Vegas Golden Knights vs. Detroit Red WingsMar 16, 2025

FinalSunday, Mar 16, 2025· Little Caesars Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	0	0	0		VGK	5	8	5	18
DET	0	1	2	3		DET	8	12	7	27

: VGK 50DET 54
: VGK 1.64DET 3.21
PP goals: VGK 0DET 0
Hits: VGK 21DET 15
Blocks: VGK 10DET 16
PIM: VGK 6DET 2
: VGK 54%DET 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 at home. Marco Kasper (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Albert Johansson (DET) played 21:11, +4:54 up on his 16:17 season average over 60 games.

Usage
Albert Johansson (DET) played 21:11, +4:54 up on his 16:17 season average over 60 games.Johansson
New line
New look for DET: Smith–Motte–Rasmussen skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Smith Motte Rasmussen
Luck
VGK scored 0 goals on 1.64 expected goals (50 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Zach Whitecloud (VGK) played 23:59, +6:34 up on his 17:25 season average over 73 games.Whitecloud
Usage
Nicolas Hague (VGK) played 20:50, +3:54 up on his 16:56 season average over 67 games.Hague
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Jack Eichel (VGK) played 17:06, −3:29 down on his 20:35 season average over 76 games.Eichel
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Reilly Smith (VGK) played 12:06, −3:23 down on his 15:29 season average over 78 games.Smith
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Moritz Seider (DET) played 22:02, −3:05 down on his 25:07 season average over 81 games.Seider

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 104 of 104 attempts · DET 54 · VGK 50

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 24% of the game, DET 39%.

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
	59	61
	1.93	3.79
	1.91	3.63
	5	20
	4	5
	24	28
	+0.025	−0.025
	24%	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

L1Saad – Hertl – Dorofeyev
12:4341% CF
L2Barbashev – Kolesar – Howden
7:0642% CF
L3Smith – Pearson – Roy
5:0245% CF
L4Stone – Olofsson – Eichel
3:52100% CF
D1Hanifin – Whitecloud
17:0660% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Hague
16:5646% CF
D3McNabb – Korczak
12:4227% CF

PK1FSmith – Roy
1:52
PK2FStone – Eichel
1:31
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:04
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
0:43

Current VGK line combinations →

Detroit Red Wings

L1Kane – DeBrincat – Kasper
13:4452% CF
L2Tarasenko – Compher – Berggren
11:3170% CF
L3Larkin – Soderblom – Raymond
9:4319% CF
L4Smith – Motte – Rasmussen
7:5682% CF
D1Johansson – Edvinsson
18:4256% CF
D2Chiarot – Seider
18:1130% CF
D3Holl – Gustafsson
13:2062% CF

PP1Kane – Larkin – DeBrincat – Seider – Raymond
3:15100% CF
PP2Tarasenko – Gustafsson – Compher – Rasmussen – Berggren
0:43

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

7:58
DETAlbert Johansson (Vladimir Tarasenko, J.T. Compher)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: McNabb, Barbashev, Kolesar, Howden, KorczakDET: Holl, Tarasenko, Compher, Berggren, Johansson
VGK 0 – 1 DET

3rd period

4:51
DETLucas Raymond (Elmer Soderblom)wrist0.21 xG
VGK: Stone, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel, WhitecloudDET: Larkin, Johansson, Soderblom, Raymond, Edvinsson
VGK 0 – 2 DET
11:14
DETMarco Kasper (Erik Gustafsson, Patrick Kane)tip-in0.10 xG
VGK: McNabb, Saad, Hertl, Korczak, DorofeyevDET: Kane, Holl, Gustafsson, DeBrincat, Kasper
VGK 0 – 3 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	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brandon Saad L	L1	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	15:25	—	—	43	20
Tomas Hertl C	L1	-1	1	0.18	2	1	0	15:06	—	—	39	20
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L1	-1	2	0.11	1	0	0	14:59	—	—	42	20
Ivan Barbashev L	L2	-2	1	0.39	1	0	0	15:55	—	—	43	42
Keegan Kolesar R	L2	-1	0	0.01	3	1	0	14:21	—	—	48	31
Brett Howden C	L2	-1	1	0.00	2	0	2	13:43	—	—	59	40
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:32	—	—	38	34
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	12:06	—	—	41	41
Tanner Pearson L	L3	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	9:34	—	—	46	34
Mark Stone R	L4	-1	1	0.12	1	1	0	18:03	—	—	64	51
Jack Eichel C	L4	-1	2	0.20	1	0	0	17:06	—	—	63	51
Victor Olofsson L	L4	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	13:59	—	—	68	51
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	-1	2	0.03	3	1	0	23:59	—	—	64	43
Noah Hanifin D	D1	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	20:45	—	—	61	37
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	0.11	1	1	2	21:26	—	—	50	31
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	2	0.05	1	3	0	20:50	—	—	46	29
Brayden McNabb D	D3	-2	0	0.00	3	1	0	19:51	—	—	39	33
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	-2	1	0.10	1	1	0	13:20	—	—	30	25

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	L	27	24	3	.889	3.21	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.35	0	2	0	20:08	—	—	49	73
Alex DeBrincat R	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.36	2	1	0	18:54	—	—	54	76
Marco Kasper C	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.70	1	1	0	16:04	—	—	54	69
Jonatan Berggren R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	2	0	0	14:51	—	—	64	81
J.T. Compher L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.12	0	0	0	14:43	—	—	70	89
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.54	1	0	0	14:10	—	—	63	79
Dylan Larkin C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:18	—	—	27	41
Lucas Raymond L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.37	0	2	0	17:39	—	—	36	46
Elmer Soderblom L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	0	0	0	12:28	—	—	20	38
Michael Rasmussen C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	0	2	13:30	—	—	57	66
Craig Smith C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	2	0	0	10:30	—	—	64	64
Tyler Motte C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	9:42	—	—	64	61
Simon Edvinsson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	3	0	0	21:59	—	—	61	59
Albert Johansson D	D1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.09	0	3	0	21:11	—	—	54	54
Moritz Seider D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	2	3	0	22:02	—	—	30	66
Ben Chiarot D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	2	0	20:37	—	—	28	62
Erik Gustafsson D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.14	0	0	0	16:03	—	—	62	81
Justin Holl D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.05	0	2	0	14:11	—	—	69	85

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Petr Mrazek(start)	W	18	18	0	.1000	1.64	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Albert Johansson (DET) 2nd 7:58 · assists Vladimir Tarasenko, J.T. Compher · Forecheck turnover · 12.9 mph shot.

Albert Johansson · 2nd 7:58 · DET

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 12.9 mph
Distance: 12 ft

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Lucas Raymond · 3rd 4:51 · DET

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 50.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft

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Marco Kasper · 3rd 11:14 · DET

Play: deflection
Entry: dump
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 21.1 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 8.6 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.