists: D. Perron4–4
13:53VGKR. Smith5–4

Team stats

Team stats comparison
VGK	Stat	CHI
43	Shots	32
44.6%	Faceoff %	55.4%
0/2	Power Play	0/2
9	PIM	9
33	Hits	28
13	Blocked	4
4	Giveaways	4
8	Takeaways	9

Golden Knights at Blackhawks recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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