Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville PredatorsFeb 7, 2023

FinalTuesday, Feb 7, 2023· Bridgestone Arena

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	3	1	1	5		VGK	12	10	8	30
NSH	1	0	0	1		NSH	4	2	11	17

: VGK 58NSH 53
: VGK 3.73NSH 1.83
PP goals: VGK 0NSH 0
Hits: VGK 14NSH 24
Blocks: VGK 16NSH 16
PIM: VGK 6NSH 6
: VGK 51%NSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Nashville Predators 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 5–1 at NSH. William Carrier (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 20:46, −3:16 down on his 24:02 season average over 72 games.

Points
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:23.Stephenson
Points
Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:45.Kessel
Points
William Carrier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:31.Carrier
Usage
Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 20:46, −3:16 down on his 24:02 season average over 72 games.Pietrangelo
Usage
Colton Sissons (NSH) played 12:27, −3:25 down on his 15:52 season average over 81 games.Sissons
Cats
Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) blocked 6 shots in 20:46.Pietrangelo
Cats
Cole Smith (NSH) threw 6 hits and blocked 2 shots, a night for hits leagues.Smith

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 111 of 111 attempts · NSH 53 · VGK 58

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 46% of the game, NSH 18%.

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
	54	50
	2.48	1.85
	2.41	1.77
	16	4
	10	2
	30	8
	+0.042	−0.042
	46%	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

L1Kessel – Stephenson – Carrier
9:2950% CF
L2Marchessault – Eichel – Cotter
9:2354% CF
L3Smith – Karlsson – Amadio
8:5684% CF
L4Kolesar – Roy – Howden
8:4933% CF
D1Hague – Whitecloud
15:4915% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
14:4668% CF
D3Martinez – Pietrangelo
14:3367% CF

PP1Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore – Eichel – Roy
2:50100% CF
PP2Kessel – Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Carrier
0:35
PK1FStephenson – Howden
0:44
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
0:42
PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo
1:12
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
0:42

Current VGK line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Duchene – Forsberg – Glass
10:3360% CF
L2Johansen – Granlund – Niederreiter
9:5054% CF
L3Sissons – Parssinen – Smith
8:3044% CF
L4Novak – Trenin – Jeannot
8:2138% CF
D1McDonagh – Josi
15:3934% CF
D2Ekholm – Lauzon
11:3250% CF
D3Gravel – Fabbro
10:4738% CF

PP1Josi – Duchene – Johansen – Granlund – Forsberg
1:03100% CF
PP2Ekholm – Niederreiter – Novak – Glass – Parssinen
0:51
PK1FSissons – Jeannot
1:34
PK2FTrenin – Smith
0:57
PK1DEkholm – Fabbro
2:23
PK2DMcDonagh – Lauzon
0:41

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:04
NSHMatt Duchene (Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg)snap0.04 xG
VGK: Kessel, Stephenson, Hague, Whitecloud, CotterNSH: Josi, Duchene, Forsberg, Fabbro, Glass
VGK 0 – 1 NSH
6:27
VGKMichael Amadio (Reilly Smith, William Karlsson)wrist0.08 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, AmadioNSH: Ekholm, Novak, Lauzon, Trenin, Jeannot
VGK 1 – 1 NSH
6:54
VGKWilliam Carrierwrist0.09 xG
VGK: McNabb, Stephenson, Theodore, Carrier, RoyNSH: McDonagh, Josi, Duchene, Forsberg, Glass
VGK 2 – 1 NSH
11:58
VGKPhil Kessel (William Carrier, Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.06 xG
VGK: Kessel, Martinez, Stephenson, Theodore, CarrierNSH: McDonagh, Josi, Sissons, Parssinen, Smith
VGK 3 – 1 NSH

2nd period

2:58
VGKChandler Stephenson (Shea Theodore, Phil Kessel)deflected0.02 xG
VGK: Kessel, McNabb, Stephenson, Theodore, CarrierNSH: Gravel, Sissons, Fabbro, Parssinen, Smith
VGK 4 – 1 NSH

3rd period

19:00
VGKAlex PietrangeloEN (Adin Hill)wrist0.38 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, CarrierNSH: Josi, Johansen, Granlund, Forsberg, Novak, Jeannot
VGK 5 – 1 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
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.16	0	1	0	19:23	—	—	39	41
William Carrier L	L1	1	1	2	+4	3	0.41	0	0	2	13:31	—	—	46	60
Phil Kessel R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.14	0	0	0	12:45	—	—	52	53
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	16:32	—	—	53	56
Jack Eichel C	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.68	0	0	0	15:55	—	—	50	58
Paul Cotter L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:59	—	—	47	52
William Karlsson C	L3	0	1	1	+2	4	0.49	0	0	0	14:55	—	—	74	78
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	1	1	+2	4	0.21	1	1	0	14:41	—	—	76	71
Michael Amadio R	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.16	0	0	0	12:42	—	—	65	67
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.47	0	0	0	17:39	—	—	33	56
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:17	—	—	25	25
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	1	1	0	12:33	—	—	27	37
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	2	3	0	19:31	—	—	20	17
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	18:22	—	—	15	13
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.15	0	0	0	20:11	—	—	72	77
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+3	1	0.09	3	0	2	19:14	—	—	65	61
Alex Pietrangelo D	D3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.46	0	6	0	20:46	—	—	67	75
Alec Martinez D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.08	2	3	2	18:04	—	—	67	78

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	W	17	16	1	.941	1.83	60:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Matt Duchene C	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.11	0	2	0	18:18	—	—	58	75
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.18	2	0	0	17:11	—	—	65	75
Cody Glass C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	2	14:59	—	—	52	56
Mikael Granlund C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.16	2	0	0	17:55	—	—	58	58
Ryan Johansen C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	17:42	—	—	61	62
Nino Niederreiter R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	0	0	2	15:18	—	—	50	59
Cole Smith R	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	6	2	0	12:59	—	—	33	15
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.10	1	0	0	12:27	—	—	41	22
Juuso Parssinen C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	1	0	0	12:09	—	—	45	26
Tanner Jeannot L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	4	0	0	14:12	—	—	42	35
Yakov Trenin C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	1	1	0	14:07	—	—	35	32
Tommy Novak C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.18	0	1	0	11:53	—	—	36	32
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	-2	4	0.26	0	2	0	24:38	—	—	48	45
Ryan McDonagh D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	1	2	0	21:34	—	—	31	31
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.13	0	0	0	21:07	—	—	63	57
Jeremy Lauzon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	2	2	2	17:37	—	—	50	37
Dante Fabbro D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	17:45	—	—	47	38
Kevin Gravel D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	1	0	0	14:28	—	—	58	52

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	29	25	4	.862	2.98	57:41

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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.