Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
· American Airlines Center, Dallas · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars 5–3 on Saturday, December 9, 2017 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
| Dallas Stars |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
14 |
15 |
10 |
39 |
| Dallas Stars |
15 |
8 |
16 |
39 |
Three stars
- D. Perron, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
- J. Spezza, Dallas Stars (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:13 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Tuch (7) |
Brendan Leipsic (9), Cody Eakin (9) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, DAL 0 |
| 1st |
14:28 |
Dallas Stars |
Tyler Pitlick (3) |
Antoine Roussel (6), Radek Faksa (7) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, DAL 1 |
| 2nd |
04:58 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
David Perron (7) |
James Neal (9) |
Power play |
VGK 2, DAL 1 |
| 2nd |
05:25 |
Dallas Stars |
Jason Spezza (5) |
Mattias Janmark (8), John Klingberg (21) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, DAL 2 |
| 2nd |
06:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (8) |
Jonathan Marchessault (16) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, DAL 2 |
| 2nd |
08:35 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brayden McNabb (2) |
Brendan Leipsic (10), Cody Eakin (10) |
Even strength |
VGK 4, DAL 2 |
| 3rd |
04:16 |
Dallas Stars |
Jamie Benn (12) |
Tyler Seguin (14), Esa Lindell (7) |
Even strength |
VGK 4, DAL 3 |
| 3rd |
19:17 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Erik Haula (11) |
David Perron (15) |
Even strength, Empty net |
VGK 5, DAL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Dallas Stars |
| Shots on goal |
39 |
39 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
29 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
25 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/64 (51.6%) |
31/64 (48.4%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 B. Leipsic |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:48 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 21 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
10:36 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:20 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
13:01 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
18:19 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
75% |
17:12 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
19:24 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
40% |
16:28 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
11:15 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:49 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
|
19:02 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:42 |
| Number 47 L. Sbisa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:10 |
| Number 77 B. Hunt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:19 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 M. Lagace |
39 |
36 |
3 |
.923 |
60:00 |
Win |
Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 R. Faksa |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
38.5% |
15:30 |
| Number 13 M. Janmark |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:16 |
| Number 14 J. Benn |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
20:08 |
| Number 17 D. Shore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
| Number 18 T. Pitlick |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:48 |
| Number 21 A. Roussel |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:27 |
| Number 25 B. Ritchie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:45 |
| Number 40 R. Elie |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:22 |
| Number 46 G. Smith |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
09:51 |
| Number 47 A. Radulov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:36 |
| Number 90 J. Spezza |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.6% |
15:36 |
| Number 91 T. Seguin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
20:53 |
| Number 2 D. Hamhuis |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 3 J. Klingberg |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:09 |
| Number 5 J. Oleksiak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 23 E. Lindell |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:58 |
| Number 28 S. Johns |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 29 G. Pateryn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:22 |
Dallas Stars goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 B. Bishop |
38 |
34 |
4 |
.895 |
58:31 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:25 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brendan Leipsic |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
19:06 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:14 |
Dallas Stars |
John Klingberg |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:44 |
Dallas Stars |
Stephen Johns |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:53 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brayden McNabb |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- Dallas Stars head coach
- Ken Hitchcock
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Devin Berg
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Jon Merrill, Stefan Matteau, Shea Theodore
- Dallas Stars scratches
- Julius Honka
Other NHL games on Dec 9
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 9, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 St. Louis Blues
6
 at Detroit Red Wings
1
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 Edmonton Oilers
6
 at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 Winnipeg Jets
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 Colorado Avalanche
7
 at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 New Jersey Devils
2
 at New York Rangers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 Arizona Coyotes
0
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 Vancouver Canucks
2
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 Ottawa Senators
0
 at San Jose Sharks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at Los Angeles Kings
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 9, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
Vegas Golden Knights 
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