Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary FlamesOct 18, 2022

FinalTuesday, Oct 18, 2022· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Calgary FlamesCGY

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	0	0	2		VGK	9	7	5	21
CGY	0	2	1	3		CGY	13	15	12	40

: VGK 41CGY 76
: VGK 2.02CGY 4.77
PP goals: VGK 0CGY 2
Hits: VGK 13CGY 21
Blocks: VGK 23CGY 8
PIM: VGK 12CGY 8
: VGK 46%CGY 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Andersson) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:25 together.

Points
Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:29.Huberdeau
PP1
CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm and Andersson) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:25 together.Kadri Toffoli Huberdeau Lindholm Andersson
Goalie
Logan Thompson (VGK) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +9 against a season average of 30.6; the loss.Thompson
Luck
CGY scored 3 goals on 4.77 expected goals (76 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
William Carrier (VGK) played 9:35, −3:03 down on his 12:38 season average over 55 games.Carrier
Usage
Nicolas Hague (VGK) played 13:59, −4:10 down on his 18:09 season average over 80 games.Hague
PP1
VGK's PP1 (Smith, Stone, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) went scoreless in 3:56 of 5v4 time with 3 attempts.Smith Stone Stephenson Theodore Eichel
Cats
Alec Martinez (VGK) blocked 5 shots in 18:24.Martinez

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 117 of 117 attempts · CGY 76 · VGK 41

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 14% of the game, CGY 52%.

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
	31	59
	1.01	3.42
	0.99	3.31
	2	12
	1	4
	20	20
	−0.045	+0.046
	14%	52%

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

L1Stone – Stephenson – Howden
8:1729% CF
L2Karlsson – Marchessault – Cotter
8:0021% CF
L3Kessel – Smith – Eichel
6:5550% CF
L4Carrier – Kolesar – Roy
6:2657% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
12:1340% CF
D2Martinez – Pietrangelo
12:1336% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
10:0223% CF

PP1Smith – Stone – Stephenson – Theodore – Eichel
3:5660% CF
PP2Kessel – Pietrangelo – Karlsson – Marchessault – Roy
3:4757% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
3:02
PK2FStone – Stephenson
2:26
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
2:41
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
1:21

Current VGK line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Kadri – Mangiapane – Dube
8:4557% CF
L2Lucic – Ritchie – Rooney
7:4467% CF
L3Lewis – Backlund – Coleman
7:4178% CF
L4Toffoli – Huberdeau – Lindholm
5:5967% CF
D1Tanev – Weegar
12:3164% CF
D2Stone – Zadorov
12:2685% CF
D3Hanifin – Andersson
10:4165% CF

PP1Kadri – Toffoli – Huberdeau – Lindholm – Andersson
5:2580% CF
PP2Backlund – Weegar – Mangiapane – Hanifin – Dube
3:30100% CF
PK1FLewis – Coleman
3:25
PK2FBacklund – Lindholm
3:17
PK1DHanifin – Andersson
3:30
PK2DTanev – Zadorov
2:23

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:55
VGKWilliam Carrier (Zach Whitecloud, Nicolas Roy)wrist0.06 xG
VGK: Martinez, Carrier, Kolesar, Roy, WhitecloudCGY: Kadri, Tanev, Weegar, Mangiapane, Dube
VGK 1 – 0 CGY
15:23
VGKBrett Howden (Brayden McNabb, Mark Stone)tip-in0.08 xG
VGK: McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, Theodore, HowdenCGY: Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm, Hanifin, Andersson
VGK 2 – 0 CGY

2nd period

10:43
CGYElias LindholmPP (Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri)tip-in0.13 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, KarlssonCGY: Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm, Andersson
VGK 2 – 1 CGY
13:19
CGYTyler ToffoliPP (Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau)wrist0.21 xG
VGK: Roy, Howden, Hague, WhitecloudCGY: Kadri, Toffoli, Huberdeau, Lindholm, Andersson
VGK 2 – 2 CGY

3rd period

15:31
CGYMikael Backlund (Blake Coleman, MacKenzie Weegar)wrist0.48 xG
VGK: Kessel, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Eichel, CotterCGY: Lewis, Backlund, Tanev, Coleman, Weegar
VGK 2 – 3 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
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	20:04	—	—	27	16
Mark Stone R	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.05	0	0	0	20:03	—	—	27	21
Brett Howden C	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.08	1	1	0	14:02	—	—	30	15
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.34	1	0	2	17:11	—	—	23	14
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	0	0	16:21	—	—	26	17
Paul Cotter L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	2	0	0	9:53	—	—	17	8
Jack Eichel C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	0	0	0	17:28	—	—	44	23
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.41	0	0	0	16:50	—	—	43	58
Phil Kessel R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	0	2	0	13:59	—	—	44	17
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.28	0	0	0	14:44	—	—	63	59
William Carrier L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.06	2	0	2	9:35	—	—	56	45
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.07	2	1	0	9:23	—	—	53	44
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.10	1	2	0	21:10	—	—	39	20
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	0	3	2	18:49	—	—	35	16
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	2	4	0	25:52	—	—	33	24
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	5	2	18:24	—	—	40	30
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	4	4	14:14	—	—	27	24
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:59	—	—	21	19

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	L	40	37	3	.925	4.24	57:58

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Andrew Mangiapane L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.51	0	0	0	18:03	—	—	59	78
Nazem Kadri C	L1	0	1	1	-1	5	0.87	1	1	0	17:56	—	—	61	76
Dillon Dube C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	1	0	0	16:00	—	—	52	67
Milan Lucic L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	4	0	2	10:46	—	—	65	63
Kevin Rooney C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:06	—	—	59	52
Brett Ritchie R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.11	0	0	0	9:32	—	—	63	56
Mikael Backlund C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.68	3	0	0	17:17	—	—	83	91
Blake Coleman L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.27	1	0	0	15:09	—	—	80	90
Trevor Lewis C	L3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.14	1	0	0	13:05	—	—	83	88
Elias Lindholm C	L4	1	0	1	-1	2	0.24	0	0	0	18:58	—	—	75	80
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L4	0	2	2	-1	1	0.12	4	1	0	15:29	—	—	69	81
Tyler Toffoli C	L4	1	0	1	-1	5	0.69	1	0	2	14:56	—	—	69	77
MacKenzie Weegar D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	1	2	0	20:07	—	—	61	85
Chris Tanev D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:32	—	—	60	85
Nikita Zadorov D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.38	0	0	2	17:26	—	—	77	79
Michael Stone D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	1	2	13:50	—	—	74	64
Rasmus Andersson D	D3	0	1	1	-1	4	0.14	0	1	0	22:59	—	—	65	73
Noah Hanifin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	2	1	0	20:49	—	—	54	58

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	21	19	2	.905	2.02	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.