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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Chicago BlackhawksJan 18, 2025

Final· United Center
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VGK
3
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CHI
5
Goals123TShots123T
VGK1203VGK5171335
CHI3115CHI133723
VGK 77CHI 45
VGK 3.20CHI 3.28
PP goals
VGK 1CHI 2
Hits
VGK 29CHI 29
Blocks
VGK 12CHI 23
PIM
VGK 13CHI 23
VGK 42%CHI 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3 at home. Tomas Hertl (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:08 together.

  1. Points
    Tomas Hertl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:00.Hertl
  2. Points
    Seth Jones had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:23.Jones
  3. Points
    Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:08.Bertuzzi
  4. Points
    Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:38.Theodore
  5. Points
    Teuvo Teravainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:54.Teravainen
  6. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:08 together.StoneHertlTheodoreEichelDorofeyev
  7. Goalie
    Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +7 against a season average of 28.1; the win.Mrazek
  8. Luck
    CHI scored 5 goals on 3.28 expected goals (45 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 CHI: 122 attempts, 58 on goal, 8 goals, 6.48 expected goals; best chance Taylor Hall at 0.47 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)CHI attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CHI
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · CHI 45 · VGK 77

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at CHI: expected goals 3.28 to 3.20 (CHI led the chances), shot attempts 45 to 77, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCHIVGKORBHHHJBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CHI
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CHIVGKcontrol2nd3rdOlofsson · 1st 9:29Reichel · 1st 16:00Bertuzzi · 1st 16:40Hall · 1st 19:42Hertl · 2nd 8:10Hertl · 2nd 14:42Jones · 2nd 18:58Bertuzzi · 3rd 4:08
  • 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 43% of the game, CHI 18%.

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 CHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Petr Mrazek (60:00) for CHI and Ilya Samsonov (59:17) for VGK, 8 goals.

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
StatVGKCHI
7847
3.093.05
3.022.90
118
27
2314
−0.067+0.067
43%18%

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

Current VGK line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:29
    VGKVictor Olofsson (Alex Pietrangelo, Tomas Hertl)snap0.16 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson, DorofeyevCHI: Maroon, Hall, Donato, Vlasic, Crevier
    VGK 1 – 0 CHI
  2. 16:00
    CHILukas Reichel (Nick Foligno, Colton Dach)wrist0.13 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Olofsson, Hague, Whitecloud, DorofeyevCHI: Foligno, Brodie, Reichel, Kaiser, Dach
    VGK 1 – 1 CHI
  3. 16:40
    CHITyler BertuzziPP (Seth Jones, Teuvo Teravainen)tip-in0.16 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Roy, Howden, WhitecloudCHI: Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Jones, Donato, Bedard
    VGK 1 – 2 CHI
  4. 19:42
    CHITaylor Hall (Patrick Maroon, Ryan Donato)wrist0.47 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Pearson, Hertl, Hanifin, KolesarCHI: Maroon, Hall, Donato, Vlasic, Crevier
    VGK 1 – 3 CHI

2nd period

  1. 8:10
    VGKTomas Hertl (Shea Theodore, Ilya Samsonov)wrist0.14 xG
    VGK: Hertl, Olofsson, Hanifin, Whitecloud, DorofeyevCHI: Martinez, Teravainen, Dickinson, Jones, Mikheyev
    VGK 2 – 3 CHI
  2. 14:42
    VGKTomas HertlPP (Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel)tip-in0.07 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, DorofeyevCHI: Foligno, Martinez, Jones, Mikheyev
    VGK 3 – 3 CHI
  3. 18:58
    CHISeth Jones (Connor Bedard, Frank Nazar)wrist0.05 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Pearson, Hertl, Hanifin, DorofeyevCHI: Martinez, Bertuzzi, Jones, Nazar, Bedard
    VGK 3 – 4 CHI

3rd period

  1. 4:08
    CHITyler BertuzziPP (Teuvo Teravainen, Seth Jones)snap0.19 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, EichelCHI: Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Jones, Donato, Bedard
    VGK 3 – 5 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1000050.5400020:05——6366
Tomas Hertl CL1213020.2802220:00——5143
Victor Olofsson LL1101+120.2400015:55——6759
Mark Stone RL2000020.2021219:30——7771
Jack Eichel CL2011060.4520019:16——7062
Ivan Barbashev LL2000020.3031015:24——5250
William Karlsson CL3000-120.1000017:55——7338
Brett Howden CL3000020.1231016:51——7767
Cole Schwindt RL3000000.043006:13——6245
Nicolas Roy CL4000020.3341012:30——5362
Tanner Pearson LL4000-200.0040010:45——5724
Keegan Kolesar RL4000-110.031009:27——4233
Alex Pietrangelo DD1011-110.1512221:01——5849
Noah Hanifin DD1000-120.1900020:53——5546
Shea Theodore DD2022+130.1011026:38——6859
Brayden McNabb DD2000010.0822020:27——6752
Zach Whitecloud DD3000000.0031015:26——6855
Nicolas Hague DD3000-120.0600710:55——6843
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)L23185.7833.2859:17

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Connor Bedard CL1011+130.3513020:16——3342
Tyler Bertuzzi LL1202+140.5523018:08——3041
Frank Nazar CL1011+110.3000015:23——2738
Teuvo Teravainen CL2022-130.1811016:54——3532
Jason Dickinson CL2000-100.0432016:36——3232
Ilya Mikheyev RL2000-110.1400014:06——3832
Nick Foligno LL3011+110.0142016:34——2942
Colton Dach CL3011+100.2020011:42——3565
Lukas Reichel LL3101+120.1300011:36——3355
Ryan Donato CL4011000.2640014:22——5464
Taylor Hall LL4101020.6901011:44——5664
Patrick Maroon LL4011010.2500197:58——6372
Alex Vlasic DD1000000.0232224:27——4043
Louis Crevier DD1000010.0131022:12——3843
Seth Jones DD2123030.1532023:23——3858
Alec Martinez DD2000000.0014019:17——3963
Wyatt Kaiser DD3000+110.0021016:26——3247
TJ Brodie DD3000+100.0001214:01——3650
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Petr Mrazek(start)W35323.9143.2060:00

Goal anatomy

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

Victor Olofsson (VGK) 1st 9:29 · assists Alex Pietrangelo, Tomas Hertl · Forecheck turnover · 58.6 mph shot.

Lukas Reichel · 1st 16:00 · CHI

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
31.0 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Tomas Hertl · 2nd 8:10 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
49.0 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Tomas Hertl · 2nd 14:42 · VGK PP

Play
deflection
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
41.4 mph
Distance
22 ft
Type
deflection

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Seth Jones · 2nd 18:58 · CHI

Play
cycle
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
69.9 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
7.2 s

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