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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas StarsApr 22, 2024

FinalPlayoffs· American Airlines Center
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK3104VGK83415
DAL2013DAL1091029
VGK 48DAL 68
VGK 2.23DAL 2.07
PP goals
VGK 2DAL 0
Hits
VGK 55DAL 31
Blocks
VGK 20DAL 15
PIM
VGK 4DAL 4
VGK 45%DAL 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Dallas Stars 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 4–3 at DAL. Noah Hanifin (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:00 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:04.Eichel
  2. Points
    Noah Hanifin had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:08.Hanifin
  3. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:00 together.StoneHertlStephensonHanifinEichel
  4. Luck
    VGK scored 4 goals on 2.23 expected goals (48 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  5. Usage
    Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) played 15:33, −3:43 down on his 19:16 season average over 6 games.Marchessault
  6. Usage
    Tomas Hertl (VGK) played 15:36, −3:27 down on his 19:03 season average over 6 games.Hertl
  7. Usage
    Esa Lindell (DAL) played 20:14, −4:46 down on his 25:00 season average over 18 games.Lindell
  8. Usage
    Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 7:33, +3:22 up on his 4:11 season average over 11 games.Lundkvist

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 DAL: 116 attempts, 44 on goal, 7 goals, 4.30 expected goals; best chance Mark Stone at 0.57 xG.

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

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · DAL 68 · VGK 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at DAL: expected goals 2.07 to 2.23 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 48, 7 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.02.51st2nd3rdDALVGKSMBHRMMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DAL
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALVGKcontrol2nd3rdStone · 1st 1:23Marchessault · 1st 8:27Benn · 1st 16:07Hertl · 1st 17:51Robertson · 1st 18:29McNabb · 2nd 1:06Marchment · 3rd 11:46
  • 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 21% of the game, DAL 32%.

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 DAL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jake Oettinger (57:30) for DAL and Logan Thompson (60:00) for VGK, 7 goals.

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
StatVGKDAL
5262
1.801.72
1.771.70
712
84
1920
−0.023+0.023
21%32%

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 →

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:23
    VGKMark StonePP (Noah Hanifin, Jack Eichel)tip-in0.11 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin, EichelDAL: Tanev, Seguin, Faksa, Lindell
    VGK 1 – 0 DAL
  2. 8:27
    VGKJonathan Marchessault (Ivan Barbashev)snap0.32 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelDAL: Benn, Heiskanen, Harley, Stankoven, Johnston
    VGK 2 – 0 DAL
  3. 16:07
    DALJamie Benn (Wyatt Johnston)backhand0.28 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelDAL: Suter, Benn, Tanev, Stankoven, Johnston
    VGK 2 – 1 DAL
  4. 17:51
    VGKTomas HertlPP (Noah Hanifin)backhand0.03 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin, EichelDAL: Tanev, Faksa, Lindell, Johnston
    VGK 3 – 1 DAL
  5. 18:29
    DALJason Robertson (Logan Stankoven)wrist0.12 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, Hanifin, EichelDAL: Suter, Hintz, Robertson, Harley, Stankoven
    VGK 3 – 2 DAL

2nd period

  1. 1:06
    VGKBrayden McNabb (Jack Eichel)slap0.02 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelDAL: Pavelski, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, Harley
    VGK 4 – 2 DAL

3rd period

  1. 11:46
    DALMason Marchment (Miro Heiskanen, Jake Oettinger)wrist0.01 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Hertl, Stephenson, HanifinDAL: Duchene, Seguin, Lindell, Marchment, Harley
    VGK 4 – 3 DAL

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 CL1022000.1251020:04——5355
Ivan Barbashev LL1011+110.0070016:28——5255
Jonathan Marchessault RL1101+130.5110015:33——5053
Mark Stone RL2101-210.7101017:09——4454
Chandler Stephenson CL2000-210.0720017:05——4455
Tomas Hertl CL2101-120.2530015:36——4466
William Karlsson CL3000000.0512015:51——4128
Brett Howden CL3000010.3531013:38——4446
Anthony Mantha RL3000010.0240013:24——4647
Nicolas Roy CL4000000.0082211:34——3862
Keegan Kolesar RL4000010.0140011:06——3652
William Carrier LL4000000.025009:28——3328
Noah Hanifin DD1022-200.0012024:08——3122
Alex Pietrangelo DD1000-220.0823023:48——2819
Brayden McNabb DD2101+110.0228020:42——5667
Shea Theodore DD2000+100.0100019:35——5767
Nicolas Hague DD3000010.0340015:41——5244
Zach Whitecloud DD3000000.0130215:10——5445
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W29263.8972.0760:00

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mason Marchment LL1101+130.2630217:29——7359
Matt Duchene CL1000+100.0210016:42——6744
Tyler Seguin CL1000+130.0440016:10——7559
Jason Robertson LL2101030.1930019:28——4620
Roope Hintz CL2000000.0020018:29——4827
Joe Pavelski CL2000-120.1031017:57——5213
Wyatt Johnston CL3011010.2711019:11——5862
Jamie Benn LL3101070.7640016:47——5561
Logan Stankoven CL3011+120.0811014:44——5457
Evgenii Dadonov LL4000000.0200010:48——2531
Sam Steel CL4000000.0022210:43——42100
Radek Faksa CL4000020.033009:20——42100
Miro Heiskanen DD1011-230.1623026:37——6359
Thomas Harley DD1000020.0202022:47——5939
Esa Lindell DD2000+110.0921020:14——4732
Chris Tanev DD2000+100.0303019:37——4255
Ryan Suter DD3000+200.0101016:54——5270
Nils Lundkvist DD3000000.000007:33——6033
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)L15114.7331.6657:30

Goal anatomy

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

Mark Stone (VGK PP) 1st 1:23 · assists Noah Hanifin, Jack Eichel · Deflection · 38.2 mph shot.

Mark Stone · 1st 1:23 · VGK PP

Play
deflection
Passes
3
Shot
38.2 mph
Distance
14 ft
Type
deflection

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Jamie Benn · 1st 16:07 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
14.9 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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