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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim DucksDec 4, 2024

Final· Honda Center
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK1124VGK12111033
ANA0101ANA77620
VGK 62ANA 54
VGK 5.31ANA 1.86
PP goals
VGK 0ANA 0
Hits
VGK 11ANA 17
Blocks
VGK 17ANA 14
PIM
VGK 2ANA 4
VGK 67%ANA 33%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Barbashev–Olofsson–Eichel skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Shea Theodore had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:34.Theodore
  2. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:03.Eichel
  3. Points
    Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:16.Hertl
  4. Points
    Victor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:50.Olofsson
  5. New line
    New look for VGK: Barbashev–Olofsson–Eichel skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.BarbashevOlofssonEichel
  6. Usage
    Trevor Zegras (ANA) played 6:08, −11:06 down on his 17:14 season average over 56 games.Zegras
  7. Usage
    Jackson LaCombe (ANA) played 17:44, −4:38 down on his 22:22 season average over 74 games.LaCombe
  8. Usage
    Ross Johnston (ANA) played 11:43, +3:05 up on his 8:38 season average over 42 games.Johnston

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.

Shot map, VGK at ANA: 116 attempts, 53 on goal, 5 goals, 7.17 expected goals; best chance Shea Theodore at 0.76 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)ANA attacks right (top on phones) →
  • ANA
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · ANA 54 · VGK 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at ANA: expected goals 1.86 to 5.31 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 62, 5 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdANAVGKKTLHTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • ANA
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
ANAVGKcontrol2nd3rdKarlsson · 1st 16:26Theodore · 2nd 6:38LaCombe · 2nd 18:01Holtz · 3rd 3:05Theodore · 3rd 19:16
  • 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 42% of the game, ANA 18%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at ANA: 38 players over 60:00; most ice John Gibson (58:37) for ANA and Ilya Samsonov (60:00) for VGK, 5 goals.

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
StatVGKANA
5860
3.892.02
3.671.94
1110
56
2425
+0.110−0.109
42%18%

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

Current VGK line combinations →

Anaheim Ducks

Current ANA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:26
    VGKWilliam Karlsson (Victor Olofsson, Nicolas Hague)snap0.58 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Olofsson, Howden, Hague, KorczakANA: Gudas, Fowler, Lundeström, Leason, Zegras
    VGK 1 – 0 ANA

2nd period

  1. 6:38
    VGKShea Theodore (Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel)snap0.39 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Olofsson, EichelANA: Dumoulin, Strome, Vatrano, Terry, Helleson
    VGK 2 – 0 ANA
  2. 18:01
    ANAJackson LaCombe (Cutter Gauthier, Mason McTavish)wrist0.03 xG
    VGK: Hanifin, Kolesar, Roy, Hague, SchwindtANA: Leason, LaCombe, Colangelo, McTavish, Gauthier
    VGK 2 – 1 ANA

3rd period

  1. 3:05
    VGKAlexander Holtz (Tanner Pearson, Tomas Hertl)tip-in0.21 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Pearson, Hertl, Hanifin, HoltzANA: Dumoulin, Gudas, Strome, Vatrano, Terry
    VGK 3 – 1 ANA
  2. 19:16
    VGKShea TheodoreEN (Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl)wrist0.76 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, DorofeyevANA: Killorn, Fowler, Terry, LaCombe, McTavish, Gauthier
    VGK 4 – 1 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1022+250.5200019:03——6474
Victor Olofsson LL1022+230.4900015:50——5872
Ivan Barbashev LL1000+100.0010015:40——5757
William Karlsson CL2101+140.6611016:51——5080
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2000+120.1901015:29——3335
Brett Howden CL2000+110.0124014:31——3877
Tomas Hertl CL3022+210.3001019:16——5268
Nicolas Roy CL3000-110.6410216:19——4710
Keegan Kolesar RL3000-120.1230014:17——6162
Tanner Pearson LL4011+120.0610011:25——3665
Alexander Holtz RL4101+110.5800011:22——4266
Cole Schwindt RL4000-110.0801010:21——4443
Shea Theodore DD1202+251.3101023:34——5873
Brayden McNabb DD1000+210.0102023:01——5566
Alex Pietrangelo DD2000+120.0603022:01——5471
Noah Hanifin DD2000020.2702020:38——5264
Nicolas Hague DD3011000.0021015:08——2957
Kaedan Korczak DD3000+100.0000013:14——3264
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)W20191.9501.8660:00

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Troy Terry RL1000-320.3310021:13——5437
Frank Vatrano RL1000-240.2921219:51——4629
Ryan Strome CL1000-200.0001017:29——4730
Sam Colangelo RL2000+120.1200013:04——5241
Jansen Harkins CL2000000.0040012:37——6748
Ross Johnston LL2000000.0842011:43——6248
Isac Lundeström CL3000-120.1701015:53——4620
Brett Leason RL3000020.1800014:29——3613
Cutter Gauthier LL3011000.0431014:26——5659
Alex Killorn LL4000-110.2100217:25——6458
Mason McTavish CL4011010.0801015:00——5457
Trevor Zegras CL4000-100.000006:08——251
Brian Dumoulin DD1000-200.0201019:33——3428
Drew Helleson DD1000-120.0322019:01——3634
Radko Gudas DD2000-200.0102021:23——5115
Cam Fowler DD2000-200.0000020:08——5016
Olen Zellweger DD3000030.2512020:15——6759
Jackson LaCombe DD3101010.0400017:44——6860
ANA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
John Gibson(start)L32293.9064.0258:38

Goal anatomy

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

William Karlsson (VGK) 1st 16:26 · assists Victor Olofsson, Nicolas Hague · Forecheck turnover · 7.4 mph shot.

Shea Theodore · 2nd 6:38 · VGK

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
52.2 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s
Type
rebound

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Alexander Holtz · 3rd 3:05 · VGK

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
19.9 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s
Type
rebound

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