Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles KingsDec 28, 2021

FinalTuesday, Dec 28, 2021· Crypto.com Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	3	2	1	6		VGK	13	10	4	27
LAK	1	1	1	3		LAK	6	13	8	27

: VGK 47LAK 56
: VGK 3.67LAK 2.56
PP goals: VGK 2LAK 0
Hits: VGK 18LAK 22
Blocks: VGK 16LAK 8
PIM: VGK 8LAK 8
: VGK 40%LAK 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3 at LAK. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:10 together.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:12.Marchessault
Points
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:41.Kempe
Points
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:22.Stephenson
Points
Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.Smith
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:10 together.Pacioretty Smith Karlsson Marchessault Theodore
New line
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Iafallo skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kopitar Kempe Iafallo
Usage
Zach Whitecloud (VGK) played 27:05, +8:26 up on his 18:39 season average over 58 games.Whitecloud
Luck
VGK scored 6 goals on 3.67 expected goals (47 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 103 of 103 attempts · LAK 56 · VGK 47

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 39% of the game, LAK 32%.

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
	41	48
	2.63	1.92
	2.59	1.87
	13	12
	1	1
	6	8
	−0.059	+0.059
	39%	32%

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 – Stephenson – Janmark
10:4635% CF
L2Carrier – Kolesar – Roy
9:5144% CF
L3Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
9:3950% CF
L4Amadio – Brooks – Leschyshyn
8:1042% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
17:3043% CF
D2Hutton – Whitecloud
12:5148% CF
D3Coghlan – Hague
5:5530% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
4:10100% CF
PP2Stephenson – Janmark – Roy – Coghlan – Hague
2:1080% CF
PK1FStephenson – Janmark
3:22
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
2:25
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
4:05

Current VGK line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Kopitar – Kempe – Iafallo
10:3857% CF
L2Lemieux – Lizotte – Kaliyev
9:1150% CF
L3Arvidsson – Moore – Turcotte
9:0653% CF
L4Grundstrom – Anderson-Dolan – Andersson
7:2256% CF
D1Durzi – Bjornfot
14:3550% CF
D2Doughty – Anderson
14:2548% CF
D3Wolanin – Roy
10:5953% CF

PP1Kopitar – Doughty – Kempe – Arvidsson – Iafallo
4:55100% CF
PP2Wolanin – Grundstrom – Durzi – Turcotte – Kaliyev
1:16
PK1FKopitar – Iafallo
1:52
PK2FMoore – Lizotte
1:41
PK1DDoughty – Anderson
3:53
PK2DRoy – Bjornfot
1:42

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:53
VGKReilly SmithPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Shea Theodore)tip-in0.30 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Anderson, Iafallo
VGK 1 – 0 LAK
10:19
VGKKeegan Kolesar (Ben Hutton, William Carrier)slap0.20 xG
VGK: Hutton, Carrier, Kolesar, Roy, WhitecloudLAK: Grundstrom, Anderson-Dolan, Andersson, Durzi, Bjornfot
VGK 2 – 0 LAK
10:32
LAKAdrian Kempe (Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar)wrist0.12 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Stephenson, Janmark, Coghlan, HagueLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Anderson, Iafallo
VGK 2 – 1 LAK
11:09
VGKJonathan Marchessault (William Karlsson, Reilly Smith)backhand0.08 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Anderson, Iafallo
VGK 3 – 1 LAK

2nd period

1:21
VGKChandler StephensonPP (Nicolas Roy)snap0.16 xG
VGK: Stephenson, Janmark, Roy, Coghlan, HagueLAK: Kempe, Wolanin, Roy, Moore
VGK 4 – 1 LAK
2:47
VGKMattias Janmark (Zach Whitecloud, Chandler Stephenson)tip-in0.09 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Stephenson, Hutton, Janmark, WhitecloudLAK: Doughty, Arvidsson, Moore, Anderson, Turcotte
VGK 5 – 1 LAK
15:30
LAKTrevor MooreSH (Matt Roy)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Stephenson, Janmark, Roy, Coghlan, HagueLAK: Roy, Moore, Lizotte, Bjornfot
VGK 5 – 2 LAK

3rd period

1:55
VGKJonathan Marchessaultwrist0.37 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, CoghlanLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Anderson, Iafallo, Kaliyev
VGK 6 – 2 LAK
5:50
LAKAlex Iafallo (Sean Durzi, Adrian Kempe)snap0.09 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Karlsson, Janmark, TheodoreLAK: Kopitar, Wolanin, Iafallo, Durzi, Kaliyev
VGK 6 – 3 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
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	1	1	2	-1	3	0.32	1	1	2	20:22	—	—	48	58
Mattias Janmark C	L1	1	0	1	-2	2	0.19	0	2	0	18:04	—	—	35	49
Max Pacioretty L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.30	2	0	0	17:24	—	—	41	48
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.31	0	0	2	15:54	—	—	47	53
Keegan Kolesar R	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.20	1	1	0	12:09	—	—	47	58
William Carrier L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.33	2	1	0	11:50	—	—	47	58
Reilly Smith R	L3	1	1	2	+2	3	0.58	0	0	0	17:40	—	—	50	63
William Karlsson C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.26	0	0	2	17:34	—	—	45	59
Jonathan Marchessault R	L3	2	1	3	+2	3	0.48	1	0	0	16:12	—	—	57	66
Jake Leschyshyn C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	0	0	0	10:15	—	—	47	75
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	0	0	9:35	—	—	43	44
Adam Brooks C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	9:05	—	—	43	44
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	1	1	0	24:24	—	—	48	51
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	2	23:29	—	—	44	30
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.21	2	5	0	27:05	—	—	57	75
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.05	1	0	0	14:54	—	—	41	66
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	1	2	0	17:20	—	—	38	50
Dylan Coghlan D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:45	—	—	36	60

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Laurent Brossoit(start)	W	27	24	3	.889	2.56	59:59

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anze Kopitar C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.13	1	1	0	21:22	—	—	57	44
Alex Iafallo L	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.43	0	1	0	19:22	—	—	58	47
Adrian Kempe R	L1	1	1	2	0	3	0.54	4	0	0	18:41	—	—	57	54
Arthur Kaliyev R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	0	0	0	13:29	—	—	61	48
Blake Lizotte C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.15	3	0	0	13:15	—	—	50	54
Brendan Lemieux L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	2	0	0	11:05	—	—	46	55
Viktor Arvidsson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.29	0	1	0	17:13	—	—	52	47
Trevor Moore L	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.16	4	2	0	15:56	—	—	52	53
Alex Turcotte C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.13	0	1	2	12:08	—	—	48	41
Jaret Anderson-Dolan C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:45	—	—	53	25
Carl Grundstrom R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	11:11	—	—	55	19
Lias Andersson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	4	11:05	—	—	54	8
Tobias Bjornfot D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:50	—	—	52	39
Sean Durzi D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	18:43	—	—	54	52
Drew Doughty D	D2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.21	1	1	0	24:11	—	—	50	32
Mikey Anderson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	0	0	19:42	—	—	53	37
Matt Roy D	D3	0	1	1	+1	4	0.14	2	0	0	17:22	—	—	57	55
Christian Wolanin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	0	0	15:17	—	—	61	62

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Garret Sparks	—	12	11	1	.917	1.73	37:13
Jonathan Quick(start)	L	15	10	5	.667	1.94	22:47

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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.