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Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesMar 25, 2024

Final / OT· Enterprise Center
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VGK
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VGK10012VGK13128134
STL00101STL10614232
VGK 65STL 53
VGK 3.03STL 2.53
PP goals
VGK 0STL 0
Hits
VGK 22STL 27
Blocks
VGK 14STL 18
PIM
VGK 9STL 9
VGK 44%STL 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at STL. Brandon Saad (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Neighbours skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. New line
    New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Neighbours skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.BuchnevichThomasNeighbours
  2. New line
    New look for STL: Schenn–Saad–Kyrou skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SchennSaadKyrou
  3. Usage
    Scott Perunovich (STL) played 5:19, −10:09 down on his 15:28 season average over 53 games.Perunovich
  4. Usage
    Jordan Kyrou (STL) played 22:42, +4:25 up on his 18:17 season average over 81 games.Kyrou
  5. Usage
    Oskar Sundqvist (STL) played 6:45, −6:36 down on his 13:21 season average over 70 games.Sundqvist
  6. Luck
    STL scored 1 goal on 2.53 expected goals (53 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) played 9:56, −3:25 down on his 13:21 season average over 46 games.Dorofeyev
  8. Usage
    Marco Scandella (STL) played 6:56, −5:38 down on his 12:34 season average over 64 games.Scandella

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: 118 attempts, 66 on goal, 3 goals, 5.57 expected goals; best chance Pavel Dorofeyev at 0.30 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)STL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • STL
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · STL 53 · VGK 65

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 2.53 to 3.03 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 53 to 65, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTSTLVGKDSMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:49
  • STL
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTDorofeyev · 1st 5:59Saad · 3rd 14:53Marchessault · OT 0:49
  • 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 34% 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

Shift chart, VGK at STL: 38 players over 60:49; most ice Jordan Binnington (60:49) for STL and Logan Thompson (60:49) for VGK, 3 goals.

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
StatVGKSTL
6454
2.691.76
2.601.70
1010
68
1720
−0.008+0.008
34%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

Current VGK line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:59
    VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Anthony Mantha, Zach Whitecloud)wrist0.30 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Hutton, Mantha, Whitecloud, DorofeyevSTL: Faulk, Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Walker, Perunovich
    VGK 1 – 0 STL

3rd period

  1. 14:53
    STLBrandon Saad (Brayden Schenn, Jordan Kyrou)wrist0.12 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev, RoySTL: Schenn, Faulk, Saad, Krug, Kyrou
    VGK 1 – 1 STL

OT period

  1. 0:49
    VGKJonathan Marchessault (William Karlsson, Shea Theodore)wrist0.14 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreSTL: Schenn, Krug, Kyrou
    VGK 2 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1000030.3001022:28——6773
Chandler Stephenson CL1000000.0600021:30——6873
Michael Amadio RL1000030.6201015:58——6573
Brett Howden CL2000010.1310013:44——3934
Keegan Kolesar RL2000010.1220012:49——3640
William Carrier LL2000010.0152012:27——3735
Ivan Barbashev LL3000-100.0022015:51——3535
Jonathan Marchessault RL3101020.2510215:42——4024
Nicolas Roy CL3000-140.2401014:32——4135
William Karlsson CL4011+210.0100014:38——7199
Anthony Mantha RL4011+120.3520012:01——7299
Pavel Dorofeyev RL4101+110.440109:56——7399
Noah Hanifin DD1000030.1201024:13——4957
Nicolas Hague DD1000040.1441023:18——4850
Shea Theodore DD2011020.1703019:46——5355
Brayden McNabb DD2000-120.0630516:00——5055
Zach Whitecloud DD3011+120.0210217:05——6777
Ben Hutton DD3000+120.0111016:29——6770
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W32311.9692.5360:49

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pavel Buchnevich LL1000-170.9110023:15——4030
Robert Thomas CL1000010.0800021:48——4438
Jake Neighbours LL1000010.0541020:15——4433
Jordan Kyrou RL2011010.0400022:42——5349
Brayden Schenn CL2011020.2830715:52——6060
Brandon Saad LL2101+120.1500014:37——6062
Kevin Hayes RL3000020.1920016:43——4440
Alexey Toropchenko RL3000030.1251016:25——4023
Kasperi Kapanen RL3000010.0411213:04——4350
Colton Parayko DD1000020.0013024:34——3114
Nick Leddy DD1000010.2121023:22——3222
Torey Krug DD2000060.3723022:37——6266
Matthew Kessel DD2000000.0231011:51——4039
Justin Faulk DD3000010.0002022:26——5653
Scott Perunovich DD3000-100.000105:19——130
Nathan Walker L—000-100.003209:56——2925
Marco Scandella D—000010.010106:56——6095
Oskar Sundqvist C—000-110.070106:45——4229
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)O34322.9413.0360:49

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 1st 5:59 · assists Anthony Mantha, Zach Whitecloud · Forecheck turnover · 12.9 mph shot.

Brandon Saad · 3rd 14:53 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
20.0 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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