St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 22, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | STL | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| VGK | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | VGK | 14 | 6 | 15 | 35 |
- STL 40VGK 70
- STL 1.26VGK 4.31
- PP goals
- STL 0VGK 2
- Hits
- STL 23VGK 25
- Blocks
- STL 16VGK 18
- PIM
- STL 6VGK 4
- STL 53%VGK 47%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Vegas Golden Knights rout St. Louis Blues 5–1
Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 5–1 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 2 power-play goals on 16 attempts in 4:52 together.
- PointsMark Stone had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.Stone
- PointsWilliam Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:29.Karlsson
- PointsJonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:02.Marchessault
- PP1VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 2 power-play goals on 16 attempts in 4:52 together.SmithStoneKarlssonMarchessaultTheodore
- GoalieJordan Binnington (STL) faced 35 shots and stopped 30 (.857), +6 against a season average of 28.6; the loss.Binnington
- New lineNew look for STL: Clifford–de la Rose–Joshua skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Cliffordde la RoseJoshua
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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, STL at VGK: 110 attempts, 51 on goal, 6 goals, 5.57 expected goals; best chance William Karlsson at 0.31 xG.
- VGK
- STL
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 110 of 110 attempts · VGK 70 · STL 40
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 4.31 to 1.26 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 40, 6 goals.
- VGK
- STL
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 16% of the game, VGK 64%.
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 60:00; most ice Robin Lehner (59:49) for VGK and Jordan Binnington (60:00) for STL, 6 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 | STL | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | 64 | |
| 1.10 | 3.11 | |
| 1.08 | 2.95 | |
| 6 | 13 | |
| 1 | 5 | |
| 14 | 25 | |
| +0.013 | −0.013 | |
| 16% | 64% |
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
- 13:0852% CF
- 8:599% CF
- 8:5447% CF
- L4Clifford – de la Rose – Joshua7:3936% CF
- 16:0538% CF
- 14:5546% CF
- 8:3840% CF
- 2:0350% CF
- 1:31100% CF
- 1:55
- PK2FClifford – de la Rose0:40
- 3:42
- 0:32
Vegas Golden Knights
- L1Stone – Stephenson – Tuch12:2650% CF
- L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault11:4562% CF
- 9:5864% CF
- 8:2960% CF
- 18:3059% CF
- 16:2364% CF
- D3Hague – Whitecloud13:4560% CF
- PP1Smith – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore4:5294% CF
- 1:36
- PK2FStone – Stephenson1:17
- 1:49
- PK2DHague – Whitecloud1:44
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 8:41STL 0 – 1 VGK
2nd period
- 6:42STL 1 – 1 VGK
3rd period
- 1:20STL 1 – 2 VGK
- 11:19STL 1 – 3 VGK
- 14:56STL 1 – 4 VGK
- 18:08STL: Scandella, Clifford, Faulk, de la RoseVGK: Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreSTL 1 – 5 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Schenn C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:23 | — | — | 52 | 41 |
| Jaden Schwartz L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | — | — | 52 | 41 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | — | — | 52 | 41 |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| David Perron L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:56 | — | — | 19 | 3 |
| Jordan Kyrou R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:47 | — | — | 17 | 3 |
| Zachary Sanford L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:34 | — | — | 50 | 11 |
| Mike Hoffman C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:31 | — | — | 45 | 11 |
| Robert Thomas C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | — | — | 48 | 12 |
| Kyle Clifford L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
| Jacob de la Rose L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11:23 | — | — | 29 | 44 |
| Dakota Joshua C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:48 | — | — | 33 | 65 |
| Justin Faulk D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25:06 | — | — | 35 | 24 |
| Torey Krug D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:51 | — | — | 37 | 24 |
| Marco Scandella D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:11 | — | — | 41 | 24 |
| Vince Dunn D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:06 | — | — | 50 | 32 |
| Jake Walman D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | — | — | 33 | 30 |
| Robert Bortuzzo D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13:49 | — | — | 40 | 39 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Binnington(start) | L | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 4.31 | 60:00 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Stone R | L1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | — | — | 58 | 61 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | — | — | 57 | 48 |
| Alex Tuch R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:43 | — | — | 52 | 50 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:02 | — | — | 67 | 83 |
| Reilly Smith R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:50 | — | — | 60 | 74 |
| William Karlsson C | L2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:29 | — | — | 61 | 72 |
| Tomas Nosek L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:34 | — | — | 67 | 93 |
| Nicolas Roy C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | — | — | 56 | 87 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11:00 | — | — | 67 | 90 |
| Patrick Brown C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:24 | — | — | 59 | 90 |
| Ryan Reaves R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | — | — | 69 | 89 |
| William Carrier L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10:11 | — | — | 62 | 86 |
| Shea Theodore D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:20 | — | — | 59 | 74 |
| Alec Martinez D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:10 | — | — | 57 | 64 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19:25 | — | — | 62 | 67 |
| Nick Holden D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:11 | — | — | 66 | 78 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16:10 | — | — | 60 | 82 |
| Nicolas Hague D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:55 | — | — | 61 | 83 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner(start) | W | 16 | 15 | 1 | .938 | 1.26 | 59:49 |