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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville PredatorsMar 26, 2024

Final / OT· Bridgestone Arena
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VGK
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NSH
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VGK31004VGK14813035
NSH01315NSH11158135
VGK 64NSH 68
VGK 3.27NSH 4.28
PP goals
VGK 0NSH 1
Hits
VGK 21NSH 49
Blocks
VGK 17NSH 20
PIM
VGK 2NSH 4
VGK 53%NSH 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in overtime at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Barrie and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:28 together.

  1. Points
    Filip Forsberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:36.Forsberg
  2. Points
    Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:44.O'Reilly
  3. Points
    Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:38.Nyquist
  4. Points
    Mark Jankowski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:37.Jankowski
  5. Points
    William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:49.Karlsson
  6. Points
    Anthony Mantha had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:15.Mantha
  7. PP1
    NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Barrie and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:28 together.JosiNyquistO'ReillyBarrieForsberg
  8. Goalie
    Jiri Patera (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 30 (.857), +2 against a season average of 32.7; the overtime loss.Patera

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: 132 attempts, 70 on goal, 9 goals, 7.56 expected goals; best chance Filip Forsberg at 0.74 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NSH
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · NSH 68 · VGK 64

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 4.28 to 3.27 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 64, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTNSHVGKBHTJKOFNJnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:40
  • NSH
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTBarbashev · 1st 2:45Howden · 1st 5:08Theodore · 1st 16:43Jankowski · 2nd 14:33Karlsson · 2nd 19:03O'Reilly · 3rd 5:52Forsberg · 3rd 12:17Nyquist · 3rd 12:57Josi · OT 0:40
  • 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 27% of the game, NSH 39%.

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 60:40; most ice Juuse Saros (60:40) for NSH and Jiri Patera (60:40) for VGK, 9 goals.

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
StatVGKNSH
7372
3.563.75
3.373.61
1714
138
1613
+0.017−0.017
27%39%

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

Current VGK line combinations →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:45
    VGKIvan Barbashev (Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.03 xG
    VGK: Marchessault, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel, HagueNSH: McDonagh, Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg
    VGK 1 – 0 NSH
  2. 5:08
    VGKBrett Howden (Anthony Mantha, William Karlsson)wrist0.15 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Mantha, Hanifin, Howden, HagueNSH: Schenn, Zucker, Novak, Beauvillier, Lauzon
    VGK 2 – 0 NSH
  3. 16:43
    VGKShea Theodore (Paul Cotter, Chandler Stephenson)snap0.13 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stephenson, Theodore, Amadio, CotterNSH: Barrie, Zucker, Sissons, Beauvillier, Del Gaizo
    VGK 3 – 0 NSH

2nd period

  1. 14:33
    NSHMark Jankowski (Luke Evangelista, Jeremy Lauzon)wrist0.11 xG
    VGK: Hutton, Kolesar, Roy, Howden, WhitecloudNSH: Jankowski, Novak, Lauzon, Del Gaizo, Evangelista
    VGK 3 – 1 NSH
  2. 19:03
    VGKWilliam Karlsson (Noah Hanifin, Anthony Mantha)wrist0.20 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Mantha, Hanifin, Hague, CotterNSH: Josi, Zucker, Sissons, Beauvillier, Lauzon
    VGK 4 – 1 NSH

3rd period

  1. 5:52
    NSHRyan O'Reilly (Gustav Nyquist)wrist0.14 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Mantha, Hanifin, Hague, DorofeyevNSH: McDonagh, Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg
    VGK 4 – 2 NSH
  2. 12:17
    NSHFilip Forsberg (Jason Zucker, Mark Jankowski)other0.74 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Hanifin, Kolesar, Roy, HowdenNSH: Josi, Barrie, Zucker, Jankowski, Forsberg
    VGK 4 – 3 NSH
  3. 12:57
    NSHGustav NyquistPP (Ryan O'Reilly, Filip Forsberg)wrist0.12 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Hanifin, Eichel, HagueNSH: Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Barrie, Forsberg
    VGK 4 – 4 NSH

OT period

  1. 0:40
    NSHRoman Josi (Ryan O'Reilly, Filip Forsberg)wrist0.63 xG
    VGK: Stephenson, Theodore, EichelNSH: Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg
    VGK 4 – 5 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1011070.4702021:09——5674
Ivan Barbashev LL1101+110.0331017:26——4045
Jonathan Marchessault RL1011+110.1611016:34——5067
William Karlsson CL2112+130.4400015:49——5264
Anthony Mantha RL2022+110.0121015:15——5867
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2000-140.4011013:45——5253
Brett Howden CL3101-130.3811014:07——5039
Nicolas Roy CL3000-200.0000013:50——4629
Keegan Kolesar RL3000-210.0532011:41——3926
Chandler Stephenson CL4011000.0001015:40——4858
Michael Amadio RL4000+140.2000014:00——5254
Paul Cotter LL4011+220.2810212:10——5863
Shea Theodore DD1101030.1602022:03——5444
Brayden McNabb DD1000010.0411021:13——5227
Noah Hanifin DD2011+100.0031022:56——4749
Nicolas Hague DD2000+220.4831019:37——5166
Ben Hutton DD3000-120.0501016:22——4948
Zach Whitecloud DD3000-100.1221015:43——5255
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jiri Patera(start)O35305.8574.2860:40

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Filip Forsberg LL1123+281.3430019:36——4863
Ryan O'Reilly CL1123+110.1403018:44——5146
Gustav Nyquist RL1112020.3120015:38——5148
Cole Smith RL2000020.1060014:00——5630
Kiefer Sherwood LL2000010.01100213:36——5222
Michael McCarron CL2000020.0562013:19——4620
Mark Jankowski LL3112+220.3011014:37——7190
Tommy Novak CL3000020.2000014:00——5871
Luke Evangelista RL3011+120.2310013:20——5973
Colton Sissons CL4000-210.0722015:01——3633
Jason Zucker LL4011-210.0610014:15——3251
Anthony Beauvillier RL4000-310.2301010:38——2223
Roman Josi DD1101+171.0013028:33——5454
Luke Schenn DD1000-100.0181017:07——299
Jeremy Lauzon DD2011-100.0741020:33——3726
Marc Del Gaizo DD2000010.0311015:06——4039
Ryan McDonagh DD3000000.0022022:38——6570
Tyson Barrie DD3000020.1313217:19——6179
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)W35314.8863.2760:40

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Ivan Barbashev (VGK) 1st 2:45 · assists Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 66.0 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Ivan Barbashev · 1st 2:45 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
66.0 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s
Type
one-timer

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William Karlsson · 2nd 19:03 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
41.7 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s
Type
one-timer

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