Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim DucksApr 16, 2021

FinalFriday, Apr 16, 2021· Honda Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	3	1	4		VGK	15	23	13	51
ANA	0	0	0	0		ANA	6	3	7	16

: VGK 82ANA 37
: VGK 4.90ANA 1.29
PP goals: VGK 0ANA 0
Hits: VGK 14ANA 26
Blocks: VGK 11ANA 17
PIM: VGK 4ANA 8
: VGK 50%ANA 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Anaheim Ducks 4–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–0 at ANA. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 51 shots and stopped 47 (.922), +21 against a season average of 29.8; the loss.

Points
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:18.Stephenson
Points
Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:47.Stone
Goalie
John Gibson (ANA) faced 51 shots and stopped 47 (.922), +21 against a season average of 29.8; the loss.Gibson
New line
New look for VGK: Janmark–Carrier–Tuch skated 9:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Janmark Carrier Tuch
Usage
Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 15:54, −3:29 down on his 19:23 season average over 40 games.McNabb
Usage
Alec Martinez (VGK) played 17:17, −5:23 down on his 22:40 season average over 52 games.Martinez
Usage
Max Pacioretty (VGK) played 14:58, −3:02 down on his 18:00 season average over 47 games.Pacioretty
Usage
Andy Welinski (ANA) played 19:34, +4:55 up on his 14:39 season average over 12 games.Welinski

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)ANA attacks right (top on phones) →

ANA
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · ANA 37 · VGK 82

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

ANA
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

ANA 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 67% of the game, ANA 10%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

ANA

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	ANA
	78	38
	4.24	1.16
	4.03	1.05
	18	8
	7	4
	23	14
	−0.023	+0.023
	67%	10%

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
13:5282% CF
L2Janmark – Carrier – Tuch
9:5567% CF
L3Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
9:4957% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
14:1369% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
12:3983% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
12:3844% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Stone – Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore
4:1183% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Janmark – Tuch
3:4988% CF
PK1FJanmark – Roy
1:25
PK2FStone – Stephenson
1:11
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:56
PK2DMartinez – Pietrangelo
1:33

Current VGK line combinations →

Anaheim Ducks

L1Rakell – Steel – Comtois
10:0823% CF
L2Getzlaf – Terry – Jones
7:1730% CF
L3Henrique – Silfverberg – Heinen
6:3953% CF
L4Grant – Deslauriers – Volkov
4:4127% CF
D1Manson – Drysdale
12:5327% CF
D2Fowler – Welinski
12:3328% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Fleury
11:4853% CF

PP1Getzlaf – Welinski – Terry – Comtois – Drysdale
2:32100% CF
PP2Shattenkirk – Henrique – Silfverberg – Fowler – Rakell
1:19100% CF
PK1FGrant – Silfverberg
1:52
PK2FJones – Volkov
1:01
PK1DManson – Fleury
4:18
PK2DFowler – Drysdale
2:24

Current ANA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

0:09
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Reilly Smith, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.27 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreANA: Manson, Rakell, Steel, Comtois, Drysdale
VGK 1 – 0 ANA
4:27
VGKChandler Stephenson (Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty)wrist0.23 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Hague, WhitecloudANA: Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler, Welinski, Heinen
VGK 2 – 0 ANA
19:38
VGKNicolas Roywrist0.21 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Jurco, Theodore, RoyANA: Shattenkirk, Grant, Rakell, Fleury, Comtois
VGK 3 – 0 ANA

3rd period

8:00
VGKBrayden McNabb (Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone)snap0.04 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, TheodoreANA: Getzlaf, Deslauriers, Fowler, Volkov, Drysdale
VGK 4 – 0 ANA

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	1	0	1	+1	1	0.27	0	0	0	20:01	—	—	72	86
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+1	6	0.48	0	1	0	19:23	—	—	75	87
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.38	1	0	2	19:09	—	—	84	99
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	0	0	0	6	0.54	2	0	2	17:38	—	—	62	73
Mattias Janmark C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	0	0	0	17:00	—	—	58	61
William Carrier L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	3	0	0	14:01	—	—	66	69
Mark Stone R	L3	0	2	2	+2	2	0.19	1	2	0	16:47	—	—	58	70
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	1	1	2	+2	3	0.58	0	1	0	16:18	—	—	54	64
Max Pacioretty L	L3	0	1	1	+3	2	0.14	1	0	0	14:58	—	—	65	75
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	+1	5	0.28	0	1	0	21:40	—	—	67	76
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.13	0	2	0	17:17	—	—	68	70
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+3	5	0.35	0	1	0	22:34	—	—	83	91
Brayden McNabb D	D2	1	0	1	+3	5	0.32	2	0	0	15:54	—	—	85	91
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:06	—	—	44	85
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	15:01	—	—	42	72
Nicolas Roy C	—	1	0	1	+1	3	0.82	0	0	0	12:49	—	—	74	85
Tomas Jurco R	—	0	0	0	+1	2	0.11	0	0	0	11:43	—	—	67	82
Dylan Coghlan D	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	8:41	—	—	58	58

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	W	16	16	0	.1000	1.29	60:00

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Rickard Rakell R	L1	-2	2	0.08	1	0	0	17:00	—	—	26	14
Maxime Comtois L	L1	-2	0	0.00	2	1	2	15:02	—	—	24	9
Sam Steel C	L1	-1	0	0.00	3	2	2	12:47	—	—	19	0
Ryan Getzlaf C	L2	-1	1	0.00	0	1	0	18:05	—	—	16	5
Troy Terry R	L2	0	1	0.05	0	0	2	16:58	—	—	32	19
Max Jones L	L2	0	2	0.12	3	0	0	13:39	—	—	39	32
Jakob Silfverberg R	L3	-1	2	0.23	0	2	0	15:31	—	—	59	45
Adam Henrique C	L3	-1	2	0.22	0	0	0	14:32	—	—	52	45
Danton Heinen L	L3	-1	0	0.07	1	0	0	11:37	—	—	38	27
Alexander Volkov R	L4	-1	1	0.08	1	1	0	13:55	—	—	19	16
Derek Grant C	L4	-1	2	0.16	2	0	0	13:01	—	—	41	32
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L4	-1	0	0.02	1	0	0	9:52	—	—	40	28
Jamie Drysdale D	D1	-2	1	0.01	0	3	0	22:09	—	—	18	5
Josh Manson D	D1	-1	0	0.00	6	1	0	21:51	—	—	35	26
Andy Welinski D	D2	-1	0	0.01	2	2	0	19:34	—	—	31	23
Cam Fowler D	D2	-2	0	0.08	1	1	0	19:03	—	—	23	18
Haydn Fleury D	D3	-1	0	0.01	3	3	0	20:03	—	—	56	46
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	-1	2	0.13	0	0	2	17:21	—	—	48	24

ANA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
John Gibson(start)	L	51	47	4	.922	4.90	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.