Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesJan 4, 2018

FinalThursday, Jan 4, 2018· Scottrade Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	1	0	1		VGK	9	11	13	33
STL	1	0	1	2		STL	14	12	13	39

: VGK 68STL 67
: VGK 2.43STL 3.20
PP goals: VGK 0STL 0
Hits: VGK 12STL 16
Blocks: VGK 16STL 25
PIM: VGK 4STL 2
: VGK 39%STL 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at home. Colton Parayko (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 29.9; the loss.

Points
Colton Parayko had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:42.Parayko
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 29.9; the loss.Fleury
New line
New look for VGK: Lindberg–Carrier–Nosek skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lindberg Carrier Nosek
Usage
James Neal (VGK) played 20:20, +3:12 up on his 17:08 season average over 70 games.Neal
Usage
Kyle Brodziak (STL) played 18:11, +4:47 up on his 13:24 season average over 80 games.Brodziak
Usage
Jon Merrill (VGK) played 19:51, +3:53 up on his 15:58 season average over 33 games.Merrill
Usage
Colin Miller (VGK) played 22:48, +3:30 up on his 19:18 season average over 81 games.Miller
Usage
Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) played 15:43, −3:23 down on his 19:06 season average over 79 games.Tarasenko

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)STL attacks right (top on phones) →

STL
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · STL 67 · VGK 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

STL
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

STL 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 26% of the game, STL 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

STL

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	STL
	65	67
	2.28	3.21
	2.24	3.08
	5	16
	4	11
	12	16
	−0.057	+0.057
	26%	34%

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

L1Neal – Perron – Haula
14:0465% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
12:3254% CF
L3Eakin – Leipsic – Tuch
10:4450% CF
L4Lindberg – Carrier – Nosek
6:1222% CF
D1Merrill – Miller
16:0263% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
14:3833% CF
D3McNabb – Schmidt
13:0655% CF

PP1Neal – Perron – Haula – Miller – Theodore
1:28100% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Schmidt – Theodore
0:18
PK1FEakin – Nosek
2:07
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:13
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
2:02
PK2DMiller – Schmidt
1:58

Current VGK line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Steen – Brodziak – Berglund
12:1148% CF
L2Stastny – Sobotka – Thompson
8:0353% CF
L3Upshall – Schenn – Tarasenko
5:0943% CF
L4Paajarvi – Jaskin – Barbashev
5:0278% CF
D1Edmundson – Parayko
18:3252% CF
D2Bouwmeester – Pietrangelo
17:0643% CF
D3Gunnarsson – Bortuzzo
13:1048% CF

PP1Steen – Stastny – Berglund – Pietrangelo – Tarasenko
2:23
PP2Sobotka – Schenn – Tarasenko – Parayko – Thompson
1:37100% CF
PK1FSteen – Stastny
0:50
PK2FBrodziak – Paajarvi
0:37
PK1DBouwmeester – Pietrangelo
1:23
PK2DEdmundson – Parayko
0:37

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:35
STLAlexander Steen (Brayden Schenn, Colton Parayko)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: Engelland, Lindberg, Theodore, Carrier, NosekSTL: Steen, Berglund, Gunnarsson, Bortuzzo, Schenn
VGK 0 – 1 STL

2nd period

9:23
VGKErik Haula (James Neal, David Perron)snap0.07 xG
VGK: Neal, Perron, McNabb, Haula, SchmidtSTL: Upshall, Bouwmeester, Pietrangelo, Schenn, Tarasenko
VGK 1 – 1 STL

3rd period

5:59
STLPaul Stastny (Vladimir Sobotka, Colton Parayko)wrist0.30 xG
VGK: Engelland, Lindberg, Theodore, Carrier, NosekSTL: Stastny, Sobotka, Paajarvi, Edmundson, Parayko
VGK 1 – 2 STL

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
James Neal L	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.43	1	0	0	20:20	—	—	60	51
David Perron L	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.06	1	1	0	19:42	—	—	62	65
Erik Haula L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.62	0	1	0	19:21	—	—	60	53
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	16:39	—	—	56	54
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	1	0	16:22	—	—	49	37
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.36	0	1	0	16:08	—	—	50	50
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.19	2	0	2	16:09	—	—	50	32
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:33	—	—	44	24
Brendan Leipsic L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	12:43	—	—	54	37
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.15	0	0	0	9:27	—	—	25	25
Oscar Lindberg L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	1	1	0	8:36	—	—	32	30
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	3	0	0	6:54	—	—	21	24
Colin Miller D	D1	0	0	0	0	5	0.26	2	3	0	22:48	—	—	62	42
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	19:51	—	—	52	39
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:36	—	—	33	32
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	0	2	0	18:57	—	—	42	36
Nate Schmidt D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	0	1	0	20:57	—	—	49	55
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	3	0	17:56	—	—	57	59

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	39	37	2	.949	3.20	58:01

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alexander Steen L	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.09	1	2	0	18:28	—	—	46	63
Kyle Brodziak C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	2	0	18:11	—	—	44	65
Patrik Berglund C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.69	2	0	0	17:47	—	—	50	72
Paul Stastny C	L2	1	0	1	+1	6	0.60	0	0	0	18:49	—	—	59	72
Vladimir Sobotka C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.24	0	0	2	16:54	—	—	55	68
Tage Thompson C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	0	1	0	12:10	—	—	47	53
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	2	0	0	17:32	—	—	43	36
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L3	0	0	0	-1	6	0.37	1	0	0	15:43	—	—	47	37
Scottie Upshall R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:42	—	—	41	23
Magnus Paajarvi L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.06	1	1	0	13:33	—	—	54	79
Dmitrij Jaskin R	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.32	3	0	0	12:50	—	—	65	73
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	3	1	0	10:35	—	—	63	72
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	2	2	+1	5	0.23	0	4	0	22:42	—	—	55	64
Joel Edmundson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	0	4	0	19:42	—	—	52	64
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.26	0	1	0	24:44	—	—	50	39
Jay Bouwmeester D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	20:07	—	—	43	33
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	0	4	0	14:58	—	—	52	65
Carl Gunnarsson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	2	0	13:33	—	—	50	67

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hutton(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	2.43	60:00

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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.