Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver CanucksNov 16, 2017

FinalThursday, Nov 16, 2017· Rogers Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	0	3	5		VGK	7	12	11	30
VAN	0	2	0	2		VAN	10	6	5	21

: VGK 52VAN 48
: VGK 2.29VAN 1.32
PP goals: VGK 0VAN 0
Hits: VGK 17VAN 25
Blocks: VGK 18VAN 11
PIM: VGK 4VAN 0
: VGK 49%VAN 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Eakin–Leipsic–Tuch skated 13:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:58.Perron
Points
Erik Haula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:41.Haula
Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:58.Marchessault
Points
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.Karlsson
New line
New look for VGK: Eakin–Leipsic–Tuch skated 13:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eakin Leipsic Tuch
Luck
VGK scored 5 goals on 2.29 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Nate Schmidt (VGK) played 16:59, −5:20 down on his 22:19 season average over 75 games.Schmidt
New line
New look for VGK: Lindberg–Bellemare–Nosek skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lindberg Bellemare Nosek

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)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →

VAN
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 100 of 100 attempts · VAN 48 · VGK 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VAN
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VAN 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 30% of the game, VAN 16%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

VAN

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	VAN
	59	53
	1.61	1.25
	1.60	1.25
	5	5
	5	8
	23	13
	+0.004	−0.004
	30%	16%

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
13:0059% CF
L2Eakin – Leipsic – Tuch
13:0043% CF
L3Neal – Perron – Haula
11:1367% CF
L4Lindberg – Bellemare – Nosek
7:4155% CF
D1Engelland – Theodore
17:2464% CF
D2McNabb – Schmidt
14:1842% CF
D3Miller – Hunt
14:0547% CF

PK1FBellemare – Nosek
1:04
PK2FEakin – Karlsson
1:01
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
2:19
PK2DMiller – Schmidt
1:07

Current VGK line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Sedin – Sedin – Eriksson
11:3448% CF
L2Dorsett – Sutter – Gaunce
7:0357% CF
L3Baertschi – Horvat – Boeser
6:1560% CF
L4Vanek – Gagner – Granlund
4:5657% CF
D1Gudbranson – Hutton
18:2337% CF
D2Edler – Pouliot
16:1158% CF
D3Biega – Del Zotto
15:5145% CF

PP1Sedin – Sedin – Edler – Horvat – Boeser
2:0550% CF
PP2Vanek – Eriksson – Gagner – Baertschi – Pouliot
1:32100% CF

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:22
VGKDavid Perron (Nate Schmidt, Erik Haula)wrist0.04 xG
VGK: Neal, Perron, McNabb, Haula, SchmidtVAN: Sedin, Sedin, Eriksson, Edler, Pouliot
VGK 1 – 0 VAN
13:00
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Alex Tuch, Brendan Leipsic)snap0.18 xG
VGK: Karlsson, Miller, Marchessault, Hunt, TuchVAN: Vanek, Edler, Gagner, Granlund, Pouliot
VGK 2 – 0 VAN

2nd period

12:31
VANBrock Boeserwrist0.08 xG
VGK: McNabb, Lindberg, Miller, Bellemare, NosekVAN: Sutter, Gudbranson, Baertschi, Hutton, Boeser
VGK 2 – 1 VAN
17:18
VANBo Horvat (Sam Gagner, Thomas Vanek)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Neal, Perron, McNabb, Haula, SchmidtVAN: Vanek, Gagner, Gudbranson, Hutton, Horvat
VGK 2 – 2 VAN

3rd period

6:27
VGKErik Haula (David Perron, James Neal)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Neal, Perron, McNabb, Haula, SchmidtVAN: Vanek, Gagner, Gudbranson, Hutton, Horvat
VGK 3 – 2 VAN
16:55
VGKJonathan Marchessaultbackhand0.01 xG
VGK: Engelland, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreVAN: Vanek, Edler, Gagner, Sutter, Pouliot
VGK 4 – 2 VAN
17:58
VGKReilly SmithEN (Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson)wrist0.94 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtVAN: Vanek, Dorsett, Gagner, Sutter, Del Zotto, Hutton
VGK 5 – 2 VAN

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	1	1	2	+3	2	0.19	0	0	0	17:34	—	—	64	77
Reilly Smith R	L1	1	0	1	+2	2	0.96	0	1	2	17:18	—	—	52	62
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	1	2	+3	5	0.21	3	1	2	16:58	—	—	53	69
Cody Eakin C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	16:39	—	—	41	22
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.05	1	1	0	15:46	—	—	46	41
Brendan Leipsic L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	15:04	—	—	46	24
David Perron L	L3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.04	2	0	0	14:58	—	—	55	60
Erik Haula L	L3	1	1	2	+1	3	0.27	0	0	0	14:41	—	—	52	57
James Neal L	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.07	0	1	0	13:59	—	—	64	61
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	0	1	0	11:28	—	—	50	70
Oscar Lindberg L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	0	0	10:55	—	—	53	69
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	2	0	0	10:46	—	—	60	71
Deryk Engelland D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	0	1	0	25:40	—	—	63	52
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	0	1	0	21:04	—	—	61	61
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	4	5	0	22:29	—	—	44	54
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.07	0	0	0	16:59	—	—	42	51
Colin Miller D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	2	2	0	17:46	—	—	42	56
Brad Hunt D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	2	0	16:02	—	—	52	63

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Maxime Lagace(start)	W	21	19	2	.905	1.32	60:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Daniel Sedin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	0	16:38	—	—	48	37
Henrik Sedin C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	16:03	—	—	48	38
Loui Eriksson L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.28	0	0	0	14:10	—	—	50	37
Brandon Sutter C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	5	0	0	17:35	—	—	37	37
Derek Dorsett R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	0	12:39	—	—	50	71
Brendan Gaunce C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	11:38	—	—	69	71
Bo Horvat C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.23	1	0	0	16:52	—	—	52	52
Brock Boeser R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.15	0	1	0	16:42	—	—	48	39
Sven Baertschi L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	2	0	0	14:53	—	—	50	46
Sam Gagner C	L4	0	1	1	-3	1	0.00	2	0	0	17:18	—	—	39	34
Thomas Vanek L	L4	0	1	1	-3	0	0.02	0	0	0	16:21	—	—	35	31
Markus Granlund C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	0	1	0	13:18	—	—	52	45
Ben Hutton D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	2	0	22:06	—	—	39	48
Erik Gudbranson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	2	2	0	19:50	—	—	38	40
Alexander Edler D	D2	0	0	0	-3	3	0.02	4	1	0	19:40	—	—	61	42
Derrick Pouliot D	D2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.04	0	2	0	19:07	—	—	54	30
Michael Del Zotto D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	18:03	—	—	47	44
Alex Biega D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	2	0	17:35	—	—	49	56

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	L	29	25	4	.862	1.35	59:32

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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.