Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim DucksApr 18, 2021

FinalSunday, Apr 18, 2021· Honda Center

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Anaheim DucksANA

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	2	1	5		VGK	6	14	9	29
ANA	1	1	0	2		ANA	12	11	12	35

: VGK 49ANA 66
: VGK 3.75ANA 2.75
PP goals: VGK 1ANA 0
Hits: VGK 15ANA 22
Blocks: VGK 20ANA 11
PIM: VGK 8ANA 4
: VGK 44%ANA 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2 at ANA. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Shea Theodore (VGK) played 17:19, −5:20 down on his 22:39 season average over 52 games.

Points
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.Stone
Points
Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:15.Pacioretty
Points
Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:34.Roy
Points
Alec Martinez had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:57.Martinez
Usage
Shea Theodore (VGK) played 17:19, −5:20 down on his 22:39 season average over 52 games.Theodore
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +8 against a season average of 27.5; the win.Fleury
Usage
Haydn Fleury (ANA) played 21:19, +6:03 up on his 15:16 season average over 46 games.Fleury
Usage
Reilly Smith (VGK) played 12:34, −5:24 down on his 17:58 season average over 52 games.Smith

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 115 of 115 attempts · ANA 66 · VGK 49

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 31% of the game, ANA 30%.

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
	48	59
	2.58	2.42
	2.53	2.28
	11	13
	5	7
	16	13
	−0.023	+0.023
	31%	30%

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

L1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
11:4843% CF
L2Janmark – Nosek – Tuch
8:5041% CF
L3Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
8:4450% CF
L4Jurco – Carrier – Roy
7:0140% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
14:1040% CF
D2Hague – Whitecloud
13:4041% CF
D3McNabb – Theodore
12:4836% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Tuch
2:0567% CF
PP2Pacioretty – Martinez – Stone – Stephenson – Theodore
1:49100% CF
PK1FKarlsson – Janmark
1:31
PK2FNosek – Tuch
1:00
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
3:46
PK2DMartinez – Pietrangelo
1:58

Current VGK line combinations →

Anaheim Ducks

L1Rakell – Steel – Comtois
9:4467% CF
L2Henrique – Silfverberg – Heinen
8:3962% CF
L3Getzlaf – Terry – Jones
8:1339% CF
L4Grant – Deslauriers – Volkov
6:5569% CF
D1Shattenkirk – Fleury
16:0365% CF
D2Manson – Drysdale
14:1548% CF
D3Fowler – Larsson
10:1056% CF

PP1Shattenkirk – Henrique – Silfverberg – Fowler – Rakell
4:13100% CF
PP2Getzlaf – Terry – Comtois – Volkov – Drysdale
3:3280% CF
PK1FGrant – Silfverberg
2:30
PK2FHenrique – Heinen
1:00
PK1DManson – Fleury
1:55
PK2DFowler – Larsson
1:00

Current ANA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:25
VGKMax Pacioretty (Alec Martinez, Mark Stone)tip-in0.06 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, StephensonANA: Getzlaf, Fowler, Larsson, Terry, Jones
VGK 1 – 0 ANA
6:23
ANAMaxime Comtois (Josh Manson, Rickard Rakell)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultANA: Fowler, Manson, Rakell, Steel, Comtois
VGK 1 – 1 ANA
14:46
VGKAlex Pietrangelo (Max Pacioretty, Alec Martinez)wrist0.08 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, StephensonANA: Getzlaf, Manson, Terry, Jones, Drysdale
VGK 2 – 1 ANA

2nd period

2:43
VGKNicolas Roy (William Carrier, Zach Whitecloud)slap0.12 xG
VGK: Jurco, Carrier, Roy, Hague, WhitecloudANA: Grant, Deslauriers, Fleury, Larsson, Volkov
VGK 3 – 1 ANA
14:06
ANADanton Heinen (Adam Henrique, Jakob Silfverberg)slap0.07 xG
VGK: Janmark, Nosek, Tuch, Hague, WhitecloudANA: Shattenkirk, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fleury, Heinen
VGK 3 – 2 ANA
18:13
VGKMark StonePP (Shea Theodore, Marc-Andre Fleury)wrist0.28 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Janmark, TheodoreANA: Grant, Silfverberg, Manson, Fleury
VGK 4 – 2 ANA

3rd period

18:33
VGKAlex TuchEN (Nicolas Roy, Tomas Nosek)wrist0.58 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Nosek, Tuch, RoyANA: Getzlaf, Henrique, Rakell, Terry, Comtois, Drysdale
VGK 5 – 2 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
Mark Stone R	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.53	0	0	0	18:38	—	—	42	63
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.12	0	1	2	17:45	—	—	40	68
Max Pacioretty L	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.48	2	0	0	16:15	—	—	50	72
Alex Tuch R	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.82	2	0	2	18:08	—	—	46	65
Mattias Janmark C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.47	0	1	0	14:17	—	—	44	59
Tomas Nosek L	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	13:28	—	—	48	59
William Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.29	0	0	0	18:45	—	—	52	40
Jonathan Marchessault R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.26	0	0	0	15:39	—	—	46	40
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	12:34	—	—	58	50
Nicolas Roy C	L4	1	1	2	+2	1	0.12	1	1	2	11:34	—	—	31	26
William Carrier L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:50	—	—	31	15
Tomas Jurco R	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	2	0	7:58	—	—	46	41
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.09	0	2	2	21:40	—	—	47	60
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	4	7	0	20:57	—	—	46	57
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	18:55	—	—	44	33
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	1	1	0	15:43	—	—	40	29
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	1	2	0	21:20	—	—	43	59
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	1	1	0	4	0.28	0	1	0	17:19	—	—	43	59

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	35	33	2	.943	2.75	60:00

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Rickard Rakell R	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.38	0	1	0	17:56	—	—	62	84
Maxime Comtois L	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.27	0	0	2	15:25	—	—	62	62
Sam Steel C	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.32	2	0	0	11:44	—	—	67	83
Adam Henrique C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	0	2	0	18:40	—	—	53	31
Jakob Silfverberg R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.23	0	0	0	17:24	—	—	45	21
Danton Heinen L	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.26	1	0	0	12:15	—	—	60	28
Ryan Getzlaf C	L3	0	0	0	-3	3	0.25	3	1	0	16:33	—	—	48	40
Troy Terry R	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.07	0	0	0	16:21	—	—	46	40
Max Jones L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	2	0	2	13:32	—	—	42	17
Alexander Volkov R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	0	1	0	14:56	—	—	63	70
Derek Grant C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	0	0	14:36	—	—	52	20
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	4	0	0	12:28	—	—	65	48
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.39	2	1	0	21:35	—	—	65	62
Haydn Fleury D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	21:19	—	—	63	55
Jamie Drysdale D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.10	0	1	0	19:55	—	—	53	42
Josh Manson D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.03	5	2	0	19:33	—	—	42	35
Cam Fowler D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	0	0	18:06	—	—	54	46
Jacob Larsson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:32	—	—	50	50

ANA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
John Gibson(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	3.17	58:45

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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.