Vegas Golden Knights vs. Montreal CanadiensNov 23, 2024

FinalSaturday, Nov 23, 2024· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	5	1	6		VGK	12	13	3	28
MTL	0	0	2	2		MTL	6	2	9	17

: VGK 46MTL 58
: VGK 2.94MTL 2.28
PP goals: VGK 0MTL 1
Hits: VGK 19MTL 40
Blocks: VGK 17MTL 13
PIM: VGK 4MTL 2
: VGK 51%MTL 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Montreal Canadiens 6–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 6–2 at MTL. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK scored 6 goals on 2.94 expected goals (46 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Ivan Barbashev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:13.Barbashev
Points
Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:29.Eichel
Points
Brendan Gallagher had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:16.Gallagher
Points
Noah Hanifin had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:16.Hanifin
Points
Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:26.Theodore
Luck
VGK scored 6 goals on 2.94 expected goals (46 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
PP1
VGK's PP1 (Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, Roy and Dorofeyev) went scoreless in 3:07 of 5v4 time with 3 attempts.Hertl Theodore Eichel Roy Dorofeyev

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 104 of 104 attempts · MTL 58 · VGK 46

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 39% of the game, MTL 32%.

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
	49	60
	3.02	2.31
	2.95	2.18
	11	10
	5	1
	31	28
	−0.019	+0.019
	39%	32%

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

L1Hertl – Kolesar – Roy
10:0754% CF
L2Karlsson – Howden – Dorofeyev
9:1650% CF
L3Barbashev – Eichel – Burke
7:4250% CF
L4Pearson – Schwindt – Holtz
7:1243% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
19:4553% CF
D2Hanifin – Whitecloud
13:4247% CF
D3Hague – Korczak
11:5046% CF

PP1Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Roy – Dorofeyev
3:0775% CF
PP2Karlsson – Barbashev – Hanifin – Howden – Holtz
0:340% CF
PK1FKarlsson – Eichel
1:08
PK2FRoy – Schwindt
0:44
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
2:27
PK2DHanifin – Korczak
1:19

Current VGK line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
10:3229% CF
L2Suzuki – Dach – Slafkovský
6:3155% CF
L3Evans – Caufield – Newhook
5:4162% CF
L4Armia – Heineman – Condotta
3:3629% CF
D1Matheson – Guhle
13:2743% CF
D2Savard – Hutson
11:2628% CF
D3Struble – Xhekaj
10:3961% CF

PP1Matheson – Suzuki – Dach – Caufield – Slafkovský
2:2760% CF
PP2Gallagher – Armia – Newhook – Heineman – Hutson
1:05100% CF
PK1FArmia – Evans
1:54
PK2FAnderson – Dvorak
0:58
PK1DSavard – Matheson
1:54
PK2DStruble – Guhle
0:53

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

4:39
VGKTomas Hertl (Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore)snap0.17 xG
VGK: McNabb, Hertl, Theodore, Kolesar, RoyMTL: Savard, Gallagher, Dvorak, Hutson, Slafkovský
VGK 1 – 0 MTL
8:18
VGKCallahan Burke (Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel)snap0.27 xG
VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, BurkeMTL: Dach, Struble, Xhekaj, Slafkovský, Condotta
VGK 2 – 0 MTL
9:09
VGKIvan Barbashev (Jack Eichel)snap0.10 xG
VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, BurkeMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Guhle, Slafkovský
VGK 3 – 0 MTL
10:35
VGKTanner Pearson (Noah Hanifin, Cole Schwindt)snap0.15 xG
VGK: Pearson, Hanifin, Whitecloud, Schwindt, HoltzMTL: Matheson, Evans, Caufield, Newhook, Hutson
VGK 4 – 0 MTL
17:02
VGKKeegan Kolesar (Zach Whitecloud, Noah Hanifin)snap0.18 xG
VGK: Hertl, Hanifin, Kolesar, Roy, WhitecloudMTL: Struble, Heineman, Xhekaj, Slafkovský, Condotta
VGK 5 – 0 MTL

