Vegas Golden Knights vs. Arizona CoyotesDec 30, 2018

FinalSunday, Dec 30, 2018· Gila River Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	3	5		VGK	15	8	14	37
ARI	0	1	0	1		ARI	9	8	13	30

: VGK 64ARI 61
: VGK 2.73ARI 2.62
PP goals: VGK 0ARI 1
Hits: VGK 28ARI 22
Blocks: VGK 18ARI 15
PIM: VGK 12ARI 6
: VGK 60%ARI 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Arizona Coyotes 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 5–1 at ARI. Paul Stastny (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Schmaltz and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:24 together.

Points
Brandon Pirri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:53.Pirri
Points
Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:58.Stastny
PP1
ARI's first power-play unit (Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Schmaltz and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:24 together.Stepan Ekman-Larsson Galchenyuk Schmaltz Keller
New line
New look for VGK: Reaves–Lindberg–Bellemare skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Reaves Lindberg Bellemare
Goalie
Darcy Kuemper (ARI) faced 37 shots and stopped 32 (.865), +7 against a season average of 30.5; the loss.Kuemper
Luck
VGK scored 5 goals on 2.73 expected goals (64 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Luck
ARI scored 1 goal on 2.62 expected goals (61 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 22:42, +3:16 up on his 19:26 season average over 80 games.McNabb

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 125 of 125 attempts · ARI 61 · VGK 64

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 31% of the game, ARI 36%.

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
	55	52
	2.06	1.67
	1.94	1.54
	7	5
	2	2
	14	20
	+0.058	−0.058
	31%	36%

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

L1Stastny – Pirri – Tuch
9:1252% CF
L2Reaves – Lindberg – Bellemare
8:4950% CF
L3Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
8:1140% CF
L4Eakin – Carrier – Carpenter
7:4565% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
13:5947% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
13:5355% CF
D3Holden – Hunt
12:0254% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Hunt – Theodore
3:2586% CF
PP2Stastny – Pirri – Eakin – Schmidt – Tuch
2:2283% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
3:16
PK2FStastny – Bellemare
3:13
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
7:22
PK2DHolden – Schmidt
2:47

Current VGK line combinations →

Arizona Coyotes

L1Stepan – Panik – Keller
9:3946% CF
L2Archibald – Cousins – Crouse
7:0287% CF
L3Galchenyuk – Hinostroza – Schmaltz
7:0029% CF
L4Kempe – Fischer – Garland
6:4247% CF
D1Goligoski – Chychrun
14:3835% CF
D2Hjalmarsson – Ekman-Larsson
12:1053% CF
D3Connauton – Lyubushkin
9:4858% CF

PP1Stepan – Ekman-Larsson – Galchenyuk – Schmaltz – Keller
5:2467% CF
PP2Kempe – Ekman-Larsson – Fischer – Garland – Chychrun
2:060% CF
PK1FStepan – Panik
2:51
PK2FKempe – Archibald
1:22
PK1DHjalmarsson – Connauton
3:28
PK2DGoligoski – Ekman-Larsson
1:47

Current ARI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:35
VGKPaul Stastny (Brandon Pirri, Alex Tuch)backhand0.33 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pirri, Eakin, Schmidt, TuchARI: Goligoski, Ekman-Larsson, Archibald, Galchenyuk, Crouse
VGK 1 – 0 ARI

2nd period

16:03
VGKReilly Smith (Brad Hunt, Jonathan Marchessault)snap0.03 xG
VGK: Holden, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, HuntARI: Kempe, Connauton, Fischer, Garland, Lyubushkin
VGK 2 – 0 ARI
16:57
ARIAlex GalchenyukPP (Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Clayton Keller)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, BellemareARI: Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Schmaltz, Keller
VGK 2 – 1 ARI

3rd period

4:21
VGKCody Eakinwrist0.03 xG
VGK: Holden, Eakin, Hunt, Carrier, CarpenterARI: Goligoski, Galchenyuk, Hinostroza, Schmaltz, Chychrun
VGK 3 – 1 ARI
6:58
VGKBrandon Pirri (Brayden McNabb, Paul Stastny)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Stastny, McNabb, Pirri, Schmidt, TuchARI: Goligoski, Galchenyuk, Schmaltz, Keller, Chychrun
VGK 4 – 1 ARI
11:44
VGKRyan CarpenterSH (Nick Holden)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Holden, Eakin, Schmidt, CarpenterARI: Goligoski, Galchenyuk, Fischer, Garland, Chychrun
VGK 5 – 1 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
Paul Stastny C	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.43	0	0	2	17:58	—	—	52	65
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.03	1	1	2	14:12	—	—	50	67
Brandon Pirri C	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.29	1	0	2	12:53	—	—	56	74
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	13:07	—	—	47	62
Ryan Reaves R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	3	0	2	11:10	—	—	43	53
Oscar Lindberg L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.42	4	0	0	11:07	—	—	56	62
William Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.17	0	0	0	18:39	—	—	33	19
Reilly Smith R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.17	2	0	0	17:03	—	—	44	20
Jonathan Marchessault R	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.07	0	1	2	16:01	—	—	36	21
Cody Eakin C	L4	1	0	1	+3	6	0.49	0	1	0	15:40	—	—	70	77
Ryan Carpenter C	L4	1	0	1	+2	1	0.03	1	1	0	13:45	—	—	68	65
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	6	1	2	9:59	—	—	70	62
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.22	4	2	0	22:42	—	—	41	65
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	+3	1	0.03	0	2	0	21:07	—	—	54	89
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.10	2	2	0	23:14	—	—	51	34
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	0	2	0	18:07	—	—	55	40
Nick Holden D	D3	0	1	1	+3	1	0.01	1	2	0	16:24	—	—	52	40
Brad Hunt D	D3	0	1	1	+2	3	0.09	0	2	0	16:10	—	—	52	33

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	30	29	1	.967	2.62	60:00

Arizona Coyotes

ARI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Derek Stepan C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.26	2	2	0	21:03	—	—	44	17
Richard Panik R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	20:07	—	—	58	72
Clayton Keller R	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.07	0	0	0	19:53	—	—	55	22
Josh Archibald R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	1	2	11:53	—	—	74	59
Nick Cousins C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	0	0	0	11:37	—	—	76	96
Lawson Crouse L	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.56	3	0	0	11:09	—	—	68	53
Nick Schmaltz C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.17	0	1	0	16:39	—	—	29	28
Alex Galchenyuk C	L3	1	0	1	-4	1	0.10	1	0	2	14:04	—	—	39	17
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:52	—	—	30	36
Conor Garland R	L4	0	0	0	-2	3	0.29	0	0	0	14:41	—	—	41	47
Mario Kempe R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	4	0	0	14:12	—	—	47	72
Christian Fischer R	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	2	0	11:23	—	—	44	61
Alex Goligoski D	D1	0	0	0	-4	1	0.07	2	1	0	21:42	—	—	44	25
Jakob Chychrun D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.53	2	2	0	21:36	—	—	36	23
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.14	2	0	0	23:59	—	—	48	49
Niklas Hjalmarsson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	4	0	18:26	—	—	46	80
Kevin Connauton D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	0	1	0	15:09	—	—	57	74
Ilya Lyubushkin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	3	0	0	13:40	—	—	61	80

ARI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	L	37	32	5	.865	2.73	59:55

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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.