Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver CanucksDec 19, 2019

Final / OTThursday, Dec 19, 2019· Rogers Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	1	2	1	0	4		VGK	14	10	19	0	43
VAN	3	0	1	1	5		VAN	11	8	12	3	34

: VGK 70VAN 52
: VGK 3.91VAN 3.84
PP goals: VGK 0VAN 1
Hits: VGK 29VAN 24
Blocks: VGK 5VAN 18
PIM: VGK 12VAN 6
: VGK 40%VAN 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in overtime at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VAN: Beagle–Schaller–Motte skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:15.Pettersson
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Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:38.Marchessault
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Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:57.Stone
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Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:05.Smith
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Brock Boeser had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:52.Boeser
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Jake Virtanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:43.Virtanen
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William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:09.Karlsson
New line
New look for VAN: Beagle–Schaller–Motte skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Beagle Schaller Motte

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 122 of 122 attempts · VAN 52 · VGK 70

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 33% of the game, VAN 34%.

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
	72	42
	3.24	2.83
	3.12	2.70
	23	10
	7	1
	11	16
	−0.068	+0.068
	33%	34%

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

L1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
10:5869% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
9:2372% CF
L3Stastny – Zykov – Tuch
8:0582% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Nosek
6:0550% CF
D1Theodore – Hague
13:3361% CF
D2McNabb – Schmidt
13:2159% CF
D3Engelland – Holden
8:4561% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Theodore – Zykov
1:13100% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Schmidt – Theodore
0:37100% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
2:09
PK2FStone – Stephenson
1:29
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
5:40
PK2DHolden – Schmidt
2:22

Current VGK line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Beagle – Schaller – Motte
10:0640% CF
L2Miller – Boeser – Pettersson
10:0152% CF
L3Leivo – Pearson – Horvat
6:1817% CF
L4Roussel – Virtanen – Gaudette
4:3520% CF
D1Myers – Fantenberg
14:0438% CF
D2Benn – Stecher
11:2339% CF
D3Tanev – Hughes
11:0534% CF

PP1Miller – Horvat – Boeser – Pettersson – Hughes
5:4575% CF
PP2Myers – Leivo – Pearson – Virtanen – Gaudette
1:51100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Miller
0:51
PK2FSchaller – Motte
0:38
PK1DTanev – Fantenberg
1:32
PK2DMyers – Stecher
0:26

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:49
VANAntoine Roussel (Adam Gaudette, Jake Virtanen)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: Reaves, Theodore, Carrier, Nosek, HagueVAN: Myers, Roussel, Boeser, Gaudette, Fantenberg
VGK 0 – 1 VAN
7:08
VANTanner PearsonPP (Josh Leivo, Jake Virtanen)wrist0.13 xG
VGK: Stastny, Holden, Schmidt, NosekVAN: Myers, Leivo, Pearson, Virtanen, Gaudette
VGK 0 – 2 VAN
13:58
VGKJonathan Marchessault (William Karlsson, Reilly Smith)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtVAN: Tanev, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes
VGK 1 – 2 VAN
19:32
VANElias Pettersson (J.T. Miller)backhand0.29 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Marchessault, Stephenson, SchmidtVAN: Tanev, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes
VGK 1 – 3 VAN

2nd period

11:01
VGKReilly Smith (Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtVAN: Tanev, Leivo, Pearson, Horvat, Hughes
VGK 2 – 3 VAN
12:10
VGKNick Holden (Mark Stone, Deryk Engelland)slap0.04 xG
VGK: Engelland, Pacioretty, Holden, Stone, StephensonVAN: Benn, Tanev, Pearson, Motte, Horvat
VGK 3 – 3 VAN

3rd period

9:19
VANElias Pettersson (Brock Boeser)wrist0.07 xG
VGK: Engelland, Stastny, Holden, Zykov, TuchVAN: Benn, Miller, Boeser, Stecher, Pettersson
VGK 3 – 4 VAN
15:40
VGKMark Stone (Max Pacioretty, Shea Theodore)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Stone, Schmidt, TheodoreVAN: Myers, Horvat, Boeser, Hughes
VGK 4 – 4 VAN

OT period

1:30
VANChris Tanev (Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser)wrist0.16 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Stone, SchmidtVAN: Tanev, Horvat, Boeser
VGK 4 – 5 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
Mark Stone R	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.43	1	0	0	19:57	—	—	64	57
Max Pacioretty L	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.11	1	0	0	18:24	—	—	59	39
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0	17:08	—	—	64	46
William Karlsson C	L2	0	2	2	+2	4	0.36	1	1	0	20:09	—	—	68	66
Reilly Smith R	L2	1	1	2	+1	5	0.74	0	0	2	18:05	—	—	66	58
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	1	1	2	+1	4	0.45	3	0	0	15:38	—	—	66	64
Paul Stastny C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	1	0	0	14:56	—	—	69	36
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.09	3	0	0	11:10	—	—	73	62
Valentin Zykov L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	2	10:16	—	—	82	59
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	3	0	0	11:17	—	—	50	49
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	2	6:40	—	—	53	60
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.34	5	0	0	6:38	—	—	50	54
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	0	5	0.54	0	0	2	24:09	—	—	71	62
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	1	0	2	14:42	—	—	61	52
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.00	0	1	0	24:56	—	—	61	47
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	0	0	23:12	—	—	58	55
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	2	2	17:12	—	—	62	45
Nick Holden D	D3	1	0	1	0	2	0.05	2	1	0	15:56	—	—	63	54

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	O	34	29	5	.853	3.84	61:30

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tyler Motte C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.08	4	1	2	14:57	—	—	36	56
Tim Schaller L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.43	2	1	0	14:16	—	—	38	50
Jay Beagle C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:28	—	—	39	54
J.T. Miller C	L2	0	1	1	+1	5	0.71	1	0	0	22:35	—	—	52	59
Elias Pettersson C	L2	2	0	2	+1	4	0.82	1	0	0	22:15	—	—	50	55
Brock Boeser R	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.20	0	1	0	20:52	—	—	54	59
Bo Horvat C	L3	0	1	1	-2	4	0.39	0	2	0	20:51	—	—	17	15
Tanner Pearson L	L3	1	0	1	-2	2	0.26	4	1	0	14:42	—	—	29	30
Josh Leivo L	L3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.07	1	1	0	10:02	—	—	18	7
Jake Virtanen R	L4	0	2	2	0	2	0.07	1	1	2	13:43	—	—	31	39
Adam Gaudette R	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.21	0	0	0	11:17	—	—	44	67
Antoine Roussel L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.17	3	2	0	8:46	—	—	29	59
Tyler Myers D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.14	0	1	0	21:44	—	—	39	39
Oscar Fantenberg D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	4	0	0	20:33	—	—	35	38
Troy Stecher D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	13:34	—	—	45	70
Jordie Benn D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	13:01	—	—	39	66
Quinn Hughes D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.07	0	2	0	23:56	—	—	33	42
Chris Tanev D	D3	1	0	1	-1	3	0.19	0	3	0	19:08	—	—	33	45

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	43	39	4	.907	3.91	61:20

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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.