3rd period

2:03
MTLEmil HeinemanPP (Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher)snap0.08 xG
VGK: Hanifin, Kolesar, Howden, KorczakMTL: Gallagher, Armia, Newhook, Heineman, Hutson
VGK 5 – 1 MTL
13:03
MTLJayden Struble (Brendan Gallagher, Josh Anderson)snap0.19 xG
VGK: Karlsson, Howden, Hague, Korczak, DorofeyevMTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Dvorak, Struble, Xhekaj
VGK 5 – 2 MTL
18:12
VGKJack Eichel (Ivan Barbashev, Shea Theodore)snap0.13 xG
VGK: Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, Hague, BurkeMTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook, Xhekaj, Hutson
VGK 6 – 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
Nicolas Roy C	L1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.28	0	0	0	16:41	—	—	56	63
Tomas Hertl C	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.45	1	2	0	16:12	—	—	52	60
Keegan Kolesar R	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.26	2	1	0	12:15	—	—	54	58
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.30	0	1	0	16:58	—	—	46	57
Brett Howden C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	1	0	16:42	—	—	36	46
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.21	2	2	0	15:40	—	—	39	48
Jack Eichel C	L3	1	2	3	+3	3	0.46	0	0	0	21:29	—	—	40	58
Ivan Barbashev L	L3	1	2	3	+3	1	0.10	0	0	0	16:13	—	—	40	57
Callahan Burke C	L3	1	0	1	+3	4	0.57	0	1	0	12:46	—	—	42	57
Alexander Holtz R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:47	—	—	33	59
Cole Schwindt R	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:00	—	—	46	69
Tanner Pearson L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	1	0	0	10:55	—	—	50	72
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	2	2	+4	3	0.12	0	3	2	23:26	—	—	54	65
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	+3	1	0.01	1	0	0	23:04	—	—	54	62
Noah Hanifin D	D2	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	0	4	0	20:16	—	—	39	45
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.03	3	2	0	18:28	—	—	39	43
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	4	0	0	16:06	—	—	40	53
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	0	2	15:09	—	—	41	55

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	W	17	15	2	.882	2.28	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Christian Dvorak C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	3	0	16:32	—	—	48	49
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	2	2	0	3	0.12	2	1	0	15:16	—	—	32	29
Josh Anderson R	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	5	0	0	14:13	—	—	32	31
Nick Suzuki C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.24	1	0	0	19:16	—	—	79	64
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	0	0	0	-4	0	0.08	4	0	0	16:22	—	—	54	42
Kirby Dach C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.36	1	0	0	15:30	—	—	52	46
Cole Caufield R	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.29	1	0	0	16:26	—	—	78	65
Alex Newhook C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.15	0	0	0	15:47	—	—	74	63
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.22	5	2	0	15:28	—	—	55	37
Joel Armia R	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.17	3	0	0	14:30	—	—	50	27
Emil Heineman L	L4	1	0	1	-1	1	0.08	4	1	0	10:59	—	—	50	11
Lucas Condotta L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	3	0	0	9:36	—	—	23	4
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.05	0	0	0	25:35	—	—	70	58
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	2	1	0	21:06	—	—	52	26
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.05	3	1	0	21:28	—	—	55	53
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	2	0	18:53	—	—	36	38
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	3	1	2	14:48	—	—	61	35
Jayden Struble D	D3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.21	2	1	0	14:42	—	—	58	33

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	L	25	20	5	.800	2.66	39:42
Cayden Primeau	—	3	2	1	.667	0.28	20:00

Goal anatomy

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

Keegan Kolesar (VGK) 2nd 17:02 · assists Zach Whitecloud, Noah Hanifin · Rebound · 33.2 mph shot.

Keegan Kolesar · 2nd 17:02 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 33.2 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: rebound

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Tomas Hertl · 2nd 4:39 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 50.0 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Callahan Burke · 2nd 8:18 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 52.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Type: one-timer

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Ivan Barbashev · 2nd 9:09 · VGK

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 25.5 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Tanner Pearson · 2nd 10:35 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 49.2 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Emil Heineman · 3rd 2:03 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 58.5 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Type: one-timer

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Jayden Struble · 3rd 13:03 · MTL

Play: rebound
Passes: 1
Shot: 46.5 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Type: rebound

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 18:12 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 71.2 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s
Type: one-timer

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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.