Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver CanucksMar 21, 2023

FinalTuesday, Mar 21, 2023· 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	2	0	4		VGK	14	9	4	27
VAN	0	2	1	3		VAN	5	14	15	34

: VGK 52VAN 56
: VGK 2.48VAN 2.90
PP goals: VGK 0VAN 1
Hits: VGK 17VAN 35
Blocks: VGK 12VAN 14
PIM: VGK 4VAN 10
: VGK 53%VAN 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at VAN. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Quinn Hughes (VAN) played 29:35, +3:58 up on his 25:37 season average over 77 games.

Points
J.T. Miller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:47.Miller
Points
Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 29:35.Hughes
Points
William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:33.Karlsson
Usage
Quinn Hughes (VAN) played 29:35, +3:58 up on his 25:37 season average over 77 games.Hughes
Luck
VGK scored 4 goals on 2.48 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Andrei Kuzmenko (VAN) played 11:34, −4:44 down on his 16:18 season average over 80 games.Kuzmenko
Usage
Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 16:43, −3:10 down on his 19:53 season average over 81 games.McNabb
Cats
Tyler Myers (VAN) blocked 5 shots in 19:27.Myers

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 108 of 108 attempts · VAN 56 · 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 34% of the game, VAN 43%.

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
	48	58
	1.71	2.79
	1.70	2.59
	7	18
	4	7
	12	6
	+0.004	−0.004
	34%	43%

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

L1Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel
12:2265% CF
L2Blueger – Amadio – Howden
10:4243% CF
L3Smith – Karlsson – Dorofeyev
10:2336% CF
L4Kessel – Stephenson – Cotter
10:2227% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
15:3341% CF
D2Hague – Whitecloud
13:2552% CF
D3McNabb – Theodore
12:1458% CF

PP1Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore – Barbashev – Eichel
2:5188% CF
PP2Kessel – Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Dorofeyev
2:32100% CF
PK1FBlueger – Howden
0:13
PK2FBarbashev – Eichel
0:06
PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo
0:19

Current VGK line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Miller – Di Giuseppe – Boeser
12:3955% CF
L2Beauvillier – Pettersson – Kuzmenko
9:4163% CF
L3Joshua – Garland – Aman
7:3362% CF
L4Dries – Kravtsov – Podkolzin
5:1760% CF
D1Bear – Hughes
12:3862% CF
D2Myers – Brisebois
11:3533% CF
D3Burroughs – Wolanin
8:4555% CF

PP1Miller – Beauvillier – Brisebois – Garland – Hughes
0:06100% CF
PK1FMiller – Pettersson
2:42
PK2FJoshua – Aman
1:07
PK1DMyers – Brisebois
1:07
PK2DBear – Hughes
0:35

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:01
VGKPhil Kesselwrist0.06 xG
VGK: Kessel, McNabb, Blueger, Theodore, CotterVAN: Joshua, Bear, Hughes, Podkolzin, Aman
VGK 1 – 0 VAN
12:11
VGKReilly Smith (William Karlsson)snap0.29 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, DorofeyevVAN: Miller, Di Giuseppe, Burroughs, Boeser, Wolanin
VGK 2 – 0 VAN

2nd period

7:57
VANJ.T. MillerPSbackhand0.30 xG
VGK: Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelVAN: Myers, Miller, Pettersson, Hughes
VGK 2 – 1 VAN
10:22
VGKTeddy Blueger (Brett Howden, Nicolas Hague)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Blueger, Amadio, Howden, Hague, WhitecloudVAN: Burroughs, Beauvillier, Wolanin, Garland, Dries
VGK 3 – 1 VAN
12:42
VANJ.T. MillerPP (Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson)wrist0.07 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, KarlssonVAN: Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes
VGK 3 – 2 VAN
17:19
VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Alex Pietrangelo, William Karlsson)tip-in0.08 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, DorofeyevVAN: Burroughs, Beauvillier, Wolanin, Pettersson, Kuzmenko
VGK 4 – 2 VAN

3rd period

11:43
VANPhillip Di Giuseppe (J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes)backhand0.15 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Blueger, Amadio, HowdenVAN: Miller, Di Giuseppe, Boeser, Bear, Hughes
VGK 4 – 3 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
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.41	4	0	0	18:30	—	—	67	49
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	0	18:20	—	—	67	53
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	1	0	0	17:26	—	—	70	50
Teddy Blueger C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.23	1	1	0	13:16	—	—	46	55
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	1	0	12:48	—	—	41	53
Brett Howden C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	1	1	0	12:02	—	—	46	55
William Karlsson C	L3	0	2	2	+2	1	0.00	0	0	0	17:33	—	—	47	39
Reilly Smith R	L3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.29	0	0	0	16:04	—	—	47	39
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	1	0	1	+2	3	0.35	0	0	2	13:37	—	—	36	39
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	1	2	16:41	—	—	31	8
Phil Kessel R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	14:09	—	—	32	14
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:55	—	—	29	13
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.20	1	0	0	25:10	—	—	41	32
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	2	0	19:23	—	—	42	29
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	1	0	18:14	—	—	45	33
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.07	1	2	0	17:06	—	—	54	42
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.21	0	2	0	18:30	—	—	52	59
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	16:43	—	—	46	48

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Quick(start)	W	34	31	3	.912	2.90	59:44

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
J.T. Miller C	L1	2	1	3	+1	3	0.42	5	0	0	22:47	—	—	52	50
Brock Boeser R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.26	3	0	2	17:33	—	—	52	50
Phillip Di Giuseppe L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.21	3	0	0	17:01	—	—	46	49
Elias Pettersson C	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.13	1	1	0	21:34	—	—	54	69
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.21	2	1	2	16:36	—	—	50	55
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	0	0	0	11:34	—	—	57	64
Conor Garland R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	2	0	0	14:51	—	—	64	69
Nils Aman C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:36	—	—	53	52
Dakota Joshua C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.13	5	1	0	10:55	—	—	53	58
Vitali Kravtsov R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	1	0	11:18	—	—	58	73
Vasily Podkolzin R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.40	3	0	0	10:15	—	—	61	83
Sheldon Dries C	L4	0	0	0	-1	5	0.19	1	0	0	9:00	—	—	56	74
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	2	2	0	2	0.03	0	1	2	29:35	—	—	65	88
Ethan Bear D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	2	2	2	20:24	—	—	61	81
Tyler Myers D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	0	5	2	19:27	—	—	39	58
Guillaume Brisebois D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	2	0	15:45	—	—	30	40
Kyle Burroughs D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.15	4	0	0	18:04	—	—	58	46
Christian Wolanin D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.00	2	0	0	14:33	—	—	60	49

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Thatcher Demko(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	2.48	57:49

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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.