Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes
· Gila River Arena, Glendale · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Arizona Coyotes 5–1 on Sunday, December 30, 2018 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| Arizona Coyotes |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
15 |
8 |
14 |
37 |
| Arizona Coyotes |
9 |
8 |
13 |
30 |
Three stars
- P. Stastny, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- B. Pirri, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Galchenyuk, Arizona Coyotes (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:35 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Paul Stastny (5) |
Brandon Pirri (2), Alex Tuch (17) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, ARI 0 |
| 2nd |
16:03 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (9) |
Brad Hunt (4), Jonathan Marchessault (17) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, ARI 0 |
| 2nd |
16:57 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Alex Galchenyuk (6) |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (17), Clayton Keller (21) |
Power play |
VGK 2, ARI 1 |
| 3rd |
04:21 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Cody Eakin (12) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
VGK 3, ARI 1 |
| 3rd |
06:58 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brandon Pirri (5) |
Brayden McNabb (8), Paul Stastny (4) |
Even strength |
VGK 4, ARI 1 |
| 3rd |
11:44 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ryan Carpenter (2) |
Nick Holden (10) |
Shorthanded |
VGK 5, ARI 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Arizona Coyotes |
| Shots on goal |
37 |
30 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
6 |
| Hits |
28 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
38/63 (60.3%) |
25/63 (39.7%) |
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 19 R. Smith |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:03 |
| Number 21 C. Eakin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
15:40 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:07 |
| Number 26 P. Stastny |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
77.8% |
17:58 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:59 |
| Number 40 R. Carpenter |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
83.3% |
13:45 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
13:07 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69.2% |
18:39 |
| Number 73 B. Pirri |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 75 R. Reaves |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:10 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:42 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:14 |
| Number 22 N. Holden |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:07 |
| Number 77 B. Hunt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:07 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
30 |
29 |
1 |
.967 |
60:00 |
Win |
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes 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 8 N. Schmaltz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
16:39 |
| Number 9 C. Keller |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 13 V. Hinostroza |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:52 |
| Number 14 R. Panik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 17 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
14:04 |
| Number 21 D. Stepan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
43.3% |
21:03 |
| Number 25 N. Cousins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:37 |
| Number 29 M. Kempe |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
14:12 |
| Number 36 C. Fischer |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:23 |
| Number 45 J. Archibald |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:53 |
| Number 67 L. Crouse |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 83 C. Garland |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:36 |
| Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:59 |
| Number 33 A. Goligoski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:42 |
| Number 44 K. Connauton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 46 I. Lyubushkin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
Arizona Coyotes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Kuemper |
37 |
32 |
5 |
.865 |
59:55 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:31 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Alex Galchenyuk |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:11 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Darcy Kuemper |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:25 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Carrier |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:29 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Josh Archibald |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:15 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Tuch |
Illegal check to head |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:48 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Paul Stastny |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:15 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:18 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brandon Pirri |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:51 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ryan Reaves |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- Arizona Coyotes head coach
- Rick Tocchet
- Referees
- Brad Meier, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Travis Gawryletz
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Jon Merrill, Valentin Zykov, Tomas Nosek
- Arizona Coyotes scratches
- Brad Richardson, Calvin Pickard, Jordan Oesterle
2018-2019 season series
Every Vegas Golden Knights and Arizona Coyotes game in the 2018-2019 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Vegas Golden Knights
3
 at Arizona Coyotes
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes, Wed, Nov 21, 2018
|
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Vegas Golden Knights
5
at Arizona Coyotes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes, Sun, Dec 30, 2018
|
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Arizona Coyotes
5
at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Feb 12, 2019
|
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Arizona Coyotes
4
at Vegas Golden Knights
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Apr 4, 2019
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