Vegas Golden Knights vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsOct 11, 2018

FinalThursday, Oct 11, 2018· PPG Paints Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

4

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	0	1	2		VGK	16	10	11	37
PIT	1	3	0	4		PIT	9	9	4	22

: VGK 76PIT 41
: VGK 3.30PIT 1.75
PP goals: VGK 0PIT 0
Hits: VGK 26PIT 33
Blocks: VGK 10PIT 27
PIM: VGK 2PIT 4
: VGK 47%PIT 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at home. Phil Kessel (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.4; the win.

Points
Phil Kessel had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:20.Kessel
Points
Evgeni Malkin had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:33.Malkin
Points
Jonathan Marchessault had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:27.Marchessault
Points
Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:56.Schultz
Goalie
Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.4; the win.DeSmith
Luck
PIT scored 4 goals on 1.75 expected goals (41 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Guentzel skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Crosby Rust Guentzel
New line
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–Brassard–Simon skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hornqvist Brassard Simon

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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · PIT 41 · VGK 76

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT 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 53% of the game, PIT 14%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

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	PIT
	79	47
	3.22	1.97
	3.16	1.91
	12	5
	2	6
	22	18
	+0.009	−0.009
	53%	14%

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
12:4167% CF
L2Pacioretty – Haula – Nosek
11:1947% CF
L3Eakin – Hyka – Carpenter
10:3765% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
10:3471% CF
D1Engelland – Theodore
16:0269% CF
D2Holden – Merrill
11:5853% CF
D3McNabb – Miller
10:0752% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
2:28100% CF
PP2Haula – Miller – Hyka – Carpenter – Nosek
0:59100% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
1:04
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
0:56
PK1DHolden – Merrill
1:04
PK2DEngelland – McNabb
0:56

Current VGK line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Malkin – Kessel – Hagelin
13:3239% CF
L2Cullen – Sheahan – Sprong
8:4629% CF
L3Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
8:2333% CF
L4Hornqvist – Brassard – Simon
8:1828% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
18:4047% CF
D2Oleksiak – Riikola
16:0946% CF
D3Johnson – Schultz
14:3721% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Hornqvist – Kessel
0:58
PP2Brassard – Schultz – Guentzel – Sprong – Riikola
0:54100% CF
PK1FCullen – Rust
1:51
PK2FHagelin – Sheahan
1:50
PK1DLetang – Dumoulin
2:01
PK2DJohnson – Oleksiak
1:31

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:28
VGKTomas Nosek (Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson)backhand0.06 xG
VGK: Holden, Merrill, Karlsson, Marchessault, NosekPIT: Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Rust, Guentzel
VGK 1 – 0 PIT
8:03
PITPhil Kessel (Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.04 xG
VGK: Engelland, Eakin, Hyka, Theodore, CarpenterPIT: Malkin, Letang, Kessel, Hagelin, Dumoulin
VGK 1 – 1 PIT

2nd period

9:37
PITPhil Kessel (Evgeni Malkin, Justin Schultz)snap0.18 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Eakin, Miller, CarpenterPIT: Malkin, Johnson, Kessel, Hagelin, Schultz
VGK 1 – 2 PIT
15:43
PITPhil Kessel (Carl Hagelin, Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Haula, Miller, NosekPIT: Malkin, Johnson, Kessel, Hagelin, Schultz
VGK 1 – 3 PIT
16:40
PITJake Guentzel (Sidney Crosby, Justin Schultz)snap0.10 xG
VGK: Holden, Smith, Merrill, Karlsson, MarchessaultPIT: Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Rust, Guentzel
VGK 1 – 4 PIT

3rd period

13:35
VGKReilly Smith (Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.04 xG
VGK: Holden, McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultPIT: Malkin, Johnson, Schultz, Rust, Guentzel
VGK 2 – 4 PIT

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
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.41	0	0	2	19:27	—	—	67	56
William Karlsson C	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.36	0	1	0	18:34	—	—	67	56
Reilly Smith R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.16	0	0	0	18:18	—	—	69	65
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.26	1	1	0	16:50	—	—	50	41
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.17	3	1	0	16:40	—	—	52	36
Tomas Nosek L	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.10	3	0	0	16:18	—	—	50	29
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	2	0	0	14:04	—	—	59	32
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	2	0	0	12:42	—	—	62	33
Tomas Hyka R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	0	0	0	12:42	—	—	60	41
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.53	0	1	0	13:54	—	—	68	94
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	3	0	0	13:00	—	—	63	92
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.67	2	0	0	12:42	—	—	74	94
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.13	0	1	0	22:44	—	—	67	66
Deryk Engelland D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	1	0	0	18:37	—	—	67	65
Jon Merrill D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	20:00	—	—	58	46
Nick Holden D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	2	0	18:32	—	—	62	71
Colin Miller D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	2	0	0	17:09	—	—	55	44
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	3	1	0	16:54	—	—	65	70

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Malcolm Subban(start)	L	22	18	4	.818	1.75	58:53

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Carl Hagelin L	L1	0	1	1	+3	2	0.33	2	1	0	15:55	—	—	41	45
Evgeni Malkin C	L1	0	3	3	+2	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:33	—	—	40	43
Phil Kessel R	L1	3	0	3	+3	4	0.52	0	3	0	15:20	—	—	39	44
Matt Cullen C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:07	—	—	24	15
Riley Sheahan C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:34	—	—	27	24
Daniel Sprong R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	2	0	10:51	—	—	25	17
Sidney Crosby C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.02	3	1	0	16:44	—	—	39	26
Bryan Rust R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	16:36	—	—	39	41
Jake Guentzel C	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.22	1	2	0	15:38	—	—	42	26
Derick Brassard C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	16:02	—	—	42	59
Patric Hornqvist R	L4	0	0	0	0	5	0.26	0	0	0	15:18	—	—	38	29
Dominik Simon C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	3	1	2	13:28	—	—	43	62
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	4	3	0	24:07	—	—	43	64
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.20	1	2	0	22:48	—	—	43	64
Jamie Oleksiak D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	3	0	18:15	—	—	47	33
Juuso Riikola D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	4	2	0	18:08	—	—	44	30
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	2	2	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:56	—	—	19	27
Jack Johnson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	8	3	0	17:40	—	—	23	30

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	3.30	60:00

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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.