Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames
· Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 5–3 on Sunday, March 8, 2020 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| Calgary Flames |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
9 |
13 |
10 |
32 |
| Calgary Flames |
11 |
6 |
5 |
22 |
Three stars
- N. Holden, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Lucic, Calgary Flames (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:24 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tomas Nosek (8) |
Ryan Reaves (7), Nick Holden (8) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, CGY 0 |
| 1st |
11:49 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nick Holden (6) |
Nick Cousins (15), Brandon Pirri (2) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, CGY 0 |
| 2nd |
03:39 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Max Pacioretty (32) |
William Karlsson (30), Paul Stastny (21) |
Power play |
VGK 3, CGY 0 |
| 2nd |
08:23 |
Calgary Flames |
Milan Lucic (8) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
VGK 3, CGY 1 |
| 2nd |
16:32 |
Calgary Flames |
Dillon Dube (6) |
Mikael Backlund (29), Milan Lucic (12) |
Power play |
VGK 3, CGY 2 |
| 3rd |
17:00 |
Calgary Flames |
Matthew Tkachuk (23) |
Andrew Mangiapane (15), Erik Gustafsson (23) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, CGY 3 |
| 3rd |
18:50 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Shea Theodore (12) |
Alec Martinez (12), Chandler Stephenson (15) |
Even strength |
VGK 4, CGY 3 |
| 3rd |
19:42 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault (21) |
Reilly Smith (26), William Karlsson (31) |
Even strength, Empty net |
VGK 5, CGY 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Calgary Flames |
| Shots on goal |
32 |
22 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
2 |
| Hits |
9 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
26 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/61 (50.8%) |
30/61 (49.2%) |
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 10 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
40% |
16:05 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 20 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
16:02 |
| Number 21 N. Cousins |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 26 P. Stastny |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:58 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
08:46 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:28 |
| Number 73 B. Pirri |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:32 |
| Number 75 R. Reaves |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:15 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:23 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
11:20 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:13 |
| Number 22 N. Holden |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:05 |
| Number 23 A. Martinez |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:00 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:47 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:44 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 90 R. Lehner |
22 |
19 |
3 |
.864 |
60:00 |
Win |
Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames 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 10 D. Ryan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:20 |
| Number 11 M. Backlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
17:27 |
| Number 13 J. Gaudreau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
16:51 |
| Number 19 M. Tkachuk |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
52.4% |
20:11 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:21 |
| Number 29 D. Dube |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 36 Z. Rinaldo |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:45 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:56 |
| Number 88 A. Mangiapane |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:37 |
| Number 93 S. Bennett |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
08:12 |
| Number 4 R. Andersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:59 |
| Number 5 M. Giordano |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
25:48 |
| Number 7 T. Brodie |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
23:59 |
| Number 20 D. Forbort |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:10 |
| Number 55 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:00 |
| Number 56 E. Gustafsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:32 |
Calgary Flames goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 D. Rittich |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
59:29 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
02:42 |
Calgary Flames |
Mark Giordano |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:00 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alec Martinez |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Peter DeBoer
- Calgary Flames head coach
- Geoff Ward
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Dan O'Rourke
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Brian Mach
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Deryk Engelland, Jon Merrill, Mark Stone
- Calgary Flames scratches
- Michael Stone, Tobias Rieder, Oliver Kylington
Other NHL games on Mar 8
Other NHL games on Sunday, March 8, 2020
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
6
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Chicago Blackhawks
0
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 Minnesota Wild
5
 at Anaheim Ducks
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
Sources and further reading
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