Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights
· T-Mobile Arena, Paradise · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 5–2 on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Florida Panthers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Florida Panthers |
9 |
7 |
2 |
18 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
11 |
9 |
20 |
40 |
Three stars
- J. Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
- C. Miller, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- E. Haula, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:58 |
Florida Panthers |
Radim Vrbata (4) |
Denis Malgin (1), Nick Bjugstad (8) |
Power play |
FLA 1, VGK 0 |
| 1st |
05:13 |
Florida Panthers |
Mike Matheson (2) |
Evgenii Dadonov (12), Vincent Trocheck (20) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, VGK 0 |
| 1st |
06:39 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nate Schmidt (2) |
Reilly Smith (15), William Karlsson (12) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, VGK 1 |
| 1st |
17:20 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Colin Miller (5) |
Jonathan Marchessault (17), James Neal (10) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, VGK 2 |
| 3rd |
11:40 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Erik Haula (12) |
Jonathan Marchessault (18), Colin Miller (14) |
Even strength |
FLA 2, VGK 3 |
| 3rd |
17:50 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault (11) |
Reilly Smith (16), Brayden McNabb (5) |
Even strength, Empty net |
FLA 2, VGK 4 |
| 3rd |
19:32 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
James Neal (16) |
Shea Theodore (5) |
Even strength, Empty net |
FLA 2, VGK 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights
| Stat |
Florida Panthers |
Vegas Golden Knights |
| Shots on goal |
18 |
40 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
13 |
12 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
14 |
18 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/69 (43.5%) |
39/69 (56.5%) |
Box score
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers 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 7 C. Sceviour |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:05 |
| Number 11 J. Huberdeau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:03 |
| Number 16 A. Barkov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
23:10 |
| Number 17 D. MacKenzie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
09:48 |
| Number 18 M. Haley |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:00 |
| Number 21 V. Trocheck |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
45% |
21:30 |
| Number 27 N. Bjugstad |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 62 D. Malgin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:04 |
| Number 63 E. Dadonov |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 71 R. Vrbata |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:55 |
| Number 88 J. McGinn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 90 J. McCann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
11:25 |
| Number 3 K. Yandle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:10 |
| Number 5 A. Ekblad |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:01 |
| Number 6 A. Petrovic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:03 |
| Number 12 I. McCoshen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:03 |
| Number 13 M. Pysyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:43 |
| Number 19 M. Matheson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:45 |
Florida Panthers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Reimer |
38 |
35 |
3 |
.921 |
59:23 |
Loss |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:06 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:55 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:03 |
| Number 21 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
13:14 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:08 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
11:42 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
77.8% |
18:04 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
16:42 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
18:40 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
70% |
19:33 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:23 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:05 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:30 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:48 |
| Number 15 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:48 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:16 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Subban |
18 |
16 |
2 |
.889 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:35 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
David Perron |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
13:55 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Colin Miller |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:31 |
Florida Panthers |
Micheal Haley |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:13 |
Florida Panthers |
Aaron Ekblad |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:32 |
Florida Panthers |
Mike Matheson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:51 |
Florida Panthers |
Vincent Trocheck |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:54 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Colin Miller |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Florida Panthers head coach
- Bob Boughner
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Gord Dwyer
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
- Florida Panthers scratches
- Connor Brickley, MacKenzie Weegar
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Luca Sbisa, Brad Hunt, Ryan Carpenter
Other NHL games on Dec 17
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 17, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 St. Louis Blues
0
 at Winnipeg Jets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Dec 17, 2017
|
 Minnesota Wild
1
 at Chicago Blackhawks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 17, 2017
|
 Calgary Flames
6
 at Vancouver Canucks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Dec 17, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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