Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden KnightsDec 15, 2019

FinalSunday, Dec 15, 2019· T-Mobile Arena

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

3

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VAN	1	0	2	3		VAN	9	5	15	29
VGK	2	2	2	6		VGK	11	19	16	46

: VAN 53VGK 75
: VAN 2.99VGK 4.46
PP goals: VAN 1VGK 2
Hits: VAN 27VGK 29
Blocks: VAN 18VGK 10
PIM: VAN 10VGK 8
: VAN 57%VGK 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 39 shots and stopped 34 (.872), +6 against a season average of 33.0; the loss.

Points
Max Pacioretty had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 16:18.Pacioretty
Points
Shea Theodore had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:43.Theodore
Points
Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.Boeser
Points
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:04.Stone
Goalie
Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 39 shots and stopped 34 (.872), +6 against a season average of 33.0; the loss.Markstrom
Luck
VGK scored 6 goals on 4.46 expected goals (75 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Deryk Engelland (VGK) played 20:46, +3:17 up on his 17:29 season average over 48 games.Engelland
Usage
J.T. Miller (VAN) played 15:33, −4:37 down on his 20:10 season average over 68 games.Miller

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

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

VGK
VAN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · VGK 75 · VAN 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
VAN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 22% of the game, VGK 49%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

VAN

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	VAN	VGK
	47	56
	1.79	2.90
	1.73	2.76
	5	12
	2	2
	15	11
	+0.055	−0.055
	22%	49%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

L1Miller – Boeser – Pettersson
6:0170% CF
L2Leivo – Pearson – Horvat
4:4275% CF
L3Roussel – Virtanen – Gaudette
4:0233% CF
L4Sutter – Beagle – Motte
3:5550% CF
D1Benn – Stecher
13:5430% CF
D2Myers – Hughes
13:4261% CF
D3Tanev – Fantenberg
9:4350% CF

PP1Miller – Horvat – Boeser – Pettersson – Hughes
2:35100% CF
PP2Myers – Leivo – Pearson – Virtanen – Gaudette
1:0450% CF
PK1FBeagle – Motte
3:02
PK2FSutter – Pearson
1:23
PK1DTanev – Fantenberg
3:30
PK2DMyers – Benn
0:44

Current VAN line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
11:1250% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
10:5335% CF
L3Reaves – Carrier – Nosek
10:0669% CF
L4Stastny – Zykov – Tuch
8:3859% CF
D1Engelland – Holden
15:4069% CF
D2Merrill – Theodore
14:2153% CF
D3McNabb – Schmidt
12:4932% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Theodore – Zykov
2:01100% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
1:52
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
0:59
PK2FStone – Nosek
0:58
PK1DEngelland – Schmidt
1:16
PK2DHolden – Merrill
0:23

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:22
VGKNick Holden (Paul Stastny)slap0.04 xG
VAN: Benn, Roussel, Virtanen, Gaudette, StecherVGK: Engelland, Stastny, Holden, Zykov, Tuch
VAN 0 – 1 VGK
4:03
VANElias Pettersson (Chris Tanev, Brock Boeser)backhand0.05 xG
VAN: Tanev, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, FantenbergVGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Schmidt
VAN 1 – 1 VGK
9:51
VGKValentin Zykov (Max Pacioretty, Shea Theodore)backhand0.04 xG
VAN: Beagle, Tanev, Motte, FantenbergVGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Theodore, Zykov
VAN 1 – 2 VGK

2nd period

4:46
VGKJonathan Marchessault (Reilly Smith, William Karlsson)snap0.09 xG
VAN: Tanev, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, HughesVGK: Smith, Merrill, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore
VAN 1 – 3 VGK
9:16
VGKMark StonePP (Max Pacioretty, Shea Theodore)snap0.16 xG
VAN: Myers, Leivo, Pearson, Horvat, HughesVGK: Pacioretty, Merrill, Stone, Stephenson, Theodore
VAN 1 – 4 VGK

