Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesJan 23, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	1	1	4		VGK	14	10	7	31
STL	1	0	1	2		STL	4	4	9	17

: VGK 48STL 58
: VGK 4.49STL 2.91
PP goals: VGK 1STL 0
Hits: VGK 15STL 29
Blocks: VGK 18STL 5
PIM: VGK 4STL 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 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at STL. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:22 together.

Points
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:30.Stone
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:22 together.Stone Hertl Theodore Eichel Dorofeyev
New line
New look for STL: Saad–Sundqvist–Toropchenko skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Saad Sundqvist Toropchenko
New line
New look for VGK: Laczynski–Holtz–Brisson skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Laczynski Holtz Brisson
Usage
Philip Broberg (STL) played 15:44, −4:50 down on his 20:34 season average over 67 games.Broberg

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 106 of 106 attempts · STL 58 · VGK 48

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 32% of the game, STL 21%.

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
	47	43
	3.06	1.39
	2.96	1.31
	11	6
	4	5
	16	18
	+0.014	−0.014
	32%	21%

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

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
13:3660% CF
L2Pearson – Kolesar – Roy
11:2050% CF
L3Hertl – Olofsson – Dorofeyev
10:3447% CF
L4Laczynski – Holtz – Brisson
7:3213% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Hanifin
17:1750% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
16:4150% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
13:2446% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Dorofeyev
1:22100% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Barbashev – Olofsson – Hanifin – Roy
0:5167% CF
PK1FStone – Eichel
1:39
PK2FKolesar – Roy
0:50
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
2:38
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
1:03

Current VGK line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Schenn – Kyrou – Holloway
11:1257% CF
L2Buchnevich – Thomas – Neighbours
8:4439% CF
L3Faksa – Walker – Joseph
7:5950% CF
L4Saad – Sundqvist – Toropchenko
6:0470% CF
D1Fowler – Parayko
15:2236% CF
D2Suter – Broberg
10:0761% CF
D3Faulk – Tucker
10:0255% CF

PP1Schenn – Faulk – Kyrou – Holloway – Neighbours
1:47100% CF
PP2Fowler – Saad – Sundqvist – Buchnevich – Thomas
1:46100% CF
PK1FBuchnevich – Thomas
0:49
PK2FFaksa – Toropchenko
0:26
PK1DSuter – Broberg
0:58
PK2DFaulk – Fowler
0:26

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.51	0	2	0	23:04	—	—	59	79
Mark Stone R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.28	0	0	0	19:30	—	—	58	79
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.20	2	0	0	19:05	—	—	66	85
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.61	0	0	0	16:31	—	—	53	77
Keegan Kolesar R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	2	13:50	—	—	53	79
Tanner Pearson L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	0	0	0	13:41	—	—	50	74
Tomas Hertl C	L3	1	0	1	0	6	1.68	1	2	0	15:54	—	—	57	71
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	1	0	1	-1	5	0.31	0	0	0	15:30	—	—	59	72
Victor Olofsson L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.57	0	1	0	13:26	—	—	50	61
Alexander Holtz R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	0	0	9:22	—	—	11	3
Brendan Brisson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:47	—	—	13	3
Tanner Laczynski C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:29	—	—	13	3
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	1	4	0	25:07	—	—	52	65
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	0	1	0	22:03	—	—	53	67
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	3	3	0	22:03	—	—	54	62
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	2	2	19:33	—	—	54	65
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	15:03	—	—	46	82
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:02	—	—	50	82

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	W	17	15	2	.882	2.91	60:00

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Kyrou R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.10	0	0	0	19:39	—	—	41	23
Dylan Holloway L	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.37	4	0	0	19:21	—	—	42	23
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.42	0	0	0	18:33	—	—	44	26
Robert Thomas C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.63	0	0	0	20:49	—	—	35	20
Pavel Buchnevich L	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.46	0	0	0	19:30	—	—	50	39
Jake Neighbours L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	3	0	0	16:20	—	—	39	18
Mathieu Joseph R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	4	0	0	12:36	—	—	54	26
Radek Faksa C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	5	1	0	11:23	—	—	58	76
Nathan Walker L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	10:13	—	—	40	13
Oskar Sundqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.28	4	0	0	16:01	—	—	65	77
Brandon Saad L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	14:11	—	—	47	41
Alexey Toropchenko R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	1	0	0	11:03	—	—	78	95
Cam Fowler D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	21:55	—	—	38	23
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	1	2	21:07	—	—	39	21
Ryan Suter D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	0	18:05	—	—	60	37
Philip Broberg D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	2	0	15:44	—	—	56	46
Justin Faulk D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	3	0	0	20:54	—	—	50	34
Tyler Tucker D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	15:08	—	—	53	37

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joel Hofer(start)	L	30	27	3	.900	3.34	55:15

Goal anatomy

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

Mark Stone (VGK) 1st 0:19 · unassisted · Forecheck turnover · loose puck · 31.1 mph shot · 7.6 s from entry to goal.

Mark Stone · 1st 0:19 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.1 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 7.6 s

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Victor Olofsson · 1st 8:54 · VGK

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 63.4 mph
Distance: 34 ft

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Jordan Kyrou · 1st 10:22 · STL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 57.6 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 6:30 · VGK PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 36.7 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Robert Thomas · 3rd 16:34 · STL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 8.4 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: rebound

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Tomas Hertl · 3rd 19:33 · VGK EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 58.9 mph
Distance: 67 ft
Entry to goal: 0.9 s

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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.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. St. Louis BluesJan 23, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

St. Louis Blues

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

St. Louis Blues

Goal anatomy

Mark Stone · 1st 0:19 · VGK

Victor Olofsson · 1st 8:54 · VGK

Jordan Kyrou · 1st 10:22 · STL

Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 6:30 · VGK PP

Robert Thomas · 3rd 16:34 · STL

Tomas Hertl · 3rd 19:33 · VGK EN