Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas StarsDec 9, 2023

FinalSaturday, Dec 9, 2023· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	3	1	2	6		VGK	9	8	10	27
DAL	1	0	0	1		DAL	6	8	6	20

: VGK 46DAL 52
: VGK 3.31DAL 1.74
PP goals: VGK 0DAL 0
Hits: VGK 22DAL 19
Blocks: VGK 16DAL 10
PIM: VGK 6DAL 4
: VGK 51%DAL 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Dallas Stars 6–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 6–1 at DAL. Zach Whitecloud (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Pavelski–Robertson–Johnston skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:57.Stone
Points
Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.Roy
Points
Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:58.Cotter
Points
Zach Whitecloud had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:00.Whitecloud
New line
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Robertson–Johnston skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pavelski Robertson Johnston
New line
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Cotter–Dorofeyev skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (32% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Karlsson Cotter Dorofeyev
Luck
VGK scored 6 goals on 3.31 expected goals (46 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for DAL: Benn–Dadonov–Steel skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Benn Dadonov Steel

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

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DAL
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · DAL 52 · VGK 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DAL 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, DAL 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

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	DAL
	47	48
	3.39	1.44
	3.01	1.43
	13	6
	0	2
	19	20
	+0.022	−0.022
	43%	23%

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

L1Karlsson – Cotter – Dorofeyev
11:4232% CF
L2Marchessault – Stephenson – Howden
10:4636% CF
L3Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
9:3689% CF
L4Carrier – Kolesar – Roy
9:2167% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Hutton
16:3722% CF
D2Hague – Whitecloud
13:2346% CF
D3McNabb – Korczak
11:5264% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault – Eichel
1:5380% CF
PP2Stephenson – Hutton – Barbashev – Roy – Whitecloud
1:29100% CF
PK1FKarlsson – Eichel
2:24
PK2FStone – Stephenson
1:49
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:49
PK2DWhitecloud – Korczak
1:04

Current VGK line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Pavelski – Robertson – Johnston
11:5146% CF
L2Duchene – Seguin – Marchment
11:1465% CF
L3Benn – Dadonov – Steel
8:5570% CF
L4Smith – Faksa – Dellandrea
7:5138% CF
D1Suter – Heiskanen
12:4363% CF
D2Hakanpää – Lindell
8:2042% CF
D3Lundkvist – Harley
6:5650% CF

PP1Pavelski – Benn – Duchene – Robertson – Heiskanen
3:4588% CF
PP2Dadonov – Seguin – Marchment – Lundkvist – Johnston
1:56100% CF
PK1FFaksa – Dellandrea
1:44
PK2FSeguin – Steel
1:06
PK1DHakanpää – Lindell
3:11
PK2DSuter – Harley
0:33

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
William Karlsson C	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.27	0	1	0	17:09	—	—	31	87
Paul Cotter L	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.27	7	1	0	14:58	—	—	33	87
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L1	1	0	1	+2	2	0.79	0	1	0	14:29	—	—	36	87
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.52	0	0	0	17:27	—	—	38	49
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	15:54	—	—	39	55
Brett Howden C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.32	0	0	0	14:20	—	—	39	55
Jack Eichel C	L3	0	1	1	+1	4	0.07	0	1	0	18:04	—	—	90	93
Mark Stone R	L3	1	1	2	+2	1	0.32	1	0	0	14:57	—	—	90	96
Ivan Barbashev L	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.12	2	0	0	14:04	—	—	83	92
Nicolas Roy C	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.28	1	0	0	14:45	—	—	67	63
William Carrier L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	0	0	10:49	—	—	65	44
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	1	2	10:20	—	—	67	39
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	1	0	23:55	—	—	36	37
Ben Hutton D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.14	0	6	2	20:36	—	—	31	35
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	1	1	2	+3	2	0.10	1	1	0	21:00	—	—	50	85
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	+3	1	0.02	2	0	2	16:26	—	—	44	85
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	1	1	+3	1	0.03	2	2	0	18:29	—	—	68	88
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	3	1	0	16:57	—	—	69	86

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	20	19	1	.950	1.74	59:21

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	1	0	0	18:24	—	—	46	17
Joe Pavelski C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	0	0	17:35	—	—	46	17
Wyatt Johnston C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.07	0	1	2	17:14	—	—	41	15
Tyler Seguin C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	0	0	17:19	—	—	60	23
Matt Duchene C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.15	0	0	0	17:13	—	—	63	16
Mason Marchment L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	2	0	0	17:07	—	—	59	16
Jamie Benn L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.27	1	0	0	14:21	—	—	63	97
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.40	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	62	65
Sam Steel C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	0	0	0	13:05	—	—	60	97
Ty Dellandrea C	L4	0	0	0	-3	1	0.01	1	2	0	12:26	—	—	33	9
Radek Faksa C	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:26	—	—	44	14
Craig Smith C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.06	1	1	0	10:54	—	—	38	18
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	23:07	—	—	74	45
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	1	0	0	17:39	—	—	55	28
Esa Lindell D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	2	0	19:36	—	—	46	39
Jani Hakanpää D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	5	1	0	17:51	—	—	41	65
Thomas Harley D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	2	3	2	20:19	—	—	50	17
Nils Lundkvist D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.05	3	0	0	15:20	—	—	43	5

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	L	27	21	6	.778	3.31	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Chandler Stephenson (VGK) 1st 2:24 · assists Brett Howden, Zach Whitecloud · Cycle · 15.3 mph shot.

Chandler Stephenson · 1st 2:24 · VGK

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 15.3 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Zach Whitecloud · 1st 5:36 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.7 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Evgenii Dadonov · 1st 10:07 · DAL

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.1 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s
Type: rebound

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Mark Stone · 1st 14:58 · VGK

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 20.3 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Nicolas Roy · 2nd 15:01 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.1 mph
Distance: 22 ft

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 2:11 · VGK

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 41.4 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s
Type: rebound

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Paul Cotter · 3rd 9:15 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 31.3 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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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.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas StarsDec 9, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Vegas Golden Knights rout Dallas Stars 6–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

Dallas Stars

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Dallas Stars

Goal anatomy

Chandler Stephenson · 1st 2:24 · VGK

Zach Whitecloud · 1st 5:36 · VGK

Evgenii Dadonov · 1st 10:07 · DAL

Mark Stone · 1st 14:58 · VGK

Nicolas Roy · 2nd 15:01 · VGK

Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 2:11 · VGK

Paul Cotter · 3rd 9:15 · VGK