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Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose SharksOct 12, 2023

Final· SAP Center at San Jose
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VGK
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK1214VGK1391032
SJS1001SJS69823
VGK 61SJS 47
VGK 2.52SJS 2.04
PP goals
VGK 0SJS 0
Hits
VGK 16SJS 25
Blocks
VGK 10SJS 17
PIM
VGK 9SJS 7
VGK 45%SJS 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Nicolas Hague (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Nicolas Hague had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:49.Hague
  2. Points
    William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:26.Karlsson
  3. New line
    New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Cotter skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.StoneStephensonCotter
  4. New line
    New look for VGK: Karlsson–Amadio–Dorofeyev skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KarlssonAmadioDorofeyev
  5. New line
    New look for VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Rondbjerg skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KolesarRoyRondbjerg
  6. Usage
    Fabian Zetterlund (SJS) played 12:01, −6:55 down on his 18:56 season average over 81 games.Zetterlund
  7. Usage
    Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 19:51, −3:46 down on his 23:37 season average over 63 games.Pietrangelo
  8. Usage
    Filip Zadina (SJS) played 16:21, +3:03 up on his 13:18 season average over 71 games.Zadina

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.

Shot map, VGK at SJS: 108 attempts, 55 on goal, 5 goals, 4.55 expected goals; best chance Jonathan Marchessault at 0.26 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →
  • SJS
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · SJS 47 · VGK 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at SJS: expected goals 2.04 to 2.52 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 61, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdSJSVGKAZHRPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • SJS
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
SJSVGKcontrol2nd3rdAmadio · 1st 15:25Zadina · 1st 17:48Hague · 2nd 18:31Roy · 2nd 19:24Pachal · 3rd 2:11
  • 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 38% of the game, SJS 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at SJS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Kaapo Kahkonen (60:00) for SJS and Logan Thompson (60:00) for VGK, 5 goals.

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
StatVGKSJS
6548
2.691.72
2.491.65
1012
56
2416
+0.002−0.002
38%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

Current VGK line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 15:25
    VGKMichael Amadio (William Karlsson, Nicolas Hague)wrist0.14 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Amadio, Pachal, DorofeyevSJS: Burroughs, Smith, Zadina, Thrun, Bordeleau
    VGK 1 – 0 SJS
  2. 17:48
    SJSFilip Zadina (Tomas Hertl, Henry Thrun)wrist0.11 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, Hague, CotterSJS: Hoffman, Hertl, Rutta, Zadina, Thrun
    VGK 1 – 1 SJS

2nd period

  1. 18:31
    VGKNicolas Hague (Alex Pietrangelo, Jack Eichel)slap0.04 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel, HagueSJS: Hoffman, Hertl, Burroughs, Ferraro, Zadina
    VGK 2 – 1 SJS
  2. 19:24
    VGKNicolas Roy (Jonas Rondbjerg, Ben Hutton)wrist0.14 xG
    VGK: Hutton, Kolesar, Roy, Rondbjerg, PachalSJS: Smith, Rutta, Zetterlund, Sturm, Thrun
    VGK 3 – 1 SJS

3rd period

  1. 2:11
    VGKBrayden Pachal (Pavel Dorofeyev, William Karlsson)wrist0.10 xG
    VGK: Karlsson, Hutton, Amadio, Pachal, DorofeyevSJS: Burroughs, Duclair, Ferraro, Bordeleau, Barabanov
    VGK 4 – 1 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1011+160.5800019:31——6474
Ivan Barbashev LL1000+130.2631218:26——6676
Jonathan Marchessault RL1000+140.4200017:51——6474
Mark Stone RL2000-100.1311017:25——5337
Chandler Stephenson CL2000-120.1710016:38——5032
Paul Cotter LL2000-120.2020013:30——5230
William Karlsson CL3022+220.0400015:26——7587
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3011+210.0600212:35——7387
Michael Amadio RL3101+210.1410012:20——7186
Nicolas Roy CL4101+110.1421012:37——3935
Jonas Rondbjerg RL4011+100.0000011:09——3123
Keegan Kolesar RL4000+100.004059:47——3627
Shea Theodore DD1000010.0801023:16——5449
Brayden McNabb DD1000+110.0302022:43——5854
Alex Pietrangelo DD2011000.0001019:51——6168
Nicolas Hague DD2112030.1101019:49——5774
Brayden Pachal DD3101+320.1222016:48——6063
Ben Hutton DD3011+230.0400016:18——5769
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W23221.9572.0460:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Luke Kunin CL1000040.2531019:36——3920
William Eklund LL1000010.0501017:42——319
Mikael Granlund CL1000000.0010015:36——3915
Tomas Hertl CL2011010.3632018:05——4270
Filip Zadina RL2101-140.5210016:21——4251
Mike Hoffman CL2000010.1300014:55——4161
Thomas Bordeleau CL3000-200.0000014:34——3518
Anthony Duclair LL3000-100.0031014:30——2118
Alexander Barabanov LL3000-100.0600014:04——2519
Nico Sturm CL4000-100.0320014:08——5362
Fabian Zetterlund LL4000-140.2821012:01——6781
Givani Smith RL4000-230.1450011:52——7074
Matt Benning DD1000010.0200218:57——2714
Marc-Edouard Vlasic DD1000010.0402017:39——3014
Jan Rutta DD2000000.0015019:49——4539
Henry Thrun DD2011-110.0101019:29——4434
Mario Ferraro DD3000-220.1703020:42——5371
Kyle Burroughs DD3000-300.0040518:00——5567
SJS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Kaapo Kahkonen(start)L32284.8752.5260:00

Goal anatomy

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

Filip Zadina (SJS) 1st 17:48 · assists Tomas Hertl, Henry Thrun · Forecheck turnover · 44.1 mph shot.

Nicolas Roy · 2nd 19:24 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
65.9 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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Michael Amadio · 1st 15:25 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
49.6 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
5.3 s

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