Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesApr 7, 2021

FinalWednesday, Apr 7, 2021· Enterprise Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	0	1	1		VGK	12	21	18	51
STL	2	0	1	3		STL	16	4	15	35

: VGK 95STL 56
: VGK 6.21STL 4.48
PP goals: VGK 0STL 0
Hits: VGK 19STL 23
Blocks: VGK 12STL 25
PIM: VGK 7STL 13
: VGK 48%STL 52%

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. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 51 shots and stopped 50 (.980), +22 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

Goalie
Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 51 shots and stopped 50 (.980), +22 against a season average of 28.6; the win.Binnington
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 6.20 expected goals (95 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Blais skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Perron O'Reilly Blais
Usage
Jordan Kyrou (STL) played 8:26, −6:06 down on his 14:32 season average over 54 games.Kyrou
Usage
Shea Theodore (VGK) played 30:42, +8:19 up on his 22:23 season average over 52 games.Theodore
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +8 against a season average of 27.5; the loss.Fleury
New line
New look for STL: Bozak–Sanford–Thomas skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bozak Sanford Thomas
New line
New look for STL: Clifford–Barbashev–Kyrou skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Clifford Barbashev Kyrou

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 151 of 151 attempts · STL 56 · VGK 95

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 47% of the game, STL 24%.

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
	89	62
	5.55	4.50
	5.02	4.22
	30	17
	2	11
	20	19
	−0.017	+0.017
	47%	24%

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
12:4567% CF
L2Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
11:1264% CF
L3Nosek – Tuch – Kolesar
9:3045% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Roy
9:0556% CF
D1Holden – Pietrangelo
7:3737% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
6:5231% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Stone – Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore
4:51100% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Tuch – Hague
1:43100% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
0:49
PK2FStephenson – Nosek
0:23
PK1DHolden – Hague
0:51
PK2DPietrangelo – McNabb
0:49

Current VGK line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Schenn – Tarasenko – Schwartz
12:2531% CF
L2Perron – O'Reilly – Blais
10:0454% CF
L3Bozak – Sanford – Thomas
7:5557% CF
L4Clifford – Barbashev – Kyrou
6:4029% CF
D1Faulk – Krug
17:3038% CF
D2Scandella – Dunn
14:3841% CF
D3Parayko – Walman
11:2736% CF

PP1Bozak – Schwartz – Sanford – Dunn – Thomas
0:53100% CF
PP2Perron – O'Reilly – Schenn – Tarasenko – Krug
0:51100% CF
PK1FBozak – O'Reilly
3:10
PK2FSanford – Barbashev
2:42
PK1DScandella – Faulk
2:09
PK2DParayko – Walman
1:56

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:48
STLVladimir Tarasenko (Vince Dunn, Jaden Schwartz)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, HagueSTL: Scandella, Schenn, Tarasenko, Schwartz, Dunn
VGK 0 – 1 STL
7:21
STLSammy Blais (David Perron, Torey Krug)snap0.17 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Holden, Pietrangelo, Stone, KarlssonSTL: Perron, O'Reilly, Faulk, Blais, Dunn
VGK 0 – 2 STL

3rd period

13:31
STLJake Walman (Jordan Kyrou, Ivan Barbashev)snap0.15 xG
VGK: Holden, Nosek, Tuch, Kolesar, HagueSTL: Clifford, Parayko, Barbashev, Walman, Kyrou
VGK 0 – 3 STL
15:44
VGKNicolas Roy (William Carrier, Ryan Reaves)wrist0.13 xG
VGK: Reaves, Pietrangelo, Theodore, Carrier, RoySTL: Schenn, Tarasenko, Schwartz, Parayko, Walman
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
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	-1	8	0.76	1	0	0	20:27	—	—	67	63
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.41	0	0	0	19:28	—	—	63	61
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.14	2	0	0	18:15	—	—	65	61
Mark Stone R	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.52	0	0	2	21:06	—	—	63	57
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	-1	7	0.83	0	0	0	19:18	—	—	63	58
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.53	0	0	0	18:49	—	—	63	58
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	1	1	0	15:10	—	—	46	46
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	1	1	0	10:57	—	—	45	41
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.35	4	1	0	10:32	—	—	44	43
Nicolas Roy C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.55	1	1	0	12:11	—	—	56	56
William Carrier L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.18	1	1	0	9:59	—	—	56	53
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	1	1	+1	3	0.43	1	0	5	9:28	—	—	61	58
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.30	1	4	0	31:00	—	—	55	55
Nick Holden D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.17	2	0	0	17:35	—	—	59	62
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	0	9	0.65	0	1	0	30:42	—	—	70	61
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	2	0	17:47	—	—	28	20
Nicolas Hague D	—	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	0	0	0	17:55	—	—	70	66

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	35	32	3	.914	3.95	57:21

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jaden Schwartz L	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.26	2	2	2	16:27	—	—	36	36
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.40	2	2	0	16:27	—	—	41	42
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.36	0	1	0	14:36	—	—	36	37
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.06	1	1	0	18:34	—	—	49	50
David Perron L	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.66	2	2	0	15:35	—	—	43	45
Sammy Blais L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.20	6	0	0	14:12	—	—	50	55
Tyler Bozak C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	0	0	0	16:40	—	—	59	72
Zachary Sanford L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.95	1	1	0	13:30	—	—	57	75
Robert Thomas C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	2	13:07	—	—	52	72
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.30	1	2	0	14:31	—	—	25	29
Kyle Clifford L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.30	0	3	5	10:56	—	—	34	36
Jordan Kyrou R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	0	0	0	8:26	—	—	30	35
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	4	1	2	25:29	—	—	39	50
Torey Krug D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	19:31	—	—	41	55
Marco Scandella D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	3	2	21:15	—	—	40	35
Vince Dunn D	D2	0	1	1	+2	5	0.28	0	2	0	17:15	—	—	46	45
Colton Parayko D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	20:36	—	—	41	43
Jake Walman D	D3	1	0	1	0	2	0.15	2	2	0	14:53	—	—	40	41

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	W	51	50	1	.980	6.21	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.