Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville PredatorsApr 4, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | VGK | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 32 | |
| NSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | NSH | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
- VGK 73NSH 52
- VGK 3.40NSH 2.28
- PP goals
- VGK 0NSH 2
- Hits
- VGK 16NSH 27
- Blocks
- VGK 15NSH 22
- PIM
- VGK 8NSH 6
- VGK 61%NSH 39%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Nashville Predators edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)
Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Tommy Novak (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Barrie, Novak, Glass, Tomasino and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:03 together.
- PointsTommy Novak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:55.Novak
- PointsAlex Pietrangelo had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 25:33.Pietrangelo
- PointsCody Glass had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:39.Glass
- PP1NSH's first power-play unit (Barrie, Novak, Glass, Tomasino and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:03 together.BarrieNovakGlassTomasinoEvangelista
- New line
- New lineNew look for VGK: Kessel–Stephenson–Barbashev skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KesselStephensonBarbashev
- New lineNew look for VGK: Marchessault–Eichel–Dorofeyev skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MarchessaultEichelDorofeyev
- UsagePhilip Tomasino (NSH) played 19:51, +4:24 up on his 15:27 season average over 30 games.Tomasino
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.
Shot map, VGK at NSH: 125 attempts, 59 on goal, 5 goals, 5.68 expected goals; best chance Tyson Barrie at 0.23 xG.
- NSH
- VGK
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 125 of 125 attempts · NSH 52 · VGK 73
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, VGK at NSH: expected goals 2.28 to 3.40 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 52 to 73, 5 goals.
- NSH
- VGK
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 34% of the game, NSH 26%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, VGK at NSH: 38 players over 63:30; most ice Kevin Lankinen (63:22) for NSH and Jonathan Quick (63:30) for VGK, 5 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | VGK | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | 49 | |
| 2.38 | 2.01 | |
| 2.23 | 1.90 | |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 11 | 18 | |
| +0.094 | −0.093 | |
| 34% | 26% |
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
- 10:5379% CF
- 9:0779% CF
- L3Kessel – Stephenson – Barbashev6:5638% CF
- L4Marchessault – Eichel – Dorofeyev6:5169% CF
- D1Martinez – Pietrangelo18:0763% CF
- 15:5069% CF
- D3McNabb – Whitecloud12:3950% CF
- PP1Pietrangelo – Marchessault – Stephenson – Eichel – Roy2:45100% CF
- 1:23
- 1:19
- 1:05
- PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud2:25
- PK2DMartinez – Pietrangelo1:30
Nashville Predators
- L1Novak – Sherwood – Evangelista11:0336% CF
- 10:2435% CF
- 9:3965% CF
- 8:4325% CF
- 17:1538% CF
- 14:4150% CF
- 11:5630% CF
- PP1Barrie – Novak – Glass – Tomasino – Evangelista3:03100% CF
- 0:46
- 1:38
- 0:30
- 1:10
- 0:58
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 6:50VGK: Kessel, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, DorofeyevNSH: Barrie, Novak, Sherwood, Stastney, EvangelistaVGK 0 – 1 NSH
- 13:08VGK: McNabb, Blueger, Howden, WhitecloudNSH: Barrie, Novak, Glass, Tomasino, EvangelistaVGK 0 – 2 NSH
2nd period
- 6:00VGK: Kessel, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Hague, DorofeyevNSH: Gravel, Novak, Foote, Sherwood, EvangelistaVGK 1 – 2 NSH
- 13:39VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Eichel, DorofeyevNSH: McDonagh, Sissons, Trenin, Asplund, FooteVGK 2 – 2 NSH
OT period
- 3:30VGK 2 – 3 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Karlsson C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 | — | — | 63 | 39 |
| Nicolas Roy C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | — | — | 71 | 52 |
| Reilly Smith R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | — | — | 64 | 40 |
| Teddy Blueger C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | — | — | 67 | 74 |
| Brett Howden C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11:22 | — | — | 65 | 72 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | — | — | 81 | 82 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17:46 | — | — | 47 | 48 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:17 | — | — | 43 | 46 |
| Phil Kessel R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:37 | — | — | 46 | 44 |
| Jack Eichel C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:07 | — | — | 60 | 69 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.55 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:31 | — | — | 56 | 64 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | — | — | 53 | 49 |
| Alex Pietrangelo D | D1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 9 | 0.60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25:33 | — | — | 64 | 71 |
| Alec Martinez D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:47 | — | — | 63 | 70 |
| Ben Hutton D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:09 | — | — | 60 | 46 |
| Nicolas Hague D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 0.48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18:35 | — | — | 67 | 50 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:47 | — | — | 46 | 34 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:07 | — | — | 52 | 48 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Quick(start) | O | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 2.28 | 63:30 |
Nashville Predators
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Novak C | L1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:55 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
| Luke Evangelista R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 | — | — | 35 | 34 |
| Kiefer Sherwood L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | — | — | 35 | 34 |
| Colton Sissons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19:32 | — | — | 49 | 36 |
| Yakov Trenin C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | — | — | 54 | 45 |
| Rasmus Asplund C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:30 | — | — | 35 | 25 |
| Philip Tomasino R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 | — | — | 64 | 74 |
| Cody Glass C | L3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:39 | — | — | 55 | 83 |
| Egor Afanasyev L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:04 | — | — | 48 | 69 |
| Mark Jankowski L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | — | — | 24 | 19 |
| Michael McCarron C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | — | — | 22 | 19 |
| John Leonard L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9:43 | — | — | 24 | 19 |
| Ryan McDonagh D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24:15 | — | — | 43 | 48 |
| Dante Fabbro D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22:20 | — | — | 40 | 43 |
| Tyson Barrie D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:54 | — | — | 52 | 62 |
| Spencer Stastney D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | — | — | 50 | 50 |
| Kevin Gravel D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16:41 | — | — | 32 | 38 |
| Cal Foote D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:16 | — | — | 36 | 32 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen(start) | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 3.40 | 63:22 |