Vegas Golden Knights vs. Colorado Avalanche Recap Aug 8, 2020
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Vegas Golden Knights edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)
Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at COL. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:58 together.
- PointsJonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:58.Marchessault
- PointsJ.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:56.Compher
- PointsMikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:24.Rantanen
- PointsNazem Kadri had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:14.Kadri
- PointsShea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:05.Theodore
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- GoalieRobin Lehner (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +11 against a season average of 24.1; the win.Lehner
Three stars
★ First starJonathan MarchessaultVGK · C · 2 G
★★ Second starMark StoneVGK · R · 1 A
★★★ Third starJ.T. CompherCOL · L · 1 G, 1 A
Officials
Referees: Chris Rooney (#5), Jon McIsaac (#2) · Linesmen: Kiel Murchison (#79), Scott Cherrey (#50)
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, VGK at COL: 114 attempts, 61 on goal, 7 goals, 7.60 expected goals; best chance Erik Johnson at 0.69 xG.
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, VGK at COL: expected goals 4.47 to 3.13 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 49, 7 goals.
- COL
- VGK
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- COL pressure
- VGK pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 26% of the game, COL 29%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, VGK at COL: 38 players over 64:44; most ice Philipp Grubauer (63:04) for COL and Robin Lehner (64:44) for VGK, 7 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | VGK | COL |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | 44 | |
| 2.18 | 1.76 | |
| 2.13 | 1.68 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| +0.024 | −0.023 | |
| 26% | 29% |
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.
Vegas Golden Knights
- L1Stastny – Smith – Marchessault8:3733% CF
- L2Stone – Karlsson – Stephenson4:1550% CF
- 3:4022% CF
- 4:4033% CF
- 10:5644% CF
- 9:5956% CF
- D3Holden – Whitecloud6:3044% CF
- PP1Stastny – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore4:05100% CF
- 2:3175% CF
- 3:01
- PK2FStephenson – Roy2:54
- PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud2:28
- 1:08
Colorado Avalanche
- L1Namestnikov – MacKinnon – Rantanen8:4856% CF
- L2Kadri – Landeskog – Nichushkin8:2469% CF
- 8:3056% CF
- L4Donskoi – Burakovsky – Compher4:4629% CF
- 9:5057% CF
- 10:1668% CF
- 9:0950% CF
- 6:58100% CF
- PP2Donskoi – Namestnikov – Burakovsky – Nichushkin – Girard2:12100% CF
- PK1FDonskoi – Namestnikov1:00
- 0:43
- 3:10
- 1:44
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
2nd period
- 1:34
- 6:46
- 12:55
- 14:51
3rd period
- 3:02
- 18:58
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stastny C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 | — | — | 35 | 61 |
| Reilly Smith R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | — | — | 33 | 39 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0.95 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:58 | — | — | 38 | 62 |
| William Karlsson C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0.76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 | — | — | 47 | 75 |
| Mark Stone R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:22 | — | — | 58 | 81 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17:10 | — | — | 60 | 74 |
| Alex Tuch R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | — | — | 39 | 34 |
| Nicolas Roy C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14:24 | — | — | 52 | 45 |
| Nick Cousins C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 | — | — | 41 | 23 |
| Tomas Nosek L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:19 | — | — | 29 | 25 |
| Ryan Reaves R | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8:15 | — | — | 55 | 55 |
| William Carrier L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:07 | — | — | 60 | 60 |
| Alec Martinez D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 24:27 | — | — | 39 | 71 |
| Shea Theodore D | D1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:05 | — | — | 52 | 72 |
| Nate Schmidt D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26:55 | — | — | 43 | 58 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:45 | — | — | 52 | 58 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16:27 | — | — | 40 | 10 |
| Nick Holden D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:24 | — | — | 50 | 38 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner(start) | W | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 4.47 | 64:44 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.45 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23:59 | — | — | 55 | 38 |
| Mikko Rantanen R | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 0.89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:24 | — | — | 50 | 30 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:19 | — | — | 61 | 44 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:52 | — | — | 63 | 67 |
| Nazem Kadri C | L2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:14 | — | — | 70 | 65 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | — | — | 68 | 50 |
| Matt Calvert L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:53 | — | — | 58 | 43 |
| Matt Nieto L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:44 | — | — | 58 | 43 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | — | — | 48 | 32 |
| J.T. Compher L | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:56 | — | — | 30 | 46 |
| Joonas Donskoi R | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:00 | — | — | 25 | 50 |
| Andre Burakovsky L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:44 | — | — | 27 | 42 |
| Samuel Girard D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:55 | — | — | 63 | 50 |
| Erik Johnson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.89 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:51 | — | — | 43 | 36 |
| Cale Makar D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:08 | — | — | 65 | 50 |
| Ryan Graves D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:23 | — | — | 58 | 40 |
| Ian Cole D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:56 | — | — | 46 | 47 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13:17 | — | — | 46 | 45 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipp Grubauer(start) | O | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 3.13 | 63:04 |