St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 20, 2021

FinalWednesday, Oct 20, 2021· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	0	1	2	3		STL	16	14	8	38
VGK	1	0	0	1		VGK	17	14	12	43

: STL 67VGK 64
: STL 4.97VGK 3.47
PP goals: STL 0VGK 0
Hits: STL 31VGK 13
Blocks: STL 12VGK 20
PIM: STL 4VGK 6
: STL 58%VGK 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at VGK. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +12 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

Goalie
Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +12 against a season average of 30.7; the win.Binnington
New line
New look for VGK: Dadonov–Stephenson–Roy skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dadonov Stephenson Roy
Goalie
Robin Lehner (VGK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.Lehner
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 3.47 expected goals (64 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for STL: Neal–Bozak–Kostin skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Neal Bozak Kostin
New line
New look for STL: Schenn–Kyrou–Neighbours skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schenn Kyrou Neighbours
New line
New look for VGK: Carrier–Howden–Leschyshyn skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Carrier Howden Leschyshyn
Luck
STL scored 3 goals on 4.97 expected goals (67 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 131 of 131 attempts · VGK 64 · STL 67

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 40% of the game, VGK 18%.

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
	60	70
	3.77	3.38
	3.56	3.06
	19	16
	6	8
	29	16
	+0.082	−0.082
	40%	18%

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

L1Tarasenko – Barbashev – Thomas
10:3841% CF
L2Perron – O'Reilly – Saad
10:3554% CF
L3Schenn – Kyrou – Neighbours
5:510% CF
L4Neal – Bozak – Kostin
4:2757% CF
D1Scandella – Parayko
15:1348% CF
D2Faulk – Krug
11:4145% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Walman
6:0558% CF

PP1Perron – O'Reilly – Schenn – Tarasenko – Krug
3:04100% CF
PP2Neal – Faulk – Saad – Kyrou – Thomas
1:32100% CF
PK1FO'Reilly – Saad
1:16
PK2FBozak – Barbashev
0:43
PK1DScandella – Parayko
1:14
PK2DBortuzzo – Faulk
0:43

Current STL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
12:5160% CF
L2Dadonov – Stephenson – Roy
9:1158% CF
L3Carrier – Howden – Leschyshyn
8:0032% CF
L4Kolesar – Patrick – Krebs
6:3154% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
15:0459% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
13:1343% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
11:5763% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
1:4867% CF
PP2Dadonov – Stephenson – Kolesar – Patrick – Hague
0:35
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
2:03
PK2FStephenson – Roy
1:29
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
2:22
PK2DMartinez – Pietrangelo
1:35

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Robert Thomas C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	18:30	—	—	58	71
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	1.58	1	0	0	17:34	—	—	53	62
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L1	1	0	1	+1	7	0.80	1	1	0	17:31	—	—	47	66
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.05	0	0	0	18:28	—	—	53	55
David Perron L	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.28	2	0	0	17:26	—	—	47	54
Brandon Saad L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.60	1	0	0	16:45	—	—	53	60
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.06	4	0	0	17:22	—	—	24	12
Jordan Kyrou R	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.45	0	0	0	14:33	—	—	42	26
Jake Neighbours L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:01	—	—	25	33
James Neal L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	4	0	0	11:28	—	—	44	68
Tyler Bozak C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.28	0	0	0	10:55	—	—	43	78
Klim Kostin C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	5	0	2	10:16	—	—	50	63
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	3	2	25:29	—	—	40	62
Marco Scandella D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.04	4	1	0	20:51	—	—	47	69
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.11	2	0	0	22:59	—	—	42	38
Torey Krug D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.33	1	2	0	21:20	—	—	51	49
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	12:50	—	—	59	67
Jake Walman D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	11:42	—	—	42	56

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	W	43	42	1	.977	3.47	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Karlsson C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.71	1	0	0	18:58	—	—	58	54
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	18:57	—	—	60	54
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.13	0	0	0	17:31	—	—	58	54
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.19	0	0	0	19:05	—	—	59	43
Evgenii Dadonov L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	1	0	0	17:20	—	—	61	42
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	3	1	0	15:39	—	—	58	45
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.67	1	1	2	10:21	—	—	39	44
Jake Leschyshyn C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	10:13	—	—	39	46
Brett Howden C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	1	1	0	9:47	—	—	33	44
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.12	2	1	0	14:42	—	—	67	57
Nolan Patrick C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	0	0	0	11:54	—	—	59	52
Peyton Krebs C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	0	2	11:14	—	—	50	50
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.48	0	0	0	25:26	—	—	60	46
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	1	2	2	18:44	—	—	56	47
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.11	0	1	0	22:53	—	—	49	49
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	4	0	18:43	—	—	39	47
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.09	2	3	0	18:59	—	—	57	48
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	3	0	14:45	—	—	62	48

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	L	37	35	2	.946	4.10	58:49

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.

St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 20, 2021

Fantasy takeaways

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

St. Louis Blues

Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

St. Louis Blues

Vegas Golden Knights