National Hockey League

FINAL
Winnipeg Jets 3
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Vegas Golden Knights 4
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WPG1113
VGK2024
T-Mobile Arena · 18,044 att.

Match Report

Howden and Barbashev score twice as the Golden Knights beat NHL-leading Jets 4-3

— Brett Howden's second goal of the game late in third period proved to be the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

WPG VGK
12
Blocked Shots
8
22
Hits
17
7
Takeaways
4
25
Shots
30
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
15
Faceoffs Won
33
31.3
Faceoff Win Percent
68.8
18
Giveaways
14
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

WPG

  • Eric Comrie G GA 4 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Morgan Barron C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Gabriel Vilardi C BS 3 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Vladislav Namestnikov C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

VGK

  • Adin Hill G GA 3 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • William Karlsson C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jack Eichel C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Tomas Hertl C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

Head to Head

VGK leads series 1-0

Injuries

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Carter Hart Day-To-Day
  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Winnipeg Jets

  • Vladislav Namestnikov Injured Reserve
  • Nick Bjugstad Injured Reserve
  • Josh Morrissey Injured Reserve
  • Garrett Brown Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:37 3-4

    Mark Scheifele Snap Shot Wide Right

    Mark Scheifele 3rd
  2. Missed 19:15 3-4

    Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Jack Eichel 3rd
  3. Missed 18:47 3-4

    Dylan Coghlan Slap Shot Wide Right

    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  4. Missed 18:16 3-4

    Josh Morrissey Slap Shot Wide Left

    Josh Morrissey 3rd
  5. Penalty 17:16 3-4

    Brayden McNabb Tripping against Mark Scheifele

    Brayden McNabb 3rd
  6. Goal 15:55 3-4

    Brett Howden Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: William Karlsson (7), Shea Theodore (17)

    Brett Howden 3rd
  7. Missed 15:18 3-3

    Nino Niederreiter Slap Shot Wide Left

    Nino Niederreiter 3rd
  8. Missed 15:15 3-3

    Dylan Coghlan Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  9. Missed 13:46 3-3

    Neal Pionk Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Neal Pionk 3rd
  10. Goal 8:55 3-3

    Neal Pionk Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Haydn Fleury (2), Kyle Connor (16)

    Neal Pionk 3rd
  11. Missed 7:21 2-3

    Josh Morrissey Slap Shot Wide Right

    Josh Morrissey 3rd
  12. Goal 4:43 2-3

    Ivan Barbashev Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (28), Pavel Dorofeyev (5)

    Ivan Barbashev 3rd
  13. Missed 3:27 2-2

    Morgan Barron Tip-In High and Wide Right

    Morgan Barron 3rd
  14. Missed 2:19 2-2

    Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  15. Missed 0:47 2-2

    Haydn Fleury Slap Shot Wide Right

    Haydn Fleury 3rd
  16. Missed 0:31 2-2

    Adam Lowry Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Adam Lowry 3rd
  17. Missed 18:29 2-2

    Vladislav Namestnikov Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Vladislav Namestnikov 2nd
  18. Missed 15:10 2-2

    Logan Stanley Slap Shot Short

    Logan Stanley 2nd
  19. Missed 14:38 2-2

    Brett Howden Snap Shot Wide Left

    Brett Howden 2nd
  20. Goal 14:28 2-2

    Cole Perfetti Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Morrissey (20), Vladislav Namestnikov (9)

    Cole Perfetti 2nd
  21. Missed 12:26 1-2

    Mark Scheifele Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Mark Scheifele 2nd
  22. Missed 11:40 1-2

    William Karlsson Backhand Wide Right

    William Karlsson 2nd
  23. Missed 10:33 1-2

    Alex Iafallo Tip-In Wide Right

    Alex Iafallo 2nd
  24. Missed 9:51 1-2

    Shea Theodore Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Shea Theodore 2nd
  25. Missed 9:15 1-2

    Kyle Connor Wrist Shot Hit Left Post

    Kyle Connor 2nd
  26. Missed 8:45 1-2

    Adam Lowry Snap Shot Wide Right

    Adam Lowry 2nd
  27. Penalty 6:27 1-2

    Callahan Burke Tripping against Gabriel Vilardi

    Callahan Burke 2nd
  28. Missed 5:43 1-2

    Neal Pionk Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Neal Pionk 2nd
  29. Goal 19:44 1-2

    Ivan Barbashev Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (4), Jack Eichel (27)

    Ivan Barbashev 1st
  30. Goal 18:13 1-1

    Brett Howden Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none

    Brett Howden 1st
  31. Missed 17:45 1-0

    Dylan Coghlan Slap Shot Above Crossbar

    Dylan Coghlan 1st
  32. Penalty 15:20 1-0

    Brett Howden Holding against Dylan DeMelo

    Brett Howden 1st
  33. Missed 15:15 1-0

    Mark Scheifele Snap Shot Wide Left

    Mark Scheifele 1st
  34. Missed 12:48 1-0

    Keegan Kolesar Wrist Shot Wide Left

    Keegan Kolesar 1st
  35. Missed 9:30 1-0

    Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot Wide Right

    Pavel Dorofeyev 1st
  36. Penalty 9:03 1-0

    Kyle Connor Hooking against Jack Eichel

    Kyle Connor 1st
  37. Missed 7:57 1-0

    Dylan Coghlan Slap Shot Wide Right

    Dylan Coghlan 1st
  38. Missed 7:38 1-0

    William Karlsson Tip-In Wide Left

    William Karlsson 1st
  39. Goal 6:57 1-0

    Cole Perfetti Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Josh Morrissey (19), Nikolaj Ehlers (16)

