Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesDec 12, 2019

FinalThursday, Dec 12, 2019· Enterprise Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	0	0	2		VGK	13	8	8	29
STL	1	3	0	4		STL	8	17	4	29

: VGK 55STL 44
: VGK 3.40STL 3.85
PP goals: VGK 0STL 0
Hits: VGK 14STL 18
Blocks: VGK 5STL 14
PIM: VGK 0STL 6
: VGK 55%STL 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at home. Oskar Sundqvist (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Sundqvist–MacEachern–de la Rose skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:35.Sundqvist
New line
New look for STL: Sundqvist–MacEachern–de la Rose skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sundqvist MacEachern de la Rose
Usage
Justin Faulk (STL) played 16:31, −4:07 down on his 20:38 season average over 68 games.Faulk
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Robert Thomas (STL) played 10:43, −3:54 down on his 14:37 season average over 65 games.Thomas
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Valentin Zykov (VGK) played 17:16, +5:25 up on his 11:51 season average over 14 games.Zykov
Usage
Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 16:48, −3:16 down on his 20:04 season average over 70 games.McNabb
Usage
Jay Bouwmeester (STL) played 25:13, +3:43 up on his 21:30 season average over 55 games.Bouwmeester
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Vince Dunn (STL) played 13:01, −3:18 down on his 16:19 season average over 70 games.Dunn

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 99 of 99 attempts · STL 44 · VGK 55

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 39% 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
	52	47
	2.77	2.66
	2.57	2.53
	11	11
	10	1
	11	13
	+0.034	−0.034
	39%	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

L1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
13:2865% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
9:5854% CF
L3Stastny – Zykov – Tuch
8:5546% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Nosek
8:4362% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
15:4356% CF
D2Merrill – Theodore
15:2957% CF
D3Engelland – Holden
15:2350% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Schmidt – Zykov
3:150% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
2:4586% CF

Current VGK line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Schenn – Schwartz – Kyrou
11:4267% CF
L2Perron – Bozak – O'Reilly
11:4027% CF
L3Sundqvist – MacEachern – de la Rose
9:4367% CF
L4Brouwer – Barbashev – Thomas
8:5524% CF
D1Bouwmeester – Parayko
15:4145% CF
D2Gunnarsson – Pietrangelo
11:4137% CF
D3Faulk – Dunn
9:4957% CF

PK1FSundqvist – Barbashev
3:11
PK2FBozak – O'Reilly
2:49
PK1DBouwmeester – Parayko
2:40
PK2DGunnarsson – Pietrangelo
1:05

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:52
STLMackenzie MacEachern (Jacob de la Rose, Oskar Sundqvist)snap0.13 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, SchmidtSTL: Gunnarsson, Pietrangelo, Sundqvist, MacEachern, de la Rose
VGK 0 – 1 STL
5:17
VGKMax Pacioretty (Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson)tip-in0.10 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Merrill, Stone, Stephenson, TheodoreSTL: Gunnarsson, Pietrangelo, Sundqvist, MacEachern, de la Rose
VGK 1 – 1 STL
12:28
VGKWilliam Carrier (Ryan Reaves, Nate Schmidt)wrist0.16 xG
VGK: Reaves, McNabb, Schmidt, Carrier, NosekSTL: Brouwer, Parayko, Barbashev, Dunn, Thomas
VGK 2 – 1 STL

2nd period

1:34
STLOskar Sundqvist (Alex Pietrangelo)tip-in0.10 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtSTL: Perron, Gunnarsson, Pietrangelo, Sundqvist, de la Rose
VGK 2 – 2 STL
14:53
STLJaden Schwartz (Brayden Schenn, Justin Faulk)snap0.09 xG
VGK: Reaves, McNabb, Schmidt, Carrier, NosekSTL: Schenn, Faulk, Schwartz, Dunn, Kyrou
VGK 2 – 3 STL
15:32
STLRobert Thomas (Colton Parayko, Ryan O'Reilly)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Engelland, Holden, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultSTL: Bouwmeester, Perron, O'Reilly, Parayko, Thomas
VGK 2 – 4 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		PP	SH
Mark Stone R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.08	0	0	19:31	—	—	62	57
Max Pacioretty L	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.36	1	0	18:38	—	—	63	56
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	15:23	—	—	59	53
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.37	1	0	18:34	—	—	52	45
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.16	0	0	18:21	—	—	53	52
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.26	1	0	16:46	—	—	50	29
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.35	0	2	17:27	—	—	38	53
Valentin Zykov L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	0	0	17:16	—	—	41	41
Paul Stastny C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	15:38	—	—	40	40
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	2	0	11:08	—	—	58	56
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.10	1	0	11:05	—	—	59	60
William Carrier L	L4	1	0	1	0	3	0.40	1	0	10:29	—	—	50	55
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.18	0	0	22:19	—	—	50	43
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	0	0	16:48	—	—	57	49
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.39	0	1	23:41	—	—	52	54
Jon Merrill D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	16:59	—	—	57	62
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.28	3	1	16:14	—	—	48	51
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	15:47	—	—	50	53

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	29	25	4	.862	2.32	57:56

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	3	0	0	17:07	—	—	61	68
Jaden Schwartz L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	1.40	2	1	0	15:52	—	—	65	68
Jordan Kyrou R	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.33	2	0	0	13:41	—	—	64	70
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	18:37	—	—	28	26
Tyler Bozak C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	16:45	—	—	31	19
David Perron L	L2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:45	—	—	37	41
Oskar Sundqvist C	L3	1	1	2	+1	4	0.53	1	1	0	16:35	—	—	67	71
Jacob de la Rose L	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.07	1	0	0	11:54	—	—	67	72
Mackenzie MacEachern L	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.25	3	1	0	11:41	—	—	71	73
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	2	1	0	15:04	—	—	27	24
Robert Thomas C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.26	0	1	0	10:43	—	—	35	30
Troy Brouwer R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	0	0	9:50	—	—	30	24
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.02	2	0	0	25:33	—	—	41	43
Jay Bouwmeester D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	1	0	0	25:13	—	—	54	65
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.57	0	0	2	24:46	—	—	52	55
Carl Gunnarsson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	3	2	15:22	—	—	35	40
Justin Faulk D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.13	0	2	2	16:31	—	—	47	42
Vince Dunn D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	13:01	—	—	55	52

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	W	29	27	2	.931	3.40	60:00

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.