Vegas Golden Knights vs. Philadelphia FlyersMar 8, 2022

FinalTuesday, Mar 8, 2022· Wells Fargo Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	1	0	1		VGK	14	17	17	48
PHI	2	0	0	2		PHI	8	8	5	21

: VGK 88PHI 48
: VGK 5.57PHI 1.39
PP goals: VGK 1PHI 0
Hits: VGK 13PHI 27
Blocks: VGK 19PHI 23
PIM: VGK 8PHI 8
: VGK 54%PHI 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Philadelphia Flyers edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at home. Scott Laughton (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Carter Hart (PHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +16 against a season average of 32.0; the win.

Points
Scott Laughton had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.Laughton
Goalie
Carter Hart (PHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +16 against a season average of 32.0; the win.Hart
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pacioretty, Marchessault, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:32 together.Dadonov Pacioretty Marchessault Theodore Eichel
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 5.57 expected goals (88 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stephenson–Eichel skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pacioretty Stephenson Eichel
New line
New look for PHI: Brown–MacEwen–Mayhew skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brown MacEwen Mayhew
New line
New look for VGK: Carrier–Kolesar–Leschyshyn skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Carrier Kolesar Leschyshyn
Usage
Gerry Mayhew (PHI) played 8:29, −4:49 down on his 13:18 season average over 39 games.Mayhew

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)PHI attacks right (top on phones) →

PHI
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 136 of 136 attempts · PHI 48 · VGK 88

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PHI
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PHI 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 50% of the game, PHI 18%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PHI

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	PHI
	74	50
	4.07	1.30
	3.85	1.26
	19	8
	4	5
	8	18
	+0.067	−0.067
	50%	18%

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
9:2272% CF
L2Pacioretty – Stephenson – Eichel
7:0255% CF
L3Carrier – Kolesar – Leschyshyn
6:2530% CF
L4Dadonov – Amadio – Roy
3:3278% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Hutton
7:1958% CF
D2Hague – Whitecloud
6:5059% CF
D3Theodore – Coghlan
4:4160% CF

PP1Dadonov – Pacioretty – Marchessault – Theodore – Eichel
4:3292% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Stephenson – Roy
1:54100% CF
PK1FKolesar – Leschyshyn
2:45
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
2:02
PK1DPietrangelo – Hague
3:25
PK2DTheodore – Whitecloud
1:55

Current VGK line combinations →

Philadelphia Flyers

L1Giroux – Laughton – Konecny
10:0258% CF
L2van Riemsdyk – Hayes – Lindblom
8:0626% CF
L3Brassard – Atkinson – Farabee
6:5425% CF
L4Brown – MacEwen – Mayhew
5:3641% CF
D1Braun – Provorov
14:0943% CF
D2Ristolainen – Sanheim
13:5332% CF
D3Yandle – Seeler
8:2150% CF

PP1Brassard – Hayes – Ristolainen – Konecny – Provorov
4:01100% CF
PP2Yandle – Giroux – van Riemsdyk – Atkinson – Farabee
3:36100% CF
PK1FAtkinson – Laughton
2:51
PK2FBrown – Farabee
1:56
PK1DBraun – Provorov
4:16
PK2DRistolainen – Sanheim
0:49

Current PHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:44
PHIJustin Braun (Travis Konecny, Scott Laughton)wrist0.02 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Eichel, Roy, HaguePHI: Giroux, Braun, Laughton, Konecny, Provorov
VGK 0 – 1 PHI
19:09
PHIOskar Lindblom (Scott Laughton, Ivan Provorov)wrap-around0.03 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Hutton, HaguePHI: Braun, Laughton, Brown, Sanheim, Lindblom
VGK 0 – 2 PHI

2nd period

6:26
VGKEvgenii DadonovPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Jack Eichel)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pacioretty, Marchessault, Theodore, EichelPHI: Braun, Atkinson, Laughton, Provorov
VGK 1 – 2 PHI

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
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.76	1	0	0	17:59	—	—	70	87
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.67	0	0	0	16:17	—	—	70	84
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.43	0	1	0	16:09	—	—	64	78
Jack Eichel C	L2	0	1	1	-1	9	0.88	1	2	0	20:29	—	—	56	73
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	-1	7	0.61	0	0	0	19:40	—	—	60	76
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	1	1	0	18:15	—	—	59	79
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	11:12	—	—	29	58
Jake Leschyshyn C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	0	1	0	10:41	—	—	23	68
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.29	3	0	2	9:37	—	—	44	75
Evgenii Dadonov L	L4	1	0	1	0	4	0.67	0	0	0	14:41	—	—	74	75
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	0	1	2	13:46	—	—	74	76
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	11:05	—	—	62	60
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.27	1	1	0	26:05	—	—	61	84
Ben Hutton D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	2	16:40	—	—	44	59
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	1	0	18:27	—	—	64	89
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.05	1	3	2	15:46	—	—	64	85
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	0	7	0	26:56	—	—	58	73
Dylan Coghlan D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	10:00	—	—	61	63

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	L	21	19	2	.905	1.39	58:15

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Travis Konecny R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.10	0	1	0	17:39	—	—	61	37
Claude Giroux R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	0	0	0	17:39	—	—	53	28
Scott Laughton C	L1	0	2	2	+2	2	0.04	1	1	0	16:09	—	—	55	42
Kevin Hayes R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	17:56	—	—	35	20
James van Riemsdyk L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	14:58	—	—	28	25
Oskar Lindblom L	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	0	1	0	11:19	—	—	25	26
Cam Atkinson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	17:38	—	—	16	2
Derick Brassard C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	2	0	0	15:19	—	—	33	14
Joel Farabee L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	3	1	2	15:18	—	—	29	16
Patrick Brown C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	1	3	0	14:30	—	—	38	22
Gerry Mayhew C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:29	—	—	40	23
Zack MacEwen R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	5	1	0	8:02	—	—	45	54
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.16	2	4	2	25:23	—	—	45	21
Justin Braun D	D1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.02	1	2	0	21:10	—	—	44	18
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	6	2	23:08	—	—	36	23
Travis Sanheim D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	1	0	2	20:51	—	—	32	26
Keith Yandle D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	1	0	13:25	—	—	47	42
Nick Seeler D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	12:44	—	—	44	31

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hart(start)	W	48	47	1	.979	5.57	60:00

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.