Vegas Golden Knights vs. Columbus Blue JacketsNov 28, 2022

Final / SOMonday, Nov 28, 2022· Nationwide Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	2	0	0	0	1	3		VGK	9	17	9	1	36
CBJ	0	1	1	0	0	2		CBJ	7	14	6	1	28

: VGK 67CBJ 56
: VGK 4.01CBJ 3.04
PP goals: VGK 0CBJ 0
Hits: VGK 16CBJ 14
Blocks: VGK 15CBJ 14
PIM: VGK 4CBJ 8
: VGK 56%CBJ 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in a shootout at CBJ. Johnny Gaudreau (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Robinson–Foudy skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:34.Gaudreau
Points
Gustav Nyquist had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:44.Nyquist
New line
New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Robinson–Foudy skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kuraly Robinson Foudy
Goalie
Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 31.1; the overtime loss.Tarasov
Usage
Vladislav Gavrikov (CBJ) played 27:19, +5:25 up on his 21:54 season average over 71 games.Gavrikov
Luck
VGK scored 2 goals on 4.01 expected goals (67 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Shea Theodore (VGK) played 27:43, +6:24 up on his 21:19 season average over 54 games.Theodore
Usage
Ben Hutton (VGK) played 10:43, −5:27 down on his 16:10 season average over 30 games.Hutton

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)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →

CBJ
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · CBJ 56 · VGK 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CBJ 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 39% of the game, CBJ 25%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

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	CBJ
	60	61
	2.77	3.17
	2.60	3.02
	11	11
	5	4
	11	7
	+0.057	−0.057
	39%	25%

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
9:3853% CF
L2Stone – Stephenson – Eichel
8:2433% CF
L3Carrier – Kolesar – Leschyshyn
8:0552% CF
L4Kessel – Roy – Cotter
8:0044% CF
D1Martinez – Hague
13:0941% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
12:4962% CF
D3Hutton – Whitecloud
7:0853% CF

PP1Stone – Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore – Eichel
5:0490% CF
PP2Kessel – Smith – Karlsson – Theodore – Roy
1:18
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
1:29
PK2FCarrier – Roy
0:54
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
2:22

Current VGK line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Nyquist – Gaudreau – Jenner
13:0468% CF
L2Kuraly – Robinson – Foudy
11:2548% CF
L3Meyer – Chinakhov – Sillinger
10:4342% CF
L4Roslovic – Fix-Wolansky – Johnson
8:3750% CF
D1Gavrikov – Bjork
12:3256% CF
D2Peeke – Bayreuther
8:0963% CF
D3Gudbranson – Christiansen
7:4744% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Roslovic – Johnson – Bjork
2:1167% CF
PP2Nyquist – Gavrikov – Fix-Wolansky – Chinakhov – Sillinger
0:45
PK1FKuraly – Robinson
4:23
PK2FNyquist – Roslovic
0:48
PK1DGavrikov – Peeke
3:14
PK2DGudbranson – Bayreuther
0:33

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

15:59
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Jonathan Marchessault, Brayden McNabb)wrist0.39 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreCBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, Robinson, Foudy, Christiansen
VGK 1 – 0 CBJ
16:55
VGKWilliam Carrier (Zach Whitecloud)wrist0.07 xG
VGK: Hutton, Carrier, Kolesar, Leschyshyn, WhitecloudCBJ: Roslovic, Peeke, Bayreuther, Fix-Wolansky, Johnson
VGK 2 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

13:50
CBJJohnny Gaudreau (Gustav Nyquist, Vladislav Gavrikov)slap0.14 xG
VGK: Martinez, Stone, Stephenson, Eichel, HagueCBJ: Nyquist, Gaudreau, Jenner, Gavrikov, Bjork
VGK 2 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

12:11
CBJBoone Jenner (Gustav Nyquist, Johnny Gaudreau)snap0.08 xG
VGK: Smith, Stone, Stephenson, Hague, WhitecloudCBJ: Nyquist, Gaudreau, Jenner, Peeke, Bayreuther
VGK 2 – 2 CBJ

Decided in the shootout: VGK 3 – 2 CBJ.

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	+1	2	0.41	0	1	0	17:33	—	—	57	60
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.30	2	0	0	17:31	—	—	63	55
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	1	0	16:10	—	—	48	47
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.20	1	0	0	21:09	—	—	41	8
Mark Stone R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.00	0	2	0	19:34	—	—	36	7
Jack Eichel C	L2	0	0	0	-1	6	0.87	0	0	0	19:25	—	—	39	14
William Carrier L	L3	1	0	1	+1	5	0.35	1	2	0	15:32	—	—	50	59
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.31	2	0	2	11:05	—	—	54	70
Jake Leschyshyn C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.27	1	0	0	10:52	—	—	50	60
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.25	2	0	0	19:02	—	—	52	35
Phil Kessel R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.16	0	0	0	15:05	—	—	49	39
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	3	1	0	9:36	—	—	48	37
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	0	2	0	22:22	—	—	42	40
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	1	3	2	18:54	—	—	44	41
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.61	0	0	0	27:43	—	—	58	60
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	3	0	0	20:00	—	—	59	60
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	0	3	0	18:45	—	—	46	31
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	0	0	0	10:43	—	—	52	44

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	28	26	2	.929	3.04	64:59

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	2	2	+2	4	0.68	0	0	0	19:44	—	—	68	89
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.20	0	0	2	19:34	—	—	64	75
Boone Jenner C	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.36	0	0	0	18:54	—	—	69	89
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.02	1	2	0	18:17	—	—	43	34
Eric Robinson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.34	0	1	0	17:56	—	—	41	32
Liam Foudy C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	2	0	0	12:42	—	—	48	33
Egor Chinakhov R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	4	15:27	—	—	38	51
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.27	1	1	0	13:19	—	—	42	53
Carson Meyer R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	1	0	0	12:13	—	—	43	52
Kent Johnson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:59	—	—	48	51
Jack Roslovic C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.33	1	2	0	12:48	—	—	46	48
Trey Fix-Wolansky R	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.30	0	1	0	9:53	—	—	50	58
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.05	2	1	2	27:19	—	—	56	61
Marcus Bjork D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	2	0	23:17	—	—	48	45
Andrew Peeke D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	3	1	0	23:36	—	—	56	81
Gavin Bayreuther D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	0	0	13:34	—	—	55	70
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	1	1	0	23:03	—	—	34	18
Jake Christiansen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	1	0	11:25	—	—	54	42

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)	O	36	34	2	.944	4.01	65:00

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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.