Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose SharksMar 18, 2019

FinalMonday, Mar 18, 2019· SAP Center at San Jose

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

7

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San Jose SharksSJS

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	3	1	3	7		VGK	16	14	12	42
SJS	2	0	1	3		SJS	9	13	17	39

: VGK 56SJS 69
: VGK 4.80SJS 2.94
PP goals: VGK 3SJS 1
Hits: VGK 19SJS 24
Blocks: VGK 14SJS 5
PIM: VGK 12SJS 12
: VGK 51%SJS 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 7–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 7–3 at SJS. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:59 together.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 12:53.Marchessault
Points
Reilly Smith had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 14:19.Smith
Points
Logan Couture had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:51.Couture
Points
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:56.Karlsson
Points
Nate Schmidt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:10.Schmidt
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:59 together.Smith Stone Karlsson Marchessault Theodore
Goalie
Malcolm Subban (VGK) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +10 against a season average of 29.1; the win.Subban
Usage
Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) played 12:53, −5:20 down on his 18:13 season average over 81 games.Marchessault

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)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →

SJS
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · SJS 69 · VGK 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SJS 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 43% of the game, SJS 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

SJS

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	SJS
	46	67
	2.46	2.47
	2.28	2.35
	8	12
	5	7
	24	16
	+0.026	−0.026
	43%	33%

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

L1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone
10:4626% CF
L2Reaves – Carpenter – Bellemare
9:4361% CF
L3Eakin – Nosek – Tuch
8:3833% CF
L4Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
6:3450% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
13:2358% CF
D2Engelland – Schmidt
12:1135% CF
D3Holden – Miller
11:1022% CF

PP1Smith – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
3:5986% CF
PP2Stastny – Pacioretty – Miller – Schmidt – Tuch
2:4067% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
3:02
PK2FEakin – Carpenter
1:22
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
4:56
PK2DHolden – Schmidt
1:34

Current VGK line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc
9:5979% CF
L2Haley – Goodrow – Karlsson
8:5838% CF
L3Kane – Donskoi – Hertl
8:4067% CF
L4Couture – Nyquist – Meier
5:4256% CF
D1Braun – Dillon
11:5960% CF
D2Vlasic – Heed
9:1863% CF
D3Burns – Ryan
8:1163% CF

PP1Burns – Couture – Nyquist – Hertl – Labanc
4:3475% CF
PP2Thornton – Burns – Kane – Sorensen – Meier
2:5350% CF
PK1FCouture – Hertl
2:19
PK2FGoodrow – Karlsson
2:16
PK1DBurns – Vlasic
2:00
PK2DBraun – Dillon
1:33

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:30
SJSLogan Couture (Brenden Dillon, Gustav Nyquist)backhand0.03 xG
VGK: Engelland, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtSJS: Braun, Couture, Nyquist, Dillon, Meier
VGK 0 – 1 SJS
3:37
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith)backhand0.13 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreSJS: Braun, Couture, Nyquist, Dillon, Meier
VGK 1 – 1 SJS
5:48
VGKMark StonePP (Reilly Smith, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.13 xG
VGK: Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreSJS: Vlasic, Braun, Couture, Hertl
VGK 2 – 1 SJS
9:54
SJSJoe Thorntonwrist0.04 xG
VGK: Engelland, Pacioretty, Schmidt, TuchSJS: Thornton, Vlasic, Braun, Nyquist
VGK 2 – 2 SJS
12:24
VGKJonathan Marchessault (Reilly Smith)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Holden, Smith, Karlsson, Miller, MarchessaultSJS: Braun, Couture, Nyquist, Dillon, Meier
VGK 3 – 2 SJS

2nd period

12:21
VGKPaul StastnyPP (Max Pacioretty, Colin Miller)backhand0.20 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Miller, Schmidt, TuchSJS: Vlasic, Braun, Kane, Sorensen
VGK 4 – 2 SJS

