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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas StarsApr 24, 2024

FinalPlayoffs· American Airlines Center
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VGK
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DAL
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK1113VGK6101026
DAL1001DAL115521
VGK 61DAL 66
VGK 3.12DAL 2.39
PP goals
VGK 0DAL 1
Hits
VGK 55DAL 54
Blocks
VGK 15DAL 18
PIM
VGK 6DAL 6
VGK 49%DAL 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at DAL. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mason Marchment (DAL) played 10:22, −6:22 down on his 16:44 season average over 12 games.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:11.Eichel
  2. Points
    Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:05.Marchessault
  3. Usage
    Mason Marchment (DAL) played 10:22, −6:22 down on his 16:44 season average over 12 games.Marchment
  4. Usage
    Miro Heiskanen (DAL) played 25:02, −3:20 down on his 28:22 season average over 18 games.Heiskanen
  5. Usage
    Nils Lundkvist (DAL) played 10:00, +6:03 up on his 3:57 season average over 11 games.Lundkvist
  6. Usage
    Sam Steel (DAL) played 8:28, −5:03 down on his 13:31 season average over 18 games.Steel
  7. Usage
    Radek Faksa (DAL) played 8:41, −3:42 down on his 12:23 season average over 7 games.Faksa
  8. Cats
    Keegan Kolesar (VGK) threw 9 hits, a night for hits leagues.Kolesar

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: 127 attempts, 47 on goal, 4 goals, 5.51 expected goals; best chance Jack Eichel at 0.87 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 127 of 127 attempts · DAL 66 · VGK 61

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 2.39 to 3.12 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 61, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdDALVGKRMHEnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DAL
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALVGKcontrol2nd3rdRobertson · 1st 16:47Marchessault · 1st 18:09Hanifin · 2nd 18:53Eichel · 3rd 19:26
  • 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 23% of the game, DAL 39%.

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 (58:46) for DAL and Logan Thompson (60:00) for VGK, 4 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
5472
1.462.36
1.402.32
1114
57
1210
−0.014+0.015
23%39%

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. 16:47
    DALJason RobertsonPP (Miro Heiskanen, Jamie Benn)wrist0.07 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, EichelDAL: Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen
    VGK 0 – 1 DAL
  2. 18:09
    VGKJonathan Marchessault (Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev)snap0.14 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelDAL: Suter, Dadonov, Faksa, Steel, Harley
    VGK 1 – 1 DAL

2nd period

  1. 18:53
    VGKNoah Hanifinwrist0.06 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Carrier, Hanifin, RoyDAL: Duchene, Seguin, Lindell, Marchment, Heiskanen
    VGK 2 – 1 DAL

3rd period

  1. 19:26
    VGKJack EichelEN (Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.87 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, Marchessault, EichelDAL: Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, Stankoven, Johnston
    VGK 3 – 1 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
Tomas Hertl CL1000020.6650019:15——3944
Chandler Stephenson CL1000020.3230218:31——3243
Mark Stone RL1000020.2130018:27——3344
Jack Eichel CL2112+251.0320020:11——3929
Jonathan Marchessault RL2112+320.1860017:05——5045
Ivan Barbashev LL2011+100.0030012:36——4841
William Carrier LL3000+100.0060011:55——3729
Keegan Kolesar RL3000010.1790011:33——3324
Nicolas Roy CL3000+100.0031211:23——3327
William Karlsson CL4000+110.0022013:31——5536
Brett Howden CL4000000.0661011:47——5743
Anthony Mantha RL4000020.0300210:55——5435
Alex Pietrangelo DD1000+200.0421022:40——4648
Noah Hanifin DD1101+110.0711021:59——4648
Shea Theodore DD2000+150.3314021:34——4542
Brayden McNabb DD2000+210.0010020:33——4542
Zach Whitecloud DD3000010.0011016:13——3825
Alec Martinez DD3000010.0014015:30——3525
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W21201.9522.3960:00

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jason Robertson LL1101-120.2422020:22——6373
Roope Hintz CL1000-130.3240219:41——6365
Joe Pavelski CL1000010.0820015:57——6473
Matt Duchene CL2000-100.0000017:28——4866
Tyler Seguin CL2000-110.1020016:52——5070
Mason Marchment LL2000-100.1580010:22——3759
Wyatt Johnston CL3000-130.7331018:36——5663
Logan Stankoven CL3000-120.1951016:04——5560
Jamie Benn LL3011-100.0671014:18——5556
Evgenii Dadonov LL4000-100.0340010:20——8255
Radek Faksa CL4000-100.026008:41——5721
Sam Steel CL4000-100.001008:28——7529
Miro Heiskanen DD1011-210.0542225:02——5760
Thomas Harley DD1000-130.3403022:10——5144
Esa Lindell DD2000-130.0423022:54——6889
Chris Tanev DD2000020.0114020:44——4251
Ryan Suter DD3000-100.0110217:15——6162
Nils Lundkvist DD3000000.0221010:00——6790
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)L25232.9202.2558:46

Goal anatomy

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

Jason Robertson (DAL PP) 1st 16:47 · assists Miro Heiskanen, Jamie Benn · Forecheck turnover · 22.2 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · 3rd 19:26 · VGK EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
69.9 mph
Distance
49 ft
Entry to goal
1.2 s

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