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Montreal Canadiens vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 30, 2023

Final / SO· T-Mobile Arena
away
MTL
2
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VGK
3
Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
MTL011002MTL91017339
VGK110013VGK1225625
MTL 74VGK 48
MTL 2.87VGK 2.93
PP goals
MTL 0VGK 1
Hits
MTL 21VGK 26
Blocks
MTL 11VGK 18
PIM
MTL 6VGK 8
MTL 60%VGK 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Adin Hill (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +11 against a season average of 28.0; the win.

  1. Goalie
    Adin Hill (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +11 against a season average of 28.0; the win.Hill
  2. Usage
    Sean Monahan (MTL) played 21:49, +3:46 up on his 18:03 season average over 82 games.Monahan
  3. Usage
    William Karlsson (VGK) played 21:40, +4:07 up on his 17:33 season average over 69 games.Karlsson
  4. Usage
    Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 26:50, +3:19 up on his 23:31 season average over 63 games.Pietrangelo
  5. Usage
    Cole Caufield (MTL) played 22:32, +3:09 up on his 19:23 season average over 81 games.Caufield
  6. Usage
    Kaiden Guhle (MTL) played 26:08, +5:21 up on his 20:47 season average over 69 games.Guhle
  7. Usage
    Kaedan Korczak (VGK) played 11:31, −5:11 down on his 16:42 season average over 25 games.Korczak
  8. Usage
    Michael Amadio (VGK) played 8:31, −4:57 down on his 13:28 season average over 72 games.Amadio

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, MTL at VGK: 122 attempts, 64 on goal, 4 goals, 5.80 expected goals; best chance Jack Eichel at 0.55 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · VGK 48 · MTL 74

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at VGK: expected goals 2.93 to 2.87 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 48 to 74, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTVGKMTLCMCSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:53
  • VGK
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKMTLcontrol2nd3rdOTCotter · 1st 15:06Monahan · 2nd 5:38Carrier · 2nd 18:10Suzuki · 3rd 15:42
  • 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 42% of the game, VGK 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at VGK: 38 players over 64:53; most ice Adin Hill (64:20) for VGK and Samuel Montembeault (65:00) for MTL, 4 goals.

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
StatMTLVGK
6140
2.261.47
2.141.37
117
10
1017
+0.064−0.064
42%30%

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

Current MTL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 15:06
    VGKPaul CotterPP (William Karlsson, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.07 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Monahan, Evans, BarronVGK: Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Barbashev, Cotter, Dorofeyev
    MTL 0 – 1 VGK

2nd period

  1. 5:38
    MTLSean MonahanSHwrist0.14 xG
    MTL: Pearson, Monahan, Kovacevic, GuhleVGK: Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Eichel, Dorofeyev
    MTL 1 – 1 VGK
  2. 18:10
    VGKWilliam Carrier (Chandler Stephenson, Jack Eichel)tip-in0.13 xG
    MTL: Anderson, Kovacevic, Harris, Newhook, SlafkovskýVGK: Stephenson, Carrier, Eichel, Kolesar, Hague, Korczak
    MTL 1 – 2 VGK

3rd period

  1. 15:42
    MTLNick Suzuki (Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Cole Caufield)backhand0.11 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Harvey-Pinard, Caufield, Guhle, BarronVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Carrier, Kolesar
    MTL 2 – 2 VGK

Decided in the shootout: MTL 2 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Cole Caufield RL1011+150.2120022:32——6369
Nick Suzuki CL1101+140.3500022:26——6470
Rafael Harvey-Pinard LL1011+120.1411015:00——7584
Sean Monahan CL2101+140.4010021:49——6264
Brendan Gallagher RL2000040.2300015:34——7594
Tanner Pearson LL2000+120.3801015:13——7593
Josh Anderson RL3000-150.2420017:21——4635
Alex Newhook CL3000-120.4710016:45——5250
Juraj Slafkovský LL3000-100.0010214:02——5347
Jake Evans CL4000010.0112013:03——5371
Joel Armia RL4000000.0010011:58——4648
Michael Pezzetta LL4000000.002106:31——428
Kaiden Guhle DD1000+230.2113026:08——7677
Justin Barron DD1000+110.0230021:18——7793
Mike Matheson DD2000030.1022222:01——3328
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2000010.0311017:18——4632
Jordan Harris DD3000-120.0300216:57——6541
Arber Xhekaj DD3000000.0320013:40——6985
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)O25232.9202.9365:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1011040.9911219:43——4656
Jonathan Marchessault RL1000-150.4800016:58——4349
Ivan Barbashev LL1000020.1731016:21——4552
Mark Stone RL2000010.2401021:32——3727
Chandler Stephenson CL2011010.0100019:54——3531
Paul Cotter LL2101020.1430013:18——3732
Keegan Kolesar RL3000010.0661012:53——2218
Brett Howden CL3000000.0020212:43——1514
William Carrier LL3101010.2110010:38——1313
William Karlsson CL4011-110.2001021:40——5757
Pavel Dorofeyev RL4000-100.0920013:07——6189
Michael Amadio RL4000010.010008:31——6477
Shea Theodore DD1000-110.0411024:25——3838
Brayden McNabb DD1000020.1033021:27——3835
Alex Pietrangelo DD2011-120.1411026:50——4437
Alec Martinez DD2000-110.0214019:31——2932
Nicolas Hague DD3000+100.0323216:38——3944
Kaedan Korczak DD3000+100.0001211:31——4639
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W39372.9492.8764:20

Goal anatomy

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

Paul Cotter (VGK PP) 1st 15:06 · assists William Karlsson, Alex Pietrangelo · Forecheck turnover · 40.2 mph shot.

Sean Monahan · 2nd 5:38 · MTL SH

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
45.1 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
5.3 s

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William Carrier · 2nd 18:10 · VGK

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2
Shot
22.7 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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