Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights

Thursday, December 6, 2018, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Chicago Blackhawks	3	36-34-12
at Vegas Golden Knights	4	43-32-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	0	2	1	3
Vegas Golden Knights	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	10	17	8	35
Vegas Golden Knights	15	11	10	36

Three stars

R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Engelland, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:28	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (5)	Max Pacioretty (6), Jonathan Marchessault (12)	Power play	CHI 0, VGK 1
1st	08:14	Vegas Golden Knights	Deryk Engelland (1)	Reilly Smith (14), William Karlsson (13)	Even strength	CHI 0, VGK 2
2nd	04:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews (13)	David Kampf (6), Duncan Keith (11)	Even strength	CHI 1, VGK 2
2nd	16:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Dylan Strome (6)	Patrick Kane (19), Duncan Keith (12)	Even strength	CHI 2, VGK 2
3rd	07:14	Chicago Blackhawks	Artem Anisimov (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	CHI 3, VGK 2
3rd	07:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault (11)	Reilly Smith (15), Shea Theodore (13)	Even strength	CHI 3, VGK 3
3rd	08:07	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Tuch (9)	Max Pacioretty (7)	Even strength	CHI 3, VGK 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Chicago Blackhawks	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	35	36
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	22	20
Blocked shots	11	22
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	14	17
Faceoffs won	36/59 (61%)	23/59 (39%)

Box score

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Perlini	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		05:26
Number 12 A. DeBrincat	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		18:48
Number 15 A. Anisimov	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	0	0	66.7%	18:10
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25%	08:50
Number 17 D. Strome	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	55.6%	19:14
Number 19 J. Toews	C	1	0	1	-1	0	7	2	1	0	69.6%	19:19
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		17:45
Number 24 D. Kahun	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0	100%	16:58
Number 29 A. Martinsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0		08:21
Number 40 J. Hayden	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		13:22
Number 64 D. Kampf	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0	100%	13:07
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		27:49
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	2	2	+1	0	4	0	1	0		25:11
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		18:55
Number 23 B. Manning	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		14:34
Number 28 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	2	0		12:37
Number 44 J. Rutta	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:05
Number 56 E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		26:05

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Crawford	36	32	4	.889	57:15	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 R. Smith	R	1	2	3	+2	0	5	0	1	1		17:30
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	0	42.9%	16:44
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:58
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	1	0		08:55
Number 40 R. Carpenter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	16.7%	14:16
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	16:22
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	2	2	-1	0	2	0	1	0		15:09
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	17:51
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	100%	11:49
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	1	0	28.6%	17:13
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	1	0		15:01
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	3	0	60%	12:44
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	0		24:37
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	3	0		23:16
Number 6 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		13:35
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:30
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0		18:37
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		23:10

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	35	32	3	.914	59:43	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:19	Chicago Blackhawks	Artem Anisimov	Tripping	2
1st	12:33	Vegas Golden Knights	Colin Miller	Slashing	2
1st	15:13	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Tripping	2
2nd	04:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore	Tripping	2
2nd	04:45	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook	Tripping	2
2nd	08:35	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek	Tripping	2

Game information

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Jeremy Colliton
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Matt MacPherson
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Chris Kunitz, Gustav Forsling, Alexandre Fortin
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Jon Merrill, Brad Hunt, Reid Duke

2018-2019 season series

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 8 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Nov 27, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Jan 12, 2019

Other NHL games on Dec 6

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 6, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Minnesota Wild 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Washington Capitals 4 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 6, 2018
New Jersey Devils 6 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 6, 2018

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