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St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden KnightsDec 4, 2023

Final / OT· T-Mobile Arena
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STL
2
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VGK
1
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
STL10012STL989127
VGK00101VGK13813034
STL 66VGK 68
STL 2.24VGK 4.14
PP goals
STL 0VGK 1
Hits
STL 16VGK 23
Blocks
STL 17VGK 23
PIM
STL 6VGK 2
STL 51%VGK 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at VGK. Colton Parayko (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:42 together.

  1. Points
    Colton Parayko had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:56.Parayko
  2. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:42 together.PietrangeloStoneKarlssonMarchessaultEichel
  3. Luck
    VGK scored 1 goal on 4.14 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Usage
    Alexey Toropchenko (STL) played 8:38, −3:56 down on his 12:34 season average over 81 games.Toropchenko
  5. Luck
    Ivan Barbashev (VGK) generated 1.17 xG on 6 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Barbashev
  6. Usage
    Ivan Barbashev (VGK) played 19:21, +3:17 up on his 16:04 season average over 81 games.Barbashev
  7. Usage
    Nick Leddy (STL) played 25:54, +3:35 up on his 22:19 season average over 81 games.Leddy
  8. Usage
    Nicolas Roy (VGK) played 12:08, −3:22 down on his 15:30 season average over 69 games.Roy

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: 134 attempts, 61 on goal, 3 goals, 6.38 expected goals; best chance Ivan Barbashev at 0.59 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 134 of 134 attempts · VGK 68 · STL 66

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 4.14 to 2.24 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 66, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTVGKSTLTEBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:38
  • VGK
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKSTLcontrol2nd3rdOTToropchenko · 1st 19:39Eichel · 3rd 12:58Buchnevich · OT 0:38
  • 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 26% of the game, VGK 35%.

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 60:38; most ice Logan Thompson (60:38) for VGK and Jordan Binnington (60:38) for STL, 3 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
7476
2.044.60
1.974.37
724
106
1918
+0.007−0.007
26%35%

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. 19:39
    STLAlexey Toropchenko (Colton Parayko, Oskar Sundqvist)tip-in0.08 xG
    STL: Leddy, Parayko, Sundqvist, Kapanen, ToropchenkoVGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, Hague, Whitecloud, Cotter
    STL 1 – 0 VGK

3rd period

  1. 12:58
    VGKJack EichelPP (Alex Pietrangelo, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.04 xG
    STL: Leddy, Parayko, Sundqvist, KapanenVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault, Eichel
    STL 1 – 1 VGK

OT period

  1. 0:38
    STLPavel Buchnevich (Robert Thomas, Colton Parayko)wrist0.44 xG
    STL: Krug, Buchnevich, ThomasVGK: Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Eichel
    STL 2 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Robert Thomas CL1011+110.2702021:35——4943
Pavel Buchnevich LL1101+130.5700220:58——4843
Jake Neighbours LL1000020.1201017:43——5344
Kevin Hayes RL2000020.0710016:33——4713
Brayden Schenn CL2000000.0011016:09——5021
Jordan Kyrou RL2000030.1401016:05——5423
Oskar Sundqvist CL3011+100.0922015:01——6142
Kasperi Kapanen RL3000+120.0110014:39——6055
Brandon Saad LL3000000.0310014:00——6343
Alexey Toropchenko RL4101+120.080108:38——4134
Sammy Blais LL4000010.094208:17——218
Nikita Alexandrov CL4000010.011007:22——298
Colton Parayko DD1022+130.2723225:56——4641
Nick Leddy DD1000+100.0400025:54——4339
Justin Faulk DD2000020.0712021:52——5325
Torey Krug DD2000+130.2421219:46——5834
Scott Perunovich DD3000020.1300013:37——5218
Marco Scandella DD3000000.0001013:00——5318
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)W34331.9714.1460:38

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1101-170.2101020:57——5573
Ivan Barbashev LL1000041.1713019:21——5870
Mark Stone RL1000000.0900018:44——5673
Chandler Stephenson CL2000000.0020015:48——5687
Michael Amadio RL2000000.0010014:51——5980
Brett Howden CL2000050.6401014:33——4674
William Karlsson CL3000-110.4000016:36——4552
Jonathan Marchessault RL3011-240.1400016:18——4348
Paul Cotter LL3000-110.2172013:25——4652
Nicolas Roy CL4000020.0810012:08——4439
William Carrier LL4000020.5000010:30——4476
Keegan Kolesar RL4000000.0012210:20——3958
Alex Pietrangelo DD1011-120.1021023:40——5776
Ben Hutton DD1000010.0201019:05——4865
Nicolas Hague DD2000-120.0533018:22——4750
Zach Whitecloud DD2000-100.0021018:21——4344
Brayden McNabb DD3000010.4525019:40——5784
Kaedan Korczak DD3000020.0713017:15——4972
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)O27252.9262.2460:38

Goal anatomy

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

Alexey Toropchenko (STL) 1st 19:39 · assists Colton Parayko, Oskar Sundqvist · Deflection · 17.4 mph shot.