Edgehalla

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles KingsOct 28, 2023

Final / SO· Crypto.com Arena
away
VGK
4
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home
LAK
3
Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
VGK021014VGK9146130
LAK111003LAK141212240
VGK 62LAK 91
VGK 5.59LAK 4.51
PP goals
VGK 1LAK 0
Hits
VGK 23LAK 20
Blocks
VGK 24LAK 11
PIM
VGK 11LAK 11
VGK 43%LAK 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at LAK. Trevor Lewis (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:03 together.

  1. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:03 together.StoneMarchessaultStephensonTheodoreEichel
  2. Goalie
    Logan Thompson (VGK) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +12 against a season average of 28.2; the win.Thompson
  3. Luck
    VGK scored 3 goals on 5.59 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Luck
    LAK scored 3 goals on 4.51 expected goals (91 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. Usage
    Shea Theodore (VGK) played 25:13, +3:11 up on his 22:02 season average over 46 games.Theodore
  6. Usage
    Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 28:37, +5:08 up on his 23:29 season average over 63 games.Pietrangelo
  7. Usage
    Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) played 16:46, +5:04 up on his 11:42 season average over 50 games.Kaliyev
  8. Usage
    Brayden Pachal (VGK) played 9:54, −4:52 down on his 14:46 season average over 49 games.Pachal

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: 153 attempts, 70 on goal, 6 goals, 10.09 expected goals; best chance Pavel Dorofeyev at 0.71 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • LAK
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 153 of 153 attempts · LAK 91 · 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 4.51 to 5.59 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 91 to 62, 6 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdOTLAKVGKLLACSDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:59
  • LAK
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTLaferriere · 1st 13:11Lewis · 2nd 4:54Amadio · 2nd 7:36Carrier · 2nd 12:57Stone · 3rd 6:26Doughty · 3rd 18:57
  • 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 36% of the game, LAK 31%.

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 64:59; most ice Cam Talbot (63:55) for LAK and Logan Thompson (65:00) for VGK, 6 goals.

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
StatVGKLAK
5974
4.113.49
3.423.33
1614
64
1110
−0.063+0.063
36%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

Current VGK line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 13:11
    LAKAlex Laferriere (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matt Roy)wrist0.06 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Amadio, Hague, Pachal, DorofeyevLAK: Fiala, Gavrikov, Roy, Dubois, Laferriere
    VGK 0 – 1 LAK

2nd period

  1. 4:54
    LAKTrevor Lewis (Mikey Anderson, Blake Lizotte)backhand0.46 xG
    VGK: Carrier, Kolesar, Howden, Hague, PachalLAK: Lewis, Doughty, Grundstrom, Anderson, Lizotte
    VGK 0 – 2 LAK
  2. 7:36
    VGKMichael Amadio (William Karlsson)wrist0.42 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Amadio, DorofeyevLAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Englund, Spence, Byfield
    VGK 1 – 2 LAK
  3. 12:57
    VGKWilliam Carriersnap0.25 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Carrier, Kolesar, HowdenLAK: Fiala, Gavrikov, Dubois, Spence, Laferriere
    VGK 2 – 2 LAK

3rd period

  1. 6:26
    VGKMark StonePP (Jonathan Marchessault, Shea Theodore)snap0.14 xG
    VGK: Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, EichelLAK: Lewis, Gavrikov, Roy, Lizotte
    VGK 3 – 2 LAK
  2. 18:57
    LAKDrew Doughty (Kevin Fiala, Adrian Kempe)slap0.07 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, EichelLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe, Dubois, Byfield
    VGK 3 – 3 LAK

Decided in the shootout: VGK 4 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1000-140.6502022:59——4564
Jonathan Marchessault RL1011030.8011015:47——4461
Ivan Barbashev LL1000000.0840414:44——3858
Chandler Stephenson CL2000-100.0000021:36——3532
Mark Stone RL2101-130.5100020:13——3639
Paul Cotter LL2000000.1740214:09——2533
William Karlsson CL3011030.1411019:25——4268
Michael Amadio RL3101030.9011013:14——5880
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3000040.9510011:44——5473
Brett Howden CL4000020.1810011:50——5157
Keegan Kolesar RL4000000.0621011:10——3939
William Carrier LL4101030.443009:45——5861
Alex Pietrangelo DD1000030.2804028:37——4660
Alec Martinez DD1000+100.1718022:18——4258
Shea Theodore DD2011+120.2103025:13——4660
Brayden McNabb DD2000000.0222021:53——4458
Nicolas Hague DD3000-200.0011514:44——3837
Brayden Pachal DD3000-200.001009:54——5040
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W40373.9254.5165:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Phillip Danault CL1000060.2810220:55——7553
Trevor Moore LL1000060.3620019:39——7562
Arthur Kaliyev RL1000030.2700016:46——7150
Anze Kopitar CL2000020.5010021:47——4434
Adrian Kempe RL2011020.8020020:22——5036
Quinton Byfield RL2000020.1111017:00——5036
Kevin Fiala LL3011+100.0900018:15——3728
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL3011+110.2410217:49——3734
Alex Laferriere RL3101020.3600012:47——3734
Trevor Lewis CL4101+130.6601010:35——6373
Blake Lizotte CL4011+120.130009:46——6574
Carl Grundstrom RL4000+120.253109:10——6378
Drew Doughty DD1101+220.1121026:27——5858
Mikey Anderson DD1011+110.0724021:45——5164
Matt Roy DD2011+150.1831023:28——5650
Vladislav Gavrikov DD2000010.0111021:55——5849
Jordan Spence DD3000-200.0810015:18——6030
Andreas Englund DD3000-100.020179:47——5017
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Cam Talbot(start)O30273.9004.8863:55

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Alex Laferriere (LAK) 1st 13:11 · assists Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matt Roy · Rebound · carried in · 15.5 mph shot · 3.4 s from entry to goal.

Alex Laferriere · 1st 13:11 · LAK

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
15.5 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s
Type
rebound

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William Carrier · 2nd 12:57 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
61.6 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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