Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary FlamesJan 30, 2018

FinalTuesday, Jan 30, 2018· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	0	3	4		VGK	10	14	11	35
CGY	0	2	0	2		CGY	12	10	11	33

: VGK 63CGY 78
: VGK 3.38CGY 3.31
PP goals: VGK 1CGY 0
Hits: VGK 13CGY 22
Blocks: VGK 22CGY 13
PIM: VGK 6CGY 4
: VGK 49%CGY 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at CGY. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CGY: Frolik–Backlund–Tkachuk skated 12:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:28.Marchessault
Points
Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:24.Smith
Points
William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.Karlsson
New line
New look for CGY: Frolik–Backlund–Tkachuk skated 12:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Frolik Backlund Tkachuk
New line
New look for CGY: Brouwer–Jankowski–Bennett skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brouwer Jankowski Bennett
New line
New look for CGY: Stajan–Lazar–Hathaway skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Stajan Lazar Hathaway
PP1
CGY's PP1 (Giordano, Backlund, Gaudreau, Monahan and Tkachuk) went scoreless in 3:22 of 5v4 time with 9 attempts.Giordano Backlund Gaudreau Monahan Tkachuk
Cats
Deryk Engelland (VGK) blocked 5 shots in 21:30.Engelland

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)CGY attacks right (top on phones) →

CGY
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 141 of 141 attempts · CGY 78 · VGK 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CGY
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CGY 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 28% of the game, CGY 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CGY

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	CGY
	60	78
	2.38	2.28
	2.30	2.21
	11	8
	8	7
	25	19
	−0.038	+0.038
	28%	35%

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.