Montreal Canadiens vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 20, 2022

Final / OTThursday, Jan 20, 2022· T-Mobile Arena

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

4

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	1	1	0	3		MTL	10	8	5	4	27
VGK	1	1	1	1	4		VGK	18	14	18	3	53

: MTL 42VGK 90
: MTL 2.79VGK 4.44
PP goals: MTL 1VGK 2
Hits: MTL 42VGK 26
Blocks: MTL 21VGK 10
PIM: MTL 6VGK 6
: MTL 49%VGK 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 53 shots and stopped 49 (.925), +23 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.

Points
Shea Theodore had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:20.Theodore
Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:51.Marchessault
Points
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:04.Karlsson
Goalie
Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 53 shots and stopped 49 (.925), +23 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.Montembeault
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Dvorak and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:52 together.Hoffman Wideman Toffoli Dvorak Suzuki
Usage
Dylan Coghlan (VGK) played 25:08, +11:07 up on his 14:01 season average over 58 games.Coghlan
Usage
Alexander Romanov (MTL) played 15:08, −5:20 down on his 20:28 season average over 78 games.Romanov
Usage
Shea Theodore (VGK) played 26:20, +3:14 up on his 23:06 season average over 77 games.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.

Strength

Period

Team

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · VGK 90 · MTL 42

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK pressure
MTL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 12% of the game, VGK 48%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

MTL

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	MTL	VGK
	35	91
	2.10	4.13
	2.00	3.95
	8	25
	4	7
	24	8
	−0.017	+0.018
	12%	48%

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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Hoffman – Dauphin – Dvorak
11:1326% CF
L2Anderson – Drouin – Pitlick
8:3738% CF
L3Toffoli – Evans – Suzuki
7:4725% CF
L4Lehkonen – Pezzetta – Poehling
5:3321% CF
D1Savard – Chiarot
18:0216% CF
D2Petry – Clague
16:0236% CF
D3Wideman – Romanov
11:0530% CF

PP1Hoffman – Wideman – Toffoli – Dvorak – Suzuki
2:52100% CF
PP2Petry – Anderson – Drouin – Pitlick – Poehling
1:37100% CF
PK1FLehkonen – Evans
1:30
PK2FToffoli – Suzuki
0:54
PK1DSavard – Chiarot
1:09
PK2DPetry – Romanov
0:40

Current MTL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
12:4065% CF
L2Dadonov – Stephenson – Carrier
10:5683% CF
L3Janmark – Kolesar – Roy
9:1643% CF
L4Amadio – Howden – Patrick
7:4890% CF
D1Theodore – Coghlan
18:5269% CF
D2Pietrangelo – McNabb
17:2272% CF
D3Hutton – Miromanov
6:1664% CF

PP1Dadonov – Pietrangelo – Stephenson – Coghlan – Patrick
1:45100% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Roy
1:3586% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
2:23
PK2FStephenson – Janmark
1:09
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:36
PK2DHutton – Coghlan
1:09

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:40
VGKChandler Stephenson (Evgenii Dadonov, William Carrier)snap0.18 xG
MTL: Savard, Chiarot, Lehkonen, Pezzetta, PoehlingVGK: Dadonov, Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stephenson, Carrier
MTL 0 – 1 VGK
15:28
MTLMichael Pezzetta (Artturi Lehkonen)snap0.47 xG
MTL: Wideman, Lehkonen, Pitlick, Pezzetta, RomanovVGK: Pietrangelo, Hutton, Janmark, Kolesar, Roy
MTL 1 – 1 VGK

2nd period

11:46
VGKWilliam KarlssonPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Shea Theodore)backhand0.10 xG
MTL: Lehkonen, Evans, Clague, RomanovVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Roy
MTL 1 – 2 VGK
14:20
MTLTyler ToffoliPP (Nick Suzuki, Chris Wideman)wrist0.22 xG
MTL: Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Dvorak, SuzukiVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Smith, Karlsson
MTL 2 – 2 VGK

3rd period

6:15
MTLMike Hoffman (Christian Dvorak, Laurent Dauphin)snap0.06 xG
MTL: Hoffman, Wideman, Dauphin, Dvorak, RomanovVGK: Dadonov, Marchessault, Stephenson, Hutton, Miromanov
MTL 3 – 2 VGK
11:39
VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (William Karlsson, Shea Theodore)wrist0.09 xG
MTL: Savard, Chiarot, Lehkonen, EvansVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Roy
MTL 3 – 3 VGK

OT period

1:50
VGKShea Theodore (Nicolas Roy)snap0.28 xG
MTL: Chiarot, Dvorak, EvansVGK: Marchessault, Theodore, Roy
MTL 3 – 4 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Christian Dvorak C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.22	1	0	0	19:31	—	—	23	25
Mike Hoffman C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.10	1	2	0	18:40	—	—	18	17
Laurent Dauphin C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	1	1	0	14:08	—	—	25	30
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	7	1	2	17:47	—	—	23	20
Rem Pitlick C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:38	—	—	33	50
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	12:52	—	—	29	24
Nick Suzuki C	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.32	0	1	2	21:30	—	—	32	19
Tyler Toffoli C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.54	0	0	0	18:23	—	—	33	23
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	2	0	0	15:22	—	—	27	14
Artturi Lehkonen L	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.19	1	3	0	12:25	—	—	32	57
Ryan Poehling C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.30	2	1	0	10:02	—	—	16	35
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.49	3	1	0	7:23	—	—	39	66
Ben Chiarot D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.01	4	1	0	21:41	—	—	17	5
David Savard D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	4	7	2	20:55	—	—	15	5
Jeff Petry D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	9	0	0	24:08	—	—	40	35
Kale Clague D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	18:49	—	—	30	14
Chris Wideman D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.15	0	1	0	16:29	—	—	36	73
Alexander Romanov D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	4	0	0	15:08	—	—	35	67

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	O	53	49	4	.925	4.44	61:50

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	1	0	19:07	—	—	59	66
William Karlsson C	L1	1	1	2	0	7	1.17	2	0	0	19:04	—	—	65	68
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	1	2	0	5	0.22	1	0	2	18:51	—	—	61	65
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.21	2	0	0	19:51	—	—	74	87
Evgenii Dadonov L	L2	0	1	1	0	5	0.55	0	1	0	16:11	—	—	84	90
William Carrier L	L2	0	1	1	+1	5	0.69	2	0	0	12:32	—	—	86	93
Mattias Janmark C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	1	1	0	15:37	—	—	57	30
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	1	0	2	14:20	—	—	53	18
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.20	6	0	0	13:07	—	—	55	27
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:28	—	—	89	92
Nolan Patrick C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	10:26	—	—	91	91
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.35	2	0	0	10:07	—	—	89	92
Shea Theodore D	D1	1	2	3	+1	3	0.29	1	0	0	26:20	—	—	72	77
Dylan Coghlan D	D1	0	0	0	0	5	0.15	2	3	0	25:08	—	—	71	72
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	2	1	2	24:34	—	—	73	60
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.17	2	3	0	23:20	—	—	76	83
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.05	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	70	48
Daniil Miromanov D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	0	0	0	6:59	—	—	67	52

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	W	27	24	3	.889	2.79	61:29

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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.