Vegas Golden Knights vs. Arizona CoyotesNov 25, 2017

FinalSaturday, Nov 25, 2017· Gila River Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	3	1	4		VGK	6	14	8	28
ARI	0	0	2	2		ARI	7	8	11	26

: VGK 54ARI 63
: VGK 3.37ARI 2.45
PP goals: VGK 1ARI 0
Hits: VGK 11ARI 16
Blocks: VGK 23ARI 13
PIM: VGK 10ARI 8
: VGK 54%ARI 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at ARI. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Neal, Haula, Marchessault, Leipsic and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:13 together.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.Marchessault
Points
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:46.Karlsson
Points
Derek Stepan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.Stepan
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Neal, Haula, Marchessault, Leipsic and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:13 together.Neal Haula Marchessault Leipsic Theodore
New line
New look for VGK: Neal–Haula–Lindberg skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Neal Haula Lindberg
Usage
Nick Cousins (ARI) played 7:06, −5:51 down on his 12:57 season average over 70 games.Cousins
Usage
Brendan Perlini (ARI) played 17:38, +3:10 up on his 14:28 season average over 73 games.Perlini
Usage
Kevin Connauton (ARI) played 10:59, −4:15 down on his 15:14 season average over 72 games.Connauton

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)ARI attacks right (top on phones) →

ARI
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · ARI 63 · VGK 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

ARI
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

ARI 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 25% of the game, ARI 48%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

ARI

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	ARI
	38	60
	1.27	2.57
	1.27	2.54
	2	16
	2	5
	5	2
	+0.016	−0.015
	25%	48%

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
9:2555% CF
L2Neal – Haula – Lindberg
8:0731% CF
L3Eakin – Leipsic – Tuch
7:3547% CF
L4Carrier – Bellemare – Nosek
6:3754% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
15:1829% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
12:0239% CF
D3Miller – Hunt
9:3950% CF

PP1Neal – Haula – Marchessault – Leipsic – Theodore
4:1386% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Miller – Hunt – Tuch
2:49100% CF
PK1FSmith – Bellemare
1:57
PK2FEakin – Karlsson
1:20
PK1DEngelland – Schmidt
2:18
PK2DMiller – Theodore
1:07

Current VGK line combinations →

Arizona Coyotes

L1Richardson – Fischer – Keller
8:3164% CF
L2Stepan – Rieder – Perlini
8:1164% CF
L3Rinaldo – Cousins – Martinook
5:060% CF
L4Duclair – Domi – Dvorak
4:3055% CF
D1Goligoski – Hjalmarsson
13:2167% CF
D2Demers – Ekman-Larsson
12:1152% CF
D3Schenn – Connauton
9:3953% CF

PP1Ekman-Larsson – Duclair – Domi – Dvorak – Keller
2:4450% CF
PP2Stepan – Ekman-Larsson – Domi – Perlini – Keller
2:43100% CF
PK1FRichardson – Martinook
3:32
PK2FRieder – Dvorak
1:26
PK1DHjalmarsson – Schenn
4:33
PK2DDemers – Ekman-Larsson
2:01

Current ARI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

7:23
VGKTomas NosekSHwrist0.01 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, Eakin, NosekARI: Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Perlini, Fischer, Keller
VGK 1 – 0 ARI
7:54
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Jonathan Marchessault)slap0.04 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Miller, Marchessault, HuntARI: Goligoski, Hjalmarsson, Duclair, Domi, Dvorak
VGK 2 – 0 ARI
9:05
VGKErik HaulaPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Shea Theodore)wrist0.24 xG
VGK: Neal, Haula, Marchessault, Leipsic, TheodoreARI: Richardson, Demers, Ekman-Larsson, Martinook
VGK 3 – 0 ARI

3rd period

0:21
ARIOliver Ekman-Larsson (Derek Stepan)wrist0.01 xG
VGK: Neal, McNabb, Haula, Lindberg, SchmidtARI: Demers, Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Rieder, Perlini
VGK 3 – 1 ARI
10:35
ARIBrendan Perlini (Derek Stepan, Max Domi)wrist0.07 xG
VGK: McNabb, Lindberg, Karlsson, Schmidt, TuchARI: Goligoski, Hjalmarsson, Stepan, Domi, Perlini
VGK 3 – 2 ARI
19:58
VGKJonathan MarchessaultEN (William Karlsson, Reilly Smith)wrist0.55 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultARI: Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Rieder, Perlini, Fischer, Keller
VGK 4 – 2 ARI

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	+1	2	0.59	1	4	0	19:46	—	—	31	7
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.02	2	1	0	18:07	—	—	56	16
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	2	3	+2	2	0.63	0	0	0	15:42	—	—	50	14
Erik Haula L	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.26	0	1	2	15:52	—	—	35	48
James Neal L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	0	0	0	15:46	—	—	23	31
Oscar Lindberg L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	0	3	0	12:40	—	—	22	28
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	2	0	0	14:23	—	—	42	31
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	1	0	0	14:10	—	—	44	63
Brendan Leipsic L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:32	—	—	47	32
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.33	0	1	2	12:24	—	—	56	78
Tomas Nosek L	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.67	0	1	0	12:04	—	—	41	42
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	7:23	—	—	44	4
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	0	4	0	24:24	—	—	34	9
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	2	4	20:01	—	—	31	36
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.04	0	3	2	22:27	—	—	41	53
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.06	0	0	0	20:49	—	—	39	21
Colin Miller D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.16	2	1	0	15:53	—	—	47	41
Brad Hunt D	D3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.10	1	1	0	14:37	—	—	44	47

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Malcolm Subban(start)	W	26	24	2	.923	2.45	60:00

Arizona Coyotes

ARI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Clayton Keller R	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.58	1	0	2	21:13	—	—	58	64
Christian Fischer R	L1	0	0	0	-2	5	0.76	0	0	0	17:22	—	—	68	94
Brad Richardson R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:47	—	—	64	90
Derek Stepan C	L2	0	2	2	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	20:07	—	—	77	96
Brendan Perlini L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.12	2	0	0	17:38	—	—	78	96
Tobias Rieder L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	15:22	—	—	68	90
Jordan Martinook L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:26	—	—	29	0
Zac Rinaldo C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	3	1	2	10:52	—	—	31	46
Nick Cousins C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	7:06	—	—	30	61
Max Domi C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.11	0	1	0	17:16	—	—	55	33
Christian Dvorak C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:40	—	—	60	61
Anthony Duclair L	L4	0	0	0	-1	5	0.41	0	0	0	9:42	—	—	67	69
Alex Goligoski D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	2	0	22:24	—	—	67	67
Niklas Hjalmarsson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	2	0	19:36	—	—	70	94
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.01	2	1	0	24:29	—	—	60	38
Jason Demers D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	4	20:16	—	—	54	36
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	2	1	0	15:41	—	—	56	61
Kevin Connauton D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:59	—	—	50	60

ARI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marek Langhamer	—	10	10	0	.1000	1.24	28:53
Scott Wedgewood(start)	L	17	14	3	.824	0.71	28:49

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.