Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesApr 29, 2022

FinalFriday, Apr 29, 2022· Enterprise Center

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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St. Louis BluesSTL

4

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	2	4	7		VGK	9	20	16	45
STL	1	2	1	4		STL	5	8	5	18

: VGK 75STL 45
: VGK 6.06STL 2.69
PP goals: VGK 1STL 2
Hits: VGK 6STL 11
Blocks: VGK 12STL 14
PIM: VGK 6STL 4
: VGK 54%STL 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 7–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 7–4 at STL. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

Points
Jack Eichel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:01.Eichel
Points
Ryan O'Reilly had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:44.O'Reilly
Points
David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:18.Perron
Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:31.Marchessault
Points
Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:13.Kyrou
Points
Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:44.Pacioretty
Points
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:59.Karlsson
Points
Zach Whitecloud had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:18.Whitecloud

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 120 of 120 attempts · STL 45 · VGK 75

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 55% of the game, STL 15%.

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
	84	47
	4.94	2.57
	4.68	2.49
	17	8
	7	1
	26	17
	+0.047	−0.047
	55%	15%

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
12:1865% CF
L2Karlsson – Marchessault – Amadio
11:2679% CF
L3Dadonov – Eichel – Roy
8:1862% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
13:0569% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
10:4941% CF
D3Hutton – Whitecloud
9:0075% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Pietrangelo – Stone – Stephenson – Eichel
2:11100% CF
PP2Dadonov – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Roy
0:39
PK1FKarlsson – Amadio
0:53
PK2FStephenson – Roy
0:51
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:10
PK2DMartinez – Pietrangelo
0:41

Current VGK line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Bozak – Barbashev – Kyrou
12:2639% CF
L2Walker – Brown – Toropchenko
11:3344% CF
L3Perron – O'Reilly – Saad
10:1141% CF
L4Tarasenko – Buchnevich – Thomas
9:4640% CF
D1Leddy – Faulk
13:1629% CF
D2Krug – Parayko
12:1345% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Rosen
11:4139% CF

PP1Perron – O'Reilly – Saad – Krug – Kyrou
1:36100% CF
PP2Faulk – Tarasenko – Buchnevich – Barbashev – Thomas
0:47
PK1FBozak – O'Reilly
0:58
PK2FSaad – Thomas
0:27
PK1DLeddy – Parayko
2:08
PK2DBortuzzo – Rosen
0:27

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

13:41
VGKMark StonePP (Alex Pietrangelo, Max Pacioretty)wrist0.16 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, EichelSTL: Bozak, O'Reilly, Leddy, Parayko
VGK 1 – 0 STL
16:05
STLDavid Perron (Torey Krug)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Eichel, RoySTL: Perron, O'Reilly, Saad, Krug, Parayko
VGK 1 – 1 STL

2nd period

4:40
STLRyan O'Reilly (Torey Krug)tip-in0.10 xG
VGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Amadio, WhitecloudSTL: Perron, O'Reilly, Saad, Krug, Parayko
VGK 1 – 2 STL
9:08
VGKJack Eichel (Zach Whitecloud, Ben Hutton)tip-in0.05 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Hutton, Eichel, Roy, WhitecloudSTL: Bortuzzo, Bozak, Barbashev, Kyrou, Rosen
VGK 2 – 2 STL
12:24
STLJordan KyrouPP (Brandon Saad, Ryan O'Reilly)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stephenson, RoySTL: Perron, O'Reilly, Saad, Krug, Kyrou
VGK 2 – 3 STL
15:32
VGKZach Whitecloud (Jack Eichel, Evgenii Dadonov)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Hutton, Eichel, Roy, WhitecloudSTL: Bortuzzo, Tarasenko, Buchnevich, Thomas, Rosen
VGK 3 – 3 STL

3rd period

3:20
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.04 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, Marchessault, AmadioSTL: Leddy, Faulk, Tarasenko, Buchnevich, Thomas
VGK 4 – 3 STL
6:41
VGKJonathan Marchessault (William Karlsson)tip-in0.08 xG
VGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, Hutton, Amadio, WhitecloudSTL: Faulk, Krug, Buchnevich, Walker, Thomas
VGK 5 – 3 STL
13:20
STLRyan O'ReillyPP (Jordan Kyrou, David Perron)snap0.18 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, JanmarkSTL: Perron, O'Reilly, Saad, Krug, Kyrou
VGK 5 – 4 STL
15:48
VGKJack Eichel (Evgenii Dadonov, Nicolas Roy)snap0.20 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Eichel, RoySTL: Bozak, Leddy, Barbashev, Kyrou, Rosen
VGK 6 – 4 STL
17:44
VGKMax PaciorettyEN (Shea Theodore)backhand0.97 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stephenson, Theodore, RoySTL: Perron, O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Krug, Buchnevich, Thomas
VGK 7 – 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	PIM		PP	SH
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	21:26	—	—	54	49
Mark Stone R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.83	0	0	0	18:45	—	—	63	55
Max Pacioretty L	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	1.47	0	0	2	17:44	—	—	67	65
William Karlsson C	L2	1	1	2	+1	5	0.47	0	1	0	16:59	—	—	82	87
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	2	0	0	15:38	—	—	77	76
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	1	1	2	+1	6	0.83	0	0	2	15:31	—	—	74	75
Jack Eichel C	L3	2	1	3	+2	6	0.92	0	0	0	19:01	—	—	56	62
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	1	1	+3	2	0.15	0	0	2	16:00	—	—	59	67
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:09	—	—	65	70
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.23	0	1	0	19:07	—	—	71	61
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	0	18:22	—	—	64	63
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.34	0	2	0	19:53	—	—	55	71
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.06	0	3	0	18:52	—	—	48	58
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	1	1	+3	2	0.06	0	2	0	16:08	—	—	72	74
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.07	2	1	0	13:18	—	—	69	67
Mattias Janmark C	—	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	0	0	0	13:51	—	—	52	55
William Carrier L	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	12:48	—	—	41	24
Dylan Coghlan D	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	0	1	0	11:18	—	—	68	77

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	18	14	4	.778	2.69	59:38

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.23	1	0	0	16:42	—	—	34	33
Jordan Kyrou R	L1	1	1	2	-2	2	0.22	0	1	0	16:13	—	—	31	27
Tyler Bozak C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.23	0	0	0	15:17	—	—	33	20
Nathan Walker L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	2	0	14:34	—	—	43	50
Logan Brown C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	4	13:24	—	—	36	52
Alexey Toropchenko R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.35	2	1	0	13:15	—	—	37	40
Ryan O'Reilly C	L3	2	1	3	+1	2	0.53	0	1	0	16:44	—	—	32	26
David Perron L	L3	1	1	2	+1	3	0.32	0	0	0	16:18	—	—	32	26
Brandon Saad L	L3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:57	—	—	38	24
Robert Thomas C	L4	0	0	0	-4	2	0.47	0	0	0	16:58	—	—	42	52
Pavel Buchnevich L	L4	0	0	0	-4	0	0.15	1	1	0	16:53	—	—	35	46
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L4	0	0	0	-3	1	0.06	1	0	0	12:58	—	—	41	50
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	2	0	22:04	—	—	30	40
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	0	1	0	21:59	—	—	29	35
Colton Parayko D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.04	0	2	0	22:12	—	—	39	33
Torey Krug D	D2	0	2	2	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	21:56	—	—	42	38
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	1	0	14:20	—	—	38	35
Calle Rosen D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.05	0	2	0	13:40	—	—	35	25

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ville Husso(start)	L	44	38	6	.864	4.50	58:38

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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.