Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary FlamesMar 10, 2019

FinalSunday, Mar 10, 2019· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Calgary FlamesCGY

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	2	0	3		VGK	8	8	12	28
CGY	3	1	2	6		CGY	14	14	7	35

: VGK 58CGY 51
: VGK 2.93CGY 2.84
PP goals: VGK 0CGY 1
Hits: VGK 19CGY 13
Blocks: VGK 8CGY 13
PIM: VGK 6CGY 6
: VGK 48%CGY 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 3G 1A. CGY scored 6 goals on 2.84 expected goals (51 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Matthew Tkachuk had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:22.Tkachuk
Points
Michael Frolik had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 13:57.Frolik
Points
Mikael Backlund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:08.Backlund
Luck
CGY scored 6 goals on 2.84 expected goals (51 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Brandon Pirri (VGK) played 10:26, −4:09 down on his 14:35 season average over 30 games.Pirri
Usage
Cody Eakin (VGK) played 11:33, −3:53 down on his 15:26 season average over 77 games.Eakin
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Garnet Hathaway (CGY) played 14:00, +3:31 up on his 10:29 season average over 75 games.Hathaway
Usage
Mark Stone (VGK) played 16:52, −3:04 down on his 19:56 season average over 76 games.Stone

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 109 of 109 attempts · CGY 51 · VGK 58

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 32% of the game, CGY 41%.

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
	55	55
	2.65	2.79
	2.57	2.70
	8	8
	4	8
	36	23
	−0.029	+0.029
	32%	41%

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
12:5256% CF
L2Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone
11:4952% CF
L3Reaves – Carpenter – Bellemare
9:5067% CF
L4Pirri – Eakin – Tuch
7:5850% CF
D1Engelland – Schmidt
16:1250% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
14:0245% CF
D3Merrill – Miller
13:1559% CF

PP1Smith – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
1:55100% CF
PP2Stastny – Pacioretty – Schmidt – Tuch
1:42
PK1FStastny – Bellemare
1:19
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:18
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
2:02
PK2DMerrill – Schmidt
0:45

Current VGK line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Gaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan
13:0856% CF
L2Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk
11:1855% CF
L3Hathaway – Mangiapane – Ryan
10:3148% CF
L4Jankowski – Bennett – Czarnik
10:0647% CF
D1Hamonic – Hanifin
17:4756% CF
D2Giordano – Brodie
17:0955% CF
D3Andersson – Fantenberg
15:2542% CF

PP1Giordano – Gaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan – Tkachuk
1:55100% CF
PP2Backlund – Bennett – Andersson – Czarnik – Ryan
1:4750% CF
PK1FHathaway – Ryan
1:21
PK2FJankowski – Lindholm
1:10
PK1DGiordano – Hamonic
2:02
PK2DBrodie – Hanifin
1:25

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:40
CGYAndrew Mangiapane (Garnet Hathaway, Travis Hamonic)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Reaves, Pirri, Merrill, Miller, BellemareCGY: Hamonic, Hathaway, Mangiapane, Hanifin, Ryan
VGK 0 – 1 CGY
7:37
CGYMikael Backlund (Michael Frolik, Matthew Tkachuk)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Engelland, Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, SchmidtCGY: Frolik, Backlund, Hamonic, Hanifin, Tkachuk
VGK 0 – 2 CGY
14:40
VGKBrandon Pirri (Alex Tuch, Cody Eakin)snap0.19 xG
VGK: Engelland, Pirri, Eakin, Schmidt, TuchCGY: Giordano, Brodie, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan
VGK 1 – 2 CGY
18:58
CGYMatthew Tkachuk (Michael Frolik, Mark Giordano)wrist0.04 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, TheodoreCGY: Giordano, Frolik, Backlund, Brodie, Tkachuk
VGK 1 – 3 CGY

