Vegas Golden Knights vs. Arizona CoyotesMay 1, 2021

Final / OTSaturday, May 1, 2021· Gila River Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	1	1	0	1	3		VGK	16	8	8	2	34
ARI	0	0	2	0	2		ARI	3	12	6	0	21

: VGK 67ARI 48
: VGK 3.67ARI 2.28
PP goals: VGK 1ARI 1
Hits: VGK 21ARI 39
Blocks: VGK 9ARI 18
PIM: VGK 10ARI 10
: VGK 54%ARI 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at ARI. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Dvorak, Fischer and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:11 together.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:37.Marchessault
PP1
ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Dvorak, Fischer and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:11 together.Kessel Ekman-Larsson Dvorak Fischer Keller
Usage
Christian Fischer (ARI) played 20:42, +8:06 up on his 12:36 season average over 51 games.Fischer
Usage
Max Pacioretty (VGK) played 12:25, −5:38 down on his 18:03 season average over 47 games.Pacioretty
New line
New look for ARI: Brassard–Chaput–Pederson skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brassard Chaput Pederson
New line
New look for VGK: Janmark–Carrier–Tuch skated 5:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Janmark Carrier Tuch
Usage
Chandler Stephenson (VGK) played 21:48, +3:47 up on his 18:01 season average over 50 games.Stephenson
Usage
Christian Dvorak (ARI) played 22:21, +4:01 up on his 18:20 season average over 55 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 115 of 115 attempts · ARI 48 · VGK 67

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 45% of the game, ARI 24%.

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
	54	47
	2.16	1.99
	2.06	1.89
	11	7
	1	4
	11	7
	+0.021	−0.021
	45%	24%

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.