Vegas Golden Knights vs. Montreal CanadiensJun 24, 2021

Final / OTPlayoffsThursday, Jun 24, 2021· Centre Bell

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Goals	1	2	3	1OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	1OT	T
VGK	1	0	1	0	2		VGK	10	12	15	2	39
MTL	1	1	0	1	3		MTL	8	13	10	1	32

: VGK 65MTL 49
: VGK 2.82MTL 2.42
PP goals: VGK 0MTL 1
Hits: VGK 31MTL 29
Blocks: VGK 13MTL 14
PIM: VGK 4MTL 4
: VGK 53%MTL 47%

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. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +8 against a season average of 30.6; the win.

Points
William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.Karlsson
Goalie
Carey Price (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +8 against a season average of 30.6; the win.Price
Usage
Joel Edmundson (MTL) played 28:45, +5:37 up on his 23:08 season average over 21 games.Edmundson
Usage
Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 28:22, +3:26 up on his 24:56 season average over 18 games.Pietrangelo
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Nicolas Hague (VGK) played 10:31, −5:31 down on his 16:02 season average over 9 games.Hague
Usage
Erik Gustafsson (MTL) played 5:31, −4:47 down on his 10:18 season average over 15 games.Gustafsson
Usage
Jon Merrill (MTL) played 8:45, −4:29 down on his 13:14 season average over 12 games.Merrill
Usage
Max Pacioretty (VGK) played 14:57, −3:34 down on his 18:31 season average over 12 games.Pacioretty

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)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · MTL 49 · VGK 65

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 21% 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

MTL

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	MTL
	71	49
	3.17	2.20
	3.06	2.11
	8	6
	5	7
	29	37
	+0.033	−0.033
	21%	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 – Marchessault
13:4377% CF
L2Janmark – Tuch – Roy
11:4343% CF
L3Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
11:2953% CF
L4Carrier – Nosek – Kolesar
7:3861% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
12:3258% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
10:0047% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
8:4159% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Pietrangelo – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault
2:0557% CF
PP2Martinez – Smith – Stephenson – Theodore – Tuch
1:48100% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
1:43
PK2FStone – Stephenson
1:40
PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo
2:05
PK2DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:55

Current VGK line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Byron – Anderson – Kotkaniemi
11:2953% CF
L2Gallagher – Danault – Lehkonen
10:0159% CF
L3Toffoli – Suzuki – Caufield
9:0527% CF
L4Staal – Perry – Armia
8:0333% CF
D1Petry – Edmundson
18:1136% CF
D2Weber – Chiarot
13:1256% CF
D3Merrill – Gustafsson
0:00

PP1Weber – Petry – Gallagher – Anderson – Kotkaniemi
2:40
PP2Perry – Toffoli – Gustafsson – Suzuki – Caufield
2:2280% CF
PK1FDanault – Lehkonen
1:56
PK2FByron – Armia
0:49
PK1DWeber – Chiarot
2:52
PK2DMerrill – Edmundson
0:50

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

14:06
MTLShea WeberPPslap0.04 xG
VGK: Martinez, McNabb, Nosek, TuchMTL: Perry, Weber, Petry, Anderson, Kotkaniemi
VGK 0 – 1 MTL
14:54
VGKReilly Smith (Shea Theodore, William Karlsson)tip-in0.06 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreMTL: Staal, Petry, Toffoli, Edmundson, Suzuki
VGK 1 – 1 MTL

2nd period

9:36
MTLCole Caufield (Joel Edmundson, Jeff Petry)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: McNabb, Janmark, Tuch, Roy, HagueMTL: Petry, Byron, Edmundson, Suzuki, Caufield
VGK 1 – 2 MTL

3rd period

1:08
VGKAlec Martinez (Alex Pietrangelo, William Karlsson)wrist0.30 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultMTL: Weber, Chiarot, Toffoli, Suzuki, Caufield
VGK 2 – 2 MTL

OT period

1:39
MTLArtturi Lehkonen (Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher)wrist0.14 xG
VGK: Martinez, Carrier, Nosek, Kolesar, WhitecloudMTL: Weber, Chiarot, Gallagher, Danault, Lehkonen
VGK 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

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Karlsson C	L1	0	2	2	+2	4	0.47	1	0	0	18:47	—	—	75	73
Reilly Smith R	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.31	2	0	0	18:20	—	—	77	71
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.15	3	0	0	17:46	—	—	73	69
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	3	0	0	17:56	—	—	46	44
Mattias Janmark C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	1	0	0	15:42	—	—	46	40
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	3	2	2	14:43	—	—	43	30
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	17:50	—	—	48	45
Mark Stone R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	17:10	—	—	43	55
Max Pacioretty L	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.36	1	0	0	14:57	—	—	58	73
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.27	1	0	0	11:40	—	—	67	56
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	8:41	—	—	58	54
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	8:06	—	—	61	54
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	1	1	+1	6	0.19	2	2	2	28:22	—	—	66	71
Alec Martinez D	D1	1	0	1	0	6	0.54	1	0	0	24:23	—	—	60	76
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	0	1	0	24:33	—	—	61	59
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0	16:42	—	—	50	42
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	2	0	16:42	—	—	58	42
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	3	2	0	10:31	—	—	52	36

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	L	32	29	3	.906	2.42	61:39

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Paul Byron L	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	4	1	0	17:17	—	—	44	58
Josh Anderson R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	4	1	0	17:11	—	—	44	25
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	16:01	—	—	50	39
Artturi Lehkonen L	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.45	5	0	0	16:56	—	—	46	42
Phillip Danault C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.26	4	1	0	16:43	—	—	42	42
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.17	3	1	0	15:20	—	—	48	52
Nick Suzuki C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.26	2	1	0	18:38	—	—	37	41
Tyler Toffoli C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.11	1	2	2	17:23	—	—	32	30
Cole Caufield R	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.41	0	1	0	12:39	—	—	30	31
Corey Perry R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	13:46	—	—	46	49
Joel Armia R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	2	0	0	11:03	—	—	39	41
Eric Staal C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	1	2	10:40	—	—	38	53
Joel Edmundson D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	28:45	—	—	37	39
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	25:59	—	—	36	39
Shea Weber D	D2	1	0	1	0	2	0.04	3	1	0	26:53	—	—	46	43
Ben Chiarot D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	0	0	24:48	—	—	45	46
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	8:45	—	—	44	46
Erik Gustafsson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:31	—	—	40	1

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	W	39	37	2	.949	2.82	61:36

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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.