Vegas Golden Knights vs. Detroit Red WingsJan 27, 2024

FinalSaturday, Jan 27, 2024· Little Caesars Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	0	0	2		VGK	10	11	9	30
DET	3	0	2	5		DET	8	15	6	29

: VGK 47DET 50
: VGK 2.84DET 3.24
PP goals: VGK 0DET 1
Hits: VGK 14DET 19
Blocks: VGK 12DET 10
PIM: VGK 4DET 4
: VGK 56%DET 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 13:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:07.Larkin
Points
Alec Martinez had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:40.Martinez
Points
Lucas Raymond had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:28.Raymond
Points
Moritz Seider had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:41.Seider
New line
New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 13:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Stone Stephenson Cotter
Usage
Paul Cotter (VGK) played 18:01, +5:22 up on his 12:39 season average over 75 games.Cotter
New line
New look for VGK: Amadio–Howden–Rempal skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Amadio Howden Rempal
Luck
DET scored 5 goals on 3.24 expected goals (50 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.

Strength

Period

Team

← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)DET attacks right (top on phones) →

DET
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 97 of 97 attempts · DET 50 · VGK 47

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

DET
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DET 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 45% of the game, DET 24%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

DET

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	DET
	46	52
	2.74	2.61
	2.59	2.52
	14	11
	2	7
	19	10
	+0.033	−0.033
	45%	24%

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 – Stephenson – Cotter
13:2762% CF
L2Marchessault – Barbashev – Roy
12:5740% CF
L3Amadio – Howden – Rempal
9:4046% CF
L4Froese – Kolesar – Rondbjerg
6:1933% CF
D1Hague – Whitecloud
16:1143% CF
D2Martinez – Pietrangelo
16:1043% CF
D3McNabb – Korczak
14:0650% CF

PP1Martinez – Stone – Marchessault – Stephenson – Barbashev
2:3350% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Amadio – Roy – Rempal – Cotter
1:12100% CF
PK1FStone – Stephenson
1:26
PK2FRoy – Howden
1:01
PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo
1:54
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
0:53

Current VGK line combinations →

Detroit Red Wings

L1Copp – Fischer – Rasmussen
13:0250% CF
L2Larkin – DeBrincat – Raymond
12:4855% CF
L3Perron – Compher – Fabbri
10:4259% CF
L4Sprong – Kostin – Veleno
7:1850% CF
D1Petry – Maatta
15:3765% CF
D2Holl – Gostisbehere
15:1854% CF
D3Walman – Seider
14:4430% CF

PP1Perron – Gostisbehere – Compher – Larkin – Raymond
2:31100% CF
PP2Fabbri – Sprong – DeBrincat – Veleno – Seider
0:52100% CF
PK1FLarkin – Rasmussen
0:59
PK2FCopp – Compher
0:55
PK1DWalman – Seider
2:26
PK2DPetry – Maatta
1:26

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:04
DETDylan Larkin (Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond)snap0.14 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, RoyDET: Petry, Maatta, Larkin, DeBrincat, Raymond
VGK 0 – 1 DET
7:00
DETJake Walman (David Perron, Moritz Seider)slap0.04 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, CotterDET: Perron, Compher, Fabbri, Walman, Seider
VGK 0 – 2 DET
8:02
VGKIvan Barbashev (Nicolas Roy, Alec Martinez)snap0.31 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, RoyDET: Petry, Maatta, Larkin, DeBrincat, Raymond
VGK 1 – 2 DET
10:55
VGKPaul Cotter (Alec Martinez, Alex Pietrangelo)slap0.17 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, CotterDET: Perron, Compher, Fabbri, Walman, Seider
VGK 2 – 2 DET
18:17
DETJoseph VelenoPP (Moritz Seider, Robby Fabbri)snap0.20 xG
VGK: Froese, Hague, Rondbjerg, WhitecloudDET: Fabbri, Sprong, DeBrincat, Veleno, Seider
VGK 2 – 3 DET

3rd period

11:47
DETAndrew Copp (Michael Rasmussen)snap0.15 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, CotterDET: Maatta, Copp, Walman, Fischer, Rasmussen
VGK 2 – 4 DET
18:30
DETDylan LarkinEN (J.T. Compher, Lucas Raymond)snap0.75 xG
VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, BarbashevDET: Compher, Larkin, Walman, Seider, Raymond
VGK 2 – 5 DET

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	0	0	-2	3	0.13	1	1	0	21:34	—	—	61	56
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.20	1	0	0	21:10	—	—	61	57
Paul Cotter L	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.66	0	0	0	18:01	—	—	59	57
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.25	0	1	0	18:58	—	—	41	49
Ivan Barbashev L	L2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.54	3	0	2	18:26	—	—	36	44
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	16:48	—	—	36	44
Michael Amadio R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	14:13	—	—	44	76
Brett Howden C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.38	1	0	0	12:23	—	—	50	81
Sheldon Rempal R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	12:05	—	—	43	75
Byron Froese C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:48	—	—	30	5
Jonas Rondbjerg R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	9:15	—	—	27	4
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:13	—	—	25	4
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	2	0	19:23	—	—	46	63
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	0	18:49	—	—	44	58
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.08	0	2	0	22:56	—	—	46	39
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	2	2	-2	3	0.08	0	5	0	22:40	—	—	46	44
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.03	1	0	2	16:25	—	—	53	80
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	1	0	15:52	—	—	50	77

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	2.49	58:28

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Andrew Copp C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.23	0	1	0	16:20	—	—	50	59
Michael Rasmussen C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.55	4	1	0	15:43	—	—	50	59
Christian Fischer R	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	3	0	15:21	—	—	48	58
Dylan Larkin C	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	1.01	1	0	0	20:07	—	—	54	43
Lucas Raymond L	L2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.32	2	0	0	18:28	—	—	55	43
Alex DeBrincat R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:44	—	—	54	43
J.T. Compher L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	2	17:26	—	—	54	39
David Perron L	L3	0	1	1	0	4	0.08	2	0	0	15:37	—	—	56	39
Robby Fabbri C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.25	1	0	0	13:49	—	—	54	39
Joseph Veleno C	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.26	1	0	0	11:24	—	—	50	42
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.30	0	1	0	10:13	—	—	55	56
Klim Kostin C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:41	—	—	55	56
Olli Maatta D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	1	0	0	20:31	—	—	64	61
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	19:29	—	—	69	64
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	0	0	0	19:24	—	—	55	43
Justin Holl D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	1	0	15:49	—	—	56	53
Moritz Seider D	D3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.01	0	2	0	20:41	—	—	36	40
Jake Walman D	D3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.04	1	0	0	20:29	—	—	39	42

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Lyon(start)	W	30	28	2	.933	2.84	59:44

Goal anatomy

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

Dylan Larkin (DET) 1st 5:04 · assists Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 64.9 mph shot · 2.9 s from entry to goal.

Dylan Larkin · 1st 5:04 · DET

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 64.9 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Jake Walman · 1st 7:00 · DET

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 76.6 mph
Distance: 44 ft
Entry to goal: 4.7 s

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Ivan Barbashev · 1st 8:02 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.6 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Type: rebound

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Dylan Larkin · 3rd 18:30 · DET EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 1
Shot: 46.7 mph
Distance: 100 ft

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Paul Cotter · 1st 10:55 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 74.3 mph
Distance: 52 ft

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Joseph Veleno · 1st 18:17 · DET PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 26.0 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 5.1 s

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Andrew Copp · 3rd 11:47 · DET

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 49.9 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 3.3 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.