Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina HurricanesDec 19, 2023

FinalTuesday, Dec 19, 2023· PNC Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	0	2	3		VGK	13	10	10	33
CAR	1	3	2	6		CAR	12	11	16	39

: VGK 53CAR 73
: VGK 2.89CAR 3.41
PP goals: VGK 0CAR 3
Hits: VGK 21CAR 13
Blocks: VGK 12CAR 10
PIM: VGK 6CAR 8
: VGK 57%CAR 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 at home. Michael Bunting (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Bunting, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:21 together.

Points
Michael Bunting had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.Bunting
Points
Sebastian Aho had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:10.Aho
Points
William Carrier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:25.Carrier
Points
Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:13.Skjei
Points
Brett Howden had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:03.Howden
PP1
CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Bunting, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:21 together.Burns Bunting Aho Svechnikov Jarvis
New line
New look for CAR: Bunting–Necas–Kotkaniemi skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bunting Necas Kotkaniemi
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New look for VGK: Marchessault–Stephenson–Dorofeyev skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Marchessault Stephenson Dorofeyev

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)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →

CAR
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · CAR 73 · VGK 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CAR
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CAR 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 24% of the game, CAR 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CAR

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	CAR
	52	74
	2.58	2.61
	2.51	2.51
	11	13
	4	2
	13	22
	+0.032	−0.032
	24%	43%

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

L1Marchessault – Stephenson – Dorofeyev
11:3352% CF
L2Carrier – Amadio – Howden
10:0236% CF
L3Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
9:5920% CF
L4Karlsson – Roy – Cotter
8:4155% CF
D1Hague – Whitecloud
16:3143% CF
D2Martinez – Pietrangelo
15:3042% CF
D3McNabb – Hutton
15:2938% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault – Eichel
4:3271% CF
PP2Stephenson – Hutton – Barbashev – Amadio – Roy
3:0075% CF
PK1FKarlsson – Eichel
2:04
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:06
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
0:22

Current VGK line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Bunting – Necas – Kotkaniemi
11:3763% CF
L2Teravainen – Svechnikov – Drury
11:3140% CF
L3Noesen – Aho – Jarvis
10:0059% CF
L4Staal – Fast – Martinook
8:5288% CF
D1Orlov – Chatfield
16:1555% CF
D2Skjei – Pesce
16:0266% CF
D3Burns – Slavin
14:4055% CF

PP1Burns – Bunting – Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
2:2186% CF
PK1FStaal – Jarvis
3:26
PK2FTeravainen – Aho
2:38
PK1DBurns – Slavin
3:39
PK2DSkjei – Pesce
2:42

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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	0	0	0	6	0.20	0	0	0	19:10	—	—	52	26
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:42	—	—	46	16
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	1	0	14:18	—	—	58	29
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.34	0	0	0	14:48	—	—	36	56
Brett Howden C	L2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.05	2	1	0	13:03	—	—	39	63
William Carrier L	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	0.79	1	0	0	12:25	—	—	37	63
Jack Eichel C	L3	1	0	1	-1	4	0.24	0	0	0	19:09	—	—	25	38
Mark Stone R	L3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:01	—	—	22	38
Ivan Barbashev L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:28	—	—	17	22
William Karlsson C	L4	0	0	0	0	5	0.39	0	0	0	17:15	—	—	59	66
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.22	1	0	2	14:18	—	—	48	45
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	1	0	2	12:30	—	—	57	61
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	4	0	0	17:58	—	—	42	43
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:04	—	—	43	43
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.08	5	3	0	23:03	—	—	44	57
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	1	3	0	16:31	—	—	42	56
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	1	2	0	20:13	—	—	37	51
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	2	16:47	—	—	38	61

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	L	29	23	6	.793	2.77	44:44
Jiri Patera	—	10	10	0	.1000	0.64	15:12

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Michael Bunting L	L1	1	2	3	0	2	0.55	0	0	2	16:20	—	—	58	49
Martin Necas C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.33	0	0	2	14:11	—	—	61	48
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.41	1	1	0	13:54	—	—	59	40
Teuvo Teravainen C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	0	1	0	16:12	—	—	41	25
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.24	5	0	0	15:58	—	—	45	39
Jack Drury C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	0	0	13:17	—	—	41	35
Seth Jarvis R	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.20	1	0	0	17:57	—	—	52	79
Sebastian Aho C	L3	0	3	3	0	7	0.57	1	0	0	17:10	—	—	61	85
Stefan Noesen R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.17	0	1	0	11:40	—	—	59	90
Jordan Staal C	L4	1	0	1	+2	2	0.06	2	0	0	14:50	—	—	79	60
Jesper Fast R	L4	0	1	1	+2	0	0.14	2	0	2	11:26	—	—	90	81
Jordan Martinook L	L4	0	1	1	+2	3	0.06	0	0	0	11:20	—	—	90	81
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.22	0	1	0	18:53	—	—	56	48
Jalen Chatfield D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.12	0	3	0	17:46	—	—	55	40
Brady Skjei D	D2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.17	0	0	2	20:13	—	—	67	64
Brett Pesce D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.06	1	1	0	19:52	—	—	66	58
Brent Burns D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	20:55	—	—	57	57
Jaccob Slavin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:12	—	—	58	57

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pyotr Kochetkov(start)	W	33	30	3	.909	2.89	59:54

Goal anatomy

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

William Carrier (VGK) 1st 13:15 · assists Brayden McNabb, Brett Howden · Forecheck turnover · 20.3 mph shot.

William Carrier · 1st 13:15 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.3 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Andrei Svechnikov · 1st 10:27 · CAR PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 60.2 mph
Distance: 32 ft

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Jordan Staal · 2nd 4:36 · CAR

Play: deflection
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.8 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 3.8 s
Type: one-timer

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Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 2nd 10:11 · CAR

Play: cycle
Passes: 4
Shot: 67.5 mph
Distance: 27 ft

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Michael Bunting · 2nd 12:39 · CAR PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.0 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: rebound

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Seth Jarvis · 3rd 0:10 · CAR PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 3
Shot: 20.6 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

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Brady Skjei · 3rd 4:44 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 66.1 mph
Distance: 29 ft

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 18:36 · VGK

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 13.4 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Type: deflection

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William Carrier · 3rd 19:29 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 14.2 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 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.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina HurricanesDec 19, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

Carolina Hurricanes

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Carolina Hurricanes

Goal anatomy

William Carrier · 1st 13:15 · VGK

Andrei Svechnikov · 1st 10:27 · CAR PP

Jordan Staal · 2nd 4:36 · CAR

Jesperi Kotkaniemi · 2nd 10:11 · CAR

Michael Bunting · 2nd 12:39 · CAR PP

Seth Jarvis · 3rd 0:10 · CAR PP

Brady Skjei · 3rd 4:44 · CAR

Jack Eichel · 3rd 18:36 · VGK

William Carrier · 3rd 19:29 · VGK