Vegas Golden Knights vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 3, 2019

FinalTuesday, Dec 3, 2019· Prudential Center

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	1	3	4		VGK	7	10	13	30
NJD	1	1	1	3		NJD	17	11	7	35

: VGK 51NJD 66
: VGK 3.02NJD 3.34
PP goals: VGK 1NJD 0
Hits: VGK 19NJD 23
Blocks: VGK 16NJD 13
PIM: VGK 4NJD 8
: VGK 54%NJD 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at NJD. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:33 together.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a hat trick (3 points) on 9 shots in 17:47.Marchessault
Points
Alex Tuch had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:06.Tuch
Points
Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.Palmieri
Points
Damon Severson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:20.Severson
Points
Reilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:46.Smith
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:33 together.Smith Karlsson Marchessault Theodore Tuch
Usage
Matt Tennyson (NJD) played 3:23, −9:13 down on his 12:36 season average over 19 games.Tennyson
Goalie
Malcolm Subban (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the win.Subban

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)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · NJD 66 · VGK 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD 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 36% of the game, NJD 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

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	NJD
	48	65
	2.68	3.09
	2.55	2.86
	12	10
	6	4
	19	14
	+0.016	−0.015
	36%	37%

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
11:2952% CF
L2Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone
10:3538% CF
L3Carrier – Tuch – Glass
8:4762% CF
L4Reaves – Stephenson – Nosek
6:3156% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
15:5555% CF
D2Theodore – Hague
15:5432% CF
D3Engelland – Merrill
10:5452% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
2:33100% CF
PP2Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Schmidt – Hague
1:17100% CF
PK1FStone – Nosek
2:04
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:39
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
2:04
PK2DMerrill – Schmidt
1:39

Current VGK line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Zajac – Coleman – Gusev
9:2447% CF
L2Hall – Zacha – Bratt
9:0760% CF
L3Palmieri – Hischier – Boqvist
7:5850% CF
L4Simmonds – Wood – Rooney
7:5050% CF
D1Greene – Subban
9:3536% CF
D2Vatanen – Severson
8:3067% CF
D3Tennyson – Butcher
2:1675% CF

PP1Palmieri – Vatanen – Hall – Gusev – Hischier
2:0889% CF
PP2Subban – Simmonds – Butcher – Bratt – Boqvist
1:29
PK1FZajac – Coleman
2:57
PK2FRooney – Hischier
1:10
PK1DGreene – Vatanen
2:07
PK2DSubban – Severson
1:24

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

16:31
NJDKyle Palmieri (Damon Severson, Blake Coleman)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtNJD: Zajac, Palmieri, Vatanen, Coleman, Severson
VGK 0 – 1 NJD

2nd period

5:24
VGKChandler Stephenson (Alex Tuch, Tomas Nosek)slap0.17 xG
VGK: Stephenson, Theodore, Nosek, Tuch, HagueNJD: Palmieri, Severson, Butcher, Hischier, Boqvist
VGK 1 – 1 NJD
14:17
NJDJesper Bratt (Damon Severson, Pavel Zacha)slap0.04 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Theodore, HagueNJD: Hall, Severson, Butcher, Zacha, Bratt
VGK 1 – 2 NJD

3rd period

1:05
VGKJonathan Marchessault (William Karlsson, Reilly Smith)tip-in0.09 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, HagueNJD: Subban, Hall, Severson, Zacha, Bratt
VGK 2 – 2 NJD
5:04
VGKJonathan Marchessault (Deryk Engelland, Alex Tuch)tip-in0.06 xG
VGK: Engelland, Merrill, Karlsson, Marchessault, TuchNJD: Zajac, Greene, Subban, Coleman, Gusev
VGK 3 – 2 NJD
9:40
VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (Alex Tuch, Reilly Smith)backhand0.03 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, TuchNJD: Zajac, Greene, Vatanen, Coleman
VGK 4 – 2 NJD
10:00
NJDNico Hischier (Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri)snap0.08 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, SchmidtNJD: Subban, Palmieri, Hall, Butcher, Hischier
VGK 4 – 3 NJD

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	1	1	+1	1	0.15	0	0	0	19:24	—	—	47	52
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	3	0	3	+1	9	0.79	0	0	0	17:47	—	—	47	51
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	2	2	0	2	0.23	1	0	0	17:46	—	—	56	67
Mark Stone R	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.16	0	0	0	19:49	—	—	29	38
Paul Stastny C	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:33	—	—	29	46
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.53	2	0	0	16:20	—	—	30	35
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	3	3	+2	2	0.05	2	1	0	16:06	—	—	41	37
Cody Glass C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:50	—	—	43	14
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	4	10:19	—	—	57	35
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.05	3	0	0	13:09	—	—	43	54
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.17	0	0	0	11:43	—	—	46	62
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	2	1	0	7:41	—	—	50	72
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	0	2	0	24:02	—	—	47	55
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	3	3	0	21:43	—	—	55	63
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	3	0	20:59	—	—	31	37
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.37	1	1	0	20:34	—	—	29	40
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	3	1	0	14:37	—	—	50	45
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	1	0	13:46	—	—	48	37

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Malcolm Subban(start)	W	35	32	3	.914	3.34	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Travis Zajac C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.40	1	0	0	16:42	—	—	62	63
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	1	1	0	5	0.49	3	1	0	15:02	—	—	50	61
Nikita Gusev L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	0	1	0	14:54	—	—	57	60
Taylor Hall L	L2	0	1	1	+1	5	0.53	1	0	0	19:21	—	—	56	52
Pavel Zacha C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:41	—	—	57	65
Jesper Bratt L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.21	1	0	0	14:03	—	—	57	57
Nico Hischier C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.41	3	0	0	18:18	—	—	58	43
Kyle Palmieri C	L3	1	1	2	+1	3	0.43	3	0	2	17:59	—	—	52	39
Jesper Boqvist C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	1	0	0	12:54	—	—	61	36
Wayne Simmonds R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	1	0	15:21	—	—	65	57
Miles Wood L	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.21	2	2	0	11:24	—	—	62	59
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	10:21	—	—	50	40
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	24:19	—	—	51	28
Andy Greene D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	1	2	20:27	—	—	50	59
Sami Vatanen D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	3	0	27:13	—	—	65	59
Damon Severson D	D2	0	2	2	0	1	0.20	1	2	2	21:20	—	—	55	50
Will Butcher D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	1	1	2	19:21	—	—	61	68
Matt Tennyson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	3:23	—	—	75	91

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	L	30	26	4	.867	3.02	58:16

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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.