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Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose SharksDec 27, 2024

Final· SAP Center at San Jose
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VGK
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK1146VGK1591236
SJS1203SJS615425
VGK 64SJS 66
VGK 5.06SJS 2.70
PP goals
VGK 0SJS 0
Hits
VGK 11SJS 19
Blocks
VGK 25SJS 13
PIM
VGK 8SJS 6
VGK 47%SJS 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at SJS. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

  1. Points
    Alex Pietrangelo had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:21.Pietrangelo
  2. Points
    Brayden McNabb had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:25.McNabb
  3. Points
    Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:16.Howden
  4. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:41.Eichel
  5. Points
    Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:18.Stone
  6. Points
    Will Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:41.Smith
  7. Points
    Fabian Zetterlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:38.Zetterlund
  8. Points
    Victor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:21.Olofsson

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: 130 attempts, 61 on goal, 9 goals, 7.76 expected goals; best chance Mark Stone at 0.56 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 130 of 130 attempts · SJS 66 · VGK 64

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 2.70 to 5.06 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 64, 9 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdSJSVGKHMSSTMEDHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • SJS
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
SJSVGKcontrol2nd3rdHanifin · 1st 6:58Mukhamadullin · 1st 14:40Stone · 2nd 3:27Smith · 2nd 5:53Toffoli · 2nd 15:57McNabb · 3rd 1:03Eichel · 3rd 1:26Dorofeyev · 3rd 5:46Howden · 3rd 19:28
  • 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 50% of the game, SJS 30%.

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 Alexandar Georgiev (57:44) for SJS and Adin Hill (60:00) for VGK, 9 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
6560
3.952.56
3.782.39
1413
64
2022
−0.013+0.013
50%30%

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. 6:58
    VGKNoah Hanifin (Victor Olofsson, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.11 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Olofsson, Hanifin, EichelSJS: Toffoli, Granlund, Goodrow, Ferraro, Liljegren
    VGK 1 – 0 SJS
  2. 14:40
    SJSShakir Mukhamadullin (Fabian Zetterlund, Will Smith)slap0.02 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Hanifin, Howden, Dorofeyev, SchwindtSJS: Rutta, Zetterlund, Mukhamadullin, Smith, Celebrini
    VGK 1 – 1 SJS

2nd period

  1. 3:27
    VGKMark Stone (Victor Olofsson, Zach Whitecloud)backhand0.54 xG
    VGK: Stone, Olofsson, Eichel, Hague, WhitecloudSJS: Toffoli, Granlund, Goodrow, Ceci, Thrun
    VGK 2 – 1 SJS
  2. 5:53
    SJSWill Smith (Macklin Celebrini, Fabian Zetterlund)wrist0.47 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Howden, Dorofeyev, SchwindtSJS: Ceci, Zetterlund, Thrun, Smith, Celebrini
    VGK 2 – 2 SJS
  3. 15:57
    SJSTyler Toffoli (Mikael Granlund, Barclay Goodrow)wrist0.08 xG
    VGK: Howden, Hague, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev, HoltzSJS: Toffoli, Granlund, Ferraro, Kovalenko, Thrun
    VGK 2 – 3 SJS

3rd period

  1. 1:03
    VGKBrayden McNabbSH (Jack Eichel, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.18 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, EichelSJS: Granlund, Wennberg, Ferraro, Liljegren, Celebrini
    VGK 3 – 3 SJS
  2. 1:26
    VGKJack EichelSH (Mark Stone, Brayden McNabb)wrist0.12 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, EichelSJS: Toffoli, Granlund, Wennberg, Liljegren, Celebrini
    VGK 4 – 3 SJS
  3. 5:46
    VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Brett Howden, Cole Schwindt)backhand0.15 xG
    VGK: Howden, Hague, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev, SchwindtSJS: Ceci, Wennberg, Kunin, Kovalenko, Thrun
    VGK 5 – 3 SJS
  4. 19:28
    VGKBrett HowdenEN (William Karlsson, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.55 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, HowdenSJS: Toffoli, Granlund, Zetterlund, Smith, Celebrini
    VGK 6 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1112+420.2503022:41——4178
Mark Stone RL1112+441.6600020:18——4578
Victor Olofsson LL1022+200.0001016:21——6594
William Karlsson CL2011+150.4601018:43——6361
Tomas Hertl CL2000010.1701218:26——5958
Keegan Kolesar RL2000020.1530015:47——5256
Brett Howden CL3112-120.7411013:16——4335
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3101-240.3702011:42——4237
Cole Schwindt RL3011-110.031108:22——4231
Tanner Pearson LL4000020.1410011:34——5070
Alexander Holtz RL4000-120.1210211:00——6470
Tanner Laczynski CL4000000.230027:44——6783
Brayden McNabb DD1112+220.2114023:25——5050
Shea Theodore DD1000-130.1703020:53——4745
Alex Pietrangelo DD2033+330.0904021:21——7083
Noah Hanifin DD2101030.2101020:17——6883
Nicolas Hague DD3000+100.0611217:00——4064
Zach Whitecloud DD3011+100.0122014:31——4163
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W25223.8802.7060:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mikael Granlund CL1011-440.1223019:32——3618
Tyler Toffoli CL1101-330.3301016:03——3819
Barclay Goodrow CL1011-210.0231213:48——3315
Macklin Celebrini CL2011-120.1520218:37——5663
Will Smith CL2112+130.8100016:41——6776
Fabian Zetterlund LL2022+130.4700016:38——6572
Ty Dellandrea CL3000000.0120014:22——5024
Carl Grundstrom RL3000010.1131012:42——5328
Nico Sturm CL3000000.1000012:21——5837
Luke Kunin CL4000-120.3120016:32——215
Alexander Wennberg CL4000-300.0002016:20——3516
Nikolai Kovalenko RL4000000.0330013:44——2514
Cody Ceci DD1000-110.0600022:28——6347
Henry Thrun DD1000000.0011021:25——6754
Timothy Liljegren DD2000-320.0901017:45——4429
Mario Ferraro DD2000-100.0001216:01——4635
Jan Rutta DD3000+100.0110016:31——4021
Shakir Mukhamadullin DD3101+130.0702016:07——4034
SJS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)L35305.8573.9657:44

Goal anatomy

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

Noah Hanifin (VGK) 1st 6:58 · assists Victor Olofsson, Alex Pietrangelo · Rush · carried in · 58.0 mph shot · 2.7 s from entry to goal.

Noah Hanifin · 1st 6:58 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
58.0 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Will Smith · 2nd 5:53 · SJS

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
14.9 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
5.0 s
Type
rebound

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Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 15:57 · SJS

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
15.3 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
5.9 s

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Brayden McNabb · 3rd 1:03 · VGK SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
54.4 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 1:26 · VGK SH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
2.9 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 5:46 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
24.2 mph
Distance
1 ft
Entry to goal
3.7 s

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