Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver CanucksApr 8, 2024

FinalMonday, Apr 8, 2024· Rogers Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	1	0	3		VGK	6	9	8	23
VAN	2	2	0	4		VAN	10	11	9	30

: VGK 53VAN 54
: VGK 2.10VAN 3.74
PP goals: VGK 2VAN 2
Hits: VGK 24VAN 35
Blocks: VGK 14VAN 17
PIM: VGK 6VAN 8
: VGK 52%VAN 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:06 together.

Points
Jack Eichel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:33.Eichel
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J.T. Miller had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:02.Miller
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Conor Garland had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:21.Garland
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Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:08.Boeser
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Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:22.Hanifin
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Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:19.Hughes
PP1
VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:06 together.Miller Boeser Garland Pettersson Hughes
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Marchessault, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 3:49 together.Marchessault Hertl Stephenson Hanifin Eichel

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 107 of 107 attempts · VAN 54 · VGK 53

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 28% of the game, VAN 32%.

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
	47	47
	1.72	2.56
	1.68	2.29
	8	6
	5	5
	12	11
	+0.004	−0.004
	28%	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

L1Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel
12:0259% CF
L2Karlsson – Mantha – Dorofeyev
11:4456% CF
L3Hertl – Stephenson – Amadio
9:5643% CF
L4Kolesar – Howden – Cotter
6:3844% CF
D1Hanifin – Hague
15:2542% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
15:1250% CF
D3Martinez – Whitecloud
11:1956% CF

PP1Marchessault – Hertl – Stephenson – Hanifin – Eichel
3:4975% CF
PP2Karlsson – Theodore – Mantha – Barbashev – Dorofeyev
0:22100% CF
PK1FKarlsson – Eichel
1:31
PK2FHertl – Stephenson
1:31
PK1DHanifin – Hague
2:29
PK2DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:56

Current VGK line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Boeser – Pettersson – Hoglander
11:2956% CF
L2Miller – Joshua – Garland
10:1047% CF
L3Blueger – Suter – Mikheyev
7:2144% CF
L4Lafferty – Podkolzin – Aman
5:0560% CF
D1Hronek – Hughes
16:1759% CF
D2Cole – Zadorov
13:1725% CF
D3Myers – Soucy
12:5264% CF

PP1Miller – Boeser – Garland – Pettersson – Hughes
4:06100% CF
PP2Soucy – Joshua – Hronek – Suter – Hoglander
0:30100% CF
PK1FBlueger – Joshua
1:26
PK2FMiller – Aman
0:10
PK1DCole – Zadorov
2:12
PK2DMyers – Soucy
1:38

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:51
VGKJack EichelPP (Noah Hanifin, Logan Thompson)wrist0.10 xG
VGK: Marchessault, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin, EichelVAN: Cole, Zadorov, Joshua, Aman
VGK 1 – 0 VAN
8:06
VGKJack Eichel (Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: Martinez, Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel, WhitecloudVAN: Myers, Soucy, Boeser, Pettersson, Hoglander
VGK 2 – 0 VAN
11:50
VANConor GarlandPP (Quinn Hughes, J.T. Miller)wrist0.73 xG
VGK: McNabb, Hertl, Stephenson, WhitecloudVAN: Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson, Hughes
VGK 2 – 1 VAN
14:26
VANQuinn HughesPP (Brock Boeser, J.T. Miller)slap0.06 xG
VGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Hertl, WhitecloudVAN: Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson, Hughes
VGK 2 – 2 VAN

2nd period

9:33
VGKNoah HanifinPP (Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Marchessault, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin, EichelVAN: Cole, Blueger, Joshua, Hronek
VGK 3 – 2 VAN
13:10
VANBrock Boeser (Elias Pettersson, Tyler Myers)wrist0.02 xG
VGK: Martinez, Marchessault, Barbashev, Howden, HagueVAN: Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, Hughes, Hoglander
VGK 3 – 3 VAN
18:31
VANConor Garland (J.T. Miller, Dakota Joshua)wrist0.73 xG
VGK: Karlsson, Hertl, Amadio, Hanifin, HagueVAN: Myers, Miller, Soucy, Joshua, Garland
VGK 3 – 4 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
Jack Eichel C	L1	2	1	3	+1	5	0.35	0	0	0	22:33	—	—	57	58
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.19	3	0	0	21:19	—	—	57	58
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.32	2	0	0	15:12	—	—	53	57
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	1	0	0	18:40	—	—	55	14
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	14:36	—	—	57	82
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	0	0	2	13:53	—	—	56	84
Tomas Hertl C	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.10	4	0	0	20:20	—	—	47	21
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	1	0	19:52	—	—	44	47
Michael Amadio R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	0	0	0	11:38	—	—	38	9
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	8:57	—	—	36	42
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	4	8:27	—	—	33	38
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	4	1	0	7:44	—	—	36	46
Noah Hanifin D	D1	1	1	2	-1	2	0.21	1	2	0	24:22	—	—	42	35
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	3	2	0	18:56	—	—	43	35
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	0	3	0	20:53	—	—	53	27
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	18:31	—	—	52	21
Alec Martinez D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:35	—	—	55	82
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.27	0	1	0	15:27	—	—	59	84

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	L	30	26	4	.867	3.47	58:10

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Elias Pettersson C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.43	1	0	2	20:09	—	—	48	60
Brock Boeser R	L1	1	1	2	0	1	0.03	0	0	2	20:08	—	—	46	61
Nils Hoglander L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.42	2	0	0	13:35	—	—	53	68
J.T. Miller C	L2	0	3	3	+1	2	0.38	2	3	0	20:02	—	—	42	85
Conor Garland R	L2	2	0	2	+1	5	1.79	0	1	0	18:21	—	—	48	73
Dakota Joshua C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.19	8	1	0	18:08	—	—	48	74
Teddy Blueger C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	16:28	—	—	50	13
Ilya Mikheyev R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	1	0	0	15:19	—	—	44	10
Pius Suter C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:26	—	—	54	18
Sam Lafferty C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	3	0	0	9:12	—	—	57	29
Nils Aman C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:51	—	—	67	52
Vasily Podkolzin R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	0	0	8:10	—	—	60	49
Quinn Hughes D	D1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.21	1	2	0	22:19	—	—	63	52
Filip Hronek D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	2	2	21:10	—	—	52	45
Nikita Zadorov D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	3	0	0	20:02	—	—	32	18
Ian Cole D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	6	0	17:40	—	—	24	16
Tyler Myers D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.03	3	1	0	17:57	—	—	60	73
Carson Soucy D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	4	1	2	17:25	—	—	64	82

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Arturs Silovs(start)	W	23	20	3	.870	2.10	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Eichel (VGK PP) 1st 1:51 · assists Noah Hanifin, Logan Thompson · Odd-man rush · carried in · 4-on-3 at the blue line · 39.2 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Jack Eichel · 1st 1:51 · VGK PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 1
Shot: 39.2 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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Jack Eichel · 1st 8:06 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 51.5 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 5.8 s

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Conor Garland · 1st 11:50 · VAN PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 4.4 mph
Distance: 5 ft

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Quinn Hughes · 1st 14:26 · VAN PP

Play: point-shot
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 72.9 mph
Distance: 51 ft
Type: one-timer

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Noah Hanifin · 2nd 9:33 · VGK PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 61.5 mph
Distance: 52 ft

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Brock Boeser · 2nd 13:10 · VAN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 1
Shot: 62.8 mph
Distance: 43 ft

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Conor Garland · 2nd 18:31 · VAN

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 15.4 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 6.8 s
Type: rebound

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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.