Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton OilersDec 1, 2018

FinalSaturday, Dec 1, 2018· Rogers Place

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	1	0	1		VGK	14	6	12	32
EDM	1	0	1	2		EDM	18	7	9	34

: VGK 76EDM 58
: VGK 4.33EDM 2.83
PP goals: VGK 0EDM 0
Hits: VGK 34EDM 34
Blocks: VGK 14EDM 21
PIM: VGK 6EDM 4
: VGK 51%EDM 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Edmonton Oilers edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VGK scored 1 goal on 4.33 expected goals (76 attempts), well short of its chances.

Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 4.33 expected goals (76 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for EDM: Spooner–Rattie–Khaira skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Spooner Rattie Khaira
Usage
Max Pacioretty (VGK) played 20:23, +3:26 up on his 16:57 season average over 65 games.Pacioretty
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Nate Schmidt (VGK) played 25:12, +3:18 up on his 21:54 season average over 60 games.Schmidt
Usage
Nick Holden (VGK) played 14:41, −3:40 down on his 18:21 season average over 60 games.Holden
Usage
Ryan Carpenter (VGK) played 9:17, −3:22 down on his 12:39 season average over 67 games.Carpenter
PP1
EDM's PP1 (Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom, Draisaitl and McDavid) went scoreless in 4:19 of 5v4 time with 8 attempts.Chiasson Nugent-Hopkins Klefbom Draisaitl McDavid
PP1
VGK's PP1 (Pacioretty, Smith, Miller, Marchessault and Tuch) went scoreless in 3:49 of 5v4 time with 3 attempts.Pacioretty Smith Miller Marchessault Tuch

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)EDM attacks right (top on phones) →

EDM
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 134 of 134 attempts · EDM 58 · VGK 76

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

EDM
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

EDM 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 44% of the game, EDM 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

EDM

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	EDM
	70	55
	3.96	2.38
	3.45	2.27
	20	14
	7	8
	36	30
	+0.008	−0.008
	44%	27%

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

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
12:3670% CF
L2Pacioretty – Eakin – Tuch
12:0544% CF
L3Carpenter – Carr – Nosek
7:4655% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
7:0363% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
14:2253% CF
D2Holden – Miller
13:3754% CF
D3Engelland – Theodore
11:4460% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Smith – Miller – Marchessault – Tuch
3:49100% CF
PP2Reaves – Eakin – Karlsson – Schmidt – Theodore
0:50
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
2:37
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:21
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:44
PK2DHolden – Schmidt
0:51

Current VGK line combinations →

Edmonton Oilers

L1Chiasson – Draisaitl – McDavid
13:4538% CF
L2Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi – Caggiula
9:5442% CF
L3Brodziak – Lucic – Kassian
8:5545% CF
L4Spooner – Rattie – Khaira
6:5854% CF
D1Russell – Nurse
14:5348% CF
D2Larsson – Klefbom
14:1633% CF
D3Gravel – Benning
10:1150% CF

PP1Chiasson – Nugent-Hopkins – Klefbom – Draisaitl – McDavid
4:19100% CF
PP2Lucic – Spooner – Klefbom – Benning – Caggiula
0:260% CF
PK1FBrodziak – Kassian
1:44
PK2FNugent-Hopkins – Caggiula
1:04
PK1DLarsson – Klefbom
2:27
PK2DRussell – Nurse
2:02

Current EDM line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:11
EDMConnor McDavid (Leon Draisaitl, Oscar Klefbom)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: McNabb, Schmidt, Carpenter, Carr, NosekEDM: Chiasson, Larsson, Benning, Draisaitl, McDavid
VGK 0 – 1 EDM

2nd period

12:17
VGKWilliam Karlssonwrist0.09 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtEDM: Chiasson, Larsson, Klefbom, Draisaitl, McDavid
VGK 1 – 1 EDM

3rd period

5:50
EDMRyan Spooner (Jujhar Khaira)snap0.16 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Holden, Eakin, Miller, TuchEDM: Russell, Spooner, Rattie, Khaira, Nurse
VGK 1 – 2 EDM

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
William Karlsson C	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.74	1	1	0	20:40	—	—	63	71
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	+1	6	0.80	0	1	0	20:39	—	—	70	79
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.20	1	0	2	20:03	—	—	63	76
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.14	0	0	0	20:23	—	—	41	34
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.43	6	0	0	19:40	—	—	47	54
Cody Eakin C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.79	1	1	0	16:50	—	—	53	55
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	1	1	0	11:52	—	—	55	51
Daniel Carr L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	0	0	9:18	—	—	50	57
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	9:17	—	—	55	51
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	2	0	12:52	—	—	57	66
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	5	0	0	11:23	—	—	46	51
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.17	5	0	0	7:51	—	—	63	67
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	0	2	0	25:12	—	—	57	68
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	2	2	17:57	—	—	50	68
Colin Miller D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	1	2	20:29	—	—	52	51
Nick Holden D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	0	14:41	—	—	56	54
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	4	3	0	18:31	—	—	53	54
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	0	0	0	18:23	—	—	67	60

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	34	32	2	.941	2.83	57:59

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Leon Draisaitl C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.37	1	2	2	24:30	—	—	39	35
Connor McDavid C	L1	1	0	1	0	8	0.69	0	1	0	23:25	—	—	40	35
Alex Chiasson R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	18:58	—	—	39	31
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.44	0	1	0	19:58	—	—	43	24
Drake Caggiula L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	6	1	0	13:26	—	—	46	26
Jesse Puljujarvi R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	2	0	0	10:48	—	—	48	38
Kyle Brodziak C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	2	1	0	13:54	—	—	44	33
Zack Kassian R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	1	2	13:26	—	—	46	32
Milan Lucic L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	5	0	0	11:07	—	—	50	34
Jujhar Khaira L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	4	1	0	9:41	—	—	57	81
Ty Rattie R	L4	0	0	0	+1	4	0.32	3	0	0	9:38	—	—	45	52
Ryan Spooner C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.25	1	0	0	8:59	—	—	59	79
Darnell Nurse D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	3	1	0	21:40	—	—	52	44
Kris Russell D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	3	0	21:35	—	—	49	39
Oscar Klefbom D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.04	0	3	0	24:38	—	—	35	32
Adam Larsson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	3	3	0	22:07	—	—	36	33
Kevin Gravel D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	2	0	13:22	—	—	48	41
Matt Benning D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	1	0	13:02	—	—	53	53

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mikko Koskinen(start)	W	32	31	1	.969	4.33	59:46

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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.