Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles KingsDec 28, 2017
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | VGK | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 39 | |
| LAK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | LAK | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
- VGK 67LAK 59
- VGK 4.04LAK 2.57
- PP goals
- VGK 0LAK 0
- Hits
- VGK 20LAK 22
- Blocks
- VGK 20LAK 12
- PIM
- VGK 4LAK 12
- VGK 49%LAK 51%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Vegas Golden Knights edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)
Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at LAK. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Pearson skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsDrew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:30.Doughty
- PointsReilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:13.Smith
- New line
- New line
- GoalieJonathan Quick (LAK) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +10 against a season average of 29.2; the overtime loss.Quick
- New lineNew look for LAK: Mitchell–Clifford–Brodzinski skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MitchellCliffordBrodzinski
- UsageAlex Iafallo (LAK) played 8:57, −6:14 down on his 15:11 season average over 74 games.Iafallo
- UsageJonathan Marchessault (VGK) played 20:42, +3:14 up on his 17:28 season average over 76 games.Marchessault
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.
Shot map, VGK at LAK: 126 attempts, 67 on goal, 5 goals, 6.61 expected goals; best chance Alex Tuch at 0.63 xG.
- LAK
- VGK
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 126 of 126 attempts · LAK 59 · VGK 67
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, VGK at LAK: expected goals 2.57 to 4.04 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 67, 5 goals.
- LAK
- VGK
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- LAK 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 46% of the game, LAK 23%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, VGK at LAK: 38 players over 63:30; most ice Jonathan Quick (63:30) for LAK and Marc-Andre Fleury (63:30) for VGK, 5 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | VGK | LAK |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | 53 | |
| 3.33 | 1.63 | |
| 3.20 | 1.59 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 16 | 10 | |
| +0.004 | −0.004 | |
| 46% | 23% |
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 – Marchessault11:3567% CF
- 10:4845% CF
- 10:3761% CF
- 8:0158% CF
- 16:3158% CF
- 14:2738% CF
- 11:2567% CF
- 3:0975% CF
- PP2Neal – Perron – Haula – Marchessault – Theodore3:06100% CF
- 1:26
- 0:31
- 1:26
- 0:31
Los Angeles Kings
- 11:3538% CF
- 7:5650% CF
- 7:1758% CF
- L4Mitchell – Clifford – Brodzinski6:4214% CF
- 10:2268% CF
- 5:4514% CF
- 1:29100% CF
- 0:31
- 2:48
- 1:10
- 4:21
- 2:23
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 8:13VGK 0 – 1 LAK
2nd period
- 18:34VGK 1 – 1 LAK
3rd period
- 11:10VGK 2 – 1 LAK
- 15:27VGK 2 – 2 LAK
OT period
- 3:30VGK 3 – 2 LAK
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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | — | — | 60 | 73 |
| Reilly Smith R | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | — | — | 63 | 82 |
| William Karlsson C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | — | — | 57 | 72 |
| Alex Tuch R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1.32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17:01 | — | — | 48 | 77 |
| Cody Eakin C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:41 | — | — | 50 | 75 |
| Brendan Leipsic L | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 | — | — | 42 | 73 |
| James Neal L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 | — | — | 54 | 47 |
| Erik Haula L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:25 | — | — | 54 | 55 |
| David Perron L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:45 | — | — | 59 | 62 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:22 | — | — | 57 | 54 |
| Tomas Nosek L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:12 | — | — | 47 | 40 |
| Oscar Lindberg L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:16 | — | — | 50 | 48 |
| Nate Schmidt D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:44 | — | — | 54 | 61 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19:15 | — | — | 59 | 71 |
| Shea Theodore D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:14 | — | — | 38 | 19 |
| Deryk Engelland D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:49 | — | — | 41 | 41 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:04 | — | — | 61 | 84 |
| Jon Merrill D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13:09 | — | — | 62 | 85 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Andre Fleury(start) | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 2.57 | 63:30 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anze Kopitar C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:18 | — | — | 44 | 28 |
| Tanner Pearson L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:49 | — | — | 47 | 30 |
| Dustin Brown R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18:38 | — | — | 38 | 25 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:32 | — | — | 53 | 39 |
| Adrian Kempe R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:22 | — | — | 62 | 59 |
| Alex Iafallo L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 | — | — | 48 | 44 |
| Marian Gaborik R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | — | — | 56 | 51 |
| Nicholas Shore C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:56 | — | — | 38 | 41 |
| Trevor Lewis C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:41 | — | — | 52 | 59 |
| Kyle Clifford L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 | — | — | 36 | 17 |
| Torrey Mitchell C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:41 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Jonny Brodzinski C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:30 | — | — | 30 | 13 |
| Drew Doughty D | D1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0.34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27:30 | — | — | 68 | 49 |
| Jake Muzzin D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:00 | — | — | 47 | 37 |
| Alec Martinez D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26:44 | — | — | 40 | 24 |
| Derek Forbort D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22:01 | — | — | 38 | 40 |
| Kurtis MacDermid L | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:30 | — | — | 36 | 24 |
| Kevin Gravel D | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:05 | — | — | 38 | 24 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Quick(start) | O | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 4.04 | 63:30 |