3rd period

5:02
VANBrock Boeser (Quinn Hughes, Antoine Roussel)wrist0.16 xG
VAN: Myers, Roussel, Horvat, Boeser, HughesVGK: Engelland, Stastny, McNabb, Stone, Zykov
VAN 2 – 4 VGK
10:49
VGKMax Pacioretty (Mark Stone, Deryk Engelland)backhand0.09 xG
VAN: Sutter, Myers, Pearson, Gaudette, HughesVGK: Engelland, Pacioretty, Holden, Stone, Stephenson
VAN 2 – 5 VGK
17:24
VANJake VirtanenPP (Tyler Myers, Tanner Pearson)wrist0.09 xG
VAN: Myers, Leivo, Pearson, Virtanen, GaudetteVGK: Stastny, Holden, Merrill, Nosek
VAN 3 – 5 VGK
19:18
VGKMax PaciorettyPP (Shea Theodore, Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.03 xG
VAN: Sutter, Myers, Benn, PearsonVGK: Pacioretty, Smith, Merrill, Stephenson, Theodore
VAN 3 – 6 VGK

Box score

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

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brock Boeser R	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.63	0	0	0	19:04	—	—	42	48
Elias Pettersson C	L1	1	0	1	0	6	0.49	0	1	0	15:57	—	—	68	56
J.T. Miller C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.30	0	0	0	15:33	—	—	79	57
Bo Horvat C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	0	1	0	17:24	—	—	35	40
Tanner Pearson L	L2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.14	1	2	0	13:45	—	—	33	12
Josh Leivo L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	0	0	0	13:38	—	—	53	22
Jake Virtanen R	L3	1	0	1	-1	4	0.32	0	1	0	13:06	—	—	58	47
Antoine Roussel L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.27	0	1	2	12:53	—	—	42	32
Adam Gaudette R	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.02	1	1	0	11:31	—	—	35	16
Tyler Motte C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	11	2	0	17:11	—	—	22	27
Brandon Sutter C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	3	0	0	13:43	—	—	38	46
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	1	0	2	13:31	—	—	41	32
Troy Stecher D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	4	2	0	17:22	—	—	35	26
Jordie Benn D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	2	4	16:14	—	—	27	14
Quinn Hughes D	D2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.04	1	1	2	23:12	—	—	63	51
Tyler Myers D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.01	2	2	0	22:22	—	—	44	31
Oscar Fantenberg D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	2	1	0	18:36	—	—	50	57
Chris Tanev D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.03	0	1	0	18:31	—	—	57	52

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	L	39	34	5	.872	4.13	50:49
Michael DiPietro	—	7	6	1	.857	0.33	8:23

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mark Stone R	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.37	3	1	0	18:04	—	—	50	67
Max Pacioretty L	L1	2	2	4	+2	5	0.44	1	0	0	16:18	—	—	58	84
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.17	1	0	0	14:54	—	—	50	80
William Karlsson C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.26	2	0	0	18:31	—	—	46	59
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.38	0	0	2	17:00	—	—	38	46
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.17	3	0	0	16:27	—	—	40	53
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	1	0	0	14:06	—	—	60	49
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	2	12:08	—	—	67	61
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	4	0	0	11:01	—	—	67	62
Paul Stastny C	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.30	0	0	0	14:31	—	—	64	76
Alex Tuch R	L4	0	0	0	+1	6	0.90	1	0	0	13:20	—	—	65	83
Valentin Zykov L	L4	1	0	1	0	5	0.64	2	0	0	12:27	—	—	64	84
Deryk Engelland D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	2	2	20:46	—	—	64	60
Nick Holden D	D1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.20	1	1	0	20:00	—	—	70	70
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	3	3	+2	2	0.12	0	1	0	20:43	—	—	64	75
Jon Merrill D	D2	0	0	0	+2	3	0.09	0	1	0	17:31	—	—	55	57
Nate Schmidt D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	2	0	20:05	—	—	38	59
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	2	2	16:41	—	—	32	46

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	29	26	3	.897	2.99	59:40

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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.