Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York IslandersDec 12, 2018

FinalWednesday, Dec 12, 2018· Barclays Center

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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New York IslandersNYI

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	1	3		VGK	7	5	5	17
NYI	1	1	0	2		NYI	5	12	8	25

: VGK 41NYI 51
: VGK 1.15NYI 1.89
PP goals: VGK 1NYI 0
Hits: VGK 20NYI 21
Blocks: VGK 15NYI 12
PIM: VGK 2NYI 2
: VGK 50%NYI 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Islanders 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Islanders 3–2 at NYI. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Adam Pelech (NYI) played 13:59, −4:42 down on his 18:41 season average over 77 games.

Points
Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:30.Barzal
Usage
Adam Pelech (NYI) played 13:59, −4:42 down on his 18:41 season average over 77 games.Pelech
Luck
VGK scored 3 goals on 1.15 expected goals (41 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Johnny Boychuk (NYI) played 22:49, +4:02 up on his 18:47 season average over 73 games.Boychuk
Usage
Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) played 18:07, +3:31 up on his 14:36 season average over 80 games.Beauvillier
Usage
Josh Bailey (NYI) played 20:54, +4:07 up on his 16:47 season average over 81 games.Bailey
Usage
Scott Mayfield (NYI) played 15:02, −3:45 down on his 18:47 season average over 78 games.Mayfield
Usage
Leo Komarov (NYI) played 10:51, −3:05 down on his 13:56 season average over 81 games.Komarov

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)NYI attacks right (top on phones) →

NYI
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 92 of 92 attempts · NYI 51 · VGK 41

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYI
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYI 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 17% of the game, NYI 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYI

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	NYI
	48	50
	1.26	1.83
	1.24	1.81
	4	13
	7	4
	25	26
	+0.000	+0.000
	17%	32%

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
14:3676% CF
L2Pacioretty – Eakin – Tuch
13:2548% CF
L3Lindberg – Carpenter – Nosek
11:1727% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
7:4538% CF
D1Engelland – Theodore
18:0737% CF
D2McNabb – Schmidt
16:3767% CF
D3Holden – Miller
14:3733% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Smith – Miller – Marchessault – Tuch
0:15100% CF
PK1FEakin – Carpenter
1:08
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
0:31
PK1DEngelland – Schmidt
1:29
PK2DHolden – Theodore
0:31

Current VGK line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Bailey – Barzal – Beauvillier
14:5067% CF
L2Eberle – Lee – Nelson
13:3050% CF
L3Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
9:0125% CF
L4Filppula – Komarov – Johnston
8:3650% CF
D1Boychuk – Leddy
20:3853% CF
D2Hickey – Pulock
18:0338% CF
D3Mayfield – Pelech
13:2367% CF

PP1Bailey – Eberle – Leddy – Lee – Barzal
1:22100% CF
PP2Filppula – Boychuk – Clutterbuck – Nelson – Pulock
0:38
PK1FFilppula – Komarov
0:15
PK1DHickey – Mayfield
0:15

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:34
VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (Colin Miller, Reilly Smith)wrist0.10 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Smith, Miller, Marchessault, TuchNYI: Filppula, Komarov, Hickey, Mayfield
VGK 1 – 0 NYI
3:17
NYIAnthony Beauvillier (Johnny Boychuk, Mathew Barzal)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Holden, Lindberg, Miller, Carpenter, BellemareNYI: Boychuk, Bailey, Leddy, Barzal, Beauvillier
VGK 1 – 1 NYI

2nd period

11:19
NYIAdam Pelech (Mathew Barzal)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Reaves, Holden, Eakin, Schmidt, CarrierNYI: Bailey, Leddy, Pelech, Barzal, Beauvillier
VGK 1 – 2 NYI
16:31
VGKWilliam Karlssonwrist0.01 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtNYI: Boychuk, Eberle, Leddy, Lee, Nelson
VGK 2 – 2 NYI

3rd period

3:32
VGKTomas Nosek (Oscar Lindberg, Ryan Carpenter)wrist0.02 xG
VGK: Holden, Lindberg, Miller, Carpenter, NosekNYI: Filppula, Hickey, Eberle, Pulock, Johnston
VGK 3 – 2 NYI

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
William Karlsson C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.06	0	2	0	19:52	—	—	73	57
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.06	0	0	0	18:50	—	—	72	56
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.30	1	1	0	18:11	—	—	76	56
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.30	0	1	0	16:51	—	—	50	49
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:08	—	—	57	55
Cody Eakin C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	15:59	—	—	48	49
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	2	1	0	14:01	—	—	25	13
Tomas Nosek L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.02	2	0	0	13:08	—	—	28	15
Oscar Lindberg L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.04	4	1	0	12:55	—	—	25	24
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:12	—	—	27	32
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	0	0	10:12	—	—	39	53
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:11	—	—	33	31
Deryk Engelland D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	21:44	—	—	43	38
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	0	2	0	20:57	—	—	37	34
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	1	3	0	23:04	—	—	66	67
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	2	0	19:53	—	—	68	71
Colin Miller D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	17:47	—	—	33	20
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:05	—	—	40	22

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	25	23	2	.920	1.89	60:00

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Josh Bailey R	L1	0	0	0	+2	3	0.21	0	0	0	20:54	—	—	55	60
Mathew Barzal C	L1	0	2	2	+2	3	0.20	1	0	0	20:30	—	—	71	76
Anthony Beauvillier R	L1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.22	1	0	0	18:07	—	—	58	68
Jordan Eberle R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.16	3	0	0	18:16	—	—	50	61
Anders Lee L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.30	1	2	0	17:56	—	—	50	64
Brock Nelson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	3	0	0	17:02	—	—	54	65
Cal Clutterbuck R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	3	2	0	12:42	—	—	44	47
Matt Martin L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	12:28	—	—	41	42
Casey Cizikas C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	2	11:41	—	—	26	16
Valtteri Filppula C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:04	—	—	53	54
Leo Komarov R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	10:51	—	—	60	76
Ross Johnston L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	2	0	0	9:55	—	—	36	36
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	+1	6	0.23	0	1	0	24:33	—	—	56	64
Johnny Boychuk D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.04	1	1	0	22:49	—	—	57	62
Ryan Pulock D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	1	2	0	22:06	—	—	43	55
Thomas Hickey D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	0	1	0	20:09	—	—	40	48
Scott Mayfield D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	15:02	—	—	64	60
Adam Pelech D	D3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.05	1	0	0	13:59	—	—	70	64

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	L	17	14	3	.824	1.15	58:41

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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.