Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesMar 12, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | VGK | 5 | 15 | 11 | 31 | |
| STL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | STL | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
- VGK 50STL 62
- VGK 2.95STL 3.08
- PP goals
- VGK 0STL 1
- Hits
- VGK 10STL 25
- Blocks
- VGK 16STL 10
- PIM
- VGK 2STL 4
- VGK 47%STL 53%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 5–3
Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 5–3 at STL. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Dorofeyev skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsAlex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:56.Pietrangelo
- PointsJordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:53.Kyrou
- PointsPavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:21.Dorofeyev
- PointsWilliam Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:53.Karlsson
- PointsReilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:51.Smith
- New line
- New lineNew look for STL: Pitlick–Walker–Alexandrov skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PitlickWalkerAlexandrov
- New line
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.
Shot map, VGK at STL: 112 attempts, 64 on goal, 8 goals, 6.03 expected goals; best chance Brayden Schenn at 0.23 xG.
- STL
- VGK
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 112 of 112 attempts · STL 62 · VGK 50
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, VGK at STL: expected goals 3.08 to 2.95 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 50, 8 goals.
- STL
- VGK
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 23% of the game, STL 36%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, VGK at STL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jordan Binnington (58:30) for STL and Jiri Patera (60:00) for VGK, 8 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | VGK | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 61 | |
| 3.02 | 2.89 | |
| 2.82 | 2.79 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 19 | 11 | |
| −0.040 | +0.040 | |
| 23% | 36% |
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
- L1Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel13:0846% CF
- 10:4462% CF
- L3Stephenson – Amadio – Howden8:5946% CF
- 6:0850% CF
- D1Martinez – Pietrangelo17:0350% CF
- 14:5636% CF
- D3Hague – Whitecloud14:2667% CF
- PP1Kessel – Pietrangelo – Karlsson – Marchessault – Barbashev2:0350% CF
- PP2Smith – Stephenson – Theodore – Amadio – Eichel1:4833% CF
- 0:31
- PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb0:31
St. Louis Blues
- 12:3459% CF
- L2Buchnevich – Vrana – Kapanen7:1555% CF
- L3Kyrou – Thomas – Toropchenko6:3470% CF
- L4Pitlick – Walker – Alexandrov6:0450% CF
- 16:5946% CF
- 12:1544% CF
- 7:4560% CF
- 0:31100% CF
- PK1FBuchnevich – Thomas0:56
- PK2FKapanen – Toropchenko0:54
- 2:17
- 1:24
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 8:05VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Hague, Whitecloud, DorofeyevSTL: Leddy, Parayko, Kyrou, Thomas, ToropchenkoVGK 1 – 0 STL
- 13:26VGK 1 – 1 STL
2nd period
- 0:28VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, EichelSTL: Leddy, Parayko, Buchnevich, Vrana, KapanenVGK 2 – 1 STL
- 2:10VGK: Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Amadio, Howden, HagueSTL: Scandella, Faulk, Walker, Kyrou, ThomasVGK 3 – 1 STL
- 15:19VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, EichelSTL: Scandella, Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, ThomasVGK 3 – 2 STL
3rd period
- 3:41VGK 3 – 3 STL
- 5:23VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, DorofeyevSTL: Faulk, Vrana, Kapanen, Tucker, AlexandrovVGK 4 – 3 STL
- 19:53VGK 5 – 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | — | — | 46 | 50 |
| Jack Eichel C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 | — | — | 45 | 48 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | — | — | 46 | 57 |
| William Karlsson C | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 0.62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:53 | — | — | 58 | 87 |
| Reilly Smith R | L2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:51 | — | — | 59 | 83 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 | — | — | 58 | 80 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:52 | — | — | 38 | 27 |
| Michael Amadio R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:44 | — | — | 37 | 34 |
| Brett Howden C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:31 | — | — | 38 | 34 |
| Phil Kessel R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:34 | — | — | 44 | 20 |
| Teddy Blueger C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | — | — | 45 | 25 |
| Paul Cotter L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | — | — | 42 | 23 |
| Alex Pietrangelo D | D1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:56 | — | — | 53 | 61 |
| Alec Martinez D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:06 | — | — | 45 | 53 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19:51 | — | — | 37 | 48 |
| Shea Theodore D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:11 | — | — | 35 | 45 |
| Nicolas Hague D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:05 | — | — | 59 | 54 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:48 | — | — | 64 | 49 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiri Patera(start) | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 3.08 | 60:00 |
St. Louis Blues
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Schenn C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | — | — | 48 | 42 |
| Sammy Blais L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | — | — | 50 | 50 |
| Brandon Saad L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:35 | — | — | 50 | 54 |
| Pavel Buchnevich L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 | — | — | 53 | 52 |
| Jakub Vrana L | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | — | — | 39 | 22 |
| Kasperi Kapanen R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | — | — | 48 | 28 |
| Jordan Kyrou R | L3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:53 | — | — | 58 | 57 |
| Robert Thomas C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | — | — | 62 | 67 |
| Alexey Toropchenko R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:50 | — | — | 63 | 77 |
| Nikita Alexandrov C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:03 | — | — | 50 | 23 |
| Nathan Walker L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:39 | — | — | 59 | 61 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:17 | — | — | 59 | 64 |
| Colton Parayko D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24:08 | — | — | 55 | 47 |
| Nick Leddy D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:14 | — | — | 48 | 49 |
| Justin Faulk D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:02 | — | — | 50 | 49 |
| Marco Scandella D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:03 | — | — | 47 | 41 |
| Tyler Tucker D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | — | — | 57 | 40 |
| Torey Krug D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:28 | — | — | 65 | 66 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Binnington(start) | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 2.77 | 58:30 |