Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville PredatorsJan 14, 2025

FinalTuesday, Jan 14, 2025· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	2	1	3		VGK	1	8	13	22
NSH	2	2	1	5		NSH	11	10	2	23

: VGK 49NSH 55
: VGK 1.78NSH 4.46
PP goals: VGK 1NSH 0
Hits: VGK 18NSH 18
Blocks: VGK 19NSH 14
PIM: VGK 2NSH 4
: VGK 45%NSH 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3 at home. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:32 together.

Points
Pavel Dorofeyev had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:59.Dorofeyev
Points
Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:00.Stamkos
Points
Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:58.Forsberg
Points
Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:06.Hertl
Points
Victor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:17.Olofsson
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:32 together.Stone Hertl Theodore Eichel Dorofeyev
New line
New look for VGK: Pearson–Kolesar–Roy skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pearson Kolesar Roy
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New look for VGK: Karlsson–Howden–Holtz skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Karlsson Howden Holtz

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 104 of 104 attempts · NSH 55 · VGK 49

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 34% of the game, NSH 38%.

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
	47	54
	1.61	2.00
	1.57	1.96
	7	8
	2	1
	46	22
	−0.019	+0.019
	34%	38%

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

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
13:0741% CF
L2Pearson – Kolesar – Roy
10:1350% CF
L3Hertl – Olofsson – Dorofeyev
7:2073% CF
L4Karlsson – Howden – Holtz
6:2290% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
18:2057% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Hanifin
14:5750% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
12:2725% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Dorofeyev
1:32100% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Karlsson – Olofsson – Hanifin – Roy
0:32100% CF
PK1FStone – Howden
0:49
PK2FKolesar – Roy
0:35
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:22
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
0:35

Current VGK line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Stamkos – Marchessault – Forsberg
11:4637% CF
L2Jankowski – Sissons – McCarron
11:3860% CF
L3Nyquist – O'Reilly – Hinostroza
10:3785% CF
L4Novak – L'Heureux – Svechkov
7:4656% CF
D1Josi – Barron
16:5371% CF
D2Schenn – Stastney
15:2743% CF
D3Skjei – Blankenburg
14:5643% CF

PP1Stamkos – Josi – O'Reilly – Marchessault – Forsberg
2:0083% CF
PK1FNyquist – Sissons
0:56
PK2FJankowski – McCarron
0:37
PK1DJosi – Blankenburg
0:59
PK2DSkjei – Stastney
0:37

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Mark Stone R	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.18	0	0	0	20:39	—	—	38	24
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	1	0	19:38	—	—	42	20
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	16:21	—	—	37	19
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	0	0	0	13:02	—	—	39	64
Keegan Kolesar R	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.04	3	2	0	12:56	—	—	39	58
Tanner Pearson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.33	4	0	0	11:39	—	—	44	63
Tomas Hertl C	L3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.03	0	1	0	17:06	—	—	52	70
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	3	0	3	-1	4	0.34	0	2	2	16:59	—	—	41	38
Victor Olofsson L	L3	0	2	2	+2	2	0.10	0	1	0	13:17	—	—	59	76
William Karlsson C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.04	1	0	0	14:48	—	—	52	23
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	2	1	0	13:15	—	—	48	24
Alexander Holtz R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:17	—	—	69	55
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	0	1	0	25:19	—	—	62	66
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	4	3	0	21:31	—	—	53	53
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.15	0	0	0	21:28	—	—	46	28
Noah Hanifin D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	0	0	0	20:08	—	—	61	47
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.14	0	1	0	15:08	—	—	33	44
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.05	3	4	0	15:01	—	—	23	37

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	L	22	18	4	.818	2.15	58:28

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.24	0	1	0	17:07	—	—	41	55
Steven Stamkos C	L1	2	1	3	+2	3	0.61	0	0	2	17:00	—	—	41	55
Filip Forsberg L	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.18	1	1	0	15:58	—	—	39	49
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.66	0	0	0	17:00	—	—	44	35
Michael McCarron C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	4	0	0	15:58	—	—	62	37
Mark Jankowski L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	2	0	0	15:28	—	—	33	31
Ryan O'Reilly C	L3	1	0	1	+3	1	1.45	0	1	0	18:14	—	—	88	100
Gustav Nyquist R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	0	0	16:31	—	—	88	100
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	2	0	2	13:24	—	—	88	100
Zachary L'Heureux L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	6	0	0	11:23	—	—	56	60
Tommy Novak C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	0	0	11:13	—	—	58	60
Fedor Svechkov C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	1	0	10:28	—	—	48	53
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	+4	0	0.37	0	3	0	24:33	—	—	77	81
Justin Barron D	D1	1	0	1	+3	2	0.09	0	0	0	17:54	—	—	71	80
Spencer Stastney D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	3	0	19:14	—	—	43	43
Luke Schenn D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	1	1	0	16:54	—	—	46	44
Brady Skjei D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	2	0	21:00	—	—	49	46
Nick Blankenburg D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	1	1	0	18:34	—	—	42	45

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Justus Annunen(start)	W	22	19	3	.864	1.78	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Steven Stamkos (NSH) 1st 9:44 · assists Filip Forsberg · Rebound · 46.4 mph shot.

Steven Stamkos · 1st 9:44 · NSH

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 46.4 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Type: rebound

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Filip Forsberg · 1st 12:06 · NSH

Play: faceoff
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.1 mph
Distance: 22 ft

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Justin Barron · 2nd 5:29 · NSH

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 79.6 mph
Distance: 45 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Steven Stamkos · 2nd 8:41 · NSH

Play: point-shot
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 19.2 mph
Distance: 58 ft

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 9:12 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 57.1 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 14:02 · VGK PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 76.6 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Type: one-timer

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 15:20 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 64.7 mph
Distance: 36 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 19:58 · NSH EN

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 66.9 mph
Distance: 47 ft
Entry to goal: 6.8 s

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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.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville PredatorsJan 14, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

Nashville Predators

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Nashville Predators

Goal anatomy

Steven Stamkos · 1st 9:44 · NSH

Filip Forsberg · 1st 12:06 · NSH

Justin Barron · 2nd 5:29 · NSH

Steven Stamkos · 2nd 8:41 · NSH

Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 9:12 · VGK

Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 14:02 · VGK PP

Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 15:20 · VGK

Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 19:58 · NSH EN