Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesMar 25, 2019

FinalMonday, Mar 25, 2019· Enterprise Center

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St. Louis BluesSTL

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	1	0	1		VGK	5	10	10	25
STL	1	1	1	3		STL	8	7	7	22

: VGK 59STL 41
: VGK 2.53STL 1.79
PP goals: VGK 1STL 0
Hits: VGK 21STL 19
Blocks: VGK 8STL 18
PIM: VGK 2STL 2
: VGK 50%STL 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at home. Zachary Sanford (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Reaves–Carrier–Carpenter skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Zachary Sanford had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:00.Sanford
New line
New look for VGK: Reaves–Carrier–Carpenter skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Reaves Carrier Carpenter
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 2.53 expected goals (59 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Carl Gunnarsson (STL) played 12:00, −4:06 down on his 16:06 season average over 24 games.Gunnarsson
Usage
Tyler Bozak (STL) played 12:31, −3:53 down on his 16:24 season average over 71 games.Bozak
Usage
William Carrier (VGK) played 13:45, +3:54 up on his 9:51 season average over 53 games.Carrier
Usage
Alex Tuch (VGK) played 20:17, +3:36 up on his 16:41 season average over 73 games.Tuch
Usage
Oskar Sundqvist (STL) played 17:12, +3:26 up on his 13:46 season average over 73 games.Sundqvist

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 100 of 100 attempts · STL 41 · VGK 59

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 45% of the game, STL 23%.

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	42
	2.76	1.86
	2.64	1.84
	12	8
	8	5
	16	31
	+0.006	−0.006
	45%	23%

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

L1Stastny – Stone – Tuch
13:1375% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
11:5757% CF
L3Reaves – Carrier – Carpenter
8:4770% CF
L4Eakin – Zykov – Nosek
6:5823% CF
D1Engelland – Schmidt
17:2763% CF
D2Merrill – Miller
16:3654% CF
D3Holden – McNabb
15:4865% CF

PP1Smith – Stone – Karlsson – Miller – Marchessault
1:120% CF
PP2Stastny – Reaves – Eakin – Schmidt – Tuch
0:39100% CF
PK1FStastny – Nosek
1:20
PK2FEakin – Stone
0:40
PK1DHolden – Schmidt
0:57
PK2DMcNabb – Merrill
0:33

Current VGK line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1O'Reilly – Schenn – Tarasenko
14:0840% CF
L2Perron – Schwartz – Sundqvist
13:3433% CF
L3Maroon – Bozak – Thomas
9:3738% CF
L4Steen – Sanford – Barbashev
9:0653% CF
D1Bouwmeester – Parayko
21:0931% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Dunn
19:0450% CF
D3Gunnarsson – Bortuzzo
10:3430% CF

PP1Perron – Pietrangelo – O'Reilly – Schenn – Tarasenko
1:0375% CF
PP2Maroon – Bozak – Schwartz – Dunn – Thomas
0:57100% CF
PK1FSundqvist – Barbashev
0:48
PK2FSteen – O'Reilly
0:40
PK1DBortuzzo – Pietrangelo
1:28
PK2DGunnarsson – Parayko
0:30

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:41
STLIvan Barbashev (Zachary Sanford)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Holden, McNabb, Eakin, Zykov, NosekSTL: Bortuzzo, Pietrangelo, Tarasenko, Sanford, Barbashev
VGK 0 – 1 STL

2nd period

15:12
VGKWilliam KarlssonPP (Colin Miller, Jonathan Marchessault)slap0.12 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Miller, Marchessault, SchmidtSTL: Bortuzzo, Pietrangelo, Bozak, Sanford
VGK 1 – 1 STL
18:14
STLRyan O'Reilly (Jay Bouwmeester, Colton Parayko)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Holden, McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultSTL: Bouwmeester, O'Reilly, Schenn, Parayko, Thomas
VGK 1 – 2 STL

3rd period

6:27
STLZachary Sanford (Robert Bortuzzo, Alex Pietrangelo)deflected0.15 xG
VGK: Reaves, Eakin, Merrill, Miller, CarrierSTL: Steen, Gunnarsson, Bortuzzo, Sanford, Barbashev
VGK 1 – 3 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
Paul Stastny C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.36	0	0	0	20:59	—	—	72	69
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.42	1	0	0	20:17	—	—	74	71
Mark Stone R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.51	0	1	0	18:24	—	—	76	77
William Karlsson C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.15	0	0	0	18:18	—	—	64	68
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	16:51	—	—	62	53
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.17	0	0	0	16:49	—	—	61	58
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	0	0	14:30	—	—	56	46
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	3	0	2	13:45	—	—	63	50
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	3	0	0	11:10	—	—	73	73
Cody Eakin C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.06	0	0	0	12:11	—	—	28	24
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	2	0	0	9:53	—	—	31	40
Valentin Zykov L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	8:47	—	—	42	45
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	1	0	23:55	—	—	61	58
Deryk Engelland D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	2	0	18:40	—	—	64	58
Colin Miller D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.07	2	1	0	19:19	—	—	54	46
Jon Merrill D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	1	0	0	19:04	—	—	57	53
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	3	2	0	18:53	—	—	64	67
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	0	0	0	17:28	—	—	63	66

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Malcolm Subban(start)	L	22	19	3	.864	1.79	58:47

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.19	0	1	0	18:38	—	—	39	47
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.18	1	2	0	18:17	—	—	41	45
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.18	1	0	0	17:54	—	—	41	50
Oskar Sundqvist C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	1	0	17:12	—	—	36	18
Jaden Schwartz L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	16:48	—	—	32	16
David Perron L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	16:23	—	—	40	22
Patrick Maroon L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	2	0	0	13:05	—	—	29	37
Robert Thomas C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.16	0	0	0	12:33	—	—	43	55
Tyler Bozak C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	0	12:31	—	—	29	37
Alexander Steen L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	0	1	0	13:03	—	—	40	44
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	1	0	1	+2	1	0.15	4	0	0	12:40	—	—	53	65
Zachary Sanford L	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.31	1	0	0	11:00	—	—	50	59
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	4	3	0	23:35	—	—	31	25
Jay Bouwmeester D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	2	2	22:05	—	—	31	25
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.04	0	3	0	26:04	—	—	53	59
Vince Dunn D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	20:40	—	—	50	53
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	1	1	+2	3	0.07	2	0	0	13:34	—	—	39	47
Carl Gunnarsson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	12:00	—	—	29	27

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	W	25	24	1	.960	2.53	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.