Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim DucksDec 1, 2021

FinalWednesday, Dec 1, 2021· Honda Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	2	3	5		VGK	13	10	16	39
ANA	0	4	2	6		ANA	11	15	8	34

: VGK 69ANA 56
: VGK 2.73ANA 4.06
PP goals: VGK 1ANA 0
Hits: VGK 15ANA 23
Blocks: VGK 12ANA 23
PIM: VGK 6ANA 8
: VGK 62%ANA 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Anaheim Ducks edge Vegas Golden Knights 6–5

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 at home. Trevor Zegras (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:26 together.

Points
Sonny Milano had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:01.Milano
Points
Trevor Zegras had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:32.Zegras
Points
Jamie Drysdale had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:00.Drysdale
Points
Mattias Janmark had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:22.Janmark
Points
Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:02.Pacioretty
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:26 together.Dadonov Pacioretty Stone Stephenson Theodore
New line
New look for ANA: Grant–Silfverberg–Lundeström skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Grant Silfverberg Lundeström
Goalie
Anthony Stolarz (ANA) faced 39 shots and stopped 34 (.872), +10 against a season average of 28.9; the win.Stolarz

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 125 of 125 attempts · ANA 56 · VGK 69

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 26% of the game, ANA 37%.

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
	59	54
	1.39	2.98
	1.34	2.92
	8	8
	6	4
	16	22
	+0.114	−0.114
	26%	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

L1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
13:2456% CF
L2Smith – Marchessault – Roy
9:0141% CF
L3Dadonov – Janmark – Kolesar
5:5955% CF
L4Carrier – Amadio – Howden
4:5780% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Hague
16:3468% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
10:0835% CF
D3Hutton – Whitecloud
7:5036% CF

PP1Dadonov – Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson – Theodore
3:26100% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Marchessault – Roy – Hague
2:0950% CF
PK1FSmith – Roy
2:53
PK2FStone – Stephenson
1:47
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
2:22
PK2DPietrangelo – Hague
0:51

Current VGK line combinations →

Anaheim Ducks

L1Grant – Silfverberg – Lundeström
10:1935% CF
L2Rakell – Milano – Zegras
9:5883% CF
L3Henrique – Terry – Steel
9:3933% CF
L4Deslauriers – Carrick – Lettieri
7:4321% CF
D1Shattenkirk – Mahura
15:3045% CF
D2Fowler – Manson
15:0448% CF
D3Lindholm – Drysdale
12:1653% CF

PP1Rakell – Milano – Lettieri – Zegras – Drysdale
3:1875% CF
PP2Shattenkirk – Henrique – Silfverberg – Fowler – Terry
2:3750% CF
PK1FGrant – Silfverberg
1:25
PK2FDeslauriers – Carrick
0:41
PK1DFowler – Manson
3:41
PK2DShattenkirk – Lindholm
0:38

Current ANA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

4:21
ANATroy Terry (Jamie Drysdale, Sam Steel)slap0.09 xG
VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Carrier, Amadio, HowdenANA: Henrique, Lindholm, Terry, Steel, Drysdale
VGK 0 – 1 ANA
6:26
ANARickard Rakell (Sonny Milano, Trevor Zegras)snap0.13 xG
VGK: Smith, Marchessault, Hutton, Roy, WhitecloudANA: Rakell, Lindholm, Milano, Zegras, Drysdale
VGK 0 – 2 ANA
8:23
VGKWilliam Carrier (Michael Amadio)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Carrier, Amadio, Howden, HagueANA: Grant, Silfverberg, Fowler, Lindholm, Lundeström
VGK 1 – 2 ANA
13:19
ANAJosh Mansonwrist0.02 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Janmark, Roy, HagueANA: Fowler, Manson, Rakell, Milano, Zegras
VGK 1 – 3 ANA
16:49
ANAHampus Lindholm (Sonny Milano, Trevor Zegras)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Smith, Marchessault, Theodore, Kolesar, WhitecloudANA: Rakell, Lindholm, Milano, Zegras, Drysdale
VGK 1 – 4 ANA
19:48
VGKZach WhitecloudSH (Mattias Janmark, Brett Howden)tip-in0.11 xG
VGK: Janmark, Howden, Hague, WhitecloudANA: Rakell, Lindholm, Milano, Zegras, Drysdale
VGK 2 – 4 ANA

