Golden Knights 5–3 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Dec 9, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎰 VGK

David Perron

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:12 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Cody Eakin

2 A

3 shots · 10:36 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Maxime Lagace

36 saves

0.923 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Alex Tuch Go-ahead 1st · 12:13

Assists: Brendan Leipsic, Cody Eakin · beat Ben Bishop

1–0

⭐ Tyler Pitlick Tying 1st · 14:28

Assists: Antoine Roussel, Radek Faksa · beat Maxime Lagace

1–1

2nd period

🎰 David Perron PP Go-ahead 2nd · 04:58

Assists: James Neal · beat Ben Bishop

2–1

⭐ Jason Spezza Tying 2nd · 05:25

Assists: Mattias Janmark, John Klingberg · beat Maxime Lagace

2–2

🎰 Reilly Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 06:10

Assists: Jonathan Marchessault · beat Ben Bishop

3–2

🎰 Brayden McNabb 2nd · 08:35

Assists: Brendan Leipsic, Cody Eakin · beat Ben Bishop

4–2

3rd period

⭐ Jamie Benn 3rd · 04:16

Assists: Tyler Seguin, Esa Lindell · beat Maxime Lagace

4–3

🎰 Erik Haula Empty net 3rd · 19:17

Assists: David Perron

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Haula · Neal · Karlsson 18:19

L2 Perron · Smith · Marchessault 17:12

L3 Bellemare · Nosek · Lindberg 12:18

L4 Leipsic · Eakin · Tuch 10:48

D1 McNabb · Schmidt 22:56

D2 Miller · Sbisa 20:26

D3 Engelland · Hunt 15:40

⭐Stars

L1 Benn · Seguin · Radulov 20:36

L2 Shore · Janmark · Spezza 18:16

L3 Roussel · Faksa · Pitlick 13:48

L4 Elie · Smith · Ritchie 9:22

D1 Klingberg · Lindell 24:34

D2 Hamhuis · Pateryn 20:12

D3 Johns · Oleksiak 12:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK DAL⭐

39 Shots on goal 39

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

29 Hits 21

25 Blocked shots 17

6 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 4

VGK shooting 12.8% (5/39) DAL shooting 7.7% (3/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Maxime Lagace

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⭐Stars

Ben Bishop

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 58:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

VGK DAL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 1st: 7-4 (64% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Stars

Stars — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 2–1

Nov 282017 ⭐DAL @ 🎰VGK 3–0 Oct 62017 🎰VGK @ ⭐DAL 2–1

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Who won Golden Knights vs Stars on December 9, 2017?

Golden Knights won 5–3. The final score was Golden Knights 5, Stars 3.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Alex Tuch, Brayden McNabb, David Perron, Erik Haula, Reilly Smith.

Who scored for Stars?

Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Tyler Pitlick.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Maxime Lagace made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ben Bishop made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Stars season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 8 🎰VGK @ 🐯NSH 4–3 AfterDec 12 🌪️CAR @ 🎰VGK 3–2

⭐ Stars

BeforeDec 7 ⭐DAL @ 🎵STL 0–3 AfterDec 11 ⭐DAL @ 🗽NYR 2–1

Also on December 9

🎵STL 6–1 🐙DET 🏝️NYI 1–3 🐻BOS 🛢️EDM 6–2 🇨🇦MTL ✈️WPG 3–4 ⚡TBL 🏔️COL 7–3 🐆FLA 😈NJD 2–5 🗽NYR 🍁TOR 4–3 🐧PIT 🌵ARI 0–1 🧥CBJ

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