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Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 2, 2024

Final· T-Mobile Arena
away
VAN
3
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VGK
6
Goals123TShots123T
VAN1113VAN991230
VGK4116VGK913830
VAN 62VGK 52
VAN 2.00VGK 3.53
PP goals
VAN 1VGK 2
Hits
VAN 26VGK 22
Blocks
VAN 12VGK 23
PIM
VAN 21VGK 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. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:49 together.

  1. Points
    Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.Marchessault
  2. Points
    Quinn Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:22.Hughes
  3. Points
    Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:41.Mantha
  4. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:17.Eichel
  5. Points
    Ivan Barbashev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.Barbashev
  6. PP1
    VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:49 together.MillerBoeserGarlandPetterssonHughes
  7. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Marchessault, Stephenson, Barbashev, Hanifin and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:29 together.MarchessaultStephensonBarbashevHanifinEichel
  8. Usage
    Nikita Zadorov (VAN) played 4:26, −13:11 down on his 17:37 season average over 74 games.Zadorov

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, VAN at VGK: 114 attempts, 60 on goal, 9 goals, 5.53 expected goals; best chance William Karlsson at 0.62 xG.

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

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · VGK 52 · VAN 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VAN at VGK: expected goals 3.53 to 2.00 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 52 to 62, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdVGKVANMMHEHKHHHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKVANcontrol2nd3rdMantha · 1st 1:37Marchessault · 1st 6:23Hoglander · 1st 9:20Eichel · 1st 9:40Hanifin · 1st 14:42Karlsson · 2nd 1:46Hughes · 2nd 6:13Hughes · 3rd 1:41Howden · 3rd 2:05
  • 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 29% 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, VAN at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (60:00) for VGK and Casey DeSmith (60:00) for VAN, 9 goals.

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
StatVANVGK
5546
1.482.25
1.452.16
106
25
168
+0.038−0.038
29%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.

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:37
    VGKAnthony Manthawrist0.31 xG
    VAN: Cole, Lafferty, Hughes, Podkolzin, MikheyevVGK: Karlsson, Mantha, Hanifin, Hague, Dorofeyev
    VAN 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 6:23
    VGKJonathan Marchessault (Ivan Barbashev, Brayden McNabb)wrist0.08 xG
    VAN: Cole, Zadorov, Boeser, Pettersson, HoglanderVGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel
    VAN 0 – 2 VGK
  3. 9:20
    VANNils Hoglander (Brock Boeser)wrist0.13 xG
    VAN: Cole, Zadorov, Boeser, Pettersson, HoglanderVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Barbashev, Eichel, Kolesar
    VAN 1 – 2 VGK
  4. 9:40
    VGKJack Eichel (Jonathan Marchessault, Ivan Barbashev)snap0.07 xG
    VAN: Cole, Blueger, Zadorov, Lafferty, BainsVGK: Marchessault, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel, Hague
    VAN 1 – 3 VGK
  5. 14:42
    VGKNoah HanifinPP (Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault)slap0.04 xG
    VAN: Cole, Lafferty, Hronek, SuterVGK: Marchessault, Stephenson, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel
    VAN 1 – 4 VGK

2nd period

  1. 1:46
    VGKWilliam KarlssonPP (Alex Pietrangelo, Anthony Mantha)other0.62 xG
    VAN: Cole, Miller, Hronek, SuterVGK: Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Mantha
    VAN 1 – 5 VGK
  2. 6:13
    VANQuinn HughesPP (Conor Garland, J.T. Miller)wrist0.05 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson, HughesVGK: Stephenson, Hanifin, Howden, Hague
    VAN 2 – 5 VGK

3rd period

  1. 1:41
    VANQuinn Hughes (Vasily Podkolzin)wrist0.01 xG
    VAN: Cole, Blueger, Hughes, Podkolzin, MikheyevVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Amadio, Cotter
    VAN 3 – 5 VGK
  2. 2:05
    VGKBrett Howden (Keegan Kolesar, Nicolas Roy)wrist0.25 xG
    VAN: Myers, Miller, Soucy, Joshua, GarlandVGK: McNabb, Theodore, Kolesar, Roy, Howden
    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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Elias Pettersson CL1000020.3501018:45——4349
Brock Boeser RL1011010.1200015:04——5552
Nils Hoglander LL1101020.1520012:59——4550
Ilya Mikheyev RL2000020.2100015:28——5939
Pius Suter CL2000010.0600015:03——7774
Vasily Podkolzin RL2011010.2920212:49——6540
J.T. Miller CL3011-130.1820019:22——6141
Conor Garland RL3011-120.1201015:28——5435
Dakota Joshua CL3000-100.0092014:56——5634
Teddy Blueger CL4000000.0021213:00——4822
Sam Lafferty CL4000-200.0151010:41——449
Arshdeep Bains LL4000-100.0010010:09——5028
Filip Hronek DD1000030.2210025:31——6046
Quinn Hughes DD1202030.0701024:22——6122
Tyler Myers DD2000-150.0701022:02——5441
Carson Soucy DD2000-140.1423018:55——5241
Ian Cole DD3000-100.0001021:02——4438
Nikita Zadorov DD3000-110.0100174:26——4462
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Casey DeSmith(start)L30246.8003.5360:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
William Karlsson CL1101+140.8321017:30——5087
Anthony Mantha RL1112+130.7500215:41——5087
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1000+110.2200012:30——5387
Jack Eichel CL2112+170.6500021:17——5772
Jonathan Marchessault RL2123+220.2300017:57——6394
Ivan Barbashev LL2022+120.1121017:34——5671
Chandler Stephenson CL3000-100.0011018:15——3540
Paul Cotter LL3000-100.0011011:37——4148
Michael Amadio RL3000-100.1220010:14——3546
Nicolas Roy CL4011+100.0222212:25——3536
Brett Howden CL4101+120.2731012:07——3639
Keegan Kolesar RL4011020.0741010:17——3633
Noah Hanifin DD1101+240.1303024:51——4662
Nicolas Hague DD1000+200.0014018:58——4662
Brayden McNabb DD2011+210.0733018:30——4059
Shea Theodore DD2000+200.0001416:49——4059
Alex Pietrangelo DD3011-220.0702019:42——5060
Alec Martinez DD3000-200.0012015:46——5060
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W30273.9002.0060:00

Goal anatomy

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

Anthony Mantha (VGK) 1st 1:37 · unassisted · Rebound · dumped in · 12.7 mph shot · 5.4 s from entry to goal.

Anthony Mantha · 1st 1:37 · VGK

Play
rebound
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
12.7 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
5.4 s
Type
rebound

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Jack Eichel · 1st 9:40 · VGK

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
40.7 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s
Type
rebound

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Noah Hanifin · 1st 14:42 · VGK PP

Play
point-shot
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
85.5 mph
Distance
48 ft
Type
one-timer

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Brett Howden · 3rd 2:05 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
30.3 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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