Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose SharksApr 18, 2019

FinalPlayoffsThursday, Apr 18, 2019· SAP Center at San Jose

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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San Jose SharksSJS

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	0	1	2		VGK	12	6	14	32
SJS	2	1	2	5		SJS	6	14	9	29

: VGK 60SJS 64
: VGK 2.89SJS 3.69
PP goals: VGK 2SJS 1
Hits: VGK 22SJS 33
Blocks: VGK 21SJS 18
PIM: VGK 6SJS 4
: VGK 37%SJS 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

San Jose Sharks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SJS: Donskoi–Goodrow–Karlsson skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:14.Hertl
Points
Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:59.Pavelski
Points
Colin Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:10.Miller
Points
Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:20.Karlsson
Points
William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:11.Karlsson
New line
New look for SJS: Donskoi–Goodrow–Karlsson skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Donskoi Goodrow Karlsson
Usage
Justin Braun (SJS) played 17:05, −4:37 down on his 21:42 season average over 19 games.Braun
Usage
Kevin Labanc (SJS) played 10:12, −4:54 down on his 15:06 season average over 19 games.Labanc

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 124 of 124 attempts · SJS 64 · VGK 60

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 29% of the game, SJS 37%.

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
	64	53
	3.07	2.56
	3.02	2.40
	12	12
	7	5
	26	26
	−0.121	+0.121
	29%	37%

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
12:3959% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
12:2557% CF
L3Eakin – Nosek – Tuch
9:0550% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
5:1056% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
15:1861% CF
D2Engelland – Schmidt
14:5954% CF
D3Merrill – Miller
14:2954% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Theodore – Tuch
1:4375% CF
PP2Smith – Eakin – Karlsson – Miller – Marchessault
0:43100% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
2:53
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
0:39
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:56
PK2DMerrill – Miller
0:41

Current VGK line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Pavelski – Couture – Meier
13:2139% CF
L2Nyquist – Kane – Hertl
11:2948% CF
L3Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc
6:2646% CF
L4Donskoi – Goodrow – Karlsson
5:4140% CF
D1Burns – Vlasic
16:5346% CF
D2Karlsson – Dillon
12:1346% CF
D3Braun – Ryan
4:2750% CF

PP1Burns – Pavelski – Couture – Hertl – Labanc
2:30100% CF
PP2Thornton – Burns – Pavelski – Kane – Sorensen
0:42100% CF
PK1FCouture – Hertl
1:01
PK2FPavelski – Goodrow
0:31
PK1DBurns – Braun
0:42
PK2DVlasic – Karlsson
0:31

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:16
SJSTomas Hertl (Erik Karlsson, Gustav Nyquist)snap0.04 xG
VGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Theodore, NosekSJS: Karlsson, Nyquist, Kane, Dillon, Hertl
VGK 0 – 1 SJS
11:00
SJSLogan Couture (Timo Meier, Erik Karlsson)wrist0.26 xG
VGK: Engelland, Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, SchmidtSJS: Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Karlsson, Meier
VGK 0 – 2 SJS
19:30
VGKReilly SmithPP (Colin Miller, William Karlsson)backhand0.04 xG
VGK: Smith, Eakin, Karlsson, Miller, MarchessaultSJS: Pavelski, Vlasic, Karlsson, Goodrow
VGK 1 – 2 SJS

2nd period

12:22
SJSBarclay Goodrow (Justin Braun, Joakim Ryan)deflected0.07 xG
VGK: Reaves, Merrill, Miller, Carrier, BellemareSJS: Braun, Donskoi, Goodrow, Ryan, Karlsson
VGK 1 – 3 SJS

3rd period

11:36
VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (Colin Miller, William Karlsson)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Smith, Eakin, Karlsson, Miller, MarchessaultSJS: Braun, Kane, Dillon, Sorensen
VGK 2 – 3 SJS
14:45
SJSTomas HertlPP (Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton)wrist0.20 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, Bellemare, NosekSJS: Thornton, Burns, Pavelski, Karlsson, Hertl
VGK 2 – 4 SJS
18:14
SJSJoe PavelskiEN (Evander Kane)wrist0.58 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Smith, Stone, Karlsson, MarchessaultSJS: Pavelski, Vlasic, Karlsson, Kane, Hertl
VGK 2 – 5 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
Max Pacioretty L	L1	0	0	0	-2	8	0.51	1	0	2	19:07	—	—	61	44
Paul Stastny C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	18:43	—	—	59	44
Mark Stone R	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.08	0	2	0	18:08	—	—	56	39
Reilly Smith R	L2	1	0	1	-2	6	0.84	1	0	0	18:55	—	—	61	70
William Karlsson C	L2	0	2	2	-2	1	0.00	2	2	0	18:11	—	—	48	60
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.18	1	0	2	17:38	—	—	53	65
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.34	0	2	0	15:11	—	—	48	47
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:57	—	—	55	50
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	3	1	0	14:14	—	—	48	37
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	1	1	0	10:10	—	—	60	66
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.47	5	0	0	8:38	—	—	60	71
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:12	—	—	50	64
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	2	0	20:03	—	—	55	55
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	3	3	2	19:36	—	—	63	64
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	19:50	—	—	54	43
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	1	0	19:29	—	—	56	49
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	18:30	—	—	46	50
Colin Miller D	D3	0	2	2	-1	1	0.03	1	3	0	18:10	—	—	55	73

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	3.11	59:03

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Joe Pavelski C	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	1.01	1	2	0	20:59	—	—	41	30
Logan Couture C	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.41	1	1	0	20:27	—	—	42	29
Timo Meier R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.29	9	0	0	15:36	—	—	38	28
Tomas Hertl C	L2	2	0	2	+2	5	0.63	2	2	0	21:14	—	—	44	76
Evander Kane L	L2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.38	2	0	2	17:38	—	—	48	73
Gustav Nyquist R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.19	1	0	0	16:05	—	—	47	70
Joe Thornton C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.18	0	2	0	13:31	—	—	58	81
Marcus Sorensen L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	2	0	0	12:37	—	—	54	76
Kevin Labanc R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	0	0	0	10:12	—	—	43	69
Joonas Donskoi R	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	1	0	0	11:30	—	—	55	41
Barclay Goodrow C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.07	1	1	0	11:14	—	—	23	12
Melker Karlsson C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	0	1	0	10:08	—	—	40	21
Brent Burns D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	4	0	26:10	—	—	46	61
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	0	1	0	23:43	—	—	40	47
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	2	2	+3	3	0.13	3	1	2	22:20	—	—	48	43
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	6	1	0	20:25	—	—	46	36
Justin Braun D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	2	0	17:05	—	—	50	54
Joakim Ryan D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	0	0	0	6:45	—	—	40	42

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	W	32	30	2	.938	2.89	59:47

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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.