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Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks

Honda Center, Anaheim Regular Season Final

Final score

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Vegas Golden Knights 2 45-29-8
at Anaheim Ducks 5 27-50-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 0 2 0 2
Anaheim Ducks 4 1 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 10 13 9 32
Anaheim Ducks 11 7 8 26

Three stars

  1. M. McTavish, Anaheim Ducks (3 assists)
  2. B. Leason, Anaheim Ducks (2 goals)
  3. J. Drysdale, Anaheim Ducks (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:23 Anaheim Ducks Brett Leason (5) Cam Fowler (14), Adam Henrique (9) Even strength VGK 0, ANA 1
1st 08:23 Anaheim Ducks Jamie Drysdale (1) Mason McTavish (12), Ryan Strome (16) Even strength VGK 0, ANA 2
1st 11:38 Anaheim Ducks Frank Vatrano (16) Mason McTavish (13), Ilya Lyubushkin (4) Even strength VGK 0, ANA 3
1st 12:18 Anaheim Ducks Troy Terry (9) Alex Killorn (9), Trevor Zegras (2) Even strength VGK 0, ANA 4
2nd 07:23 Vegas Golden Knights Alec Martinez (4) Paul Cotter (9) Even strength VGK 1, ANA 4
2nd 12:34 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone (12) William Karlsson (17), Jonathan Marchessault (10) Power play VGK 2, ANA 4
2nd 17:45 Anaheim Ducks Brett Leason (6) Mason McTavish (14), Cam Fowler (15) Even strength VGK 2, ANA 5

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Anaheim Ducks
Shots on goal 32 26
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 10
Hits 19 24
Blocked shots 9 29
Giveaways 9 12
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 26/48 (54.2%) 22/48 (45.8%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 1 0 20% 23:55
10 N. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 40% 13:53
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -3 0 5 0 1 0 11:30
20 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 50% 17:10
21 B. Howden C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 50% 11:58
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 100% 12:46
43 P. Cotter L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:31
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 17:04
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 11:08
61 M. Stone R 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 0 1 22:52
71 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 81.8% 16:17
81 J. Marchessault R 0 1 1 -2 0 5 2 0 0 100% 18:06
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18:06
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 15:43
7 A. Pietrangelo D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 0 23:35
14 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:37
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 20:16
23 A. Martinez D 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 1 0 15:37
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
36 L. Thompson 26 21 5 .808 56:57 Loss

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player
11 T. Zegras C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 20% 15:41
14 A. Henrique C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 61.1% 17:37
16 R. Strome C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 16:20
17 A. Killorn L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 17:45
19 T. Terry R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 15:46
20 B. Leason R 2 0 2 +2 0 2 1 4 0 15:51
23 M. McTavish C 0 3 3 +2 2 3 1 2 0 46.2% 16:35
33 J. Silfverberg R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 07:19
39 S. Carrick C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 30% 11:39
44 R. Johnston L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 06:43
49 M. Jones L 0 0 0 +2 0 2 3 1 0 13:18
77 F. Vatrano R 1 0 1 +1 2 1 5 2 0 100% 18:01
4 C. Fowler D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 1 0 25:30
5 U. Vaakanainen D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 1 0 19:05
6 J. Drysdale D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 3 0 19:19
34 P. Mintyukov D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 3 0 15:39
46 I. Lyubushkin D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 1 2 0 18:20
60 J. LaCombe D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 20:31
Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 32 30 2 .938 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 01:07 Anaheim Ducks Urho Vaakanainen High sticking 2
2nd 11:33 Anaheim Ducks Frank Vatrano Cross checking 2
2nd 12:53 Anaheim Ducks Trevor Zegras Hooking 2
2nd 19:55 Anaheim Ducks Mason McTavish Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 14:09 Anaheim Ducks Jakob Silfverberg Hooking 2
3rd 18:01 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel Hooking 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Anaheim Ducks head coach
Greg Cronin
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Ben O'Quinn
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
William Carrier, Brayden Pachal
Anaheim Ducks scratches
Radko Gudas, Brock McGinn, Bo Groulx, Leo Carlsson

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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