Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose SharksMar 5, 2021

Final / OTFriday, Mar 5, 2021· 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	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	2	1	1	1	5		VGK	6	12	8	1	27
SJS	0	2	2	0	4		SJS	9	11	8	1	29

: VGK 57SJS 54
: VGK 1.65SJS 3.53
PP goals: VGK 0SJS 1
Hits: VGK 17SJS 34
Blocks: VGK 15SJS 22
PIM: VGK 15SJS 13
: VGK 57%SJS 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at SJS. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK scored 5 goals on 1.64 expected goals (57 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:58.Pacioretty
Points
Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:26.Karlsson
Points
Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:04.Stone
Luck
VGK scored 5 goals on 1.64 expected goals (57 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for SJS: Nieto–Gabriel–Kellman skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nieto Gabriel Kellman
New line
New look for VGK: Tuch–Roy–Glass skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tuch Roy Glass
Usage
Evander Kane (SJS) played 23:12, +3:03 up on his 20:09 season average over 55 games.Kane
Usage
Patrick Marleau (SJS) played 17:51, +4:39 up on his 13:12 season average over 55 games.Marleau

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 111 of 111 attempts · SJS 54 · VGK 57

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 26% of the game, SJS 41%.

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	41
	1.03	2.18
	1.02	2.12
	5	8
	5	7
	12	12
	+0.060	−0.060
	26%	41%

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

L1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson
9:4656% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
9:1953% CF
L3Tuch – Roy – Glass
7:4955% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Kolesar
6:0367% CF
D1Holden – Pietrangelo
12:4570% CF
D2Martinez – Theodore
12:3547% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
10:0344% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Stone – Stephenson – Theodore – Glass
3:49100% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Tuch
2:3075% CF
PK1FStone – Stephenson
4:07
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
2:43
PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo
5:14
PK2DHague – Whitecloud
3:21

Current VGK line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Couture – Kane – Labanc
10:5357% CF
L2Meier – Balcers – Gambrell
7:5350% CF
L3Marleau – Donato – Leonard
7:3667% CF
L4Nieto – Gabriel – Kellman
4:4920% CF
D1Burns – Ferraro
13:4938% CF
D2Karlsson – Knyzhov
11:3168% CF
D3Vlasic – Simek
9:4143% CF

PP1Couture – Karlsson – Kane – Labanc – Meier
5:1575% CF
PP2Marleau – Burns – Donato – Balcers – Gambrell
2:12100% CF
PK1FNieto – Gambrell
3:11
PK2FCouture – Kane
3:04
PK1DBurns – Ferraro
4:31
PK2DVlasic – Simek
2:41

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:48
VGKReilly Smith (William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Holden, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, MarchessaultSJS: Couture, Karlsson, Kane, Labanc, Knyzhov
VGK 1 – 0 SJS
7:03
VGKChandler Stephenson (Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Holden, Pietrangelo, Stone, StephensonSJS: Burns, Couture, Kane, Labanc, Ferraro
VGK 2 – 0 SJS

2nd period

2:57
VGKMax Pacioretty (Alec Martinez, Ryan Reaves)wrist0.01 xG
VGK: Reaves, Pacioretty, Martinez, Theodore, KolesarSJS: Karlsson, Nieto, Gabriel, Kellman, Knyzhov
VGK 3 – 0 SJS
6:01
SJSBrent BurnsPP (Ryan Donato, Timo Meier)snap0.03 xG
VGK: Tuch, Roy, Hague, WhitecloudSJS: Burns, Kane, Donato, Labanc, Meier
VGK 3 – 1 SJS
12:43
SJSMatt Nieto (Erik Karlsson)snap0.22 xG
VGK: Reaves, Martinez, Theodore, Carrier, KolesarSJS: Karlsson, Nieto, Gabriel, Kellman, Knyzhov
VGK 3 – 2 SJS

3rd period

0:26
VGKAlex Tuch (William Carrier)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Holden, Pietrangelo, Carrier, Tuch, KolesarSJS: Vlasic, Nieto, Donato, Simek, Kellman
VGK 4 – 2 SJS
6:23
SJSLogan Couture (Erik Karlsson, Evander Kane)wrist0.08 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Martinez, Marchessault, Stephenson, TheodoreSJS: Couture, Karlsson, Kane, Labanc, Knyzhov
VGK 4 – 3 SJS
18:53
SJSKevin Labancbackhand0.15 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, StephensonSJS: Burns, Couture, Karlsson, Kane, Labanc
VGK 4 – 4 SJS

OT period

1:25
VGKMax Pacioretty (Alex Pietrangelo, Mark Stone)wrist0.09 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, StoneSJS: Burns, Couture, Kane
VGK 5 – 4 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
Mark Stone R	L1	0	2	2	+1	2	0.04	0	0	0	19:04	—	—	56	36
Max Pacioretty L	L1	2	1	3	+1	5	0.44	0	0	0	18:58	—	—	45	26
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	1	0	1	-1	3	0.31	0	1	0	18:40	—	—	53	32
Reilly Smith R	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.09	3	0	0	19:29	—	—	57	39
William Karlsson C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	1	0	18:03	—	—	57	39
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	0	0	2	16:41	—	—	45	29
Cody Glass C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:41	—	—	42	33
Alex Tuch R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	0	0	2	15:09	—	—	53	48
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	1	1	0	12:43	—	—	60	67
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	1	2	9:40	—	—	67	11
William Carrier L	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	9:04	—	—	64	19
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	5	7:48	—	—	67	2
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	1	1	+3	3	0.06	2	4	0	26:34	—	—	67	51
Nick Holden D	D1	0	0	0	+3	1	0.07	1	1	0	14:49	—	—	67	46
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	1	0	2	21:24	—	—	50	14
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.03	1	2	0	20:32	—	—	39	9
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	1	0	16:13	—	—	36	21
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	2	0	14:31	—	—	44	26

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Oscar Dansk(start)	W	29	25	4	.862	3.53	61:25

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evander Kane L	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.58	3	0	0	23:12	—	—	48	57
Logan Couture C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.25	0	2	2	21:11	—	—	46	57
Kevin Labanc R	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.25	4	1	0	17:05	—	—	59	65
Dylan Gambrell C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	0	0	18:40	—	—	48	72
Timo Meier R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.14	5	1	0	15:59	—	—	37	66
Rudolfs Balcers L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	2	0	2	14:21	—	—	42	65
Patrick Marleau C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	3	0	0	17:51	—	—	48	69
Ryan Donato C	L3	0	1	1	-1	4	1.01	0	1	0	14:15	—	—	59	73
John Leonard L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	2	0	2	11:19	—	—	67	81
Matt Nieto L	L4	1	0	1	-1	2	0.29	0	1	0	13:40	—	—	25	73
Joel Kellman C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	0	0	0	10:29	—	—	40	92
Kurtis Gabriel R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	5	0	7	6:13	—	—	29	98
Brent Burns D	D1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.03	2	3	0	26:33	—	—	42	63
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	20:24	—	—	39	57
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	2	2	+1	0	0.02	0	4	0	23:26	—	—	57	82
Nikolai Knyzhov D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	13:34	—	—	68	83
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	3	0	15:08	—	—	33	42
Radim Simek D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	3	0	13:43	—	—	43	49

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Devan Dubnyk	O	19	17	2	.895	0.96	38:21
Martin Jones(start)	—	8	5	3	.625	0.68	22:16

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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.