Vegas Golden Knights vs. Chicago BlackhawksNov 27, 2018

FinalTuesday, Nov 27, 2018· United Center

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Chicago BlackhawksCHI

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	3	3	2	8		VGK	9	21	13	43
CHI	0	2	1	3		CHI	11	9	4	24

: VGK 65CHI 38
: VGK 3.83CHI 2.58
PP goals: VGK 1CHI 0
Hits: VGK 25CHI 17
Blocks: VGK 5CHI 13
PIM: VGK 4CHI 6
: VGK 57%CHI 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Chicago Blackhawks 8–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 8–3 at CHI. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

Points
Cody Eakin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:37.Eakin
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Shea Theodore had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:11.Theodore
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Deryk Engelland had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:55.Engelland
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Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:02.Tuch
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Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:32.Strome
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Max Pacioretty had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:52.Pacioretty
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Ryan Carpenter had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:26.Carpenter
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Tomas Nosek had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:31.Nosek

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)CHI attacks right (top on phones) →

CHI
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 103 of 103 attempts · CHI 38 · VGK 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CHI
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CHI 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 49% of the game, CHI 20%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CHI

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	CHI
	67	42
	3.88	2.70
	3.61	2.64
	13	11
	2	1
	22	17
	+0.054	−0.054
	49%	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.

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
14:2448% CF
L2Pacioretty – Eakin – Tuch
12:5957% CF
L3Carpenter – Carr – Nosek
9:4191% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
8:0779% CF
D1Engelland – Theodore
18:4872% CF
D2Holden – Miller
15:5360% CF
D3McNabb – Schmidt
15:2250% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Smith – Miller – Marchessault – Tuch
1:4575% CF
PP2Miller – Theodore – Carpenter – Carr – Nosek
0:50
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
1:14
PK2FEakin – Carpenter
0:40
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:59
PK2DHolden – Miller
0:40

Current VGK line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Kane – Strome – DeBrincat
13:2046% CF
L2Toews – Saad – Hayden
11:3842% CF
L3Anisimov – Kampf – Kahun
7:4750% CF
L4Kruger – Perlini – Fortin
5:5743% CF
D1Keith – Forsling
15:0741% CF
D2Gustafsson – Rutta
13:4539% CF
D3Seabrook – Manning
13:1242% CF

PP1Toews – Kane – Saad – Gustafsson – DeBrincat
1:38100% CF
PP2Seabrook – Anisimov – Forsling – Strome – Kahun
0:40100% CF
PK1FSaad – Kampf
1:29
PK2FToews – Kruger
1:05
PK1DSeabrook – Manning
1:35
PK2DForsling – Rutta
1:08

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:10
VGKDaniel Carr (Tomas Nosek, Ryan Carpenter)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Engelland, Theodore, Carpenter, Carr, NosekCHI: Keith, Kruger, Perlini, Forsling, Fortin
VGK 1 – 0 CHI
12:14
VGKAlex Tuchwrist0.04 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Eakin, Schmidt, TuchCHI: Seabrook, Toews, Manning, Saad, Hayden
VGK 2 – 0 CHI
16:14
VGKCody Eakin (Max Pacioretty, Alex Tuch)backhand0.15 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Eakin, Schmidt, TuchCHI: Keith, Toews, Kane, Saad, Forsling
VGK 3 – 0 CHI

2nd period

0:29
CHIGustav Forsling (Brandon Saad, Jonathan Toews)wrist0.01 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtCHI: Keith, Toews, Saad, Hayden, Forsling
VGK 3 – 1 CHI
6:27
VGKWilliam KarlssonPP (Shea Theodore, Cody Eakin)wrist0.08 xG
VGK: Reaves, Eakin, Karlsson, Schmidt, TheodoreCHI: Keith, Toews, Kruger, Forsling
VGK 4 – 1 CHI
11:16
CHIDylan Strome (Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat)backhand0.10 xG
VGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Marchessault, Schmidt, TuchCHI: Seabrook, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome, DeBrincat
VGK 4 – 2 CHI
13:16
VGKRyan Reaves (Deryk Engelland)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Engelland, Reaves, Theodore, Carrier, BellemareCHI: Kane, Gustafsson, Strome, DeBrincat, Rutta
VGK 5 – 2 CHI
19:54
VGKShea Theodore (Deryk Engelland, Tomas Nosek)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Engelland, Theodore, Carpenter, Carr, NosekCHI: Seabrook, Kruger, Manning, Hayden, Perlini
VGK 6 – 2 CHI

