Vegas Golden Knights vs. Montreal CanadiensNov 5, 2022

FinalSaturday, Nov 5, 2022· Centre Bell

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

4

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	4	6		VGK	12	16	14	42
MTL	1	0	3	4		MTL	14	8	9	31

: VGK 76MTL 57
: VGK 4.36MTL 2.63
PP goals: VGK 2MTL 1
Hits: VGK 18MTL 9
Blocks: VGK 18MTL 27
PIM: VGK 6MTL 21
: VGK 57%MTL 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4 at MTL. Kirby Dach (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VGK won it by committee.

Points
Kirby Dach had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:50.Dach
Points
Nick Suzuki had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:01.Suzuki
Points
Reilly Smith had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:19.Smith
Points
Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:25.Caufield
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Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:24.Marchessault
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Keegan Kolesar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:15.Kolesar
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Nicolas Hague had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:41.Hague
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Kaiden Guhle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:35.Guhle

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 133 of 133 attempts · MTL 57 · VGK 76

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 40% of the game, MTL 19%.

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
	65	59
	3.41	2.78
	3.21	2.69
	17	11
	7	4
	22	22
	+0.066	−0.066
	40%	19%

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

L1Carrier – Kolesar – Roy
11:5368% CF
L2Stone – Stephenson – Eichel
10:4662% CF
L3Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
9:3048% CF
L4Kessel – Amadio – Howden
7:0240% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
16:2169% CF
D2Martinez – Pietrangelo
14:5433% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
13:1763% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Stone – Marchessault – Stephenson – Eichel
4:5188% CF
PP2Kessel – Smith – Karlsson – Theodore – Roy
1:41100% CF

Current VGK line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Dach – Caufield
12:2948% CF
L2Armia – Evans – Slafkovský
7:4950% CF
L3Hoffman – Drouin – Monahan
5:1364% CF
L4Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
3:3325% CF
D1Savard – Guhle
15:5145% CF
D2Edmundson – Harris
14:0250% CF
D3Wideman – Xhekaj
11:4739% CF

PK1FArmia – Evans
2:30
PK2FMonahan – Dvorak
0:36
PK1DSavard – Edmundson
3:19
PK2DHarris – Guhle
0:12

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

13:25
VGKNicolas Hagueslap0.08 xG
VGK: Stone, Stephenson, Eichel, Hague, WhitecloudMTL: Edmundson, Suzuki, Harris, Dach, Caufield
VGK 1 – 0 MTL
14:16
MTLCole Caufield (Kirby Dach, Joel Edmundson)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultMTL: Edmundson, Suzuki, Harris, Dach, Caufield
VGK 1 – 1 MTL

2nd period

2:24
VGKReilly Smith (William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.13 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Hague, WhitecloudMTL: Gallagher, Edmundson, Anderson, Dvorak, Harris
VGK 2 – 1 MTL

3rd period

0:56
MTLNick Suzuki (Kirby Dach, Kaiden Guhle)snap0.11 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, EichelMTL: Savard, Edmundson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield
VGK 2 – 2 MTL
4:45
VGKReilly SmithPP (Phil Kessel, Shea Theodore)wrist0.36 xG
VGK: Kessel, Smith, Karlsson, Theodore, HagueMTL: Armia, Monahan, Guhle, Xhekaj
VGK 3 – 2 MTL
8:14
VGKKeegan Kolesar (Nicolas Hague)deflected0.12 xG
VGK: Carrier, Kolesar, Roy, Hague, WhitecloudMTL: Wideman, Armia, Evans, Xhekaj, Slafkovský
VGK 4 – 2 MTL
8:35
VGKNicolas Roy (Keegan Kolesar, William Carrier)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Carrier, Kolesar, Roy, Hague, WhitecloudMTL: Wideman, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Xhekaj
VGK 5 – 2 MTL
10:21
MTLNick SuzukiPP (Kirby Dach, Cole Caufield)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: McNabb, Karlsson, WhitecloudMTL: Monahan, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield
VGK 5 – 3 MTL
13:16
VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (Jack Eichel, Alex Pietrangelo)snap0.09 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, EichelMTL: Hoffman, Savard, Monahan, Guhle
VGK 6 – 3 MTL
15:21
MTLJuraj Slafkovský (Kaiden Guhle)snap0.14 xG
VGK: Kessel, Pietrangelo, Theodore, Eichel, HowdenMTL: Gallagher, Drouin, Guhle, Xhekaj, Slafkovský
VGK 6 – 4 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
Nicolas Roy C	L1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.31	3	2	0	15:25	—	—	59	71
Keegan Kolesar R	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.41	5	0	2	15:15	—	—	60	74
William Carrier L	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.44	1	0	0	14:09	—	—	65	75
Mark Stone R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.55	1	1	0	20:08	—	—	57	56
Jack Eichel C	L2	0	1	1	-1	5	0.30	2	1	0	20:02	—	—	63	59
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	1	0	0	19:33	—	—	64	64
Jonathan Marchessault R	L3	1	1	2	0	4	0.30	1	0	0	18:24	—	—	52	56
William Karlsson C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.28	0	0	0	15:21	—	—	44	40
Reilly Smith R	L3	2	0	2	0	6	0.63	1	1	0	15:19	—	—	43	43
Phil Kessel R	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.22	0	0	0	10:07	—	—	35	21
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.17	0	1	0	9:51	—	—	38	39
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	8:16	—	—	37	36
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.05	0	2	0	22:03	—	—	67	66
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:23	—	—	69	72
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	-3	2	0.07	1	6	2	24:11	—	—	32	24
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.23	0	4	2	17:55	—	—	33	26
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	+4	1	0.01	0	0	0	15:44	—	—	63	71
Nicolas Hague D	D3	1	1	2	+4	1	0.08	0	0	0	14:41	—	—	63	71

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	W	31	27	4	.871	2.63	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	2	0	2	0	2	0.20	0	1	0	22:01	—	—	45	31
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	1	2	0	5	0.44	0	1	0	19:25	—	—	37	36
Kirby Dach C	L1	0	3	3	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	16:50	—	—	42	46
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	0	0	0	16:03	—	—	56	42
Joel Armia R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	0	1	0	13:54	—	—	44	23
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.18	0	1	0	11:34	—	—	59	42
Sean Monahan C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:05	—	—	50	47
Jonathan Drouin L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.33	1	0	0	12:05	—	—	71	87
Mike Hoffman C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.42	0	1	0	11:31	—	—	61	84
Christian Dvorak C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.19	0	4	0	12:47	—	—	33	61
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	0	0	11:27	—	—	52	49
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	15	9:55	—	—	37	18
David Savard D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	0	2	0	25:44	—	—	47	54
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.01	0	4	0	22:35	—	—	50	62
Joel Edmundson D	D2	0	1	1	0	5	0.12	1	8	0	22:29	—	—	53	50
Jordan Harris D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	2	21:54	—	—	51	44
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	3	2	4	13:27	—	—	42	34
Chris Wideman D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	1	1	0	12:20	—	—	39	31

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	42	36	6	.857	4.36	58:02

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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.