Vegas Golden Knights vs. New Jersey DevilsFeb 6, 2025

FinalThursday, Feb 6, 2025· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	2	1	3		VGK	8	17	15	40
NJD	0	0	1	1		NJD	5	4	6	15

: VGK 71NJD 40
: VGK 4.59NJD 1.36
PP goals: VGK 0NJD 1
Hits: VGK 10NJD 22
Blocks: VGK 7NJD 13
PIM: VGK 2NJD 10
: VGK 48%NJD 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at NJD. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jake Allen (NJD) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +14 against a season average of 26.4; the loss.

Goalie
Jake Allen (NJD) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +14 against a season average of 26.4; the loss.Allen
New line
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Rondbjerg skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kolesar Roy Rondbjerg
Usage
Stefan Noesen (NJD) played 11:43, −4:16 down on his 15:59 season average over 77 games.Noesen
Luck
VGK scored 3 goals on 4.59 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 17:00, −3:09 down on his 20:09 season average over 81 games.McNabb
Usage
Johnathan Kovacevic (NJD) played 24:46, +5:01 up on his 19:45 season average over 80 games.Kovacevic
Usage
Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 23:01, +4:30 up on his 18:31 season average over 81 games.Dillon
Usage
Timo Meier (NJD) played 14:52, −3:02 down on his 17:54 season average over 79 games.Meier

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 111 of 111 attempts · NJD 40 · VGK 71

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 63% of the game, NJD 12%.

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
	68	42
	3.91	1.16
	3.69	1.14
	19	4
	8	4
	22	17
	+0.008	−0.008
	63%	12%

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

L1Barbashev – Olofsson – Eichel
12:3056% CF
L2Hertl – Dorofeyev – Holtz
9:2680% CF
L3Kolesar – Roy – Rondbjerg
8:3167% CF
L4Stone – Saad – Howden
8:3047% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Hague
15:0263% CF
D2Hanifin – Whitecloud
15:0163% CF
D3McNabb – Theodore
14:2853% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Dorofeyev
6:5583% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Barbashev – Olofsson – Hanifin – Roy
2:16100% CF
PK1FStone – Eichel
0:10
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
0:10

Current VGK line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Palat – Bratt – Hughes
10:4554% CF
L2Haula – Meier – Mercer
9:2425% CF
L3Dowling – Noesen – Cotter
8:0253% CF
L4Tatar – Lazar – Bastian
7:3433% CF
D1Pesce – Kovacevic
10:3154% CF
D2Dillon – Hamilton
8:5244% CF
D3Hughes – Nemec
7:5433% CF

PP1Palat – Hamilton – Noesen – Bratt – Hughes
0:10100% CF
PK1FHaula – Mercer
3:19
PK2FLazar – Bastian
1:57
PK1DDillon – Kovacevic
4:53
PK2DHamilton – Pesce
0:39

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

3:09
VGKNicolas Roy (Brayden McNabb)deflected0.22 xG
VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Kolesar, RoyNJD: Palat, Bratt, Hughes, Hughes, Nemec
VGK 1 – 0 NJD
11:18
VGKShea Theodore (Victor Olofsson, Ivan Barbashev)wrist0.06 xG
VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Olofsson, EichelNJD: Pesce, Meier, Bratt, Hughes, Hughes
VGK 2 – 0 NJD

3rd period

4:06
VGKJack Eichel (Noah Hanifin, Zach Whitecloud)tip-in0.09 xG
VGK: Barbashev, Olofsson, Hanifin, Eichel, WhitecloudNJD: Haula, Palat, Bratt, Kovacevic, Hughes
VGK 3 – 0 NJD
15:43
NJDOndrej PalatPP (Stefan Noesen, Jesper Bratt)snap0.22 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, EichelNJD: Palat, Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hughes
VGK 3 – 1 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
Jack Eichel C	L1	1	0	1	+2	6	0.75	1	1	0	22:06	—	—	56	73
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	1	1	+3	4	0.73	0	0	0	19:26	—	—	56	76
Victor Olofsson L	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.24	0	0	0	16:17	—	—	56	72
Tomas Hertl C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	0	1	0	18:28	—	—	86	98
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.55	0	0	0	18:27	—	—	84	98
Alexander Holtz R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.22	1	0	0	13:00	—	—	73	88
Nicolas Roy C	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.47	0	0	0	14:13	—	—	71	98
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	2	0	0	10:43	—	—	73	98
Jonas Rondbjerg R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	9:38	—	—	75	97
Mark Stone R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.65	0	0	0	18:39	—	—	53	38
Brandon Saad L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	13:43	—	—	46	32
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	1	0	0	12:25	—	—	43	32
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	1	0	20:26	—	—	62	58
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	16:19	—	—	64	59
Noah Hanifin D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.13	0	1	0	20:04	—	—	71	81
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.04	3	0	0	16:19	—	—	63	78
Shea Theodore D	D3	1	0	1	+2	3	0.23	0	0	2	22:43	—	—	58	84
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.04	0	3	0	17:00	—	—	56	83

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	W	15	14	1	.933	1.36	59:54

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.13	2	1	4	20:45	—	—	43	28
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	1	1	-3	1	0.17	0	0	0	19:40	—	—	41	20
Ondrej Palat L	L1	1	0	1	-2	1	0.35	1	0	0	14:58	—	—	50	29
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	3	1	0	15:41	—	—	20	6
Dawson Mercer C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	0	0	15:10	—	—	29	12
Timo Meier R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.09	2	0	0	14:52	—	—	22	7
Stefan Noesen R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	2	0	0	11:43	—	—	46	43
Justin Dowling C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	2	0	0	11:04	—	—	48	44
Paul Cotter L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	0	2	10:59	—	—	55	46
Nathan Bastian R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	5	0	2	13:47	—	—	39	33
Curtis Lazar C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	12:05	—	—	22	12
Tomas Tatar L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	10:52	—	—	31	34
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	4	0	24:46	—	—	40	25
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	0	3	0	20:50	—	—	53	47
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	23:01	—	—	36	26
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	1	0	18:33	—	—	37	20
Luke Hughes D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:41	—	—	30	3
Simon Nemec D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	2	12:32	—	—	19	3

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	40	37	3	.925	4.59	59:01

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Nicolas Roy (VGK) 2nd 3:09 · assists Brayden McNabb · Deflection · carried in · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 22.2 mph shot · 2.5 s from entry to goal.

Nicolas Roy · 2nd 3:09 · VGK

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 22.2 mph
Distance: 43 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Shea Theodore · 2nd 11:18 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 60.6 mph
Distance: 52 ft

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 4:06 · VGK

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 12.3 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Ondrej Palat · 3rd 15:43 · NJD PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 21.1 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Type: rebound

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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.