Vegas Golden Knights vs. Colorado AvalancheApr 8, 2025

Final / SOTuesday, Apr 8, 2025· Ball Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	1	1	0	0	0	2		VGK	8	4	6	3	21
COL	0	2	0	0	1	3		COL	8	19	6	3	36

: VGK 45COL 70
: VGK 2.05COL 3.90
PP goals: VGK 0COL 1
Hits: VGK 16COL 27
Blocks: VGK 15COL 11
PIM: VGK 13COL 13
: VGK 48%COL 52%

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 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout at home. Charlie Coyle (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Coyle, Nelson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:21 together.

Points
Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:39.Coyle
PP1
COL's first power-play unit (Coyle, Nelson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:21 together.Coyle Nelson MacKinnon Nichushkin Makar
New line
New look for COL: Nelson–O'Connor–Kiviranta skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nelson O'Connor Kiviranta
New line
New look for VGK: Stone–Barbashev–Howden skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Stone Barbashev Howden
Usage
Valeri Nichushkin (COL) played 25:53, +6:17 up on his 19:36 season average over 42 games.Nichushkin
Goalie
Akira Schmid (VGK) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +18 against a season average of 18.0; the overtime loss.Schmid
New line
New look for COL: Coyle–Vesey–Wood skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Coyle Vesey Wood
New line
New look for COL: Wagner–Kelly–Drury skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wagner Kelly Drury

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

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

COL
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · COL 70 · VGK 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

COL
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 18% of the game, COL 47%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

COL

VGK

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	VGK	COL
	40	71
	1.19	3.03
	1.17	2.92
	6	10
	6	6
	17	26
	−0.027	+0.027
	18%	47%

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 – Olofsson
11:2244% CF
L2Stone – Barbashev – Howden
9:5638% CF
L3Saad – Roy – Dorofeyev
9:1636% CF
L4Pearson – Kolesar – Schwindt
8:0927% CF
D1Hanifin – Whitecloud
16:5430% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
16:2940% CF
D3Hutton – Korczak
10:4146% CF

PP1Stone – Karlsson – Theodore – Barbashev – Dorofeyev
4:06100% CF
PP2Smith – Saad – Olofsson – Hanifin – Roy
0:41100% CF
PK1FSaad – Roy
2:05
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:50
PK1DMcNabb – Theodore
2:52
PK2DHanifin – Korczak
0:57

Current VGK line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

L1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Nichushkin
14:2477% CF
L2Nelson – O'Connor – Kiviranta
9:5742% CF
L3Coyle – Vesey – Wood
6:4381% CF
L4Wagner – Kelly – Drury
6:0675% CF
D1Toews – Makar
15:4479% CF
D2Lindgren – Malinski
8:4056% CF
D3Johnson – Middleton
6:3545% CF

PP1Coyle – Nelson – MacKinnon – Nichushkin – Makar
4:2183% CF
PP2Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Toews – Drury – Kiviranta
1:21100% CF
PK1FKelly – O'Connor
1:40
PK2FCoyle – Nichushkin
1:04
PK1DJohnson – Lindgren
2:26
PK2DToews – Makar
1:51

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

11:10
VGKWilliam KarlssonSH (Reilly Smith)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, TheodoreCOL: Coyle, Nelson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Makar
VGK 1 – 0 COL

2nd period

0:40
VGKBrayden McNabbwrist0.03 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Theodore, OlofssonCOL: Nelson, Lindgren, O'Connor, Kiviranta, Malinski
VGK 2 – 0 COL
9:46
COLValeri NichushkinPP (Nathan MacKinnon, Charlie Coyle)backhand0.48 xG
VGK: Stone, Hanifin, Howden, WhitecloudCOL: Coyle, Nelson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Makar
VGK 2 – 1 COL
17:08
COLJimmy Vesey (Charlie Coyle, Miles Wood)snap0.50 xG
VGK: McNabb, Stone, Barbashev, Roy, KorczakCOL: Johnson, Coyle, Vesey, Wood, Lindgren
VGK 2 – 2 COL

Decided in the shootout: VGK 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

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Karlsson C	L1	1	0	1	+2	2	0.36	0	0	0	22:01	—	—	48	46
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.48	0	0	0	19:04	—	—	45	52
Victor Olofsson L	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	2	2	16:00	—	—	45	52
Mark Stone R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:55	—	—	33	17
Ivan Barbashev L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.31	0	0	0	17:30	—	—	33	17
Brett Howden C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	4	2	0	14:56	—	—	40	29
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	0	18:08	—	—	31	23
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	0	0	2	16:13	—	—	33	32
Brandon Saad L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	14:13	—	—	36	34
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	11:04	—	—	25	6
Cole Schwindt R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:16	—	—	23	7
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	5	10:15	—	—	33	7
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	2	2	0	24:46	—	—	30	25
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	20:13	—	—	31	25
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.12	0	3	0	29:03	—	—	40	40
Brayden McNabb D	D2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	2	3	0	21:02	—	—	33	23
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	2	13:48	—	—	38	24
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	2	1	0	11:33	—	—	44	42

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Akira Schmid(start)	O	36	34	2	.944	3.90	64:46

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nathan MacKinnon C	L1	0	1	1	-1	6	0.40	0	0	0	25:56	—	—	74	81
Valeri Nichushkin R	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	1.07	2	1	0	25:53	—	—	74	82
Artturi Lehkonen L	L1	0	0	0	0	6	0.72	1	1	0	20:42	—	—	77	83
Brock Nelson C	L2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.31	1	1	2	18:40	—	—	44	55
Logan O'Connor R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:56	—	—	44	48
Joel Kiviranta L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	5	2	2	14:46	—	—	39	45
Charlie Coyle C	L3	0	2	2	0	1	0.00	2	1	0	15:39	—	—	76	72
Miles Wood L	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.08	1	0	0	10:50	—	—	70	70
Jimmy Vesey L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.54	1	0	0	9:10	—	—	80	71
Jack Drury C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:51	—	—	58	82
Parker Kelly C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	2	0	0	11:15	—	—	75	91
Chris Wagner R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	5	7:25	—	—	55	82
Cale Makar D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	1	0	29:59	—	—	78	84
Devon Toews D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	2	2	28:28	—	—	75	82
Ryan Lindgren D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	17:18	—	—	61	86
Sam Malinski D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	0	0	16:34	—	—	55	75
Erik Johnson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.08	0	1	0	17:41	—	—	55	58
Keaton Middleton D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	2	10:10	—	—	43	25

COL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)	W	21	19	2	.905	2.05	64:47

Goal anatomy

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

William Karlsson (VGK SH) 1st 11:10 · assists Reilly Smith · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 54.1 mph shot · 2.4 s from entry to goal.

William Karlsson · 1st 11:10 · VGK SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 54.1 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Brayden McNabb · 2nd 0:40 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 59.6 mph
Distance: 49 ft
Type: rebound

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Valeri Nichushkin · 2nd 9:46 · COL PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 12.5 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: rebound

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Jimmy Vesey · 2nd 17:08 · COL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 22.1 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: rebound

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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.