3rd period

5:48
VGKShea Theodore (Ryan Carpenter, Nate Schmidt)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Eakin, Schmidt, Theodore, CarpenterCHI: Keith, Kampf, Rutta, Kahun
VGK 7 – 2 CHI
9:52
VGKCody Eakin (Deryk Engelland, Max Pacioretty)slap0.01 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Eakin, Schmidt, TuchCHI: Keith, Toews, Saad, Hayden, Forsling
VGK 8 – 2 CHI
15:15
CHIErik Gustafsson (Dylan Strome)slap0.02 xG
VGK: Holden, Smith, Karlsson, Miller, MarchessaultCHI: Kane, Gustafsson, Strome, DeBrincat, Rutta
VGK 8 – 3 CHI

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	-3	1	0.12	0	0	2	18:26	—	—	42	31
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.10	1	0	0	18:00	—	—	42	31
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.48	0	0	0	17:51	—	—	50	35
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	2	2	+3	4	0.63	3	0	0	17:52	—	—	58	59
Alex Tuch R	L2	1	1	2	+2	3	0.14	0	0	0	17:02	—	—	50	44
Cody Eakin C	L2	2	1	3	+4	2	0.30	0	0	0	16:37	—	—	58	50
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	2	2	+2	3	0.23	0	0	0	13:31	—	—	85	70
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	2	2	+3	0	0.04	0	0	0	13:26	—	—	85	74
Daniel Carr L	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.16	1	0	0	12:06	—	—	92	77
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	12:04	—	—	81	97
Ryan Reaves R	L4	1	0	1	+1	7	1.14	2	0	0	10:32	—	—	77	94
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.16	6	0	0	10:31	—	—	79	97
Deryk Engelland D	D1	0	3	3	+3	3	0.08	1	1	0	21:55	—	—	73	77
Shea Theodore D	D1	2	1	3	+4	3	0.08	0	0	2	21:11	—	—	72	76
Colin Miller D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	3	0	0	20:05	—	—	60	41
Nick Holden D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	4	1	0	18:56	—	—	60	41
Nate Schmidt D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.02	0	1	0	17:59	—	—	52	58
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	3	2	0	17:56	—	—	50	57

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	24	21	3	.875	2.58	60:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.17	0	0	2	19:00	—	—	44	53
Alex DeBrincat R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.54	1	1	0	17:03	—	—	45	58
Dylan Strome C	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.35	0	0	0	15:32	—	—	47	56
Jonathan Toews C	L2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	1	2	0	17:59	—	—	39	40
Brandon Saad L	L2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.32	0	0	0	16:49	—	—	41	46
John Hayden C	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.17	1	0	0	13:43	—	—	36	36
David Kampf C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.27	0	2	0	15:00	—	—	38	40
Artem Anisimov C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	1	0	13:16	—	—	35	45
Dominik Kahun C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	0	0	0	13:01	—	—	40	40
Brendan Perlini L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	2	0	0	12:35	—	—	24	11
Alexandre Fortin L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	1	1	0	11:50	—	—	33	21
Marcus Kruger C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:35	—	—	25	17
Gustav Forsling D	D1	1	0	1	-2	3	0.23	2	2	2	21:00	—	—	41	35
Duncan Keith D	D1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.03	1	0	0	20:10	—	—	35	31
Erik Gustafsson D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.05	1	3	0	20:09	—	—	41	53
Jan Rutta D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:57	—	—	36	49
Brent Seabrook D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	4	0	0	20:39	—	—	39	44
Brandon Manning D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	2	0	2	17:37	—	—	36	42

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Corey Crawford(start)	L	30	24	6	.800	2.40	40:00
Cam Ward	—	13	11	2	.846	1.43	20:00

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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.