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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary FlamesApr 5, 2025

Final / OT· Scotiabank Saddledome
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VGK
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CGY
2
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VGK11013VGK12109334
CGY01102CGY788023
VGK 58CGY 54
VGK 2.82CGY 1.45
PP goals
VGK 0CGY 0
Hits
VGK 14CGY 38
Blocks
VGK 21CGY 11
PIM
VGK 8CGY 4
VGK 50%CGY 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at CGY. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for VGK: Saad–Howden–Dorofeyev skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Shea Theodore had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:41.Theodore
  2. Points
    Reilly Smith had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:13.Smith
  3. New line
    New look for VGK: Saad–Howden–Dorofeyev skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SaadHowdenDorofeyev
  4. Usage
    Joel Hanley (CGY) played 24:14, +5:46 up on his 18:28 season average over 52 games.Hanley
  5. New line
    New look for VGK: Pearson–Kolesar–Roy skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PearsonKolesarRoy
  6. Usage
    MacKenzie Weegar (CGY) played 28:08, +4:01 up on his 24:07 season average over 80 games.Weegar
  7. Usage
    Jake Bean (CGY) played 11:24, −3:45 down on his 15:09 season average over 63 games.Bean
  8. Usage
    Keegan Kolesar (VGK) played 9:54, −3:20 down on his 13:14 season average over 81 games.Kolesar

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 CGY: 112 attempts, 57 on goal, 5 goals, 4.27 expected goals; best chance Brandon Saad at 0.22 xG.

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

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · CGY 54 · VGK 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at CGY: expected goals 1.45 to 2.82 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 58, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTCGYVGKDSHCSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:31
  • CGY
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CGYVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTDorofeyev · 1st 18:39Smith · 2nd 9:57Hanley · 2nd 19:52Coronato · 3rd 0:43Smith · OT 4:31
  • 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 33% of the game, CGY 26%.

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 CGY: 38 players over 64:31; most ice Dustin Wolf (64:31) for CGY and Akira Schmid (64:31) for VGK, 5 goals.

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
StatVGKCGY
5349
2.351.17
2.241.16
136
57
1817
−0.004+0.004
33%26%

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 →

Calgary Flames

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 18:39
    VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Shea Theodore, Brandon Saad)backhand0.09 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Saad, Theodore, Howden, DorofeyevCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Farabee, Bahl
    VGK 1 – 0 CGY

2nd period

  1. 9:57
    VGKReilly Smith (Shea Theodore, Victor Olofsson)tip-in0.08 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Theodore, OlofssonCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Andersson, Bahl, Pospisil
    VGK 2 – 0 CGY
  2. 19:52
    CGYJoel Hanley (Nazem Kadri, Blake Coleman)wrist0.07 xG
    VGK: Pearson, Hanifin, Kolesar, Howden, HagueCGY: Kadri, Coleman, Weegar, Hanley, Pospisil
    VGK 2 – 1 CGY

3rd period

  1. 0:43
    CGYMatt Coronato (Mikael Backlund)wrist0.04 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Barbashev, Eichel, HagueCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Weegar, Hanley, Coronato
    VGK 2 – 2 CGY

OT period

  1. 4:31
    VGKReilly Smith (Shea Theodore, Brett Howden)backhand0.05 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Theodore, HowdenCGY: Weegar, Hanley, Frost, Coronato
    VGK 3 – 2 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1000-120.1301021:12——4249
Mark Stone RL1000020.4503220:38——4147
Ivan Barbashev LL1000-110.1510017:44——4254
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2101+130.3801016:18——5091
Brett Howden CL2011+110.0110015:02——4781
Brandon Saad LL2011+120.4201014:06——5793
William Karlsson CL3000+130.3300016:39——7474
Reilly Smith RL3202+150.2600016:13——7373
Victor Olofsson LL3011+190.5000012:38——7580
Nicolas Roy CL4000000.0032013:18——4066
Tanner Pearson LL4000-100.0010210:52——3617
Keegan Kolesar RL4000-100.022009:54——3312
Shea Theodore DD1033+320.0901022:41——5164
Brayden McNabb DD1000+210.0622418:46——5162
Alex Pietrangelo DD2000010.0005022:59——5078
Nicolas Hague DD2000-200.0021018:59——4254
Noah Hanifin DD3000-110.0212022:09——5972
Zach Whitecloud DD3000010.0012019:56——5875
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira Schmid(start)W23212.9131.4564:31

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kevin Rooney CL1000000.0020012:00——4417
Ryan Lomberg LL1000000.0010011:45——4718
Adam Klapka RL1000020.0341010:53——5332
Nazem Kadri CL2011000.0300221:16——4629
Martin Pospisil CL2000020.12110015:25——4127
Yegor Sharangovich CL2000010.1000014:15——5028
Mikael Backlund CL3011010.1910018:55——4641
Blake Coleman LL3011+120.0800017:19——5247
Joel Farabee LL3000-130.2400013:19——5937
Jonathan Huberdeau LL4000-120.1402022:07——4324
Matt Coronato RL4101030.2501018:06——4148
Morgan Frost CL4000-100.0022017:09——6043
MacKenzie Weegar DD1000+120.1452028:08——6231
Joel Hanley DD1101+130.0940024:14——6334
Rasmus Andersson DD2000-220.0410024:43——3029
Kevin Bahl DD2000-200.0033220:50——2828
Brayden Pachal DD3000000.0030012:16——4751
Jake Bean DD3000000.0010011:24——5753
CGY goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Dustin Wolf(start)O34313.9122.8264:31

Goal anatomy

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

Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 1st 18:39 · assists Shea Theodore, Brandon Saad · Rush · carried in · 31.2 mph shot · 3.8 s from entry to goal.

Reilly Smith · OT 4:31 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
12.8 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s

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