St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden KnightsNov 16, 2018

FinalFriday, Nov 16, 2018· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	1	3	0	4		STL	7	16	12	35
VGK	1	0	0	1		VGK	10	13	10	33

: STL 58VGK 68
: STL 2.66VGK 3.03
PP goals: STL 0VGK 0
Hits: STL 21VGK 28
Blocks: STL 18VGK 11
PIM: STL 8VGK 10
: STL 51%VGK 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at VGK. Ryan O'Reilly (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Carl Gunnarsson (STL) played 5:27, −10:55 down on his 16:22 season average over 24 games.

Points
Ryan O'Reilly had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:16.O'Reilly
Points
Jaden Schwartz had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:25.Schwartz
Points
Vladimir Tarasenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:35.Tarasenko
Usage
Carl Gunnarsson (STL) played 5:27, −10:55 down on his 16:22 season average over 24 games.Gunnarsson
New line
New look for STL: Bozak–Schenn–Fabbri skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bozak Schenn Fabbri
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +6 against a season average of 28.6; the loss.Fleury
New line
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Barbashev–Blais skated 4:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sundqvist Barbashev Blais
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 3.03 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
STL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · VGK 68 · STL 58

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
STL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK pressure
STL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 30% of the game, VGK 39%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

VGK

STL

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
Stat	STL	VGK
	52	56
	2.16	2.15
	2.04	2.03
	11	11
	5	4
	24	19
	+0.014	−0.014
	30%	39%

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.

St. Louis Blues

L1O'Reilly – Tarasenko – Schwartz
8:4059% CF
L2Bozak – Schenn – Fabbri
7:4353% CF
L3Perron – Sanford – Thomas
6:0745% CF
L4Sundqvist – Barbashev – Blais
4:0046% CF
D1Parayko – Dunn
12:1447% CF
D2Bouwmeester – Edmundson
7:3253% CF
D3Gunnarsson – Pietrangelo
3:1140% CF

PP1Bozak – O'Reilly – Tarasenko – Schwartz – Dunn
5:17100% CF
PP2Perron – Pietrangelo – Schenn – Parayko – Fabbri
2:45100% CF
PK1FSchenn – Thomas
1:30
PK2FO'Reilly – Barbashev
1:10
PK1DGunnarsson – Pietrangelo
2:14
PK2DBouwmeester – Edmundson
1:33

Current STL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Pacioretty – Eakin – Tuch
10:0146% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
9:3229% CF
L3Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
6:3564% CF
L4Hyka – Carpenter – Nosek
4:0770% CF
D1Holden – Merrill
12:4265% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
8:3427% CF
D3McNabb – Miller
8:1653% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Smith – Miller – Marchessault – Tuch
3:12100% CF
PP2Reaves – Eakin – Karlsson – Hyka – Theodore
2:48100% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
3:13
PK2FEakin – Carpenter
2:01
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
5:43
PK2DHolden – Merrill
2:17

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:03
VGKWilliam Carrier (Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Shea Theodore)wrist0.11 xG
STL: Gunnarsson, Pietrangelo, Sundqvist, Barbashev, BlaisVGK: Reaves, McNabb, Theodore, Carrier, Bellemare
STL 0 – 1 VGK
6:41
STLRyan O'Reilly (Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz)backhand0.12 xG
STL: O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Schwartz, Parayko, DunnVGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Miller, Marchessault
STL 1 – 1 VGK

2nd period

7:02
STLRyan O'Reilly (Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Tarasenko)deflected0.08 xG
STL: O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Schwartz, Parayko, DunnVGK: Engelland, Pacioretty, Eakin, Theodore, Tuch
STL 2 – 1 VGK
16:13
STLBrayden Schenn (Joel Edmundson, Tyler Bozak)deflected0.04 xG
STL: Pietrangelo, Bozak, Schenn, Edmundson, FabbriVGK: Engelland, Hyka, Theodore, Carpenter, Nosek
STL 3 – 1 VGK
17:12
STLOskar Sundqvist (Vince Dunn)wrist0.10 xG
STL: Parayko, Sundqvist, Barbashev, Blais, DunnVGK: Reaves, Holden, Merrill, Carrier, Bellemare
STL 4 – 1 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	2	0	2	+2	5	0.37	1	0	0	20:16	—	—	67	73
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L1	0	2	2	+2	4	0.70	1	1	0	18:35	—	—	61	77
Jaden Schwartz L	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.14	0	0	0	16:25	—	—	58	75
Tyler Bozak C	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.20	1	1	0	19:17	—	—	36	34
Brayden Schenn C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.26	0	1	0	17:45	—	—	55	60
Robby Fabbri C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:16	—	—	48	60
David Perron L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	15:36	—	—	42	36
Robert Thomas C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	14:32	—	—	52	54
Zachary Sanford L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	2	0	2	11:25	—	—	39	26
Oskar Sundqvist C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.15	1	2	0	10:41	—	—	29	23
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:23	—	—	48	58
Sammy Blais L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	6	0	0	7:04	—	—	46	41
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	+3	1	0.06	2	2	0	25:49	—	—	45	62
Vince Dunn D	D1	0	1	1	+3	3	0.15	0	0	0	22:36	—	—	51	69
Jay Bouwmeester D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	2	19:34	—	—	42	34
Joel Edmundson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.07	2	1	2	18:55	—	—	53	45
Alex Pietrangelo D	D3	0	0	0	0	6	0.25	0	4	0	24:24	—	—	47	35
Carl Gunnarsson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	5:27	—	—	40	27

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	3.03	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Cody Eakin C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	2	0	2	19:11	—	—	49	34
Max Pacioretty L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.11	0	1	0	17:54	—	—	47	31
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.24	0	0	0	17:41	—	—	46	32
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.33	1	0	0	17:51	—	—	46	38
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	1	2	17:40	—	—	37	24
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	0	0	17:34	—	—	29	18
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L3	0	1	1	0	4	0.55	3	1	0	14:48	—	—	61	79
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	4	0	2	11:39	—	—	60	78
William Carrier L	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.34	2	0	2	9:45	—	—	63	81
Ryan Carpenter C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	4	0	0	11:31	—	—	72	78
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	1	0	2	10:41	—	—	63	83
Tomas Hyka R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.35	0	0	0	10:06	—	—	77	89
Nick Holden D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.14	2	1	0	19:44	—	—	56	49
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	1	1	0	17:39	—	—	63	56
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.30	0	1	0	19:15	—	—	48	58
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	4	3	0	18:37	—	—	36	28
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	21:20	—	—	43	36
Colin Miller D	D3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.10	1	2	0	17:09	—	—	58	58

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	35	31	4	.886	2.66	59:55

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.