Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary FlamesApr 15, 2025

Final / SOTuesday, Apr 15, 2025· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	3	0	1	0	0	4		VGK	11	13	15	3	42
CGY	1	0	3	0	1	5		CGY	9	8	10	1	28

: VGK 74CGY 66
: VGK 4.35CGY 2.42
PP goals: VGK 0CGY 2
Hits: VGK 13CGY 22
Blocks: VGK 19CGY 19
PIM: VGK 4CGY 2
: VGK 54%CGY 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in a shootout at home. Brandon Saad (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Adam Klapka (CGY) played 17:56, +8:33 up on his 9:23 season average over 30 games.

Points
Brandon Saad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:55.Saad
Points
Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:48.Kadri
Points
Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.Hertl
Points
Matt Coronato had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:17.Coronato
Usage
Adam Klapka (CGY) played 17:56, +8:33 up on his 9:23 season average over 30 games.Klapka
Goalie
Dustin Wolf (CGY) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +13 against a season average of 29.2; the win.Wolf
Usage
Ben Hutton (VGK) played 19:13, +6:35 up on his 12:38 season average over 10 games.Hutton
Luck
CGY scored 4 goals on 2.42 expected goals (66 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 140 of 140 attempts · CGY 66 · VGK 74

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 49% of the game, CGY 27%.

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
	76	70
	3.81	2.29
	3.65	2.15
	8	18
	2	5
	36	28
	+0.051	−0.050
	49%	27%

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

L1Barbashev – Kolesar – Roy
13:0063% CF
L2Saad – Hertl – Dorofeyev
11:4367% CF
L3Smith – Karlsson – Olofsson
10:5263% CF
L4Pearson – Howden – Holtz
10:1531% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
19:4951% CF
D2Hutton – Whitecloud
16:5145% CF
D3Hague – Korczak
15:5156% CF

PP1Hertl – Theodore – Roy – Dorofeyev – Holtz
2:13100% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Hutton – Barbashev – Olofsson
1:15100% CF
PK1FSmith – Roy
0:32
PK1DMcNabb – Theodore
0:50

Current VGK line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Kadri – Huberdeau – Klapka
14:3459% CF
L2Backlund – Coleman – Coronato
13:1225% CF
L3Frost – Pospisil – Sharangovich
9:3967% CF
L4Lomberg – Rooney – Farabee
5:3943% CF
D1Weegar – Hanley
20:0447% CF
D2Andersson – Bahl
18:0443% CF
D3Bean – Pachal
12:4050% CF

PP1Kadri – Huberdeau – Weegar – Frost – Coronato
0:50100% CF
PK1FBacklund – Coleman
2:09
PK2FHuberdeau – Rooney
0:57
PK1DAndersson – Bahl
2:18
PK2DWeegar – Hanley
1:18

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:25
VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Tomas Hertl, Brandon Saad)wrist0.02 xG
VGK: Saad, Hertl, Hague, Korczak, DorofeyevCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Hanley, Klapka
VGK 1 – 0 CGY
10:11
CGYMorgan FrostPP (MacKenzie Weegar, Matt Coronato)snap0.08 xG
VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Roy, HowdenCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Frost, Coronato
VGK 1 – 1 CGY
14:52
VGKNicolas Roy (Ivan Barbashev, Keegan Kolesar)snap0.25 xG
VGK: Hutton, Theodore, Barbashev, Kolesar, RoyCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Bean, Pachal, Klapka
VGK 2 – 1 CGY
19:36
VGKTomas Hertl (Brandon Saad, Nicolas Hague)wrist0.27 xG
VGK: Saad, Hertl, Hague, Korczak, DorofeyevCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Bahl, Coronato
VGK 3 – 1 CGY

