Vegas Golden Knights vs. Arizona CoyotesOct 10, 2019

FinalThursday, Oct 10, 2019· Gila River Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	0	0	1		VGK	15	10	13	38
ARI	2	2	0	4		ARI	14	10	5	29

: VGK 58ARI 46
: VGK 2.78ARI 2.67
PP goals: VGK 0ARI 0
Hits: VGK 21ARI 15
Blocks: VGK 11ARI 12
PIM: VGK 4ARI 4
: VGK 47%ARI 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at home. Conor Garland (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ARI: Soderberg–Fischer–Garland skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Conor Garland had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:36.Garland
Points
Carl Soderberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.Soderberg
New line
New look for ARI: Soderberg–Fischer–Garland skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Soderberg Fischer Garland
Goalie
Darcy Kuemper (ARI) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +7 against a season average of 31.1; the win.Kuemper
New line
New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Dvorak–Hayton skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schmaltz Dvorak Hayton
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 2.78 expected goals (58 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Cody Glass (VGK) played 17:01, +3:45 up on his 13:16 season average over 38 games.Glass
Usage
Christian Dvorak (ARI) played 13:00, −3:45 down on his 16:45 season average over 69 games.Dvorak

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 104 of 104 attempts · ARI 46 · VGK 58

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 43% of the game, ARI 31%.

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
	47	50
	1.60	2.76
	1.52	2.54
	6	10
	7	4
	14	14
	−0.013	+0.013
	43%	31%

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
9:2672% CF
L2Pacioretty – Stone – Glass
8:2650% CF
L3Stastny – Pirri – Zykov
7:5443% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Nosek
6:2736% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
16:2141% CF
D2Engelland – Merrill
11:0060% CF
D3Holden – Hague
8:4869% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Theodore – Glass
4:0271% CF
PP2Smith – Pirri – Karlsson – Marchessault – Hague
2:00100% CF
PK1FStone – Nosek
1:42
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:10
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
2:41
PK2DHolden – Merrill
0:42

Current VGK line combinations →

Arizona Coyotes

L1Kessel – Stepan – Keller
11:5659% CF
L2Soderberg – Fischer – Garland
8:3253% CF
L3Richardson – Grabner – Hinostroza
8:0325% CF
L4Schmaltz – Dvorak – Hayton
7:4164% CF
D1Goligoski – Hjalmarsson
15:2343% CF
D2Oesterle – Chychrun
14:4046% CF
D3Demers – Ekman-Larsson
13:2563% CF

PP1Soderberg – Oesterle – Schmaltz – Fischer – Chychrun
1:3550% CF
PP2Kessel – Stepan – Ekman-Larsson – Keller – Hayton
1:20100% CF
PK1FRichardson – Grabner
3:26
PK2FStepan – Hinostroza
1:25
PK1DGoligoski – Hjalmarsson
3:53
PK2DDemers – Ekman-Larsson
3:14

Current ARI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

8:00
ARIConor Garland (Carl Soderberg)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Holden, Stone, Hague, GlassARI: Soderberg, Goligoski, Hjalmarsson, Fischer, Garland
VGK 0 – 1 ARI
19:21
ARINick Schmaltz (Christian Dvorak, Barrett Hayton)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Stastny, Holden, Pirri, Merrill, ZykovARI: Demers, Ekman-Larsson, Schmaltz, Dvorak, Hayton
VGK 0 – 2 ARI
19:55
VGKShea Theodore (Brayden McNabb, Cody Glass)wrist0.01 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, Theodore, GlassARI: Kessel, Demers, Stepan, Ekman-Larsson, Keller
VGK 1 – 2 ARI

2nd period

2:03
ARIConor Garland (Jordan Oesterle)wrist0.23 xG
VGK: Engelland, Smith, Merrill, Karlsson, MarchessaultARI: Soderberg, Oesterle, Dvorak, Garland, Chychrun
VGK 1 – 3 ARI
18:28
ARINiklas Hjalmarsson (Clayton Keller, Carl Soderberg)slap0.04 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Holden, Merrill, Stone, GlassARI: Soderberg, Goligoski, Hjalmarsson, Fischer, Keller
VGK 1 – 4 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	0	0	0	-1	4	0.31	1	0	0	16:07	—	—	71	38
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.33	0	0	0	15:05	—	—	64	32
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.27	1	1	0	15:01	—	—	58	22
Mark Stone R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	0	0	0	20:07	—	—	44	35
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.18	2	0	0	18:56	—	—	45	47
Cody Glass C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	0	2	17:01	—	—	42	22
Paul Stastny C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.25	1	0	0	17:58	—	—	42	31
Brandon Pirri C	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.46	1	0	0	16:03	—	—	41	16
Valentin Zykov L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	11:26	—	—	50	20
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:49	—	—	35	78
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.49	4	0	0	10:37	—	—	44	86
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	3	1	0	10:27	—	—	33	78
Shea Theodore D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.09	0	1	0	24:42	—	—	40	47
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	5	2	0	21:46	—	—	45	56
Jon Merrill D	D2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	3	2	18:31	—	—	46	46
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-1	6	0.07	2	1	0	18:06	—	—	55	35
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	0	0	15:23	—	—	55	20
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.01	0	1	0	14:55	—	—	44	28

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury	—	15	13	2	.867	1.05	40:00
Malcolm Subban(start)	L	14	12	2	.857	1.61	20:00

Arizona Coyotes

ARI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Derek Stepan C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.25	1	0	0	19:14	—	—	57	52
Clayton Keller R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	16:20	—	—	59	53
Phil Kessel R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	1	0	16:14	—	—	55	51
Carl Soderberg C	L2	0	2	2	+3	2	0.21	3	0	0	16:56	—	—	57	71
Christian Fischer R	L2	0	0	0	+2	3	0.22	3	0	0	12:51	—	—	63	69
Conor Garland R	L2	2	0	2	+2	2	0.28	0	3	0	11:36	—	—	39	42
Michael Grabner L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	0	15:11	—	—	25	30
Brad Richardson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	1	0	0	14:25	—	—	29	86
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:00	—	—	22	46
Nick Schmaltz C	L4	1	0	1	+1	5	0.63	0	0	0	13:09	—	—	52	67
Christian Dvorak C	L4	0	1	1	+2	1	0.15	0	0	2	13:00	—	—	52	68
Barrett Hayton C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.14	0	0	2	11:24	—	—	63	85
Alex Goligoski D	D1	0	0	0	+2	3	0.08	1	3	0	21:42	—	—	46	54
Niklas Hjalmarsson D	D1	1	0	1	+2	2	0.07	0	1	0	21:04	—	—	38	41
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	1	1	0	18:38	—	—	50	58
Jordan Oesterle D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	1	0	0	18:31	—	—	50	66
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	1	0	19:58	—	—	63	65
Jason Demers D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	18:47	—	—	61	76

ARI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	W	38	37	1	.974	2.78	60:00

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.