Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesApr 5, 2021

FinalMonday, Apr 5, 2021· Enterprise Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	4	0	6		VGK	11	15	7	33
STL	1	0	0	1		STL	8	15	9	32

: VGK 57STL 55
: VGK 2.27STL 2.60
PP goals: VGK 0STL 0
Hits: VGK 14STL 23
Blocks: VGK 18STL 18
PIM: VGK 6STL 4
: VGK 42%STL 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout St. Louis Blues 6–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 6–1 at STL. Alec Martinez (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for STL: Bozak–Clifford–Sanford skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alec Martinez had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:31.Martinez
Points
William Carrier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:37.Carrier
Points
Keegan Kolesar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:47.Kolesar
New line
New look for STL: Bozak–Clifford–Sanford skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bozak Clifford Sanford
Luck
VGK scored 6 goals on 2.27 expected goals (57 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for STL: Perron–Hoffman–O'Reilly skated 8:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Perron Hoffman O'Reilly
New line
New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Kyrou skated 7:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schenn Schwartz Kyrou
New line
New look for STL: Tarasenko–Barbashev–Thomas skated 5:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tarasenko Barbashev Thomas

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 112 of 112 attempts · STL 55 · VGK 57

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 30% of the game, STL 39%.

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	50
	2.59	2.13
	2.45	2.01
	13	8
	6	10
	14	10
	−0.051	+0.051
	30%	39%

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
9:5462% CF
L2Pacioretty – Stone – Glass
9:4738% CF
L3Nosek – Tuch – Kolesar
8:5067% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Roy
7:1755% CF
D1Martinez – Theodore
17:2953% CF
D2Pietrangelo – McNabb
15:1561% CF
D3Holden – Hague
13:1550% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Pietrangelo – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault
1:4850% CF
PP2Martinez – Pietrangelo – Smith – Tuch – Glass
1:43100% CF
PK1FCarrier – Roy
1:29
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:18
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
2:52
PK2DMartinez – Hague
2:39

Current VGK line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Bozak – Clifford – Sanford
10:0642% CF
L2Perron – Hoffman – O'Reilly
8:3647% CF
L3Schenn – Schwartz – Kyrou
7:1939% CF
L4Tarasenko – Barbashev – Thomas
5:3157% CF
D1Faulk – Krug
9:2542% CF
D2Bortuzzo – Dunn
9:1745% CF
D3Scandella – Parayko
8:0231% CF

PP1Perron – O'Reilly – Schenn – Tarasenko – Krug
1:57100% CF
PP2Hoffman – Bozak – Schwartz – Dunn – Thomas
1:40
PK1FBozak – O'Reilly
1:11
PK2FSchenn – Schwartz
1:03
PK1DFaulk – Parayko
1:19
PK2DBortuzzo – Scandella
0:55

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:25
VGKTomas Nosek (Nick Holden, Keegan Kolesar)tip-in0.06 xG
VGK: Holden, Nosek, Tuch, Kolesar, HagueSTL: Bortuzzo, Bozak, Clifford, Sanford, Dunn
VGK 1 – 0 STL
12:25
VGKAlec Martinez (Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty)snap0.03 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Martinez, Stone, Theodore, GlassSTL: Perron, Scandella, Hoffman, O'Reilly, Parayko
VGK 2 – 0 STL
17:01
STLTyler Bozak (Zachary Sanford)snap0.18 xG
VGK: Reaves, Holden, Carrier, Roy, HagueSTL: Scandella, Bozak, Clifford, Faulk, Sanford
VGK 2 – 1 STL

2nd period

7:08
VGKAlec Martinez (Alex Tuch, Keegan Kolesar)snap0.10 xG
VGK: Martinez, Theodore, Tuch, Kolesar, RoySTL: Bortuzzo, Bozak, Clifford, Sanford, Dunn
VGK 3 – 1 STL
7:40
VGKWilliam Carrier (Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden McNabb)tip-in0.11 xG
VGK: Reaves, Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, CarrierSTL: Scandella, Schenn, Schwartz, Parayko, Kyrou
VGK 4 – 1 STL
9:07
VGKJonathan Marchessault (William Karlsson, Reilly Smith)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultSTL: Perron, Scandella, Hoffman, O'Reilly, Parayko
VGK 5 – 1 STL
13:00
VGKNicolas Hague (William Carrier, Nicolas Roy)wrist0.02 xG
VGK: Reaves, Holden, Carrier, Roy, HagueSTL: Bortuzzo, Barbashev, Dunn, Kyrou, Thomas
VGK 6 – 1 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
William Karlsson C	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.28	1	0	0	16:47	—	—	68	61
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.30	0	0	0	15:43	—	—	65	62
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.22	0	0	0	14:22	—	—	70	58
Mark Stone R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	15:55	—	—	42	46
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	2	0	0	14:36	—	—	36	24
Cody Glass C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	14:00	—	—	47	48
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.27	0	0	0	17:08	—	—	56	80
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	2	2	+2	1	0.01	2	1	0	13:47	—	—	58	69
Tomas Nosek L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.06	2	1	0	13:23	—	—	50	52
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.32	1	0	0	16:35	—	—	52	51
William Carrier L	L4	1	1	2	+1	1	0.11	0	0	0	12:37	—	—	56	31
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.02	4	0	4	11:05	—	—	59	33
Alec Martinez D	D1	2	0	2	+2	5	0.26	0	2	0	25:31	—	—	55	59
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	0	0	0	18:34	—	—	53	52
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.13	0	2	0	23:10	—	—	62	62
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	4	0	19:03	—	—	62	60
Nicolas Hague D	D3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.12	1	5	0	17:13	—	—	50	41
Nick Holden D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	0	1	2	14:41	—	—	54	48

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	W	32	31	1	.969	2.60	60:00

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tyler Bozak C	L1	1	0	1	-1	5	0.58	3	0	0	15:15	—	—	44	43
Zachary Sanford L	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.07	0	1	2	14:24	—	—	40	44
Kyle Clifford L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	13:09	—	—	38	38
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.28	1	0	0	19:29	—	—	48	32
David Perron L	L2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.45	1	0	0	18:20	—	—	48	31
Mike Hoffman C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	1	0	0	14:34	—	—	46	33
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	1	2	0	17:02	—	—	42	47
Jaden Schwartz L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.29	0	0	0	16:05	—	—	44	47
Jordan Kyrou R	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	1	1	2	11:44	—	—	35	41
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.39	4	0	0	15:07	—	—	46	69
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.26	0	0	0	12:45	—	—	52	68
Robert Thomas C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	11:30	—	—	43	69
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.03	0	1	0	22:47	—	—	43	42
Torey Krug D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	2	1	0	20:18	—	—	50	60
Vince Dunn D	D2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:23	—	—	46	40
Robert Bortuzzo D	D2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.04	6	2	0	15:32	—	—	46	56
Marco Scandella D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	1	4	0	20:50	—	—	37	34
Colton Parayko D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	3	0	19:46	—	—	45	54

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington	—	14	13	1	.929	1.29	30:53
Ville Husso(start)	L	19	14	5	.737	0.97	29:07

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.