Golden Knights 4–1 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2018)

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

Alex Tuch

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:11 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Paul Stastny

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 12:50 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Malcolm Subban

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 William Carrier Go-ahead 1st · 04:55

Assists: Cody Eakin, Nick Holden · beat Jonathan Quick

1–0

👑 Anze Kopitar Tying 1st · 19:55

Assists: Sean Walker, Alex Iafallo · beat Malcolm Subban

1–1

2nd period

🎰 Alex Tuch Go-ahead 2nd · 12:26

Assists: Paul Stastny · beat Jonathan Quick

2–1

3rd period

🎰 William Karlsson 3rd · 03:20

Assists: Nate Schmidt · beat Jonathan Quick

3–1

🎰 Paul Stastny Empty net 3rd · 17:28

Assists: Alex Tuch, Nate Schmidt

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Karlsson · Smith · Marchessault 17:12

L2 Nosek · Bellemare · Eakin 14:55

L3 Carpenter · Pirri · Tuch 13:51

L4 Carrier · Stastny · Reaves 12:23

D1 McNabb · Engelland 22:26

D2 Schmidt · Holden 19:56

D3 Theodore · Merrill 17:41

👑Kings

L1 Iafallo · Kopitar · Brown 22:02

L2 Kovalchuk · Toffoli · Carter 17:14

L3 Leipsic · Thompson · Kempe 15:27

L4 Clifford · Luff · Amadio 7:35

D1 Doughty · Muzzin 25:30

D2 Forbort · Walker 18:50

D3 Fantenberg · LaDue 13:34

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK LAK👑

32 Shots on goal 31

14 Hits 16

10 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 3

4 Giveaways 16

4 Penalty minutes 2

VGK shooting 12.5% (4/32) LAK shooting 3.2% (1/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Malcolm Subban

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:52 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

VGK LAK

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: 8-5-2 (53% win rate, 15 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 8-7-1 (50% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Kings

Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-6-1 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Kings lead the season series 2–1

Dec 232018 👑LAK @ 🎰VGK 4–3 OT Dec 82018 🎰VGK @ 👑LAK 1–5 Apr 172018 🎰VGK @ 👑LAK 1–0 Apr 152018 🎰VGK @ 👑LAK 3–2 Apr 132018 👑LAK @ 🎰VGK 1–2 OT

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VGK vs LAK, answered

Who won Golden Knights vs Kings on December 29, 2018?

Golden Knights won 4–1. The final score was Golden Knights 4, Kings 1.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Alex Tuch, Paul Stastny, William Carrier, William Karlsson.

Who scored for Kings?

Anze Kopitar.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Malcolm Subban made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Kings season series?

Kings 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 27 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 1–2 AfterDec 30 🎰VGK @ 🌵ARI 5–1

👑 Kings

BeforeDec 27 🌵ARI @ 👑LAK 1–2 AfterDec 31 👑LAK @ 🏔️COL 3–2

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