3rd period

0:32
CGYNazem KadriPP (Jonathan Huberdeau, Matt Coronato)wrist0.06 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Theodore, RoyCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Frost, Coronato
VGK 3 – 2 CGY
1:04
CGYMikael Backlund (Blake Coleman, Kevin Bahl)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Saad, Hertl, Hutton, Whitecloud, DorofeyevCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Bean, Farabee, Bahl
VGK 3 – 3 CGY
11:01
CGYAdam Klapka (Brayden Pachal, Nazem Kadri)tip-in0.11 xG
VGK: Saad, Kolesar, Howden, Hague, WhitecloudCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Bean, Pachal, Klapka
VGK 3 – 4 CGY
11:12
VGKBrandon Saadsnap0.09 xG
VGK: Saad, Kolesar, Howden, Hague, KorczakCGY: Lomberg, Rooney, Bean, Farabee, Pachal
VGK 4 – 4 CGY

Decided in the shootout: VGK 4 – 5 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
Nicolas Roy C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.42	0	2	0	19:18	—	—	63	83
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	0	0	0	17:00	—	—	61	82
Keegan Kolesar R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.41	2	1	0	15:34	—	—	63	75
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.45	0	0	0	18:49	—	—	63	75
Tomas Hertl C	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.49	0	1	0	18:16	—	—	63	75
Brandon Saad L	L2	1	2	3	+1	4	0.57	0	0	0	14:55	—	—	64	67
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0	17:16	—	—	58	65
Victor Olofsson L	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.48	0	0	0	16:47	—	—	59	59
William Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.22	0	1	2	16:28	—	—	61	54
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	2	3	0	15:21	—	—	33	46
Alexander Holtz R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	0	1	0	13:41	—	—	29	33
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	2	1	2	13:01	—	—	31	37
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.21	0	0	0	25:58	—	—	52	67
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.29	0	2	0	21:19	—	—	54	66
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	4	0	19:13	—	—	50	57
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	1	0	18:21	—	—	45	44
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	2	0	0	16:59	—	—	57	69
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	+3	1	0.01	1	2	0	16:12	—	—	56	72

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	O	28	24	4	.857	2.42	64:42

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.04	0	1	0	21:53	—	—	55	40
Nazem Kadri C	L1	1	1	2	-1	3	0.30	0	0	0	20:48	—	—	58	41
Adam Klapka R	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.46	6	1	2	17:56	—	—	51	39
Matt Coronato R	L2	0	2	2	-1	2	0.07	1	0	0	19:17	—	—	31	23
Mikael Backlund C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.25	0	2	0	19:09	—	—	27	21
Blake Coleman L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.15	2	3	0	18:18	—	—	32	29
Morgan Frost C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.15	0	0	0	14:53	—	—	67	63
Yegor Sharangovich C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	0	0	0	14:33	—	—	67	60
Martin Pospisil C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	1	0	0	12:08	—	—	64	50
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	3	0	0	10:01	—	—	45	28
Joel Farabee L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	9:11	—	—	50	33
Ryan Lomberg L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:34	—	—	35	15
MacKenzie Weegar D	D1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.08	1	3	0	26:52	—	—	55	65
Joel Hanley D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	4	0	22:24	—	—	47	51
Rasmus Andersson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	2	0	23:30	—	—	43	25
Kevin Bahl D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	2	0	0	23:24	—	—	47	34
Brayden Pachal D	D3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.28	3	2	0	14:08	—	—	44	32
Jake Bean D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	14:01	—	—	52	37

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf(start)	W	42	38	4	.905	4.35	65:00

Goal anatomy

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

Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 1st 5:25 · assists Tomas Hertl, Brandon Saad · Forecheck turnover · 32.3 mph shot.

Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 5:25 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 32.3 mph
Distance: 45 ft

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Morgan Frost · 1st 10:11 · CGY PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 38.4 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Type: one-timer

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Nicolas Roy · 1st 14:52 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.4 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Tomas Hertl · 1st 19:36 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 35.3 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Type: one-timer

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Nazem Kadri · 3rd 0:32 · CGY PP

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 5-on-4
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 74.6 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s

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Mikael Backlund · 3rd 1:04 · CGY

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 39.3 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 4.4 s

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Adam Klapka · 3rd 11:01 · CGY

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 37.9 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 4.7 s
Type: deflection

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Brandon Saad · 3rd 11:12 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 9.4 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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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.