Vegas Golden Knights vs. Colorado AvalancheFeb 20, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | VGK | 8 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |
| COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | COL | 17 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
- VGK 56COL 66
- VGK 1.72COL 3.19
- PP goals
- VGK 0COL 0
- Hits
- VGK 23COL 15
- Blocks
- VGK 11COL 14
- PIM
- VGK 10COL 10
- VGK 49%COL 51%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Colorado Avalanche edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2
Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for COL: Calvert–Nichushkin–Bellemare skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsNathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:49.MacKinnon
- PointsDevon Toews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:59.Toews
- PointsMikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.Rantanen
- New lineNew look for COL: Calvert–Nichushkin–Bellemare skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CalvertNichushkinBellemare
- GoalieMarc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +12 against a season average of 27.5; the loss.Fleury
- New line
- UsageZach Whitecloud (VGK) played 14:02, −3:52 down on his 17:54 season average over 50 games.Whitecloud
- UsageNick Holden (VGK) played 10:45, −5:25 down on his 16:10 season average over 16 games.Holden
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: 122 attempts, 68 on goal, 5 goals, 4.91 expected goals; best chance Nazem Kadri at 0.46 xG.
- COL
- VGK
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 122 of 122 attempts · COL 66 · VGK 56
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 3.19 to 1.72 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 56, 5 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 20% of the game, COL 44%.
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 60:00; most ice Philipp Grubauer (60:00) for COL and Marc-Andre Fleury (58:29) for VGK, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | 54 | |
| 1.30 | 1.68 | |
| 1.26 | 1.60 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 17 | 13 | |
| −0.020 | +0.020 | |
| 20% | 44% |
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
- L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault10:5843% CF
- L2Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson10:5362% CF
- 7:4955% CF
- 6:5023% CF
- D1Martinez – Pietrangelo10:4238% CF
- 10:0156% CF
- D3Hague – Whitecloud9:3336% CF
- PP1Pacioretty – Stone – Karlsson – Theodore – Glass3:06100% CF
- PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore0:550% CF
- 2:25
- PK2FStone – Stephenson1:02
- PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo3:50
- PK2DHague – Whitecloud0:43
Colorado Avalanche
- 9:3645% CF
- L2Calvert – Nichushkin – Bellemare8:2279% CF
- L3Burakovsky – MacKinnon – Rantanen7:5664% CF
- 6:5230% CF
- 13:4558% CF
- 9:5752% CF
- 5:5130% CF
- 5:1689% CF
- 0:54
- 1:36
- 0:51
- 1:33
- 0:25
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 2:58VGK: Reaves, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Carrier, RoyCOL: Burakovsky, MacKinnon, Rantanen, Girard, ByramVGK 0 – 1 COL
2nd period
- 7:37VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultCOL: Burakovsky, MacKinnon, Toews, Rantanen, MakarVGK 1 – 1 COL
- 11:18VGK: Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stone, TheodoreCOL: Saad, MacKinnon, Toews, MakarVGK 1 – 2 COL
3rd period
- 13:11VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreCOL: Burakovsky, MacKinnon, Toews, Rantanen, MakarVGK 1 – 3 COL
- 14:25VGK 2 – 3 COL
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Karlsson C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:29 | — | — | 46 | 47 |
| Reilly Smith R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:14 | — | — | 44 | 39 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:54 | — | — | 50 | 48 |
| Max Pacioretty L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:04 | — | — | 58 | 43 |
| Mark Stone R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:03 | — | — | 58 | 47 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:32 | — | — | 55 | 39 |
| Alex Tuch R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:02 | — | — | 50 | 71 |
| Cody Glass C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 | — | — | 47 | 67 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | — | — | 43 | 64 |
| Nicolas Roy C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| Ryan Reaves R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7:31 | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| William Carrier L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.01 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7:24 | — | — | 19 | 5 |
| Alex Pietrangelo D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26:43 | — | — | 44 | 35 |
| Alec Martinez D | D1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24:56 | — | — | 43 | 27 |
| Shea Theodore D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26:51 | — | — | 55 | 46 |
| Nick Holden D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:45 | — | — | 58 | 53 |
| Nicolas Hague D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | — | — | 44 | 60 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | — | — | 41 | 60 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Andre Fleury(start) | L | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 2.73 | 58:29 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazem Kadri C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0.93 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:40 | — | — | 44 | 41 |
| Brandon Saad L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | — | — | 52 | 48 |
| Joonas Donskoi R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:35 | — | — | 50 | 49 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | — | — | 76 | 79 |
| Matt Calvert L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:32 | — | — | 75 | 82 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:14 | — | — | 80 | 83 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | L3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:49 | — | — | 57 | 57 |
| Mikko Rantanen R | L3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:41 | — | — | 52 | 37 |
| Andre Burakovsky L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:42 | — | — | 59 | 57 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19:01 | — | — | 30 | 41 |
| J.T. Compher L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:02 | — | — | 31 | 50 |
| Tyson Jost C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 | — | — | 24 | 7 |
| Cale Makar D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:10 | — | — | 58 | 59 |
| Devon Toews D | D1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:59 | — | — | 63 | 68 |
| Samuel Girard D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | — | — | 62 | 65 |
| Ryan Graves D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:16 | — | — | 45 | 51 |
| Bowen Byram D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | — | — | 48 | 53 |
| Conor Timmins D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | — | — | 33 | 22 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipp Grubauer(start) | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 1.72 | 60:00 |