Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg JetsApr 24, 2023

FinalPlayoffsMonday, Apr 24, 2023· Canada Life Centre

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Winnipeg JetsWPG

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	2	1	4		VGK	10	11	9	30
WPG	1	0	1	2		WPG	8	8	10	26

: VGK 52WPG 65
: VGK 2.97WPG 2.31
PP goals: VGK 0WPG 2
Hits: VGK 23WPG 39
Blocks: VGK 23WPG 14
PIM: VGK 6WPG 6
: VGK 43%WPG 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Brett Howden (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Niederreiter, Connor, Dubois and Pionk) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:11 together.

Points
Brett Howden had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:18.Howden
Points
Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.Wheeler
Points
Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:43.Stephenson
Points
Neal Pionk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:27.Pionk
Points
Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:27.Theodore
PP1
WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Niederreiter, Connor, Dubois and Pionk) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:11 together.Wheeler Niederreiter Connor Dubois Pionk
New line
New look for WPG: Wheeler–Namestnikov–Stenlund skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wheeler Namestnikov Stenlund
Usage
William Karlsson (VGK) played 13:14, −4:19 down on his 17:33 season average over 21 games.Karlsson

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)WPG attacks right (top on phones) →

WPG
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · WPG 65 · VGK 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WPG
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

WPG 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 26% of the game, WPG 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WPG

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	WPG
	52	70
	2.09	2.00
	2.06	1.96
	10	11
	7	5
	22	23
	−0.053	+0.053
	26%	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

L1Stone – Stephenson – Howden
12:2843% CF
L2Marchessault – Amadio – Eichel
11:2730% CF
L3Barbashev – Kolesar – Roy
9:4145% CF
L4Kessel – Smith – Karlsson
7:3633% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
17:5150% CF
D2Martinez – Pietrangelo
16:0143% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
12:2433% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Smith – Stone – Stephenson – Eichel
3:30100% CF
PP2Kessel – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Roy
0:23100% CF
PK1FStephenson – Roy
0:47
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
0:23
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:00

Current VGK line combinations →

Winnipeg Jets

L1Niederreiter – Connor – Dubois
15:0956% CF
L2Lowry – Appleton – Barron
12:1568% CF
L3Wheeler – Namestnikov – Stenlund
9:2862% CF
D1Dillon – Pionk
14:5154% CF
D2DeMelo – Samberg
6:3660% CF
D3Schmidt – Stanley
5:1962% CF

PP1Wheeler – Niederreiter – Connor – Dubois – Pionk
1:11100% CF
PK1FMaenalanen – Stenlund
1:33
PK2FLowry – Appleton
1:27
PK1DDillon – Pionk
2:00

Current WPG line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:53
WPGBlake WheelerPP (Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter)wrist0.08 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Smith, KarlssonWPG: Wheeler, Niederreiter, Connor, Dubois, Pionk
VGK 0 – 1 WPG
9:53
VGKBrett Howden (Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, Theodore, HowdenWPG: Dillon, Lowry, Appleton, Pionk, Barron
VGK 1 – 1 WPG

2nd period

13:32
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Jonathan Marchessault, Shea Theodore)deflected0.18 xG
VGK: Kessel, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, RoyWPG: DeMelo, Maenalanen, Dubois, Pionk, Barron
VGK 2 – 1 WPG
14:19
VGKIvan Barbashev (Shea Theodore, Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, Theodore, BarbashevWPG: Niederreiter, Schmidt, Connor, Stanley, Dubois
VGK 3 – 1 WPG

3rd period

2:57
WPGPierre-Luc DuboisPP (Blake Wheeler, Neal Pionk)slap0.32 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, RoyWPG: Wheeler, Niederreiter, Connor, Dubois, Pionk
VGK 3 – 2 WPG
19:43
VGKBrett HowdenEN (Mark Stone)wrist0.65 xG
VGK: Martinez, Stone, Stephenson, Howden, WhitecloudWPG: Wheeler, Niederreiter, Schmidt, Connor, Dubois, Pionk
VGK 4 – 2 WPG

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
Mark Stone R	L1	0	1	1	+3	3	0.18	1	1	0	19:51	—	—	48	66
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	2	2	+3	1	0.02	2	1	0	19:43	—	—	46	62
Brett Howden C	L1	2	0	2	+2	3	0.93	3	2	0	16:18	—	—	52	62
Jack Eichel C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.20	1	2	0	21:18	—	—	37	33
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.20	1	0	0	16:23	—	—	36	33
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	2	4	13:28	—	—	42	30
Ivan Barbashev L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	0	1	0	12:15	—	—	41	40
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.13	0	0	0	11:58	—	—	48	57
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	10:46	—	—	52	48
Reilly Smith R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.42	2	1	0	15:57	—	—	35	63
William Karlsson C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.18	0	0	0	13:14	—	—	47	70
Phil Kessel R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.25	0	2	0	9:42	—	—	33	70
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	2	2	+3	2	0.09	1	1	0	21:27	—	—	52	59
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.04	3	2	0	20:24	—	—	46	52
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	3	1	0	24:31	—	—	45	62
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	2	2	19:07	—	—	42	55
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.02	2	2	0	15:49	—	—	35	32
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	2	0	14:38	—	—	31	14

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Laurent Brossoit(start)	W	26	24	2	.923	2.31	60:00

Winnipeg Jets

WPG skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kyle Connor L	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.21	0	0	0	21:06	—	—	61	65
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	1	0	1	-3	3	0.51	2	0	2	20:11	—	—	58	51
Nino Niederreiter R	L1	0	1	1	-2	3	0.28	4	1	0	18:41	—	—	59	64
Mason Appleton C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	3	0	0	18:14	—	—	61	55
Adam Lowry C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.23	6	2	0	18:09	—	—	61	53
Morgan Barron C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.07	4	1	0	15:35	—	—	65	56
Blake Wheeler R	L3	1	1	2	-1	3	0.11	2	0	0	18:19	—	—	63	38
Kevin Stenlund C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	1	0	0	17:18	—	—	57	37
Vladislav Namestnikov C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	2	0	15:01	—	—	45	22
Neal Pionk D	D1	0	2	2	-3	2	0.11	4	2	0	27:27	—	—	60	57
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	3	0	0	25:20	—	—	53	53
Dylan DeMelo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	5	4	4	23:03	—	—	59	42
Dylan Samberg D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	12:57	—	—	48	65
Nate Schmidt D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	1	0	0	21:28	—	—	62	52
Logan Stanley D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:58	—	—	50	27
Saku Maenalanen R	—	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:40	—	—	25	5
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby L	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	5:14	—	—	38	13
Mark Scheifele C	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	0	0	0	1:40	—	—	33	100

WPG goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Connor Hellebuyck(start)	L	29	26	3	.897	2.33	58:39

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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.