Vegas Golden Knights vs. Montreal CanadiensNov 6, 2021

FinalSaturday, Nov 6, 2021· Centre Bell

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	3	2	5		VGK	1	10	7	18
MTL	2	0	0	2		MTL	20	9	9	38

: VGK 40MTL 71
: VGK 2.79MTL 3.13
PP goals: VGK 2MTL 1
Hits: VGK 18MTL 33
Blocks: VGK 22MTL 15
PIM: VGK 12MTL 8
: VGK 50%MTL 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Theodore and Roy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:13 together.

Points
Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:35.Pietrangelo
Points
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:32.Stephenson
Points
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:19.Suzuki
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Theodore and Roy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:13 together.Dadonov Pietrangelo Stephenson Theodore Roy
Goalie
Robin Lehner (VGK) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 29.3; the win.Lehner
Luck
VGK scored 5 goals on 2.79 expected goals (40 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Mike Hoffman (MTL) played 21:52, +4:54 up on his 16:58 season average over 66 games.Hoffman
New line
New look for MTL: Belzile–Paquette–Pezzetta skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Belzile Paquette Pezzetta

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 111 of 111 attempts · MTL 71 · VGK 40

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 25% of the game, MTL 41%.

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
	38	60
	1.38	2.25
	1.36	2.09
	7	11
	4	1
	22	22
	+0.030	−0.030
	25%	41%

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 – Marchessault – Roy
11:1828% CF
L2Dadonov – Stephenson – Carrier
7:5955% CF
L3Janmark – Kolesar – Leschyshyn
4:1356% CF
L4Amadio – Howden – Rondbjerg
3:3443% CF
D1McNabb – Coghlan
12:5141% CF
D2Martinez – Theodore
12:3627% CF
D3Pietrangelo – Hague
11:4567% CF

PP1Dadonov – Pietrangelo – Stephenson – Theodore – Roy
1:13100% CF
PP2Martinez – Pietrangelo – Smith – Kolesar – Coghlan
0:08100% CF
PK1FSmith – Roy
2:14
PK2FStephenson – Kolesar
1:50
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
5:18
PK2DMartinez – Hague
2:20

Current VGK line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Toffoli – Gallagher – Suzuki
10:0032% CF
L2Hoffman – Anderson – Evans
7:1870% CF
L3Armia – Lehkonen – Dvorak
5:4987% CF
L4Belzile – Paquette – Pezzetta
4:5769% CF
D1Petry – Chiarot
14:4973% CF
D2Savard – Kulak
13:1945% CF
D3Wideman – Romanov
10:0968% CF

PP1Hoffman – Wideman – Toffoli – Dvorak – Suzuki
5:4788% CF
PP2Petry – Chiarot – Gallagher – Armia – Anderson
1:36
PK1FArmia – Dvorak
0:46
PK2FLehkonen – Evans
0:34
PK1DPetry – Chiarot
1:19

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

17:18
MTLNick SuzukiPP (Mike Hoffman)wrist0.31 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Leschyshyn, RondbjergMTL: Petry, Hoffman, Toffoli, Dvorak, Suzuki
VGK 0 – 1 MTL
18:49
MTLTyler Toffoli (Brendan Gallagher, Nick Suzuki)backhand0.11 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Marchessault, Kolesar, CoghlanMTL: Chiarot, Toffoli, Gallagher, Suzuki, Romanov
VGK 0 – 2 MTL

2nd period

5:16
VGKAlex PietrangeloPP (Shea Theodore, Chandler Stephenson)slap0.06 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Theodore, RoyMTL: Petry, Savard, Armia, Dvorak
VGK 1 – 2 MTL
10:24
VGKJonathan Marchessault (Nicolas Roy, Nicolas Hague)backhand0.05 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Marchessault, Roy, HagueMTL: Hoffman, Savard, Kulak, Anderson, Dvorak
VGK 2 – 2 MTL
12:00
VGKDylan CoghlanPP (Alex Pietrangelo, Reilly Smith)wrist0.04 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Kolesar, CoghlanMTL: Petry, Chiarot, Dvorak, Evans
VGK 3 – 2 MTL

3rd period

17:09
VGKChandler StephensonENbackhand0.97 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Smith, StephensonMTL: Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Dvorak, Suzuki
VGK 4 – 2 MTL
19:25
VGKBrayden McNabbEN (Robin Lehner)wrist0.41 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Theodore, Roy, LeschyshynMTL: Hoffman, Chiarot, Toffoli, Gallagher, Dvorak, Suzuki
VGK 5 – 2 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
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.05	0	2	0	19:39	—	—	30	18
Nicolas Roy C	L1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	0	4	17:57	—	—	30	17
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.11	2	0	0	15:29	—	—	26	14
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	1.36	0	2	0	20:32	—	—	58	66
Evgenii Dadonov L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:14	—	—	53	54
William Carrier L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	2	0	2	12:38	—	—	65	69
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	1	0	15:15	—	—	44	25
Mattias Janmark C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	1	0	12:47	—	—	53	85
Jake Leschyshyn C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	3	4	11:13	—	—	24	15
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	11:54	—	—	50	65
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	2	1	0	8:31	—	—	24	24
Jonas Rondbjerg R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	8:23	—	—	18	12
Brayden McNabb D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.42	0	3	0	23:51	—	—	35	36
Dylan Coghlan D	D1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.11	1	1	0	16:06	—	—	41	39
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	20:57	—	—	29	33
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	4	0	19:02	—	—	25	38
Alex Pietrangelo D	D3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.09	1	2	0	25:35	—	—	63	42
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	0	1	2	15:12	—	—	63	47

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	W	38	36	2	.947	3.13	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	1	2	-1	3	0.39	0	0	0	23:19	—	—	42	54
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.73	2	1	0	20:52	—	—	44	58
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.26	3	3	2	15:59	—	—	40	44
Mike Hoffman C	L2	0	1	1	-3	6	0.38	0	0	0	21:52	—	—	63	57
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	3	0	0	16:58	—	—	73	74
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	4	1	0	14:53	—	—	64	36
Christian Dvorak C	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.33	0	0	0	21:40	—	—	69	66
Joel Armia R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.34	2	0	0	15:14	—	—	79	72
Artturi Lehkonen L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.32	2	0	2	12:41	—	—	71	76
Cedric Paquette C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	3	0	2	7:50	—	—	63	77
Alex Belzile R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	7:08	—	—	63	77
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	6:34	—	—	67	67
Ben Chiarot D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	2	3	2	24:28	—	—	65	69
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	2	1	0	23:01	—	—	76	79
Brett Kulak D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	1	0	17:47	—	—	50	46
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	2	0	15:02	—	—	45	44
Chris Wideman D	D3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.11	0	1	0	15:42	—	—	65	62
Alexander Romanov D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	5	1	0	15:07	—	—	61	70

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	16	13	3	.813	1.40	58:23

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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.