Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 28, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | COL | 12 | 13 | 12 | 37 | |
| VGK | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | VGK | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
- COL 65VGK 47
- COL 3.53VGK 3.96
- PP goals
- COL 0VGK 1
- Hits
- COL 34VGK 16
- Blocks
- COL 9VGK 14
- PIM
- COL 8VGK 8
- COL 51%VGK 49%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2
Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Janmark and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:59 together.
- PointsMax Pacioretty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:48.Pacioretty
- PointsMark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:53.Stone
- PP1VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Janmark and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:59 together.PaciorettyStoneStephensonJanmarkTheodore
- UsageDylan Coghlan (VGK) played 2:13, −11:40 down on his 13:53 season average over 28 games.Coghlan
- New lineNew look for COL: Kadri–Nichushkin–Jost skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KadriNichushkinJost
- GoalieMarc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +10 against a season average of 27.5; the win.Fleury
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Shot map
Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.
Shot map
Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.
Shot map, COL at VGK: 112 attempts, 63 on goal, 7 goals, 7.49 expected goals; best chance Max Pacioretty at 0.61 xG.
- VGK
- COL
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 112 of 112 attempts · VGK 47 · COL 65
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, COL at VGK: expected goals 3.96 to 3.53 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 65, 7 goals.
- VGK
- COL
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- VGK pressure
- COL pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: COL 36% of the game, VGK 36%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, COL at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Marc-Andre Fleury (60:00) for VGK and Devan Dubnyk (56:58) for COL, 7 goals.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Penalty
Sequence card
5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).
| Stat | COL | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 42 | |
| 2.82 | 2.73 | |
| 2.51 | 2.59 | |
| 12 | 13 | |
| 0 | 4 | |
| 13 | 25 | |
| −0.038 | +0.038 | |
| 36% | 36% |
Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.
Lines used
Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.
Colorado Avalanche
- L1Landeskog – Burakovsky – MacKinnon10:4078% CF
- L2Kadri – Nichushkin – Jost8:4256% CF
- 5:4671% CF
- 3:090% CF
- 8:1325% CF
- 6:3613% CF
- 6:1588% CF
- PP1Landeskog – Burakovsky – Compher – MacKinnon – Makar5:38100% CF
- PP2Kadri – Nichushkin – Toews – Jost – Girard2:0575% CF
- PK1FSoderberg – Nichushkin1:28
- 0:33
- 2:21
- 0:33
Vegas Golden Knights
- L1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson9:3143% CF
- L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault9:0528% CF
- 6:1650% CF
- D1Martinez – Pietrangelo15:4638% CF
- 12:1463% CF
- D3Hague – Whitecloud9:0338% CF
- PP1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson – Janmark – Theodore2:59100% CF
- PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Tuch2:2233% CF
- 2:45
- PK2FStone – Stephenson2:24
- PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo2:25
- PK2DMcNabb – Whitecloud2:09
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 0:10COL: Landeskog, Burakovsky, MacKinnon, Toews, GirardVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultCOL 0 – 1 VGK
- 13:43COL 1 – 1 VGK
2nd period
- 9:36COL: Nemeth, Compher, Bellemare, ToewsVGK: Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Janmark, TheodoreCOL 1 – 2 VGK
- 14:39COL: Kadri, Nemeth, Nichushkin, Jost, TimminsVGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, TheodoreCOL 1 – 3 VGK
- 17:06COL: Landeskog, Graves, Burakovsky, MacKinnon, GirardVGK: Pacioretty, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, StephensonCOL 2 – 3 VGK
3rd period
- 0:55COL: Kadri, Burakovsky, Toews, Jost, GirardVGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, TheodoreCOL 2 – 4 VGK
- 18:41COL: Soderberg, Burakovsky, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Makar, KautVGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreCOL 2 – 5 VGK
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:38 | — | — | 67 | 62 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23:25 | — | — | 74 | 76 |
| Andre Burakovsky L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:04 | — | — | 68 | 58 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:55 | — | — | 48 | 53 |
| Nazem Kadri C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:35 | — | — | 48 | 47 |
| Tyson Jost C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:57 | — | — | 55 | 55 |
| J.T. Compher L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:12 | — | — | 65 | 89 |
| Carl Soderberg C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15:07 | — | — | 48 | 44 |
| Kiefer Sherwood L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0.10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10:26 | — | — | 71 | 71 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:00 | — | — | 44 | 10 |
| Martin Kaut R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5:22 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Liam O'Brien C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3:57 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:14 | — | — | 42 | 39 |
| Samuel Girard D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.06 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22:12 | — | — | 42 | 39 |
| Patrik Nemeth D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | — | — | 42 | 24 |
| Conor Timmins D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | — | — | 31 | 28 |
| Cale Makar D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:08 | — | — | 76 | 78 |
| Ryan Graves D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 | — | — | 90 | 94 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devan Dubnyk(start) | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 2.79 | 56:58 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Stone R | L1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:53 | — | — | 60 | 76 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:36 | — | — | 41 | 55 |
| Max Pacioretty L | L1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 1.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:48 | — | — | 56 | 67 |
| Reilly Smith R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18:54 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
| William Karlsson C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:53 | — | — | 27 | 35 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | — | — | 26 | 33 |
| Alex Tuch R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:19 | — | — | 46 | 41 |
| Mattias Janmark C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | — | — | 85 | 84 |
| Dylan Sikura R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 | — | — | 40 | 57 |
| Alex Pietrangelo D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27:14 | — | — | 33 | 43 |
| Alec Martinez D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 24:18 | — | — | 41 | 56 |
| Shea Theodore D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | — | — | 62 | 61 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:28 | — | — | 60 | 59 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:48 | — | — | 35 | 25 |
| Nicolas Hague D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:16 | — | — | 31 | 24 |
| William Carrier L | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:52 | — | — | 37 | 27 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:31 | — | — | 41 | 32 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:13 | — | — | 33 | 44 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Andre Fleury(start) | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 3.53 | 60:00 |