Vegas Golden Knights vs. Ottawa SenatorsNov 4, 2021

FinalThursday, Nov 4, 2021· Canadian Tire Centre

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	3	2	5		VGK	11	16	12	39
OTT	0	1	0	1		OTT	16	12	11	39

: VGK 67OTT 65
: VGK 3.65OTT 3.02
PP goals: VGK 0OTT 0
Hits: VGK 22OTT 44
Blocks: VGK 13OTT 14
PIM: VGK 2OTT 2
: VGK 40%OTT 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at OTT. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Roy skated 12:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.Marchessault
Points
Nicolas Roy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:02.Roy
New line
New look for VGK: Smith–Marchessault–Roy skated 12:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Smith Marchessault Roy
Goalie
Robin Lehner (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +10 against a season average of 29.3; the win.Lehner
Goalie
Filip Gustavsson (OTT) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +6 against a season average of 31.9; the loss.Gustavsson
Usage
Artem Zub (OTT) played 25:53, +4:54 up on his 20:59 season average over 80 games.Zub
New line
New look for OTT: Watson–Sanford–Gambrell skated 7:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Watson Sanford Gambrell
New line
New look for VGK: Janmark–Amadio–Kolesar skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Janmark Amadio Kolesar

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)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →

OTT
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · OTT 65 · VGK 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

OTT
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

OTT 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 37% of the game, OTT 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

OTT

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	OTT
	73	68
	3.09	2.50
	2.93	2.40
	10	12
	6	7
	31	28
	−0.062	+0.062
	37%	22%

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

L1Smith – Marchessault – Roy
12:4967% CF
L2Howden – Leschyshyn – Rondbjerg
10:2922% CF
L3Dadonov – Stephenson – Carrier
9:3465% CF
L4Janmark – Amadio – Kolesar
8:0743% CF
D1Martinez – Theodore
19:5652% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Hague
14:4266% CF
D3McNabb – Coghlan
13:2525% CF

PP1Dadonov – Pietrangelo – Marchessault – Theodore – Roy
1:5350% CF
PK1FStephenson – Kolesar
1:31
PK2FSmith – Roy
0:29
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:31
PK2DMartinez – Hague
0:29

Current VGK line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

L1Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk
11:1650% CF
L2Brown – Paul – Formenton
8:2538% CF
L3Watson – Sanford – Gambrell
7:0144% CF
L4Ennis – Tierney – Stützle
4:4040% CF
D1Chabot – Zub
22:1162% CF
D2Holden – Del Zotto
14:2344% CF
D3Brown – Mete
12:0239% CF

PP1Chabot – Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk – Stützle
1:3380% CF
PP2Del Zotto – Ennis – Tierney – Brown – Sanford
0:27
PK1FPaul – Formenton
0:55
PK2FBrown – Gambrell
0:30
PK1DBrown – Mete
1:14
PK2DHolden – Zub
0:23

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

4:31
VGKWilliam Carrier (Evgenii Dadonov, Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.13 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Carrier, HagueOTT: Del Zotto, Watson, Paul, Chabot, Formenton
VGK 1 – 0 OTT
11:21
VGKBrett Howden (Shea Theodore, Jonas Rondbjerg)tip-in0.05 xG
VGK: Martinez, Theodore, Howden, Leschyshyn, RondbjergOTT: Holden, Del Zotto, Ennis, Sanford, Gambrell
VGK 2 – 0 OTT
12:25
VGKJonathan Marchessault (Nicolas Roy, Nicolas Hague)backhand0.03 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Marchessault, Roy, HagueOTT: Brown, Brown, Paul, Mete, Formenton
VGK 3 – 0 OTT
15:50
OTTBrady Tkachuk (Artem Zub, Drake Batherson)deflected0.09 xG
VGK: Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Carrier, HagueOTT: Chabot, Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk, Zub
VGK 3 – 1 OTT

3rd period

14:01
VGKAlex Pietrangelo (Reilly Smith, Nicolas Roy)wrist0.02 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Smith, Marchessault, RoyOTT: Paul, Chabot, Batherson, Tkachuk, Zub
VGK 4 – 1 OTT
17:10
VGKJonathan MarchessaultEN (Mattias Janmark)wrist0.65 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Marchessault, Stephenson, JanmarkOTT: Del Zotto, Tierney, Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk, Zub
VGK 5 – 1 OTT

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
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	2	0	2	+3	3	0.72	0	1	2	18:37	—	—	67	79
Nicolas Roy C	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.20	2	1	0	18:02	—	—	63	75
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.69	3	0	0	17:37	—	—	66	81
Jake Leschyshyn C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.12	1	1	0	14:40	—	—	31	30
Brett Howden C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.11	1	1	0	13:39	—	—	22	18
Jonas Rondbjerg R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	3	0	0	12:38	—	—	33	39
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.07	3	0	0	16:43	—	—	64	72
William Carrier L	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.75	2	0	0	14:19	—	—	55	65
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.22	2	0	0	14:15	—	—	62	50
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	0	0	13:54	—	—	40	32
Mattias Janmark C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.08	0	0	0	12:30	—	—	48	52
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:06	—	—	38	30
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.10	0	1	0	23:23	—	—	52	42
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	2	0	22:33	—	—	53	44
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	1	0	1	+3	7	0.21	2	0	0	21:12	—	—	70	74
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	0	0	0	18:17	—	—	63	71
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.12	1	5	0	18:25	—	—	30	48
Dylan Coghlan D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	1	0	16:17	—	—	28	47

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	W	39	38	1	.974	3.02	59:53

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Drake Batherson R	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.33	4	0	0	18:02	—	—	46	38
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	1	0	1	-1	6	0.81	6	0	2	17:11	—	—	44	34
Josh Norris C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	2	0	16:02	—	—	51	52
Alex Formenton L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	2	0	0	17:56	—	—	41	40
Nick Paul L	L2	0	0	0	-3	3	0.13	0	0	0	16:45	—	—	35	25
Connor Brown R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	0	1	0	15:19	—	—	46	58
Zachary Sanford L	L3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.36	4	0	0	14:21	—	—	54	53
Austin Watson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	3	1	0	12:35	—	—	52	46
Dylan Gambrell C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	3	0	0	11:56	—	—	56	62
Chris Tierney C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	1	1	0	15:37	—	—	60	49
Tim Stützle C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.21	4	0	0	14:35	—	—	58	43
Tyler Ennis R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:06	—	—	47	40
Thomas Chabot D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.08	2	1	0	26:18	—	—	62	58
Artem Zub D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.21	3	1	0	25:53	—	—	54	48
Nick Holden D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	2	0	18:39	—	—	35	26
Michael Del Zotto D	D2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:47	—	—	45	37
Joshua Brown D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	6	2	0	15:30	—	—	42	37
Victor Mete D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	3	0	13:48	—	—	39	35

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	L	38	34	4	.895	2.99	58:40

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.