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Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 9, 2024

Final· T-Mobile Arena
away
COL
4
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home
VGK
8
Goals123TShots123T
COL1214COL1481032
VGK3238VGK115521
COL 61VGK 36
COL 2.69VGK 2.24
PP goals
COL 1VGK 2
Hits
COL 22VGK 19
Blocks
COL 9VGK 18
PIM
COL 6VGK 6
COL 42%VGK 58%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vegas Golden Knights rout Colorado Avalanche 8–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 8–4 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

  1. Points
    Ivan Barbashev had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:26.Barbashev
  2. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:44.Rantanen
  3. Points
    Jack Eichel had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:37.Eichel
  4. Points
    Mark Stone had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:25.Stone
  5. Points
    Shea Theodore had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:39.Theodore
  6. Points
    Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:03.Olofsson
  7. Points
    Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:15.Makar
  8. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:33.MacKinnon

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: 97 attempts, 53 on goal, 12 goals, 4.93 expected goals; best chance Brett Howden at 0.38 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← COL attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 97 of 97 attempts · VGK 36 · COL 61

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 2.24 to 2.69 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 36 to 61, 12 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdVGKCOLROBSRWMORSBHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • COL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKCOLcontrol2nd3rdRantanen · 1st 10:48Olofsson · 1st 11:15Barbashev · 1st 18:32Stone · 1st 18:57Rantanen · 2nd 4:15Whitecloud · 2nd 5:49Mittelstadt · 2nd 17:32Olofsson · 2nd 19:46Rantanen · 3rd 6:59Stone · 3rd 8:29Barbashev · 3rd 13:54Howden · 3rd 19:24
  • 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 35% of the game, VGK 21%.

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: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Adin Hill (60:00) for VGK and Alexandar Georgiev (40:00) for COL, 12 goals.

VGK
COL
goals / penalties
  • 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).

Sequence card
StatCOLVGK
5538
2.181.67
2.141.66
75
42
2523
−0.021+0.021
35%21%

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

Current COL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:48
    COLMikko Rantanen (Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews)slap0.07 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Toews, Rantanen, MakarVGK: Stone, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel, Hague
    COL 1 – 0 VGK
  2. 11:15
    VGKVictor Olofsson (Alex Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore)wrist0.01 xG
    COL: de Haan, Wood, Colton, O'Connor, MalinskiVGK: Pietrangelo, Theodore, Olofsson, Roy, Brisson
    COL 1 – 1 VGK
  3. 18:32
    VGKIvan Barbashev (Noah Hanifin, Jack Eichel)wrist0.11 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Toews, Rantanen, MakarVGK: Stone, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel, Hague
    COL 1 – 2 VGK
  4. 18:57
    VGKMark Stone (Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev)snap0.16 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Toews, Rantanen, MakarVGK: Stone, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel, Hague
    COL 1 – 3 VGK

2nd period

  1. 4:15
    COLMikko RantanenPP (Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon)slap0.09 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen, Mittelstadt, MakarVGK: Pearson, Howden, Hague, Whitecloud
    COL 2 – 3 VGK
  2. 5:49
    VGKZach Whitecloud (Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel)wrist0.08 xG
    COL: Manson, Girard, Mittelstadt, Kovalenko, RitchieVGK: McNabb, Stone, Barbashev, Eichel, Whitecloud
    COL 2 – 4 VGK
  3. 17:32
    COLCasey Mittelstadt (Samuel Girard, Josh Manson)backhand0.04 xG
    COL: Manson, Girard, Colton, Mittelstadt, KovalenkoVGK: Pietrangelo, Theodore, Olofsson, Roy, Brisson
    COL 3 – 4 VGK
  4. 19:46
    VGKVictor OlofssonPP (Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl)wrist0.11 xG
    COL: Toews, Makar, Kelly, O'ConnorVGK: Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson, Eichel
    COL 3 – 5 VGK

3rd period

  1. 6:59
    COLMikko Rantanen (Cale Makar, Samuel Girard)slap0.06 xG
    COL: Drouin, Rantanen, Girard, Mittelstadt, MakarVGK: Hertl, Hanifin, Howden, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev
    COL 4 – 5 VGK
  2. 8:29
    VGKMark StonePP (Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore)deflected0.27 xG
    COL: Manson, Girard, Kelly, O'ConnorVGK: Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson, Eichel
    COL 4 – 6 VGK
  3. 13:54
    VGKIvan Barbashev (Brayden McNabb)backhand0.03 xG
    COL: Manson, Girard, Mittelstadt, Kovalenko, RitchieVGK: McNabb, Stone, Barbashev, Eichel, Whitecloud
    COL 4 – 7 VGK
  4. 19:24
    VGKBrett HowdenEN (Tanner Pearson, Mark Stone)wrist0.38 xG
    COL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen, Mittelstadt, Makar, RitchieVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, Pearson, Howden
    COL 4 – 8 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

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nathan MacKinnon CL1022-240.3411021:33——6863
Jonathan Drouin LL1000-100.1300021:25——6662
Mikko Rantanen RL1303-160.5300020:44——6563
Casey Mittelstadt CL2101-130.2700019:47——5553
Calum Ritchie CL2000-310.2431016:05——5353
Nikolai Kovalenko RL2000-120.1720014:57——5354
Logan O'Connor RL3000-100.0310016:33——4734
Ross Colton CL3000020.2260015:18——5684
Miles Wood LL3000-130.0721212:01——4774
Parker Kelly CL4000030.0210011:34——548
Ivan Ivan CL4000000.061009:44——7030
Joel Kiviranta LL4000000.002008:40——7152
Samuel Girard DD1022010.0101020:44——6255
Josh Manson DD1011-130.0720018:20——7161
Cale Makar DD2022-110.2611026:15——6556
Devon Toews DD2011-110.2700420:42——6955
Sam Malinski DD3000-110.0002013:43——2126
Calvin de Haan DD3000-110.0102012:54——3569
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)L16115.6881.4940:00
Justus Annunen—422.5000.3715:16

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1044+330.1913020:37——4353
Mark Stone RL1213+420.5324020:25——3952
Ivan Barbashev LL1224+320.1421016:26——4353
Tomas Hertl CL2011-100.0002020:13——339
Alexander Holtz RL2000010.0200014:00——317
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2000-100.0010213:22——296
Nicolas Roy CL3000000.0420213:25——5374
Victor Olofsson LL3202030.2400013:03——6071
Brendan Brisson CL3000000.0000010:48——5359
Brett Howden CL4101040.8410013:19——3139
Tanner Pearson LL4011+110.0300010:45——3135
Keegan Kolesar RL4000000.0401010:44——3538
Noah Hanifin DD1011000.0012022:47——4045
Nicolas Hague DD1000+110.0422018:59——3941
Alex Pietrangelo DD2011+120.0310020:12——3829
Shea Theodore DD2033010.0102019:39——3829
Brayden McNabb DD3011+300.0041219:01——4444
Zach Whitecloud DD3101+110.0820016:53——5055
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W32284.8752.6960:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Mikko Rantanen (COL) 1st 10:48 · assists Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews · Forecheck turnover · 68.5 mph shot.

Ivan Barbashev · 1st 18:32 · VGK

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
42.9 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
6.5 s

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Mark Stone · 1st 18:57 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
36.4 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s
Type
one-timer

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Mark Stone · 3rd 8:29 · VGK PP

Play
deflection
Passes
3
Shot
28.6 mph
Distance
7 ft
Type
deflection

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Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 13:54 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
29.8 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Brett Howden · 3rd 19:24 · VGK EN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
66.0 mph
Distance
55 ft
Entry to goal
1.5 s

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