3rd period

1:58
VGKMattias JanmarkSH (Mark Stone)wrist0.25 xG
VGK: McNabb, Stone, Janmark, WhitecloudANA: Rakell, Milano, Lettieri, Zegras, Drysdale
VGK 3 – 4 ANA
6:55
ANAJamie Drysdale (Sonny Milano, Trevor Zegras)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Hutton, Carrier, Kolesar, Howden, WhitecloudANA: Rakell, Lindholm, Milano, Zegras, Drysdale
VGK 3 – 5 ANA
11:30
VGKMax PaciorettyPP (Shea Theodore)snap0.08 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, TheodoreANA: Carrick, Manson, Lindholm, Lundeström
VGK 4 – 5 ANA
18:56
ANAIsac LundeströmENwrist0.97 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pacioretty, Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, TheodoreANA: Shattenkirk, Silfverberg, Lindholm, Lundeström
VGK 4 – 6 ANA
19:31
VGKReilly Smith (Alex Pietrangelo, Max Pacioretty)tip-in0.10 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Smith, Stone, StephensonANA: Shattenkirk, Silfverberg, Fowler, Lundeström
VGK 5 – 6 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
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	2	23:24	—	—	50	30
Max Pacioretty L	L1	1	1	2	-1	8	0.45	2	0	0	21:02	—	—	50	33
Mark Stone R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.16	1	1	0	20:36	—	—	54	31
Reilly Smith R	L2	1	0	1	-2	2	0.24	1	0	0	18:04	—	—	46	40
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	1	0	0	17:44	—	—	40	31
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	-3	3	0.20	0	0	0	14:53	—	—	44	35
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	0	0	-2	5	0.45	0	0	2	16:32	—	—	46	27
Mattias Janmark C	L3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.25	0	0	0	13:22	—	—	52	16
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:27	—	—	52	15
William Carrier L	L4	1	0	1	-1	3	0.16	2	0	2	10:04	—	—	73	44
Brett Howden C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	0	1	0	7:39	—	—	75	53
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	6:59	—	—	67	45
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.04	0	2	0	28:06	—	—	61	48
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	0	0	+1	6	0.30	0	1	0	22:43	—	—	71	59
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	-3	2	0.06	0	1	0	22:16	—	—	41	17
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	16:37	—	—	43	9
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	1	0	1	-1	3	0.22	2	3	0	17:13	—	—	49	33
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	8:06	—	—	36	26

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	L	33	28	5	.848	3.09	58:06

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jakob Silfverberg R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.40	0	2	0	18:56	—	—	32	45
Isac Lundeström C	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.97	1	0	0	17:17	—	—	42	54
Derek Grant C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	1	2	16:44	—	—	39	49
Rickard Rakell R	L2	1	0	1	+2	6	0.53	1	1	0	17:24	—	—	76	80
Sonny Milano L	L2	0	3	3	+2	1	0.26	0	0	0	14:01	—	—	84	86
Trevor Zegras C	L2	0	3	3	+2	3	0.51	0	0	0	13:32	—	—	83	84
Adam Henrique C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	0	2	0	15:11	—	—	40	64
Troy Terry R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.21	0	0	0	14:54	—	—	38	74
Sam Steel C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.15	1	0	0	13:13	—	—	39	67
Vinni Lettieri C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.42	2	3	0	11:29	—	—	25	66
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	2	2	11:27	—	—	22	48
Sam Carrick C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	5	2	0	11:02	—	—	29	67
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	3	3	0	22:30	—	—	44	84
Josh Mahura D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	3	1	0	17:09	—	—	44	80
Cam Fowler D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	0	0	24:42	—	—	47	60
Josh Manson D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.17	3	0	2	20:55	—	—	44	62
Hampus Lindholm D	D3	1	0	1	+3	1	0.03	1	4	2	16:44	—	—	53	61
Jamie Drysdale D	D3	1	1	2	+2	1	0.12	0	2	0	16:00	—	—	53	65

ANA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anthony Stolarz(start)	W	39	34	5	.872	2.73	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.