    Cole Perfetti 1st
  40. Missed 6:43 0-0

    Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Pavel Dorofeyev 1st
  41. Missed 3:02 0-0

    Shea Theodore Slap Shot Wide Right

    Shea Theodore 1st
  42. Penalty 2:36 0-0

    Kyle Connor Holding against Jack Eichel

    Kyle Connor 1st
  43. Missed 0:08 0-0

    William Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Left

    William Karlsson 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-4

    Game End

    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-4

    End of 3rd Period

    3rd
  3. Blocked 19:48 3-4

    Jack Eichel shot blocked by Mark Scheifele

    Jack Eichel 3rd
  4. Shot 19:45 3-4

    Gabriel Vilardi Tip-In saved by Adin Hill

    Gabriel Vilardi 3rd
  5. Missed 19:37 3-4

    Mark Scheifele Snap Shot Wide Right

    Mark Scheifele 3rd
  6. Shot 19:32 3-4

    Cole Perfetti Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill

    Cole Perfetti 3rd
  7. Missed 19:15 3-4

    Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Jack Eichel 3rd
  8. Giveaway 19:14 3-4

    Giveaway by Neal Pionk

    Neal Pionk 3rd
  9. Shot 19:02 3-4

    Vladislav Namestnikov Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill

    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  10. Missed 18:47 3-4

    Dylan Coghlan Slap Shot Wide Right

    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  11. Missed 18:16 3-4

    Josh Morrissey Slap Shot Wide Left

    Josh Morrissey 3rd
  12. Giveaway 17:59 3-4

    Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo

    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  13. Face Off 17:16 3-4

    William Karlsson faceoff won against Gabriel Vilardi

    William Karlsson 3rd
  14. Stoppage 17:16 3-4

    Timeout - Visitor

    3rd
  15. Penalty 17:16 3-4

    Brayden McNabb Tripping against Mark Scheifele

    Brayden McNabb 3rd
  16. Shot 16:43 3-4

    Mark Scheifele Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill

    Mark Scheifele 3rd
  17. Takeaway 16:42 3-4

    Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo

    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  18. Face Off 16:33 3-4

    Gabriel Vilardi faceoff won against Jack Eichel

    Gabriel Vilardi 3rd
  19. Stoppage 16:33 3-4

    Goalie Stopped

    3rd
  20. Blocked 16:29 3-4

    Shea Theodore shot blocked by Alex Iafallo

    Shea Theodore 3rd
  21. Hit 16:01 3-4

    Dylan DeMelo hit Brett Howden

    Dylan DeMelo 3rd
  22. Face Off 15:55 3-4

    William Karlsson faceoff won against Vladislav Namestnikov

    William Karlsson 3rd
  23. Goal 15:55 3-4

    Brett Howden Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: William Karlsson (7), Shea Theodore (17)

    Brett Howden 3rd
  24. Giveaway 15:36 3-3

    Giveaway by Tanner Pearson

    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  25. Giveaway 15:29 3-3

    Giveaway by Dylan Coghlan

    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  26. Missed 15:18 3-3

    Nino Niederreiter Slap Shot Wide Left

    Nino Niederreiter 3rd
  27. Missed 15:15 3-3

    Dylan Coghlan Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  28. Face Off 15:00 3-3

    Adam Lowry faceoff won against Cole Schwindt

    Adam Lowry 3rd
  29. Stoppage 15:00 3-3

    Goalie Stopped

    3rd
  30. Shot 14:57 3-3

    Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie

    Pavel Dorofeyev 3rd
  31. Missed 13:46 3-3

    Neal Pionk Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Neal Pionk 3rd
  32. Face Off 13:12 3-3

    Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Rasmus Kupari

    Tomas Hertl 3rd
  33. Stoppage 13:12 3-3

    Icing

    3rd
  34. Face Off 13:04 3-3

    Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Rasmus Kupari

    Tomas Hertl 3rd
  35. Stoppage 13:04 3-3

    Puck in Netting

    3rd
  36. Shot 13:01 3-3

    Nicolas Hague Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie

    Nicolas Hague 3rd
  37. Blocked 12:21 3-3

    Shea Theodore shot blocked by Dylan DeMelo

    Shea Theodore 3rd
  38. Giveaway 12:12 3-3

    Giveaway by Logan Stanley

    Logan Stanley 3rd
  39. Giveaway 11:21 3-3

    Giveaway by Mark Scheifele

    Mark Scheifele 3rd
  40. Blocked 11:01 3-3

    Kyle Connor shot blocked by Noah Hanifin

    Kyle Connor 3rd

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