Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York RangersOct 31, 2017
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | VGK | 14 | 15 | 5 | 34 | |
| NYR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | NYR | 9 | 18 | 11 | 38 |
- VGK 58NYR 66
- VGK 3.37NYR 3.81
- PP goals
- VGK 0NYR 2
- Hits
- VGK 13NYR 16
- Blocks
- VGK 14NYR 13
- PIM
- VGK 10NYR 6
- VGK 42%NYR 58%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–4
New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–4 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad and Buchnevich) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 5:09 together.
- PointsMika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.Zibanejad
- PointsReilly Smith had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:16.Smith
- PointsMats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:29.Zuccarello
- PointsPavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:57.Buchnevich
- PointsJonathan Marchessault had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:29.Marchessault
- PP1NYR's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad and Buchnevich) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 5:09 together.ShattenkirkKreiderZuccarelloZibanejadBuchnevich
- New lineNew look for NYR: Nash–Zuccarello–Hayes skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NashZuccarelloHayes
- New lineNew look for NYR: Kreider–Zibanejad–Buchnevich skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KreiderZibanejadBuchnevich
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 NYR: 124 attempts, 72 on goal, 10 goals, 7.19 expected goals; best chance David Perron at 0.30 xG.
- NYR
- VGK
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 124 of 124 attempts · NYR 66 · VGK 58
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, VGK at NYR: expected goals 3.81 to 3.37 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 58, 10 goals.
- NYR
- VGK
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- NYR 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, NYR 44%.
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 NYR: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Henrik Lundqvist (59:17) for NYR and Maxime Lagace (59:28) for VGK, 10 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 | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | 55 | |
| 2.96 | 2.70 | |
| 2.72 | 2.57 | |
| 24 | 19 | |
| 8 | 4 | |
| 26 | 16 | |
| −0.075 | +0.075 | |
| 25% | 44% |
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
- 11:0442% CF
- L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault10:4872% CF
- 9:5142% CF
- 6:5554% CF
- 16:3742% CF
- 12:5971% CF
- 11:4643% CF
- PP1Neal – Perron – Haula – Marchessault – Schmidt2:50100% CF
- 2:26100% CF
- 3:04
- 2:46
- 2:25
- 2:06
New York Rangers
- L1Nash – Zuccarello – Hayes11:0213% CF
- L2Kreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich10:2761% CF
- 8:1274% CF
- L4Desharnais – Miller – Vesey7:3853% CF
- D1Shattenkirk – Skjei17:4571% CF
- 9:3829% CF
- 7:2362% CF
- PP1Shattenkirk – Kreider – Zuccarello – Zibanejad – Buchnevich5:09100% CF
- PP2Nash – Desharnais – McDonagh – Miller – Vesey2:17100% CF
- 1:30
- 1:21
- 3:10
- 1:33
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 2:45VGK 0 – 1 NYR
- 5:22VGK 1 – 1 NYR
- 19:21VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Miller, Marchessault, TheodoreNYR: Desharnais, Smith, McDonagh, Miller, VeseyVGK 2 – 1 NYR
2nd period
- 1:29VGK: Neal, Perron, Sbisa, Eakin, SchmidtNYR: Nash, Shattenkirk, Zuccarello, Hayes, SkjeiVGK 2 – 2 NYR
- 7:06VGK: Sbisa, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtNYR: Smith, McDonagh, Kreider, Zuccarello, ZibanejadVGK 3 – 2 NYR
- 18:59VGK 4 – 2 NYR
3rd period
- 5:31VGK: Sbisa, Eakin, Karlsson, SchmidtNYR: Shattenkirk, Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad, BuchnevichVGK 4 – 3 NYR
- 9:26VGK: Engelland, Smith, Merrill, Karlsson, MarchessaultNYR: Shattenkirk, McDonagh, Kreider, Zibanejad, BuchnevichVGK 4 – 4 NYR
- 14:11VGK: Eakin, Merrill, Karlsson, SchmidtNYR: Shattenkirk, Kreider, Zuccarello, Zibanejad, BuchnevichVGK 4 – 5 NYR
- 18:46VGK 4 – 6 NYR
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Perron L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:35 | — | — | 36 | 28 |
| James Neal L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:33 | — | — | 38 | 24 |
| Cody Eakin C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:12 | — | — | 40 | 32 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | — | — | 68 | 62 |
| William Karlsson C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | — | — | 71 | 68 |
| Reilly Smith R | L2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | — | — | 72 | 77 |
| Erik Haula L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | — | — | 38 | 38 |
| Alex Tuch R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:45 | — | — | 38 | 49 |
| Oscar Lindberg L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | — | — | 41 | 50 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:33 | — | — | 60 | 75 |
| Tomas Nosek L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:17 | — | — | 63 | 70 |
| William Carrier L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7:09 | — | — | 60 | 74 |
| Nate Schmidt D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25:04 | — | — | 42 | 50 |
| Luca Sbisa D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:41 | — | — | 41 | 44 |
| Deryk Engelland D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:57 | — | — | 67 | 61 |
| Jon Merrill D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:32 | — | — | 69 | 62 |
| Colin Miller D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:18 | — | — | 44 | 55 |
| Shea Theodore D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:06 | — | — | 42 | 46 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Lagace(start) | L | 37 | 32 | 5 | .865 | 3.52 | 59:28 |
New York Rangers
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Zuccarello R | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:29 | — | — | 17 | 32 |
| Rick Nash L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:42 | — | — | 14 | 48 |
| Kevin Hayes R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:52 | — | — | 23 | 37 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | L2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | — | — | 53 | 53 |
| Chris Kreider L | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:59 | — | — | 53 | 44 |
| Pavel Buchnevich L | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 | — | — | 63 | 71 |
| Jesper Fast R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:18 | — | — | 62 | 65 |
| Michael Grabner L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.58 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11:44 | — | — | 65 | 67 |
| Boo Nieves C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:13 | — | — | 74 | 83 |
| Jimmy Vesey L | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | — | — | 55 | 31 |
| David Desharnais C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | — | — | 43 | 25 |
| J.T. Miller C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | — | — | 50 | 31 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:07 | — | — | 73 | 68 |
| Brady Skjei D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:57 | — | — | 65 | 62 |
| Ryan McDonagh D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22:31 | — | — | 24 | 32 |
| Brendan Smith D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:06 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
| Marc Staal D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:21 | — | — | 36 | 56 |
| Steven Kampfer D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | — | — | 63 | 69 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Lundqvist(start) | W | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 3.37 | 59:17 |