3rd period

0:43
VGKReilly Smith (William Karlsson)wrist0.04 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreSJS: Braun, Couture, Nyquist, Dillon, Meier
VGK 5 – 2 SJS
10:55
SJSLogan CouturePP (Brent Burns, Kevin Labanc)slap0.07 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, Bellemare, NosekSJS: Burns, Couture, Kane, Hertl, Labanc
VGK 5 – 3 SJS
17:39
VGKJonathan MarchessaultEN (Nate Schmidt, Deryk Engelland)wrist0.85 xG
VGK: Engelland, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, SchmidtSJS: Burns, Couture, Kane, Heed, Hertl, Meier
VGK 6 – 3 SJS
18:22
VGKCody EakinPP (Shea Theodore, Nate Schmidt)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Eakin, Schmidt, Theodore, Nosek, TuchSJS: Braun, Dillon, Sorensen, Karlsson
VGK 7 – 3 SJS

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
Paul Stastny C	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.30	1	0	0	16:59	—	—	23	17
Mark Stone R	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.13	1	2	0	16:51	—	—	24	12
Max Pacioretty L	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.42	1	0	0	15:28	—	—	24	13
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	2	0	15:18	—	—	56	72
Ryan Carpenter C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	3	0	0	13:38	—	—	59	73
Ryan Reaves R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.56	2	1	0	11:42	—	—	55	72
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	0	0	15:13	—	—	29	31
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	1	0	2	14:23	—	—	33	57
Cody Eakin C	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.03	1	1	0	12:08	—	—	33	55
William Karlsson C	L4	1	1	2	+3	3	0.24	1	0	0	14:56	—	—	52	79
Reilly Smith R	L4	1	3	4	+3	5	0.34	0	0	0	14:19	—	—	48	74
Jonathan Marchessault R	L4	2	2	4	+3	5	1.28	0	0	2	12:53	—	—	46	56
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	+2	6	0.70	0	1	0	21:33	—	—	53	69
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	+2	3	0.09	1	2	2	21:00	—	—	60	74
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	2	2	-1	2	0.03	0	1	0	20:10	—	—	38	39
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.02	4	2	0	19:57	—	—	34	37
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	0	2	2	17:39	—	—	22	22
Colin Miller D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	4	15:32	—	—	22	15

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Malcolm Subban(start)	W	39	36	3	.923	2.94	60:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kevin Labanc R	L1	0	1	1	0	5	0.42	0	0	2	18:03	—	—	76	76
Marcus Sorensen L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	3	0	0	16:28	—	—	71	46
Joe Thornton C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.17	1	0	2	15:28	—	—	75	50
Barclay Goodrow C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	4	2	2	13:25	—	—	42	34
Melker Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	13:22	—	—	41	22
Micheal Haley L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	1	1	4	10:16	—	—	40	30
Tomas Hertl C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	3	0	0	20:35	—	—	68	70
Evander Kane L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	3	1	2	18:19	—	—	64	41
Joonas Donskoi R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.44	1	0	0	10:47	—	—	73	75
Logan Couture C	L4	2	0	2	-3	5	0.55	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	56	48
Gustav Nyquist R	L4	0	1	1	-1	2	0.17	0	0	0	12:34	—	—	61	58
Timo Meier R	L4	0	0	0	-3	2	0.08	2	0	0	11:44	—	—	59	48
Justin Braun D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	20:05	—	—	60	51
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	18:12	—	—	60	46
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D2	0	0	0	+1	5	0.07	0	0	0	20:39	—	—	65	73
Tim Heed D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.15	0	0	0	17:19	—	—	57	66
Brent Burns D	D3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.10	3	0	0	25:38	—	—	53	40
Joakim Ryan D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	10:41	—	—	65	37

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Aaron Dell	L	30	27	3	.900	2.73	47:00
Martin Jones(start)	—	11	8	3	.727	1.22	12:24

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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.