Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles KingsDec 8, 2018

FinalSaturday, Dec 8, 2018· STAPLES Center

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	0	0	1		VGK	8	13	9	30
LAK	1	2	2	5		LAK	9	10	6	25

: VGK 53LAK 41
: VGK 2.73LAK 2.18
PP goals: VGK 0LAK 1
Hits: VGK 28LAK 23
Blocks: VGK 5LAK 12
PIM: VGK 2LAK 6
: VGK 50%LAK 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 at home. Derek Forbort (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Toffoli–Scherbak–Kempe skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Derek Forbort had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:42.Forbort
Points
Jake Muzzin had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:55.Muzzin
Points
Michael Amadio had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:04.Amadio
New line
New look for LAK: Toffoli–Scherbak–Kempe skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Toffoli Scherbak Kempe
Luck
LAK scored 5 goals on 2.18 expected goals (41 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 2.73 expected goals (53 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Nikita Scherbak (LAK) played 13:32, +3:50 up on his 9:42 season average over 7 games.Scherbak
Usage
Jeff Carter (LAK) played 14:29, −3:43 down on his 18:12 season average over 75 games.Carter

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)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 94 of 94 attempts · LAK 41 · VGK 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 50% of the game, LAK 16%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

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	LAK
	55	47
	2.95	2.32
	2.87	2.28
	7	6
	1	2
	16	4
	+0.006	−0.006
	50%	16%

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

L1Pacioretty – Eakin – Tuch
13:2047% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
12:3660% CF
L3Lindberg – Carpenter – Nosek
9:5873% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
8:3956% CF
D1Holden – Miller
13:3177% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
13:0936% CF
D3McNabb – Schmidt
13:0750% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Smith – Miller – Marchessault – Tuch
3:46100% CF
PP2Reaves – Eakin – Karlsson – Schmidt – Theodore
1:43100% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
0:42
PK1DEngelland – Schmidt
0:42

Current VGK line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Brown – Kopitar – Iafallo
14:2744% CF
L2Toffoli – Scherbak – Kempe
9:0155% CF
L3Carter – Leipsic – Luff
8:2545% CF
L4Thompson – Clifford – Amadio
5:3130% CF
D1Doughty – Forbort
17:5037% CF
D2Muzzin – Martinez
14:0350% CF
D3Phaneuf – Fantenberg
13:3039% CF

PP1Muzzin – Toffoli – Leipsic – Kempe – Luff
0:42100% CF
PK1FBrown – Kopitar
1:42
PK2FCarter – Thompson
0:53
PK1DDoughty – Forbort
2:59
PK2DMuzzin – Martinez
1:31

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:23
VGKOscar Lindberg (Tomas Nosek, Ryan Carpenter)wrist0.14 xG
VGK: Holden, Lindberg, Miller, Carpenter, NosekLAK: Phaneuf, Toffoli, Scherbak, Kempe, Fantenberg
VGK 1 – 0 LAK
8:12
LAKNikita Scherbak (Jake Muzzin)snap0.04 xG
VGK: Lindberg, Miller, Schmidt, Carpenter, NosekLAK: Muzzin, Doughty, Toffoli, Scherbak, Kempe
VGK 1 – 1 LAK

2nd period

12:30
LAKMatt LuffPP (Brendan Leipsic, Adrian Kempe)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Engelland, Schmidt, Bellemare, NosekLAK: Muzzin, Toffoli, Leipsic, Kempe, Luff
VGK 1 – 2 LAK
16:46
LAKJeff Carter (Drew Doughty, Derek Forbort)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtLAK: Carter, Thompson, Doughty, Forbort, Amadio
VGK 1 – 3 LAK

3rd period

2:48
LAKDerek Forbort (Tyler Toffoli, Michael Amadio)snap0.02 xG
VGK: Reaves, Miller, Schmidt, Carrier, BellemareLAK: Thompson, Doughty, Toffoli, Forbort, Amadio
VGK 1 – 4 LAK
18:33
LAKNate Thompson (Jake Muzzin, Michael Amadio)slap0.07 xG
VGK: Engelland, Pacioretty, Eakin, Theodore, TuchLAK: Thompson, Muzzin, Martinez, Toffoli, Amadio
VGK 1 – 5 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

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.20	0	0	0	20:58	—	—	57	53
Max Pacioretty L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	20:10	—	—	37	13
Cody Eakin C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:03	—	—	59	34
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	2	0	0	19:17	—	—	52	65
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	0	0	0	17:43	—	—	63	70
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	1	0	16:51	—	—	54	54
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:39	—	—	58	91
Oscar Lindberg L	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.64	4	0	0	12:29	—	—	79	96
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.45	0	0	0	12:03	—	—	73	96
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	3	0	0	12:25	—	—	31	28
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	11:11	—	—	29	27
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	6	0	0	9:19	—	—	60	81
Colin Miller D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	3	0	0	22:54	—	—	68	84
Nick Holden D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.13	3	0	0	19:41	—	—	82	48
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	1	1	0	19:37	—	—	42	71
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:04	—	—	43	57
Nate Schmidt D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.12	0	1	0	22:32	—	—	45	26
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	2	14:22	—	—	57	68

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	25	20	5	.800	2.18	60:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anze Kopitar C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	1	2	20:52	—	—	46	37
Dustin Brown R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	19:32	—	—	48	37
Alex Iafallo L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	2	0	0	17:01	—	—	44	30
Tyler Toffoli C	L2	0	1	1	+2	5	0.14	1	1	0	16:06	—	—	54	30
Adrian Kempe R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	0	1	0	14:18	—	—	47	27
Nikita Scherbak R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.09	1	0	2	13:32	—	—	55	27
Jeff Carter C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	1	0	0	14:29	—	—	41	63
Matt Luff R	L3	1	0	1	0	4	1.22	0	1	0	13:50	—	—	40	72
Brendan Leipsic L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	13:44	—	—	44	72
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	2	2	+3	0	0.01	1	0	0	13:04	—	—	43	29
Nate Thompson C	L4	1	0	1	+3	1	0.07	2	0	2	12:26	—	—	45	30
Kyle Clifford L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	0	0	0	5:48	—	—	36	30
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	1	1	+3	0	0.05	3	1	0	24:53	—	—	46	31
Derek Forbort D	D1	1	1	2	+2	1	0.02	3	1	0	22:42	—	—	37	21
Jake Muzzin D	D2	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	3	1	0	20:55	—	—	55	65
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	3	0	16:28	—	—	50	41
Oscar Fantenberg D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	0	2	0	17:23	—	—	44	28
Dion Phaneuf D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:57	—	—	43	61

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Quick(start)	W	30	29	1	.967	2.73	60:00

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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.