Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York IslandersJan 28, 2023

Final / OTSaturday, Jan 28, 2023· UBS Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	0	1	0	0	1		VGK	8	17	17	4	46
NYI	0	1	0	1	2		NYI	15	16	6	1	38

: VGK 71NYI 70
: VGK 3.42NYI 2.82
PP goals: VGK 0NYI 0
Hits: VGK 23NYI 23
Blocks: VGK 22NYI 16
PIM: VGK 2NYI 4
: VGK 44%NYI 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +16 against a season average of 30.0; the win.

Goalie
Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +16 against a season average of 30.0; the win.Varlamov
New line
New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Amadio skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Smith Karlsson Amadio
Goalie
Logan Thompson (VGK) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +7 against a season average of 30.6; the overtime loss.Thompson
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 3.42 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Adam Pelech (NYI) played 26:41, +5:07 up on his 21:34 season average over 60 games.Pelech
Usage
Paul Cotter (VGK) played 17:28, +4:44 up on his 12:44 season average over 54 games.Cotter
Usage
Shea Theodore (VGK) played 25:55, +4:34 up on his 21:21 season average over 54 games.Theodore
Shots
Jack Eichel (VGK) led everyone with 7 shot on goals without scoring.Eichel

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 141 of 141 attempts · NYI 70 · VGK 71

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 32% of the game, NYI 31%.

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
	65	72
	2.43	2.42
	2.31	2.31
	10	10
	5	7
	12	17
	−0.024	+0.025
	32%	31%

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 – Eichel – Cotter
12:1355% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Amadio
10:1855% CF
L3Kessel – Stephenson – Carrier
9:5775% CF
L4Kolesar – Roy – Howden
8:4731% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
16:0341% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
14:5753% CF
D3Hutton – Hague
13:1159% CF

PP1Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore – Eichel – Roy
2:43100% CF
PP2Kessel – Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Carrier
0:4980% CF
PK1FStephenson – Carrier
0:36
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
0:34
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:23
PK2DMartinez – Hague
0:36

Current VGK line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Palmieri – Lee – Nelson
12:3855% CF
L2Cizikas – Barzal – Beauvillier
10:4852% CF
L3Parise – Pageau – Holmstrom
8:2525% CF
L4Bailey – Martin – Räty
5:1067% CF
D1Pelech – Pulock
19:3358% CF
D2Mayfield – Romanov
17:1849% CF
D3Aho – Bolduc
10:5853% CF

PP1Palmieri – Lee – Nelson – Barzal – Bolduc
1:14100% CF
PP2Parise – Bailey – Pageau – Beauvillier – Aho
0:34100% CF
PK1FBailey – Cizikas
1:56
PK2FParise – Pageau
1:41
PK1DMayfield – Pelech
1:10
PK2DPulock – Romanov
0:50

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

3:52
NYIAnders Lee (Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson)wrist0.14 xG
VGK: McNabb, Kolesar, Roy, Howden, HagueNYI: Palmieri, Lee, Nelson, Aho, Bolduc
VGK 0 – 1 NYI
16:08
VGKWilliam Carrier (Chandler Stephenson, Phil Kessel)wrist0.06 xG
VGK: Kessel, McNabb, Stephenson, Theodore, CarrierNYI: Cizikas, Mayfield, Barzal, Beauvillier, Romanov
VGK 1 – 1 NYI

OT period

4:28
NYIMathew Barzal (Anthony Beauvillier, Adam Pelech)wrist0.13 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, KarlssonNYI: Pulock, Barzal, Beauvillier
VGK 1 – 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
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	0	7	0.36	0	1	0	19:38	—	—	43	40
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	2	0	0	19:06	—	—	49	74
Paul Cotter L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	3	1	0	17:28	—	—	43	34
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	1	0	0	17:29	—	—	58	83
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.39	1	1	0	16:33	—	—	54	65
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	13:05	—	—	52	69
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.21	1	0	0	20:15	—	—	61	76
Phil Kessel R	L3	0	1	1	+1	7	0.69	0	1	0	15:27	—	—	62	72
William Carrier L	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.42	3	2	0	14:48	—	—	57	67
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	0	1	0	15:09	—	—	24	3
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	2	11:55	—	—	18	1
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	4	0	0	10:06	—	—	29	3
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	5	0	22:53	—	—	40	45
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	0	3	0	18:36	—	—	42	45
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.25	0	1	0	25:55	—	—	48	58
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	5	5	0	20:08	—	—	50	51
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.15	0	0	0	17:04	—	—	59	65
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	1	0	16:09	—	—	50	47

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	O	38	36	2	.947	2.82	64:08

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kyle Palmieri C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.73	0	0	0	19:26	—	—	55	55
Brock Nelson C	L1	0	1	1	+1	6	0.37	0	0	0	19:24	—	—	56	53
Anders Lee L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.37	2	0	0	15:19	—	—	57	55
Mathew Barzal C	L2	1	0	1	0	6	0.37	0	1	2	20:07	—	—	53	52
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.11	0	1	0	18:17	—	—	52	55
Casey Cizikas C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	2	1	0	17:13	—	—	49	53
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	2	0	0	17:50	—	—	40	16
Zach Parise L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.14	2	2	0	17:04	—	—	45	31
Simon Holmstrom R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:53	—	—	40	32
Josh Bailey R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	1	0	12:27	—	—	56	37
Matt Martin L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	6	0	0	10:42	—	—	65	52
Aatu Räty C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	1	0	0	8:56	—	—	71	70
Adam Pelech D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	1	2	0	26:41	—	—	55	56
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	23:30	—	—	60	60
Scott Mayfield D	D2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.18	0	1	2	23:21	—	—	46	39
Alexander Romanov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	3	0	19:32	—	—	49	36
Sebastian Aho D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.04	3	1	0	16:56	—	—	52	48
Samuel Bolduc D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	2	1	0	12:46	—	—	53	55

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Semyon Varlamov(start)	W	46	45	1	.978	3.42	64:28

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.