Vegas Golden Knights vs. Chicago BlackhawksFeb 21, 2023

Final / SOTuesday, Feb 21, 2023· United Center

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Chicago BlackhawksCHI

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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	9	20	5	2	36
CHI	1	0	1	0	1	3		CHI	9	12	13	5	39

: VGK 61CHI 66
: VGK 2.60CHI 3.78
PP goals: VGK 0CHI 0
Hits: VGK 18CHI 23
Blocks: VGK 15CHI 17
PIM: VGK 6CHI 12
: VGK 53%CHI 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout at home. Tyler Johnson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Laurent Brossoit (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.8; the overtime loss.

Points
Tyler Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:43.Johnson
Goalie
Laurent Brossoit (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.8; the overtime loss.Brossoit
Usage
Patrick Kane (CHI) played 25:01, +5:47 up on his 19:14 season average over 72 games.Kane
Goalie
Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +4 against a season average of 32.0; the win.Mrazek
New line
New look for CHI: Blackwell–Seney–Katchouk skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Blackwell Seney Katchouk
Luck
CHI scored 2 goals on 3.78 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Philipp Kurashev (CHI) played 23:20, +6:00 up on his 17:20 season average over 69 games.Kurashev
Usage
Sam Lafferty (CHI) played 18:08, +3:35 up on his 14:33 season average over 69 games.Lafferty

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 127 of 127 attempts · CHI 66 · VGK 61

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 17% of the game, CHI 40%.

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
	64	60
	2.68	2.93
	2.56	2.82
	12	16
	5	13
	19	19
	+0.017	−0.017
	17%	40%

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

L1Marchessault – Eichel – Cotter
11:3152% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Amadio
11:1850% CF
L3Kolesar – Roy – Howden
10:0168% CF
L4Kessel – Stephenson – Carrier
9:5153% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
16:2656% CF
D2Martinez – Pietrangelo
16:1172% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
14:2134% CF

PP1Kessel – Smith – Karlsson – Theodore – Carrier
1:01
PP2Smith – Stephenson – Theodore – Eichel – Roy
0:42
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
1:31
PK2FStephenson – Roy
1:18
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
2:11
PK2DMartinez – Hague
1:39

Current VGK line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Kane – Domi – Kurashev
13:5745% CF
L2Johnson – Raddysh – Guttman
10:1753% CF
L3Athanasiou – Dickinson – Lafferty
9:2553% CF
L4Blackwell – Seney – Katchouk
6:2950% CF
D1McCabe – Jones
15:4663% CF
D2Johnson – Jones
7:3550% CF
D3Murphy – Phillips
6:4033% CF

PP1Kane – Johnson – Jones – Raddysh – Kurashev
2:09100% CF
PP2Athanasiou – Jones – Lafferty – Seney – Guttman
0:55
PK1FDickinson – Katchouk
0:32
PK2FBlackwell – Lafferty
0:28
PK1DMcCabe – Jones
1:16
PK2DJohnson – Murphy
0:32

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:26
VGKKeegan Kolesar (Nicolas Roy)wrist0.22 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Kolesar, Roy, HowdenCHI: Kane, Domi, Jones, Kurashev, Phillips
VGK 1 – 0 CHI
12:39
CHICole Guttman (Tyler Johnson, Taylor Raddysh)wrist0.18 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Theodore, AmadioCHI: Johnson, McCabe, Jones, Raddysh, Guttman
VGK 1 – 1 CHI

2nd period

11:32
VGKJack Eichel (Shea Theodore)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: Marchessault, Eichel, Hague, Whitecloud, CotterCHI: Johnson, McCabe, Jones, Seney, Raddysh
VGK 2 – 1 CHI

3rd period

19:05
CHITyler Johnson (Patrick Kane, Max Domi)slap0.06 xG
VGK: Martinez, McNabb, Smith, KarlssonCHI: Kane, Johnson, Jones, Domi, Raddysh, Kurashev
VGK 2 – 2 CHI

Decided in the shootout: VGK 2 – 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
Jack Eichel C	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.30	0	0	0	18:22	—	—	52	43
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.13	0	0	0	16:55	—	—	52	42
Paul Cotter L	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	4	0	0	15:18	—	—	47	36
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.58	0	0	0	16:41	—	—	50	59
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	0	2	0	16:29	—	—	48	51
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	0	0	12:38	—	—	50	53
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.11	1	0	0	17:17	—	—	68	73
Brett Howden C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.11	3	0	0	14:47	—	—	59	62
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.25	2	1	2	12:46	—	—	62	68
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	0	3	0	18:35	—	—	41	25
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	1	0	2	13:40	—	—	47	24
Phil Kessel R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:35	—	—	40	23
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.36	0	1	0	23:55	—	—	44	30
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	5	1	0	20:04	—	—	57	41
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	3	2	24:07	—	—	63	64
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.15	1	1	0	21:02	—	—	71	71
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:58	—	—	32	35
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	2	0	15:51	—	—	33	36

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Laurent Brossoit(start)	O	39	37	2	.949	3.78	65:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	1	1	-1	7	0.51	0	0	0	25:01	—	—	38	38
Philipp Kurashev C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	23:20	—	—	44	39
Max Domi C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.55	1	1	12	18:49	—	—	42	48
Tyler Johnson C	L2	1	1	2	0	1	0.06	2	0	0	16:43	—	—	52	63
Taylor Raddysh R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.22	0	1	0	15:34	—	—	54	65
Cole Guttman C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.26	0	0	0	14:44	—	—	57	71
Sam Lafferty C	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.31	0	0	0	18:08	—	—	59	60
Jason Dickinson C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.22	0	1	0	16:17	—	—	48	56
Andreas Athanasiou C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	14:24	—	—	55	55
Brett Seney L	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.30	1	1	0	10:55	—	—	45	42
Colin Blackwell C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	1	0	0	10:48	—	—	53	70
Boris Katchouk L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	3	0	0	9:46	—	—	53	63
Seth Jones D	D1	0	0	0	0	8	0.61	0	2	0	27:09	—	—	55	66
Jake McCabe D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	5	2	0	20:31	—	—	63	68
Caleb Jones D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	2	4	0	20:39	—	—	42	23
Jack Johnson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	3	0	17:05	—	—	53	51
Connor Murphy D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	17:52	—	—	44	60
Isaak Phillips D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	1	0	16:32	—	—	28	33

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Petr Mrazek(start)	W	36	34	2	.944	2.60	63:43

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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.