Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton OilersMar 9, 2020

Final / OTMonday, Mar 9, 2020· Rogers Place

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Edmonton OilersEDM

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	1	0	1	1	3		VGK	15	15	16	2	48
EDM	1	0	1	0	2		EDM	3	11	9	1	24

: VGK 76EDM 50
: VGK 4.71EDM 2.31
PP goals: VGK 1EDM 0
Hits: VGK 37EDM 46
Blocks: VGK 15EDM 17
PIM: VGK 0EDM 4
: VGK 46%EDM 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at EDM. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +17 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:55.Marchessault
Goalie
Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +17 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.Koskinen
Usage
Jon Merrill (VGK) played 5:13, −13:12 down on his 18:25 season average over 48 games.Merrill
New line
New look for EDM: Ennis–Kassian–Haas skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Ennis Kassian Haas
Usage
Nicolas Roy (VGK) played 18:19, +7:09 up on his 11:10 season average over 27 games.Roy
Usage
James Neal (EDM) played 11:11, −5:13 down on his 16:24 season average over 54 games.Neal
New line
New look for VGK: Pirri–Cousins–Carrier skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pirri Cousins Carrier
Luck
VGK scored 3 goals on 4.71 expected goals (76 attempts), well short of 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)EDM attacks right (top on phones) →

EDM
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · EDM 50 · 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 49% of the game, EDM 18%.

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
	76	59
	4.29	2.53
	4.02	2.43
	20	12
	7	7
	24	30
	−0.024	+0.024
	49%	18%

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 – Karlsson – Roy
15:0376% CF
L2Stastny – Smith – Marchessault
12:2850% CF
L3Pirri – Cousins – Carrier
8:1958% CF
D1Martinez – Theodore
18:3955% CF
D2McNabb – Schmidt
18:2555% CF
D3Holden – Whitecloud
13:2650% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
2:55100% CF
PP2Martinez – Smith – Cousins – Schmidt – Roy
1:01100% CF

Current VGK line combinations →

Edmonton Oilers

L1Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
17:2443% CF
L2Ennis – Kassian – Haas
11:2864% CF
L3Neal – Chiasson – Khaira
10:0233% CF
L4Sheahan – Archibald – Athanasiou
9:1044% CF
D1Nurse – Bear
19:4833% CF
D2Larsson – Klefbom
17:5147% CF
D3Russell – Benning
14:1850% CF

PK1FSheahan – Archibald
2:00
PK2FNugent-Hopkins – Khaira
1:35
PK1DNurse – Bear
1:59
PK2DLarsson – Klefbom
1:04

Current EDM line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:00
EDMAlex Chiasson (James Neal, Oscar Klefbom)tip-in0.06 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pirri, Cousins, Theodore, CarrierEDM: Neal, Chiasson, Larsson, Klefbom, Khaira
VGK 0 – 1 EDM
16:58
VGKNicolas RoyPP (Nate Schmidt, Alec Martinez)deflected0.13 xG
VGK: Martinez, Smith, Cousins, Schmidt, RoyEDM: Sheahan, Archibald, Nurse, Bear
VGK 1 – 1 EDM

3rd period

6:46
EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins (Kailer Yamamoto)wrist0.24 xG
VGK: Reaves, Martinez, Smith, Theodore, NosekEDM: Russell, Nugent-Hopkins, Benning, Draisaitl, Yamamoto
VGK 1 – 2 EDM
11:57
VGKJonathan Marchessault (Reilly Smith)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: Stastny, Martinez, Smith, Marchessault, TheodoreEDM: Sheahan, Archibald, Larsson, Klefbom, Athanasiou
VGK 2 – 2 EDM

OT period

2:13
VGKShea Theodore (Jonathan Marchessault)slap0.22 xG
VGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreEDM: Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, Bear
VGK 3 – 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
Max Pacioretty L	L1	0	0	0	0	7	0.94	3	0	0	21:58	—	—	74	82
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	+1	6	0.34	1	0	0	21:33	—	—	71	80
Nicolas Roy C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.62	0	0	0	18:19	—	—	74	85
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	1	1	2	+2	6	0.42	2	1	0	19:55	—	—	47	67
Paul Stastny C	L2	0	0	0	+1	5	0.80	0	0	0	18:48	—	—	58	74
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.19	1	0	0	17:51	—	—	53	62
Nick Cousins C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	1	0	0	13:18	—	—	56	50
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	7	0	0	12:19	—	—	44	37
Brandon Pirri C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	3	1	0	10:49	—	—	63	61
Shea Theodore D	D1	1	0	1	0	5	0.38	0	3	0	24:15	—	—	57	67
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.02	1	4	0	23:29	—	—	55	62
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.30	0	0	0	22:50	—	—	54	59
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.07	2	1	0	19:27	—	—	58	62
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	15:45	—	—	64	72
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:32	—	—	50	54
Tomas Nosek L	—	0	0	0	-1	4	0.26	1	1	0	13:57	—	—	36	29
Ryan Reaves R	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	9	2	0	13:24	—	—	36	32
Jon Merrill D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	5:13	—	—	55	43

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	24	22	2	.917	2.31	62:10

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Leon Draisaitl C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	24:21	—	—	49	39
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.45	0	0	0	21:59	—	—	43	35
Kailer Yamamoto R	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.27	6	1	0	19:18	—	—	43	37
Zack Kassian R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.30	2	0	0	16:23	—	—	54	45
Tyler Ennis R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	14:45	—	—	59	65
Gaetan Haas C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	11:56	—	—	64	66
Jujhar Khaira L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	6	0	0	13:32	—	—	32	29
Alex Chiasson R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.06	2	0	2	11:26	—	—	35	33
James Neal L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.18	0	1	0	11:11	—	—	37	31
Josh Archibald R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	4	0	0	12:34	—	—	42	27
Riley Sheahan C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:24	—	—	33	25
Andreas Athanasiou C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	1	0	0	10:41	—	—	37	26
Ethan Bear D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	3	3	0	25:22	—	—	39	31
Darnell Nurse D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	7	5	0	23:20	—	—	34	33
Oscar Klefbom D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.13	0	2	2	22:27	—	—	53	31
Adam Larsson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	4	1	0	20:33	—	—	47	34
Matt Benning D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.10	0	3	0	15:23	—	—	50	54
Kris Russell D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.02	0	1	0	15:08	—	—	50	54

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mikko Koskinen(start)	O	48	45	3	.938	4.71	62:13

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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.