Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York IslandersDec 19, 2021

Final / SOSunday, Dec 19, 2021· UBS Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	1	0	2	0	1	4		VGK	12	10	11	1	34
NYI	1	0	2	0	0	3		NYI	7	9	9	7	32

: VGK 53NYI 48
: VGK 2.48NYI 3.09
PP goals: VGK 1NYI 1
Hits: VGK 14NYI 26
Blocks: VGK 11NYI 11
PIM: VGK 9NYI 7
: VGK 46%NYI 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at NYI. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Czarnik, Wahlstrom and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:28 together.

Points
Shea Theodore had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:35.Theodore
Points
Oliver Wahlstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:05.Wahlstrom
PP1
NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Czarnik, Wahlstrom and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:28 together.Lee Nelson Czarnik Wahlstrom Dobson
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pacioretty, Stephenson, Theodore and Roy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:12 together.Dadonov Pacioretty Stephenson Theodore Roy
New line
New look for VGK: Dadonov–Pacioretty–Stephenson skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dadonov Pacioretty Stephenson
Usage
Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 29:50, +5:15 up on his 24:35 season average over 79 games.Pietrangelo
New line
New look for NYI: Parise–Czarnik–Bellows skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Parise Czarnik Bellows
New line
New look for VGK: Janmark–Kolesar–Roy skated 7:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Janmark Kolesar Roy

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 101 of 101 attempts · NYI 48 · VGK 53

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 31% of the game, NYI 44%.

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
	54	37
	2.50	2.02
	2.37	1.95
	11	11
	4	0
	11	22
	−0.004	+0.005
	31%	44%

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
14:5973% CF
L2Dadonov – Pacioretty – Stephenson
10:3069% CF
L3Carrier – Amadio – Howden
8:1233% CF
L4Janmark – Kolesar – Roy
7:1153% CF
D1McNabb – Whitecloud
16:0050% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Hague
13:2765% CF
D3Theodore – Coghlan
6:3229% CF

PP1Dadonov – Pacioretty – Stephenson – Theodore – Roy
1:1275% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
1:47
PK2FStephenson – Janmark
1:46
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
2:08
PK2DPietrangelo – Hague
0:59

Current VGK line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier
15:0140% CF
L2Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Johnston
13:1633% CF
L3Lee – Pageau – Wahlstrom
9:5933% CF
L4Parise – Czarnik – Bellows
7:0944% CF
D1Mayfield – Pelech
18:0532% CF
D2Chara – Dobson
11:1038% CF
D3Greene – Aho
7:2760% CF

PP1Lee – Nelson – Czarnik – Wahlstrom – Dobson
3:28100% CF
PP2Parise – Bailey – Pageau – Beauvillier – Aho
1:43100% CF
PK1FParise – Pageau
1:12
PK1DMayfield – Pelech
1:12

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:56
VGKJonathan Marchessault (Zach Whitecloud, Reilly Smith)tip-in0.02 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, WhitecloudNYI: Lee, Pageau, Mayfield, Pelech, Wahlstrom
VGK 1 – 0 NYI
11:08
NYIBrock NelsonPP (Noah Dobson, Oliver Wahlstrom)wrist0.13 xG
VGK: McNabb, Janmark, Roy, WhitecloudNYI: Lee, Nelson, Czarnik, Wahlstrom, Dobson
VGK 1 – 1 NYI

3rd period

5:46
VGKShea TheodorePP (Chandler Stephenson, Max Pacioretty)slap0.05 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pacioretty, Stephenson, Theodore, RoyNYI: Parise, Pageau, Mayfield, Pelech
VGK 2 – 1 NYI
14:19
NYIKieffer Bellows (Zach Parise)wrist0.04 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Janmark, Kolesar, Roy, HagueNYI: Parise, Greene, Pageau, Bellows, Aho
VGK 2 – 2 NYI
17:40
NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau (Oliver Wahlstrom, Anders Lee)wrist0.23 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, HagueNYI: Chara, Greene, Lee, Pageau, Wahlstrom
VGK 2 – 3 NYI
19:12
VGKShea Theodore (Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.02 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Marchessault, Stephenson, TheodoreNYI: Parise, Lee, Pageau, Mayfield, Pelech
VGK 3 – 3 NYI

Decided in the shootout: VGK 4 – 3 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	0	0	0	+2	1	0.09	0	1	0	21:34	—	—	70	68
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.62	1	0	0	20:23	—	—	70	67
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	2	19:42	—	—	64	60
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:26	—	—	60	42
Evgenii Dadonov L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.20	1	0	0	17:09	—	—	60	35
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.19	1	0	5	16:20	—	—	63	34
Michael Amadio R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	12:08	—	—	42	39
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	10:38	—	—	50	58
Brett Howden C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	3	0	0	9:06	—	—	33	21
Mattias Janmark C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.08	0	0	0	15:18	—	—	55	70
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.45	0	1	0	15:09	—	—	47	64
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	9:45	—	—	56	74
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.05	0	2	0	23:40	—	—	39	35
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.08	1	3	0	22:42	—	—	61	68
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	-1	6	0.27	0	1	0	29:50	—	—	68	62
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	1	1	0	16:47	—	—	64	53
Shea Theodore D	D3	2	0	2	+1	5	0.16	1	0	0	23:35	—	—	69	55
Dylan Coghlan D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	7:14	—	—	40	33

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	W	32	29	3	.906	3.09	64:19

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Josh Bailey R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	1	0	0	21:57	—	—	45	38
Anthony Beauvillier R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	1	1	0	21:07	—	—	42	17
Brock Nelson C	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.42	0	0	0	20:57	—	—	40	19
Casey Cizikas C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.38	3	0	0	15:37	—	—	35	56
Ross Johnston L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	15:35	—	—	42	60
Cal Clutterbuck R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	3	0	0	15:02	—	—	33	58
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.54	2	2	0	18:05	—	—	40	39
Anders Lee L	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.24	0	0	0	16:36	—	—	36	40
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L3	0	2	2	0	3	0.21	1	1	0	15:05	—	—	36	38
Austin Czarnik C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.32	1	0	0	13:49	—	—	55	58
Zach Parise L	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	12:33	—	—	57	54
Kieffer Bellows L	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.13	2	0	5	7:40	—	—	50	56
Adam Pelech D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.15	2	3	0	24:33	—	—	38	49
Scott Mayfield D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	0	0	21:33	—	—	35	55
Noah Dobson D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	1	1	0	23:49	—	—	29	21
Zdeno Chara D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	1	2	2	18:06	—	—	47	47
Andy Greene D	D3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.06	0	0	0	16:47	—	—	46	56
Sebastian Aho D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	14:57	—	—	50	35

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)	O	34	31	3	.912	2.48	65:00

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.