St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 11, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	1	1	1	3		STL	7	6	9	22
VGK	2	1	1	4		VGK	9	13	6	28

: STL 50VGK 51
: STL 2.07VGK 2.92
PP goals: STL 1VGK 0
Hits: STL 20VGK 11
Blocks: STL 11VGK 15
PIM: STL 4VGK 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 edge St. Louis Blues 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 at home. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas and Neighbours) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:36 together.

Points
Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:39.Buchnevich
Points
Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:11.Barbashev
Points
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:08.Eichel
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Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:25.Theodore
Points
Jordan Kyrou had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:39.Kyrou
Points
Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:02.Stone
PP1
STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas and Neighbours) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:36 together.Faulk Buchnevich Kyrou Thomas Neighbours
New line
New look for VGK: Olofsson–Roy–Howden skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Olofsson Roy Howden

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 101 of 101 attempts · VGK 51 · STL 50

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 32% of the game, VGK 37%.

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	50
	1.99	2.76
	1.94	2.63
	7	16
	6	5
	35	18
	+0.040	−0.040
	32%	37%

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

L1Schenn – Thomas – Neighbours
11:2459% CF
L2Kapanen – Joseph – Holloway
10:4536% CF
L3Buchnevich – Kyrou – Bolduc
10:0050% CF
L4Faksa – Walker – Toropchenko
7:3362% CF
D1Leddy – Parayko
15:3946% CF
D2Faulk – Broberg
15:2271% CF
D3Suter – Joseph
10:2333% CF

PP1Faulk – Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas – Neighbours
2:36100% CF
PP2Schenn – Kapanen – Broberg – Holloway – Bolduc
0:48100% CF
PK1FSchenn – Thomas
1:31
PK2FFaksa – Toropchenko
1:09
PK1DLeddy – Parayko
1:55
PK2DSuter – Faulk
1:47

Current STL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
13:1357% CF
L2Hertl – Dorofeyev – Holtz
10:5343% CF
L3Olofsson – Roy – Howden
10:2750% CF
L4Pearson – Kolesar – Schwindt
7:5353% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Theodore
17:1952% CF
D2McNabb – Whitecloud
15:4933% CF
D3Hanifin – Hague
14:3848% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Olofsson – Eichel
2:10100% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Barbashev – Hanifin – Roy – Holtz
1:21100% CF
PK1FHertl – Howden
1:39
PK2FStone – Eichel
1:35
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
2:00
PK2DPietrangelo – Hanifin
0:43

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	1	0	1	-2	2	0.52	0	0	0	21:34	—	—	63	66
Jake Neighbours L	L1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.33	2	0	0	19:09	—	—	55	45
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.05	2	1	0	17:21	—	—	57	48
Dylan Holloway L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	0	0	14:35	—	—	32	14
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	4	0	0	13:20	—	—	43	16
Mathieu Joseph R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:55	—	—	25	13
Jordan Kyrou R	L3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.05	0	0	2	20:39	—	—	52	50
Pavel Buchnevich L	L3	2	1	3	+2	4	0.49	0	1	0	20:39	—	—	50	50
Zachary Bolduc R	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.28	0	1	2	13:07	—	—	38	31
Alexey Toropchenko R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	0	0	9:59	—	—	60	17
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	3	0	0	9:30	—	—	62	17
Radek Faksa C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:21	—	—	62	17
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.02	1	2	0	20:38	—	—	43	28
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:54	—	—	50	28
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.06	2	3	0	25:53	—	—	66	60
Philip Broberg D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.05	0	0	0	19:30	—	—	61	82
Ryan Suter D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	1	0	16:55	—	—	38	29
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	2	0	12:39	—	—	43	31

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	2.92	59:22

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	1	1	2	+2	5	0.48	0	0	0	20:08	—	—	57	78
Mark Stone R	L1	0	2	2	+2	2	0.23	0	1	0	20:02	—	—	48	69
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.34	1	1	0	18:11	—	—	59	82
Tomas Hertl C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	2	2	0	17:13	—	—	40	46
Alexander Holtz R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	0	1	0	14:07	—	—	57	65
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.19	0	0	0	12:00	—	—	41	51
Brett Howden C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:02	—	—	45	22
Nicolas Roy C	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.10	1	0	0	16:01	—	—	54	29
Victor Olofsson L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0	13:44	—	—	45	26
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.41	3	1	0	11:32	—	—	47	69
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.23	0	0	0	11:04	—	—	45	74
Cole Schwindt R	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.10	0	1	0	9:01	—	—	45	88
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	22:29	—	—	61	74
Shea Theodore D	D1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.23	0	1	2	21:25	—	—	52	65
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	0	2	0	20:02	—	—	33	48
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	1	2	0	19:16	—	—	45	50
Noah Hanifin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	1	2	18:15	—	—	48	46
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	1	0	16:00	—	—	52	62

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	W	22	19	3	.864	2.07	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Eichel (VGK) 1st 8:02 · assists Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone · Odd-man rush · carried in · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 20.5 mph shot · 2.8 s from entry to goal.

Jack Eichel · 1st 8:02 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 20.5 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 2.8 s

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Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 6:47 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 45.5 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Ivan Barbashev · 1st 18:13 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 32.5 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s
Type: one-timer

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Shea Theodore · 2nd 2:55 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 77.7 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Type: rebound

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Pavel Buchnevich · 2nd 7:29 · STL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 57.6 mph
Distance: 24 ft

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Nicolas Roy · 3rd 12:53 · VGK

Play: deflection
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 38.4 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: deflection

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Robert Thomas · 3rd 15:04 · STL

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 73.0 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

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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 11, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 4–3

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

Goal anatomy

Jack Eichel · 1st 8:02 · VGK

Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 6:47 · STL

Ivan Barbashev · 1st 18:13 · VGK

Shea Theodore · 2nd 2:55 · VGK

Pavel Buchnevich · 2nd 7:29 · STL PP

Nicolas Roy · 3rd 12:53 · VGK

Robert Thomas · 3rd 15:04 · STL