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Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York RangersJan 26, 2024

Final· Madison Square Garden
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NYR
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK1225VGK68620
NYR1012NYR1571638
VGK 42NYR 79
VGK 2.88NYR 3.02
PP goals
VGK 0NYR 0
Hits
VGK 13NYR 29
Blocks
VGK 24NYR 10
PIM
VGK 4NYR 4
VGK 51%NYR 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Ryan Lindgren (NYR) played 2:35, −16:59 down on his 19:34 season average over 75 games.

  1. Points
    Jonathan Marchessault had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:35.Marchessault
  2. Points
    Ivan Barbashev had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:37.Barbashev
  3. Points
    Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:22.Wheeler
  4. Points
    Nicolas Roy had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:42.Roy
  5. Usage
    Ryan Lindgren (NYR) played 2:35, −16:59 down on his 19:34 season average over 75 games.Lindgren
  6. New line
    New look for NYR: Wheeler–Kreider–Zibanejad skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.WheelerKreiderZibanejad
  7. Goalie
    Adin Hill (VGK) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +10 against a season average of 28.0; the win.Hill
  8. Luck
    VGK scored 5 goals on 2.88 expected goals (42 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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: 121 attempts, 58 on goal, 7 goals, 5.90 expected goals; best chance Jonathan Marchessault at 0.63 xG.

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

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · NYR 79 · VGK 42

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 3.02 to 2.88 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 79 to 42, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNYRVGKRWKMMKMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NYR
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYRVGKcontrol2nd3rdRempal · 1st 5:02Wheeler · 1st 6:33Kolesar · 2nd 3:18Marchessault · 2nd 4:04Marchessault · 3rd 2:11Kakko · 3rd 18:55Marchessault · 3rd 19:31
  • 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 20% of the game, NYR 48%.

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 Igor Shesterkin (55:50) for NYR and Adin Hill (60:00) for VGK, 7 goals.

NYR
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
StatVGKNYR
4473
1.392.37
1.362.27
1213
74
1913
+0.002−0.002
20%48%

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 →

New York Rangers

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:02
    VGKSheldon Rempal (Paul Cotter, Nicolas Hague)tip-in0.14 xG
    VGK: Howden, Hague, Whitecloud, Rempal, CotterNYR: Pitlick, Goodrow, Vesey, Lindgren, Schneider
    VGK 1 – 0 NYR
  2. 6:33
    NYRBlake Wheeler (Erik Gustafsson, Adam Fox)wrist0.05 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, RoyNYR: Wheeler, Kreider, Zibanejad, Gustafsson, Fox
    VGK 1 – 1 NYR

2nd period

  1. 3:18
    VGKKeegan Kolesarwrist0.01 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Kolesar, Howden, Rondbjerg, KorczakNYR: Trocheck, Panarin, Fox, Miller, Lafrenière
    VGK 2 – 1 NYR
  2. 4:04
    VGKJonathan Marchessault (Ivan Barbashev, Nicolas Roy)tip-in0.06 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, RoyNYR: Brodzinski, Fox, Kakko, Schneider, Cuylle
    VGK 3 – 1 NYR

3rd period

  1. 2:11
    VGKJonathan Marchessault (Ivan Barbashev, Nicolas Roy)wrist0.11 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, RoyNYR: Pitlick, Goodrow, Vesey, Gustafsson, Miller
    VGK 4 – 1 NYR
  2. 18:55
    NYRKaapo Kakko (Jacob Trouba, Blake Wheeler)wrist0.37 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Stephenson, HowdenNYR: Wheeler, Trouba, Vesey, Gustafsson, Brodzinski, Kakko
    VGK 4 – 2 NYR
  3. 19:31
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultEN (Ivan Barbashev, Brayden McNabb)wrist0.63 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Barbashev, Roy, WhitecloudNYR: Wheeler, Trouba, Vesey, Gustafsson, Brodzinski, Kakko
    VGK 5 – 2 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

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nicolas Roy CL1022+220.0301216:42——4844
Ivan Barbashev LL1033+230.1300015:37——4633
Jonathan Marchessault RL1303+130.8011015:35——5236
Chandler Stephenson CL2000-100.0000021:32——3929
Mark Stone RL2000011.2801021:03——3940
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2000040.0501011:15——5751
Jonas Rondbjerg RL3000+100.0001012:53——1711
Byron Froese CL3000010.0801010:44——3528
Keegan Kolesar RL3101+110.0121010:41——228
Brett Howden CL4000+100.0002016:16——2856
Paul Cotter LL4011+100.0001015:01——2841
Sheldon Rempal RL4101+130.3600012:01——3259
Brayden McNabb DD1011+210.0524021:16——4550
Kaedan Korczak DD1000+100.0220016:21——4644
Zach Whitecloud DD2000+200.0044018:44——2222
Nicolas Hague DD2011+100.0522016:52——2721
Alex Pietrangelo DD3000010.0102222:57——4646
Alec Martinez DD3000000.0202020:30——4243
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W38362.9473.0260:00

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artemi Panarin LL1000-140.2920022:03——6372
Vincent Trocheck CL1000-120.1411021:28——7189
Alexis Lafrenière LL1000-130.2300018:36——6775
Mika Zibanejad CL2000+130.2100220:27——6256
Chris Kreider LL2000+150.7910019:15——7076
Blake Wheeler RL2112+140.1700015:22——7076
Jonny Brodzinski CL3000-120.0801213:38——5940
Kaapo Kakko RL3101-110.3700012:28——6143
Will Cuylle LL3000-110.115009:46——6041
Jimmy Vesey LL4000-230.1310011:59——5047
Barclay Goodrow CL4000-210.0220011:24——5248
Tyler Pitlick CL4000-220.2150011:01——4847
Adam Fox DD1011-100.0100027:18——6673
Erik Gustafsson DD1011000.0233021:08——6681
K'Andre Miller DD2000-210.0412024:33——6051
Jacob Trouba DD2011060.2040022:34——6667
Braden Schneider DD3000-200.0043014:35——6049
Ryan Lindgren DD3000-100.000002:35——3828
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Igor Shesterkin(start)L19154.7891.1755:50

Goal anatomy

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

Sheldon Rempal (VGK) 1st 5:02 · assists Paul Cotter, Nicolas Hague · Deflection · 20.2 mph shot.

Keegan Kolesar · 2nd 3:18 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
56.5 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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