Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights

Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 3:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 5–2 on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at home.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Anaheim Ducks	2	29-33-9
at Vegas Golden Knights	5	39-24-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	1	0	1	2
Vegas Golden Knights	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	5	12	11	28
Vegas Golden Knights	22	11	10	43

Three stars

R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:13	Anaheim Ducks	Korbinian Holzer (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	ANA 1, VGK 0
1st	14:36	Vegas Golden Knights	Mark Stone (16)	Max Pacioretty (25)	Even strength	ANA 1, VGK 1
1st	19:40	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Tuch (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	ANA 1, VGK 2
2nd	17:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	ANA 1, VGK 3
3rd	10:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault (14)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	ANA 1, VGK 4
3rd	14:34	Anaheim Ducks	Jakob Silfverberg (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	ANA 2, VGK 4
3rd	18:06	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault (15)	Nate Schmidt (13), Reilly Smith (18)	Even strength, Empty net	ANA 2, VGK 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Anaheim Ducks	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	28	43
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	7	9
Hits	39	35
Blocked shots	13	11
Giveaways	4	2
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	26/53 (49.1%)	27/53 (50.9%)

Box score

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 A. Henrique	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	80%	15:39
Number 15 R. Getzlaf	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	1	1	41.7%	18:07
Number 20 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	1		13:23
Number 24 C. Rowney	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1		14:32
Number 25 O. Kase	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	1		17:30
Number 29 D. Shore	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0	50%	13:43
Number 33 J. Silfverberg	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	5	1		16:36
Number 34 S. Steel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	46.7%	16:00
Number 39 S. Carrick	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50%	13:46
Number 48 I. Lundestrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	54.5%	14:35
Number 49 M. Jones	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0		15:12
Number 53 M. Comtois	L	0	0	0	+1	5	0	5	1		15:06
Number 4 C. Fowler	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:04
Number 5 K. Holzer	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	2		16:17
Number 6 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	7	0		21:41
Number 32 J. Larsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		15:38
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		17:57
Number 47 H. Lindholm	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	3	0		21:39

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 J. Gibson	42	38	4	.905	58:35	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 C. Glass	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	100%	11:45
Number 19 R. Smith	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		17:03
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	1	28.6%	20:15
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	70%	13:09
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		10:43
Number 61 M. Stone	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	2		19:18
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0		18:38
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	15:18
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		11:41
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	2	0	2	+3	0	8	1	0	33.3%	14:11
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		13:56
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	66.7%	12:05
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		19:01
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	4		18:04
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		18:12
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1		20:34
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	+1	5	4	1	0		22:19
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0		19:49

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	28	26	2	.929	59:59	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	17:36	Anaheim Ducks	Adam Henrique	Slashing	2
3rd	03:38	Vegas Golden Knights	Deryk Engelland	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	10:55	Anaheim Ducks	Josh Manson	Ps slash on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
3rd	12:31	Vegas Golden Knights	Mark Stone	Slashing	2
3rd	19:38	Anaheim Ducks	Maxime Comtois	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:38	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Dallas Eakins
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Dean Morton, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Bryan Pancich
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Michael Del Zotto, Rickard Rakell, Daniel Sprong
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Cody Eakin, Nicolas Hague

2019-2020 season series

Every Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Oct 27, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Dec 27, 2019
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 23, 2020

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Florida Panthers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Winnipeg Jets 7 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
New York Rangers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
St. Louis Blues 1 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 31, 2019

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