Edgehalla

Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden KnightsFeb 23, 2023

Final / OT· T-Mobile Arena
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CGY
3
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VGK
4
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
CGY12003CGY1881128
VGK01214VGK8119129
CGY 63VGK 58
CGY 3.03VGK 2.36
PP goals
CGY 1VGK 1
Hits
CGY 50VGK 40
Blocks
CGY 19VGK 21
PIM
CGY 4VGK 8
CGY 47%VGK 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stephenson, Theodore, Amadio and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:45 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:01.Eichel
  2. Points
    Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:04.Pelletier
  3. Points
    Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:38.Backlund
  4. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stephenson, Theodore, Amadio and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:45 together.SmithStephensonTheodoreAmadioEichel
  5. New line
    New look for VGK: Froese–Kolesar–Howden skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.FroeseKolesarHowden
  6. Luck
    VGK scored 4 goals on 2.36 expected goals (58 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. Usage
    Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 20:35, −3:27 down on his 24:02 season average over 72 games.Pietrangelo
  8. Usage
    MacKenzie Weegar (CGY) played 17:27, −3:42 down on his 21:09 season average over 80 games.Weegar

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, CGY at VGK: 121 attempts, 57 on goal, 7 goals, 5.38 expected goals; best chance Mikael Backlund at 0.35 xG.

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

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · VGK 58 · CGY 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CGY at VGK: expected goals 2.36 to 3.03 (CGY led the chances), shot attempts 58 to 63, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTVGKCGYPHEBWCPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:42
  • VGK
  • CGY
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKCGYcontrol2nd3rdOTPelletier · 1st 13:25Huberdeau · 2nd 1:24Eichel · 2nd 14:27Backlund · 2nd 16:34Whitecloud · 3rd 5:08Carrier · 3rd 12:35Pietrangelo · OT 0:42
  • VGK pressure
  • CGY pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CGY 27% of the game, VGK 20%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, CGY at VGK: 38 players over 60:42; most ice Laurent Brossoit (60:42) for VGK and Dan Vladar (59:46) for CGY, 7 goals.

VGK
CGY
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
StatCGYVGK
5460
1.952.28
1.892.26
711
44
1112
−0.027+0.027
27%20%

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.

Calgary Flames

Current CGY line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 13:25
    CGYJakob PelletierPP (Mikael Backlund, Noah Hanifin)other0.15 xG
    CGY: Backlund, Mangiapane, Hanifin, Dube, PelletierVGK: Martinez, Smith, Karlsson, Hague
    CGY 1 – 0 VGK

2nd period

  1. 1:24
    CGYJonathan Huberdeau (Jakob Pelletier, Nazem Kadri)wrist0.15 xG
    CGY: Kadri, Tanev, Huberdeau, Zadorov, PelletierVGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Carrier
    CGY 2 – 0 VGK
  2. 14:27
    VGKJack EichelPP (Shea Theodore, Michael Amadio)snap0.07 xG
    CGY: Backlund, Tanev, Lindholm, ZadorovVGK: Smith, Stephenson, Theodore, Amadio, Eichel
    CGY 2 – 1 VGK
  3. 16:34
    CGYMikael Backlund (Blake Coleman, MacKenzie Weegar)tip-in0.07 xG
    CGY: Backlund, Tanev, Coleman, Weegar, MangiapaneVGK: Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Eichel, Hague, Cotter
    CGY 3 – 1 VGK

3rd period

  1. 5:08
    VGKZach Whitecloud (Reilly Smith)wrist0.12 xG
    CGY: Lewis, Lucic, Coleman, Hanifin, AnderssonVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Amadio, Hague, Whitecloud
    CGY 3 – 2 VGK
  2. 12:35
    VGKWilliam Carrier (Alec Martinez, Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.05 xG
    CGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Hanifin, Andersson, PelletierVGK: Kessel, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Carrier
    CGY 3 – 3 VGK

OT period

  1. 0:42
    VGKAlex Pietrangelo (Jonathan Marchessault, Jack Eichel)backhand0.14 xG
    CGY: Tanev, Lindholm, DubeVGK: Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Eichel
    CGY 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.

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mikael Backlund CL1112+140.4830017:38——5557
Andrew Mangiapane LL1000+130.4810016:29——6159
Blake Coleman LL1011010.0610014:37——4837
Milan Lucic LL2000-100.0020012:50——3727
Trevor Lewis CL2000-120.0831012:24——3022
Walker Duehr RL2000010.3221212:03——3229
Nazem Kadri CL3011030.3150017:53——5058
Jonathan Huberdeau LL3101010.1511017:40——5271
Jakob Pelletier LL3112010.1412015:04——5079
Elias Lindholm CL4000-130.3174017:49——5453
Dillon Dube CL4000-120.0751016:24——4851
Tyler Toffoli CL4000030.2410015:32——5553
Chris Tanev DD1000+110.0620020:02——6661
MacKenzie Weegar DD1011+100.0441217:27——5840
Rasmus Andersson DD2000-210.0910023:35——3533
Noah Hanifin DD2011-210.1325022:10——3840
Nikita Zadorov DD3000+100.0241016:44——4864
Dennis Gilbert DD3000010.0452013:54——3946
CGY goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Dan Vladar(start)O29254.8622.3659:46

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1112030.2112021:01——3949
Jonathan Marchessault RL1011-110.1420219:16——3420
Paul Cotter LL1000-130.3760018:40——5168
Chandler Stephenson CL2011010.0310019:18——6153
Phil Kessel RL2000+130.1800014:08——7269
William Carrier LL2101020.2840012:28——6549
William Karlsson CL3000+120.0310016:22——5555
Reilly Smith RL3011+130.2420015:25——5547
Michael Amadio RL3011+120.2301010:50——6568
Brett Howden CL4000010.2051210:36——4066
Keegan Kolesar RL4000000.005009:41——4670
Byron Froese CL4000020.022129:15——2712
Brayden McNabb DD1000-100.0142024:23——5254
Shea Theodore DD1011-110.0703223:18——6058
Alex Pietrangelo DD2101+110.2021020:35——5362
Alec Martinez DD2011+110.0017018:37——5353
Zach Whitecloud DD3101+120.1311015:34——4643
Nicolas Hague DD3000010.0332015:27——4651
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Laurent Brossoit(start)W28253.8933.0360:42