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St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden KnightsFeb 13, 2020

Final / OT· T-Mobile Arena
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STL
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VGK
6
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
STL31105STL9105024
VGK21216VGK141615752
STL 43VGK 86
STL 2.69VGK 4.83
PP goals
STL 0VGK 3
Hits
STL 44VGK 49
Blocks
STL 21VGK 12
PIM
STL 12VGK 6
STL 44%VGK 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 6–5 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 6–5 in overtime at home. Zachary Sanford (STL) led the scoring with 4G 0A. VGK won it by committee.

  1. Points
    Zachary Sanford had 4 goals (4 points) on 6 shots in 16:21.Sanford
  2. Points
    Mark Stone had 4 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:24.Stone
  3. Points
    Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:10.Pacioretty
  4. Points
    Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 11 shots in 21:16.Marchessault
  5. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:22.Tuch
  6. Points
    Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:17.Pietrangelo
  7. Points
    Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:01.O'Reilly
  8. Points
    Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:27.Theodore

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, STL at VGK: 129 attempts, 76 on goal, 11 goals, 7.52 expected goals; best chance Zachary Sanford at 0.27 xG.

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

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · VGK 86 · STL 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at VGK: expected goals 4.83 to 2.69 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 86 to 43, 11 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTVGKSTLSPPSMSMSSTMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 62:30
  • VGK
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKSTLcontrol2nd3rdOTSanford · 1st 0:25Pacioretty · 1st 1:59Pacioretty · 1st 6:34Sanford · 1st 9:41MacEachern · 1st 15:43Sanford · 2nd 5:13Marchessault · 2nd 18:59Schmidt · 3rd 6:33Sanford · 3rd 11:45Tuch · 3rd 15:20Marchessault · OT 2:30
  • 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 18% of the game, VGK 55%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, STL at VGK: 38 players over 62:30; most ice Malcolm Subban (62:23) for VGK and Jordan Binnington (62:26) for STL, 11 goals.

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
StatSTLVGK
3667
1.913.09
1.752.89
819
010
1320
−0.012+0.013
18%55%

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

Current STL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:25
    STLZachary Sanford (Ryan O'Reilly, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.00 xG
    STL: Perron, Gunnarsson, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, SanfordVGK: Reaves, McNabb, Schmidt, Carrier, Nosek
    STL 1 – 0 VGK
  2. 1:59
    VGKMax Pacioretty (Mark Stone, Shea Theodore)snap0.01 xG
    STL: Bozak, O'Reilly, Faulk, ParaykoVGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Marchessault, Theodore
    STL 1 – 1 VGK
  3. 6:34
    VGKMax Pacioretty (William Karlsson, Mark Stone)wrist0.03 xG
    STL: Perron, O'Reilly, Faulk, Parayko, SanfordVGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, Karlsson, Schmidt
    STL 1 – 2 VGK
  4. 9:41
    STLZachary Sanford (Robert Bortuzzo, David Perron)backhand0.12 xG
    STL: Perron, Bortuzzo, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, SanfordVGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, Karlsson, Schmidt
    STL 2 – 2 VGK
  5. 15:43
    STLMackenzie MacEachern (Ivan Barbashev, Vince Dunn)deflected0.18 xG
    STL: Bortuzzo, MacEachern, Barbashev, Dunn, KyrouVGK: Engelland, Reaves, Holden, Carrier, Nosek
    STL 3 – 2 VGK

2nd period

  1. 5:13
    STLZachary SanfordSH (Alex Pietrangelo, Ryan O'Reilly)wrist0.27 xG
    STL: Perron, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Faulk, SanfordVGK: Eakin, Merrill, Stephenson, Theodore, Tuch
    STL 4 – 2 VGK
  2. 18:59
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (Mark Stone, Shea Theodore)wrist0.12 xG
    STL: Steen, Gunnarsson, Pietrangelo, O'ReillyVGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Marchessault, Theodore
    STL 4 – 3 VGK

3rd period

  1. 6:33
    VGKNate SchmidtPP (William Karlsson, Alex Tuch)slap0.04 xG
    STL: Bortuzzo, Bozak, O'Reilly, ParaykoVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Stephenson, Schmidt, Tuch
    STL 4 – 4 VGK
  2. 11:45
    STLZachary Sanford (Colton Parayko, Vince Dunn)tip-in0.10 xG
    STL: Bozak, Parayko, Sanford, Dunn, ThomasVGK: Engelland, McNabb, Eakin, Stone, Tuch
    STL 5 – 4 VGK
  3. 15:20
    VGKAlex Tuch (Jon Merrill, Chandler Stephenson)tip-in0.13 xG
    STL: Bortuzzo, Barbashev, Blais, Dunn, ThomasVGK: Holden, Eakin, Merrill, Stephenson, Tuch
    STL 5 – 5 VGK

OT period

  1. 2:30
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone)wrist0.03 xG
    STL: Gunnarsson, Bortuzzo, O'ReillyVGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Marchessault
    STL 5 – 6 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1022+200.0002020:01——3346
David Perron LL1011+220.1530217:24——3532
Zachary Sanford LL1404+360.7421016:21——3953
Brayden Schenn CL2000020.1091020:17——2722
Jaden Schwartz LL2000020.3520219:45——2721
Alexander Steen LL2000020.4311014:45——3245
Tyler Bozak CL3000+120.2810016:02——3538
Robert Thomas CL3000010.1701015:39——5242
Sammy Blais LL3000-100.0090011:30——3820
Ivan Barbashev LL4011000.0040013:10——4039
Jordan Kyrou RL4000+110.120047:53——5456
Mackenzie MacEachern LL4101+130.250106:47——4656
Colton Parayko DD1011010.0314024:41——2728
Justin Faulk DD1000000.0023021:13——2636
Alex Pietrangelo DD2022+310.0412025:17——4043
Carl Gunnarsson DD2000+100.0032220:08——2723
Vince Dunn DD3022+110.0221015:26——6055
Robert Bortuzzo DD3011+100.0042214:35——3947
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)O52466.8854.8362:30

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jonathan Marchessault RL12020111.0850221:16——7258
Paul Stastny CL1000040.3720021:01——6549
Reilly Smith RL1000050.7660018:46——6152
Mark Stone RL2044-150.7331020:24——7876
Max Pacioretty LL2213080.5510019:10——9186
William Karlsson CL2022020.2711017:04——8388
Cody Eakin CL3000-100.0010015:35——5352
Chandler Stephenson CL3011010.0510014:00——7388
Alex Tuch RL3112-140.2730213:22——7162
Ryan Reaves RL4000-230.407028:52——5055
Tomas Nosek LL4000-220.053008:21——4441
William Carrier LL4000-200.003008:00——5053
Nate Schmidt DD1101-120.1021019:41——7157
Brayden McNabb DD1000-200.0143018:46——5041
Nick Holden DD2000030.0731023:02——7175
Deryk Engelland DD2000-200.0122013:34——4745
Shea Theodore DD3022-120.1001026:27——7776
Jon Merrill DD3011000.0022015:20——5271
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Malcolm Subban(start)W24195.7922.6962:23