Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles KingsApr 6, 2019
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | VGK | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 | |
| LAK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | LAK | 15 | 3 | 14 | 32 |
- VGK 62LAK 59
- VGK 3.44LAK 5.06
- PP goals
- VGK 0LAK 1
- Hits
- VGK 9LAK 16
- Blocks
- VGK 16LAK 16
- PIM
- VGK 6LAK 4
- VGK 53%LAK 47%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2
Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Ilya Kovalchuk (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kovalchuk, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty and Grundstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:46 together.
- PointsIlya Kovalchuk had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:40.Kovalchuk
- PointsAnze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:10.Kopitar
- PointsDustin Brown had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:29.Brown
- PP1LAK's first power-play unit (Kovalchuk, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty and Grundstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:46 together.KovalchukBrownKopitarDoughtyGrundstrom
- New lineNew look for VGK: Stastny–Pacioretty–Tuch skated 12:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.StastnyPaciorettyTuch
- New line
- New line
- New lineNew look for VGK: Karlsson–Marchessault–Zykov skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KarlssonMarchessaultZykov
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: 121 attempts, 63 on goal, 7 goals, 8.50 expected goals; best chance Ilya Kovalchuk at 0.62 xG.
- LAK
- VGK
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 121 of 121 attempts · LAK 59 · VGK 62
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 5.06 to 3.44 (LAK led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 62, 7 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 38% of the game, LAK 33%.
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 60:00; most ice Jonathan Quick (59:59) for LAK and Marc-Andre Fleury (59:55) for VGK, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | 49 | |
| 3.76 | 2.55 | |
| 3.62 | 2.41 | |
| 12 | 10 | |
| 1 | 4 | |
| 18 | 11 | |
| −0.003 | +0.003 | |
| 38% | 33% |
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
- L1Stastny – Pacioretty – Tuch12:4957% CF
- 12:3062% CF
- L3Karlsson – Marchessault – Zykov10:5557% CF
- 10:2559% CF
- 15:1065% CF
- 13:1048% CF
- 12:4958% CF
- PP1Eakin – Karlsson – Miller – Marchessault – Zykov2:1167% CF
- PP2Stastny – Pacioretty – Pirri – Tuch – Schuldt1:49100% CF
- 2:44
- 2:15
- 2:55
- 0:54
Los Angeles Kings
- 9:3441% CF
- L2Toffoli – Kempe – Grundstrom8:5336% CF
- 8:4144% CF
- 7:1359% CF
- 16:1335% CF
- 14:5252% CF
- 14:3734% CF
- PP1Kovalchuk – Brown – Kopitar – Doughty – Grundstrom3:46100% CF
- 1:15100% CF
- 1:57
- 0:56
- 2:11
- 1:49
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 12:14VGK 0 – 1 LAK
- 15:00VGK 0 – 2 LAK
2nd period
- 10:35VGK 0 – 3 LAK
- 10:51VGK 1 – 3 LAK
- 13:09VGK: Engelland, Karlsson, Marchessault, Zykov, SchuldtLAK: Phaneuf, Kopitar, Toffoli, Grundstrom, WalkerVGK 2 – 3 LAK
3rd period
- 8:52VGK 2 – 4 LAK
- 19:05VGK 2 – 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stastny C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:30 | — | — | 54 | 47 |
| Alex Tuch R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | — | — | 55 | 52 |
| Max Pacioretty L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:13 | — | — | 59 | 54 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:21 | — | — | 58 | 46 |
| Ryan Reaves R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | — | — | 64 | 64 |
| William Carrier L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | — | — | 61 | 62 |
| William Karlsson C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:53 | — | — | 61 | 56 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:50 | — | — | 54 | 40 |
| Valentin Zykov L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:11 | — | — | 52 | 39 |
| Cody Eakin C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | — | — | 61 | 78 |
| Brandon Pirri C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:23 | — | — | 57 | 78 |
| Ryan Carpenter C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | — | — | 59 | 78 |
| Nick Holden D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:08 | — | — | 63 | 69 |
| Jon Merrill D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | — | — | 67 | 70 |
| Jimmy Schuldt D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:03 | — | — | 53 | 45 |
| Deryk Engelland D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:13 | — | — | 47 | 40 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:00 | — | — | 59 | 62 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18:38 | — | — | 52 | 63 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Andre Fleury(start) | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 4.44 | 59:55 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anze Kopitar C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 | — | — | 28 | 14 |
| Dustin Brown R | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | — | — | 29 | 15 |
| Alex Iafallo L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:45 | — | — | 45 | 34 |
| Carl Grundstrom R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | — | — | 32 | 20 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 | — | — | 33 | 22 |
| Adrian Kempe R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | — | — | 47 | 35 |
| Jeff Carter C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 | — | — | 36 | 49 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk L | L3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 0.84 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:40 | — | — | 38 | 42 |
| Kyle Clifford L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | — | — | 46 | 62 |
| Trevor Lewis C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | — | — | 58 | 52 |
| Blake Lizotte C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:12 | — | — | 64 | 57 |
| Austin Wagner L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:17 | — | — | 59 | 51 |
| Drew Doughty D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:28 | — | — | 35 | 35 |
| Derek Forbort D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18:42 | — | — | 38 | 35 |
| Dion Phaneuf D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:04 | — | — | 54 | 62 |
| Sean Walker D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:37 | — | — | 56 | 61 |
| Alec Martinez D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.01 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22:21 | — | — | 40 | 34 |
| Matt Roy D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17:44 | — | — | 35 | 32 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Quick(start) | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 3.44 | 59:59 |