Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
· T-Mobile Arena, Paradise · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars 4–2 on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Dallas Stars |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Dallas Stars |
8 |
7 |
9 |
24 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
8 |
14 |
6 |
28 |
Three stars
- W. Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
- R. Carpenter, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
- N. Schmidt, Vegas Golden Knights (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:29 |
Dallas Stars |
Martin Hanzal (1) |
Miro Heiskanen (9), Esa Lindell (8) |
Power play |
DAL 1, VGK 0 |
| 1st |
16:12 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ryan Carpenter (1) |
Oscar Lindberg (3), Brayden McNabb (4) |
Even strength |
DAL 1, VGK 1 |
| 2nd |
11:48 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Karlsson (10) |
Nate Schmidt (3), Shea Theodore (14) |
Even strength |
DAL 1, VGK 2 |
| 2nd |
18:17 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Tuch (10) |
Max Pacioretty (8), Colin Miller (11) |
Even strength |
DAL 1, VGK 3 |
| 3rd |
08:33 |
Dallas Stars |
Esa Lindell (5) |
Jason Spezza (12), Miro Heiskanen (10) |
Power play |
DAL 2, VGK 3 |
| 3rd |
19:32 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (6) |
Colin Miller (12) |
Power play, Empty net |
DAL 2, VGK 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
| Stat |
Dallas Stars |
Vegas Golden Knights |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
28 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
8 |
| Hits |
31 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
12 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/60 (50%) |
30/60 (50%) |
Box score
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 11 M. Hanzal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
46.2% |
13:44 |
| Number 12 R. Faksa |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:09 |
| Number 13 M. Janmark |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:37 |
| Number 14 J. Benn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
17:48 |
| Number 15 B. Comeau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:08 |
| Number 16 J. Dickinson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:11 |
| Number 17 D. Shore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 18 T. Pitlick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:46 |
| Number 25 B. Ritchie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:54 |
| Number 47 A. Radulov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:28 |
| Number 90 J. Spezza |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:17 |
| Number 91 T. Seguin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
21:06 |
| Number 4 M. Heiskanen |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 23 E. Lindell |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:37 |
| Number 39 J. Hanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:28 |
| Number 42 T. Fedun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 44 G. Bayreuther |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:20 |
| Number 45 R. Polak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:20 |
Dallas Stars goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 B. Bishop |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
59:27 |
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 19 R. Smith |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 21 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:00 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:27 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:02 |
| Number 40 R. Carpenter |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:13 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
11:38 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
18:52 |
| Number 75 R. Reaves |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:23 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:21 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:34 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
12:41 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:00 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 22 N. Holden |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:12 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
24 |
22 |
2 |
.917 |
59:51 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:57 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
10:12 |
Dallas Stars |
Martin Hanzal |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:45 |
Dallas Stars |
Martin Hanzal |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:08 |
Dallas Stars |
Brett Ritchie |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:43 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brayden McNabb |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:10 |
Dallas Stars |
Brett Ritchie |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:16 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Shea Theodore |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 3rd |
18:53 |
Dallas Stars |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
Game information
- Dallas Stars head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Francois St-Laurent
- Linesmen
- Libor Suchanek, Bryan Pancich
- Dallas Stars scratches
- Valeri Nichushkin, Julius Honka
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Jon Merrill, Brad Hunt, Reid Duke
Other NHL games on Dec 9
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 9, 2018
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Vancouver Canucks
6
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Dec 9, 2018
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at Winnipeg Jets
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Dec 9, 2018
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Ottawa Senators
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Dec 9, 2018
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Chicago Blackhawks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 9, 2018
|
 New Jersey Devils
5
 at Anaheim Ducks
6
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 9, 2018
|
 Calgary Flames
0
 at Edmonton Oilers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 9, 2018
|
Sources and further reading
Dallas Stars 
at Vegas Golden Knights