Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville PredatorsOct 30, 2018

FinalTuesday, Oct 30, 2018· Bridgestone Arena

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	0	0	1		VGK	13	7	4	24
NSH	0	2	2	4		NSH	5	12	12	29

: VGK 46NSH 52
: VGK 2.15NSH 3.63
PP goals: VGK 1NSH 0
Hits: VGK 12NSH 16
Blocks: VGK 10NSH 12
PIM: VGK 8NSH 6
: VGK 42%NSH 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at home. Ryan Hartman (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:33 together.

Points
Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 11:56.Hartman
Points
Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:49.Fiala
Points
Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:57.Josi
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:33 together.Smith Karlsson Marchessault Theodore Tuch
New line
New look for NSH: Turris–Smith–Jarnkrok skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Turris Smith Jarnkrok
New line
New look for NSH: Bonino–Hartman–Fiala skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bonino Hartman Fiala
Usage
Kyle Turris (NSH) played 19:57, +4:20 up on his 15:37 season average over 54 games.Turris
Usage
Colton Sissons (NSH) played 12:42, −3:23 down on his 16:05 season average over 74 games.Sissons

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)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →

NSH
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · NSH 52 · VGK 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NSH 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 25% of the game, NSH 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NSH

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	NSH
	44	43
	1.82	1.74
	1.79	1.71
	6	10
	2	6
	14	16
	−0.060	+0.060
	25%	36%

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

L1Haula – Hyka – Tuch
11:0247% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
9:5247% CF
L3Eakin – Carpenter – Nosek
8:0647% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
7:3467% CF
D1Holden – Merrill
14:1540% CF
D2McNabb – Miller
13:4555% CF
D3Engelland – Theodore
12:1760% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
2:3371% CF
PP2Reaves – Eakin – Haula – Miller – Hyka
1:4467% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
2:05
PK2FEakin – Carpenter
2:00
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:24
PK2DHolden – Miller
0:36

Current VGK line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
10:4871% CF
L2Turris – Smith – Jarnkrok
9:1243% CF
L3Bonino – Hartman – Fiala
8:5638% CF
L4Rinaldo – Salomaki – Sissons
6:0917% CF
D1Josi – Ellis
15:4943% CF
D2Subban – Ekholm
14:4671% CF
D3Weber – Irwin
10:0941% CF

PP1Subban – Smith – Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
2:35100% CF
PP2Turris – Josi – Ellis – Sissons – Fiala
2:30100% CF
PK1FBonino – Jarnkrok
1:37
PK2FJohansen – Forsberg
1:07
PK1DSubban – Ekholm
2:56
PK2DJosi – Ellis
1:12

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

17:14
VGKReilly SmithPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Shea Theodore)snap0.12 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, TuchNSH: Subban, Ekholm, Sissons, Hartman
VGK 1 – 0 NSH

2nd period

11:27
NSHRyan Hartman (Kevin Fiala, Roman Josi)backhand0.10 xG
VGK: Engelland, Reaves, Miller, Carrier, BellemareNSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Hartman, Fiala
VGK 1 – 1 NSH
12:24
NSHRyan Hartman (Kevin Fiala, P.K. Subban)slap0.10 xG
VGK: Holden, Eakin, Merrill, Carpenter, NosekNSH: Bonino, Subban, Ekholm, Hartman, Fiala
VGK 1 – 2 NSH

3rd period

6:37
NSHCalle Jarnkrok (Kyle Turris, Craig Smith)slap0.12 xG
VGK: Engelland, Eakin, Theodore, Carpenter, NosekNSH: Turris, Weber, Smith, Irwin, Jarnkrok
VGK 1 – 3 NSH
17:42
NSHViktor ArvidssonEN (Roman Josi)unknown0.97 xG
VGK: Holden, Eakin, Haula, Miller, Carpenter, NosekNSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson
VGK 1 – 4 NSH

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
Alex Tuch R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.35	2	0	0	18:37	—	—	50	36
Erik Haula L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.14	1	0	0	17:35	—	—	50	37
Tomas Hyka R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:28	—	—	50	40
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	0	1	0	19:54	—	—	48	74
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.13	0	0	0	19:06	—	—	54	71
Reilly Smith R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.46	0	0	0	18:47	—	—	38	52
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.04	0	1	0	14:50	—	—	44	33
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.07	1	0	0	12:25	—	—	53	53
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.06	0	0	0	11:55	—	—	44	33
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.14	1	0	0	10:50	—	—	73	71
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	0	0	0	10:44	—	—	67	58
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	4	0	0	8:16	—	—	55	50
Nick Holden D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	1	0	0	20:07	—	—	35	17
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	1	4	17:43	—	—	44	23
Colin Miller D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.08	0	2	0	21:22	—	—	55	65
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	2	2	18:56	—	—	57	79
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:12	—	—	59	62
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	0	0	-2	4	0.21	0	2	2	18:30	—	—	53	53

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Malcolm Subban(start)	L	28	25	3	.893	2.66	59:43

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.15	3	2	0	18:44	—	—	69	57
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	1.17	1	0	2	18:31	—	—	69	56
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	0	0	+2	4	0.35	0	0	0	17:37	—	—	72	60
Kyle Turris C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	2	1	0	19:57	—	—	46	49
Craig Smith C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.12	0	0	0	15:41	—	—	47	50
Calle Jarnkrok C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.27	1	1	0	15:37	—	—	33	23
Kevin Fiala L	L3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.14	0	0	0	16:49	—	—	45	63
Nick Bonino C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	12:46	—	—	41	52
Ryan Hartman R	L3	2	0	2	+2	5	0.36	1	0	0	11:56	—	—	47	66
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.42	1	0	0	12:42	—	—	11	0
Miikka Salomaki R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	8:47	—	—	18	8
Zac Rinaldo C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:50	—	—	14	0
Ryan Ellis D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.05	0	2	4	24:04	—	—	41	44
Roman Josi D	D1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.33	1	1	0	22:57	—	—	44	45
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	23:26	—	—	59	48
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.21	2	0	0	22:29	—	—	71	58
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	1	1	0	13:33	—	—	48	64
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	3	1	0	11:16	—	—	35	41

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	24	23	1	.958	2.15	59:28

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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.