2nd period

0:21
VGKReilly Smith (William Karlsson, Shea Theodore)backhand0.11 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreCGY: Giordano, Frolik, Backlund, Brodie, Tkachuk
VGK 2 – 3 CGY
1:20
VGKMark Stone (Paul Stastny, Max Pacioretty)wrist0.18 xG
VGK: Engelland, Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, SchmidtCGY: Giordano, Brodie, Jankowski, Bennett, Czarnik
VGK 3 – 3 CGY
19:38
CGYMikael BacklundPP (Rasmus Andersson, Austin Czarnik)tip-in0.09 xG
VGK: McNabb, Eakin, Stone, SchmidtCGY: Backlund, Bennett, Andersson, Czarnik, Ryan
VGK 3 – 4 CGY

3rd period

15:43
CGYMatthew Tkachuk (Mikael Backlund, Michael Frolik)snap0.16 xG
VGK: Reaves, Miller, Theodore, Carpenter, BellemareCGY: Giordano, Frolik, Backlund, Brodie, Tkachuk
VGK 3 – 5 CGY
17:28
CGYMatthew TkachukEN (Michael Frolik)wrist0.30 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault, TuchCGY: Giordano, Frolik, Backlund, Hamonic, Tkachuk
VGK 3 – 6 CGY

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	0	1	1	0	2	0.41	0	1	0	18:54	—	—	53	81
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	4	0	0	18:40	—	—	48	76
Reilly Smith R	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.49	0	0	0	18:32	—	—	50	77
Paul Stastny C	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.28	0	1	0	18:35	—	—	52	48
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	1	1	-2	5	0.44	1	0	0	18:18	—	—	50	45
Mark Stone R	L2	1	0	1	-2	2	0.33	0	1	0	16:52	—	—	50	54
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	1	0	0	12:08	—	—	60	26
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	1	0	0	11:49	—	—	63	29
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.02	7	0	0	11:17	—	—	52	24
Alex Tuch R	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.04	0	0	0	13:51	—	—	48	42
Cody Eakin C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	0	2	0	11:33	—	—	33	45
Brandon Pirri C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.29	0	1	0	10:26	—	—	40	50
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	0	0	0	22:45	—	—	52	57
Deryk Engelland D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	21:11	—	—	47	62
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.06	0	1	0	21:37	—	—	43	39
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	17:50	—	—	46	61
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	2	16:20	—	—	57	36
Colin Miller D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	1	0	2	16:15	—	—	57	33

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Malcolm Subban(start)	L	34	29	5	.853	2.54	59:19

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	0	0	0	-1	9	0.38	0	0	0	17:40	—	—	46	44
Elias Lindholm C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.27	0	0	0	17:27	—	—	53	41
Sean Monahan C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.15	0	0	0	17:09	—	—	48	45
Matthew Tkachuk L	L2	3	1	4	+3	3	0.50	2	0	0	15:22	—	—	58	58
Mikael Backlund C	L2	2	1	3	+3	4	0.13	0	0	0	15:08	—	—	55	42
Michael Frolik R	L2	0	4	4	+3	2	0.01	0	0	0	13:57	—	—	60	44
Derek Ryan C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	1	0	0	16:10	—	—	52	60
Garnet Hathaway R	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.28	4	0	0	14:00	—	—	50	61
Andrew Mangiapane L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.38	0	1	0	12:50	—	—	50	53
Mark Jankowski L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.27	0	1	0	14:17	—	—	45	59
Austin Czarnik C	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:17	—	—	38	57
Sam Bennett C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	3	1	6	12:25	—	—	42	56
Travis Hamonic D	D1	0	1	1	+3	2	0.08	0	4	0	21:38	—	—	54	61
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:59	—	—	53	62
Mark Giordano D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.08	0	2	0	21:58	—	—	55	35
TJ Brodie D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:02	—	—	53	35
Rasmus Andersson D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.10	1	3	0	17:14	—	—	40	55
Oscar Fantenberg D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:27	—	—	41	54

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
David Rittich(start)	W	28	25	3	.893	2.93	60:00

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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.