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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Tampa Bay LightningDec 21, 2023

Final· Amalie Arena
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VGK
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TBL
5
Goals123TShots123T
VGK2024VGK9121334
TBL0415TBL11131236
VGK 60TBL 72
VGK 3.13TBL 3.84
PP goals
VGK 1TBL 2
Hits
VGK 24TBL 26
Blocks
VGK 23TBL 14
PIM
VGK 18TBL 18
VGK 48%TBL 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

  1. Points
    Brayden Point had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:26.Point
  2. Points
    Nick Paul had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:53.Paul
  3. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:36.Kucherov
  4. Points
    Victor Hedman had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:36.Hedman
  5. Points
    Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:58.Marchessault
  6. Points
    Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:50.Cotter
  7. Points
    Brayden McNabb had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.McNabb
  8. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:08.Eichel

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 TBL: 132 attempts, 70 on goal, 9 goals, 6.97 expected goals; best chance Brayden Point at 0.36 xG.

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

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · TBL 72 · VGK 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at TBL: expected goals 3.84 to 3.13 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 72 to 60, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdTBLVGKMBBKPPMCPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TBL
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLVGKcontrol2nd3rdMarchessault · 1st 11:40Barbashev · 1st 16:58Barré-Boulet · 2nd 8:25Kucherov · 2nd 15:55Point · 2nd 16:28Point · 2nd 18:50Marchessault · 3rd 5:31Cotter · 3rd 9:44Paul · 3rd 18:47
  • TBL 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 31% of the game, TBL 38%.

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 TBL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Andrei Vasilevskiy (60:00) for TBL and Jiri Patera (59:07) for VGK, 9 goals.

TBL
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
StatVGKTBL
5871
2.833.26
2.663.06
1117
24
1320
+0.011−0.011
31%38%

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 →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:40
    VGKJonathan Marchessault (Paul Cotter, Brayden McNabb)wrist0.04 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Stephenson, Hutton, CotterTBL: de Haan, Motte, Raddysh, Eyssimont, Jeannot
    VGK 1 – 0 TBL
  2. 16:58
    VGKIvan Barbashev (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)wrist0.19 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Barbashev, EichelTBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Paul, Point, Cernak
    VGK 2 – 0 TBL

2nd period

  1. 8:25
    TBLAlex Barré-Boulet (Victor Hedman, Conor Sheary)tip-in0.02 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Carrier, Amadio, HowdenTBL: Hedman, Motte, Sheary, Cernak, Barré-Boulet
    VGK 2 – 1 TBL
  2. 15:55
    TBLNikita KucherovPP (Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman)snap0.13 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Karlsson, WhitecloudTBL: Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul, Point
    VGK 2 – 2 TBL
  3. 16:28
    TBLBrayden PointPP (Nick Paul, Nikita Kucherov)wrist0.16 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Stone, Stephenson, HagueTBL: Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul, Point
    VGK 2 – 3 TBL
  4. 18:50
    TBLBrayden Point (Nick Paul, Nikita Kucherov)wrist0.36 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Eichel, Hague, CotterTBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Paul, Point, Perbix
    VGK 2 – 4 TBL

3rd period

  1. 5:31
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (William Karlsson, Jack Eichel)snap0.20 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault, EichelTBL: Hedman, Glendening, Motte, Cernak
    VGK 3 – 4 TBL
  2. 9:44
    VGKPaul Cotter (Brayden McNabb, Ben Hutton)wrist0.03 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Hutton, Roy, CotterTBL: de Haan, Glendening, Raddysh, Eyssimont, Jeannot
    VGK 4 – 4 TBL
  3. 18:47
    TBLNick Paul (Victor Hedman, Brayden Point)wrist0.06 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Carrier, Amadio, HowdenTBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Paul, Point, Cernak
    VGK 4 – 5 TBL

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 CL1022070.3201022:08——3841
Mark Stone RL1011000.0001221:29——3339
Ivan Barbashev LL1101+110.1941713:12——4055
Brett Howden CL2000-200.0022011:59——3230
William Carrier LL2000-200.1821011:42——2921
Michael Amadio RL2000-210.0801011:38——3838
William Karlsson CL3011+130.4100017:17——6886
Nicolas Roy CL3000+110.2011513:11——6586
Paul Cotter LL3112+130.4932011:50——6561
Jonathan Marchessault RL4202+160.3520016:58——4424
Chandler Stephenson CL4000+100.0000015:17——4021
Pavel Dorofeyev RL4000020.1311011:12——4126
Brayden McNabb DD1022+220.1912020:28——5158
Ben Hutton DD1011+230.4202018:24——4955
Nicolas Hague DD2000-120.1142219:13——3135
Zach Whitecloud DD2000000.0123019:02——3951
Alex Pietrangelo DD3000-230.0511222:44——4433
Alec Martinez DD3000-100.0012015:52——4745
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jiri Patera(start)L36315.8613.8459:07

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Steven Stamkos CL1011030.2511020:54——5547
Anthony Cirelli CL1000020.0331020:35——6460
Brandon Hagel LL1000040.3810718:29——5849
Nikita Kucherov RL2123+150.7200218:36——7378
Nick Paul LL2123+110.2231017:53——6880
Brayden Point CL2213+140.8600017:26——6478
Luke Glendening CL3000-100.0000014:02——308
Tanner Jeannot LL3000-230.2131012:33——3635
Michael Eyssimont CL3000-210.0620510:12——4239
Tyler Motte CL4000000.0011011:29——4828
Alex Barré-Boulet CL4101+130.241007:51——5640
Conor Sheary LL4011+100.001007:12——5631
Darren Raddysh DD1000-220.2331018:50——4231
Calvin de Haan DD1000-210.0413016:39——4849
Haydn Fleury DD2000020.2823219:56——5562
Nick Perbix DD2000+100.0420016:48——6682
Victor Hedman DD3033+240.2810223:36——6452
Erik Cernak DD3000+110.0112020:43——6140
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)W34304.8823.1360:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) 1st 11:40 · assists Paul Cotter, Brayden McNabb · Forecheck turnover · 30.4 mph shot.

Ivan Barbashev · 1st 16:58 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
39.6 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
5.8 s

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Nick Paul · 3rd 18:47 · TBL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
46.4 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
3.7 s
Type
rebound

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