Vegas Golden Knights vs. Montreal CanadiensJun 18, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | VGK | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 45 | |
| MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | MTL | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
- VGK 77MTL 59
- VGK 4.20MTL 2.23
- PP goals
- VGK 0MTL 0
- Hits
- VGK 36MTL 52
- Blocks
- VGK 21MTL 20
- PIM
- VGK 4MTL 8
- VGK 51%MTL 49%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Montreal Canadiens edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)
Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +14 against a season average of 30.6; the win.
- PointsJosh Anderson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:38.Anderson
- GoalieCarey Price (MTL) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +14 against a season average of 30.6; the win.Price
- New lineNew look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Tuch skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PaciorettyStoneTuch
- UsageAlec Martinez (VGK) played 29:58, +7:51 up on his 22:08 season average over 18 games.Martinez
- UsageAlex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 30:11, +5:21 up on his 24:50 season average over 18 games.Pietrangelo
- LuckVGK scored 2 goals on 4.20 expected goals (77 attempts), well short of its chances.
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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 MTL: 136 attempts, 72 on goal, 5 goals, 6.43 expected goals; best chance Max Pacioretty at 0.64 xG.
- MTL
- VGK
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 136 of 136 attempts · MTL 59 · VGK 77
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, VGK at MTL: expected goals 2.23 to 4.20 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 77, 5 goals.
- MTL
- VGK
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- MTL 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 38% of the game, MTL 23%.
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 MTL: 38 players over 72:53; most ice Carey Price (72:53) for MTL and Marc-Andre Fleury (72:53) for VGK, 5 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 | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | 66 | |
| 3.13 | 2.43 | |
| 3.08 | 2.37 | |
| 16 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| 35 | 24 | |
| +0.026 | −0.026 | |
| 38% | 23% |
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 – Marchessault15:0761% CF
- L2Pacioretty – Stone – Tuch9:4270% CF
- 6:4663% CF
- 5:1238% CF
- 21:0553% CF
- D2Martinez – Pietrangelo20:4049% CF
- D3Holden – Whitecloud12:4164% CF
- PP1Martinez – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore4:0486% CF
- PP2Pacioretty – Pietrangelo – Stone – Tuch – Roy3:19100% CF
- 1:53
- 0:49
- PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo2:12
- PK2DMcNabb – Whitecloud1:32
Montreal Canadiens
- 12:0547% CF
- 10:4742% CF
- 8:4944% CF
- L4Byron – Anderson – Kotkaniemi8:2142% CF
- 15:2459% CF
- 14:5933% CF
- D3Merrill – Gustafsson0:36100% CF
- PP1Perry – Toffoli – Gustafsson – Suzuki – Caufield2:050% CF
- PP2Weber – Petry – Gallagher – Anderson – Kotkaniemi1:3967% CF
- 3:24
- 1:12
- 4:15
- 1:45
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
2nd period
- 3:16VGK 1 – 0 MTL
- 3:54VGK: Holden, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, WhitecloudMTL: Weber, Chiarot, Toffoli, Suzuki, CaufieldVGK 1 – 1 MTL
3rd period
- 2:22VGK: Pacioretty, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, KolesarMTL: Byron, Chiarot, Edmundson, Danault, LehkonenVGK 2 – 1 MTL
- 18:05VGK: Pacioretty, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, NosekMTL: Weber, Chiarot, Armia, Anderson, KotkaniemiVGK 2 – 2 MTL
OT period
- 12:53VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreMTL: Petry, Byron, Merrill, Anderson, KotkaniemiVGK 2 – 3 MTL
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Karlsson C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:41 | — | — | 50 | 44 |
| Reilly Smith R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:02 | — | — | 59 | 59 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:09 | — | — | 54 | 55 |
| Mark Stone R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:30 | — | — | 47 | 36 |
| Alex Tuch R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22:51 | — | — | 56 | 53 |
| Max Pacioretty L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:04 | — | — | 54 | 48 |
| Nicolas Roy C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:38 | — | — | 57 | 74 |
| Mattias Janmark C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:27 | — | — | 52 | 66 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12:30 | — | — | 60 | 79 |
| Tomas Nosek L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.07 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:24 | — | — | 42 | 55 |
| William Carrier L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:30 | — | — | 47 | 63 |
| Ryan Reaves R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6:00 | — | — | 38 | 62 |
| Shea Theodore D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29:01 | — | — | 52 | 46 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.05 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23:01 | — | — | 53 | 49 |
| Alex Pietrangelo D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30:11 | — | — | 45 | 54 |
| Alec Martinez D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 29:58 | — | — | 49 | 57 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:44 | — | — | 63 | 75 |
| Nick Holden D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:44 | — | — | 59 | 66 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Andre Fleury(start) | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 2.23 | 72:53 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22:46 | — | — | 47 | 51 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22:15 | — | — | 52 | 59 |
| Cole Caufield R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | — | — | 36 | 37 |
| Phillip Danault C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:03 | — | — | 49 | 43 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20:00 | — | — | 43 | 41 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19:53 | — | — | 49 | 50 |
| Corey Perry R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | — | — | 48 | 50 |
| Joel Armia R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15:25 | — | — | 50 | 41 |
| Eric Staal C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:45 | — | — | 46 | 38 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0.07 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15:28 | — | — | 52 | 40 |
| Paul Byron L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15:06 | — | — | 48 | 28 |
| Josh Anderson R | L4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0.42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | — | — | 50 | 39 |
| Jeff Petry D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30:22 | — | — | 55 | 56 |
| Joel Edmundson D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.08 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27:27 | — | — | 58 | 46 |
| Shea Weber D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0.08 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31:17 | — | — | 39 | 30 |
| Ben Chiarot D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.01 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31:08 | — | — | 39 | 40 |
| Jon Merrill D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:03 | — | — | 43 | 34 |
| Erik Gustafsson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:21 | — | — | 54 | 75 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Price(start) | W | 45 | 43 | 2 | .956 | 4.20 | 72:53 |