Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildOct 6, 2018

Final / SOSaturday, Oct 6, 2018· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	0	0	1	0	1	2		VGK	9	16	13	4	42
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	1		MIN	5	8	14	3	30

: VGK 78MIN 49
: VGK 3.11MIN 2.48
PP goals: VGK 0MIN 0
Hits: VGK 19MIN 18
Blocks: VGK 4MIN 18
PIM: VGK 9MIN 9
: VGK 50%MIN 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Minnesota Wild 2–1 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 in a shootout at MIN. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +14 against a season average of 28.0; the overtime loss.

Goalie
Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +14 against a season average of 28.0; the overtime loss.Dubnyk
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 3.11 expected goals (78 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Colin Miller (VGK) played 23:23, +3:48 up on his 19:35 season average over 64 games.Miller
Usage
Max Pacioretty (VGK) played 20:44, +3:47 up on his 16:57 season average over 65 games.Pacioretty
Usage
Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) played 21:17, +3:11 up on his 18:06 season average over 81 games.Marchessault
Usage
Mikko Koivu (MIN) played 23:06, +4:54 up on his 18:12 season average over 47 games.Koivu
Usage
Deryk Engelland (VGK) played 24:07, +4:18 up on his 19:49 season average over 73 games.Engelland
Usage
Oscar Lindberg (VGK) played 8:16, −4:17 down on his 12:33 season average over 54 games.Lindberg

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

← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · MIN 49 · VGK 78

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN 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 46% of the game, MIN 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MIN

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	MIN
	78	47
	2.74	2.16
	2.60	2.15
	12	7
	8	7
	11	13
	+0.000	+0.000
	46%	26%

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

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
16:3661% CF
L2Stastny – Pacioretty – Haula
13:2268% CF
L3Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
8:3531% CF
L4Lindberg – Carpenter – Nosek
6:5165% CF
D1Engelland – Theodore
19:0668% CF
D2McNabb – Miller
16:5566% CF
D3Holden – Merrill
13:3842% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Haula – Theodore – Carpenter
2:13100% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Miller – Marchessault – Nosek
1:39100% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
0:50
PK2FPacioretty – Carpenter
0:39
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:36
PK2DHolden – Merrill
0:39

Current VGK line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Koivu – Parise – Niederreiter
15:1237% CF
L2Staal – Zucker – Granlund
14:4442% CF
L3Coyle – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
9:3431% CF
L4Hendricks – Fehr – Foligno
7:0555% CF
D1Suter – Dumba
20:3835% CF
D2Spurgeon – Brodin
17:5744% CF
D3Pateryn – Seeler
12:3444% CF

PP1Koivu – Parise – Spurgeon – Coyle – Dumba
1:31100% CF
PP2Staal – Suter – Zucker – Granlund – Niederreiter
0:54100% CF
PK1FHendricks – Eriksson Ek
0:54
PK2FKoivu – Granlund
0:49
PK1DSpurgeon – Brodin
1:40
PK2DPateryn – Seeler
1:16

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:23
MINMathew Dumba (Charlie Coyle)slap0.01 xG
VGK: Holden, Lindberg, Merrill, Carpenter, NosekMIN: Suter, Coyle, Dumba, Greenway, Eriksson Ek
VGK 0 – 1 MIN

3rd period

18:29
VGKMax Pacioretty (Jonathan Marchessault, Colin Miller)snap0.13 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Smith, Karlsson, Miller, MarchessaultMIN: Staal, Spurgeon, Zucker, Granlund, Brodin
VGK 1 – 1 MIN

Decided in the shootout: VGK 2 – 1 MIN.

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
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.64	0	1	0	21:58	—	—	61	57
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.19	0	1	0	21:27	—	—	63	60
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.22	1	0	2	21:17	—	—	65	64
Max Pacioretty L	L2	1	0	1	+1	5	0.24	1	0	0	20:44	—	—	65	38
Paul Stastny C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.32	0	0	2	20:28	—	—	71	49
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.33	0	0	0	18:11	—	—	67	43
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	13:08	—	—	35	40
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	2	0	5	10:47	—	—	41	54
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	6	0	0	9:53	—	—	40	46
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	0	0	0	12:37	—	—	75	88
Ryan Carpenter C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:11	—	—	71	86
Oscar Lindberg L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.19	0	0	0	8:16	—	—	71	89
Deryk Engelland D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	0	24:07	—	—	70	82
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	0	1	0	24:07	—	—	69	81
Colin Miller D	D2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.08	1	0	0	23:23	—	—	68	58
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	2	0	0	20:22	—	—	66	59
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	3	0	0	16:26	—	—	55	35
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	16:00	—	—	41	24

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	30	29	1	.967	2.48	64:31

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikko Koivu C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.14	0	0	0	23:06	—	—	31	21
Zach Parise L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.26	0	0	2	20:48	—	—	33	25
Nino Niederreiter R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	2	0	2	17:30	—	—	34	24
Mikael Granlund C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	0	0	0	19:46	—	—	41	57
Eric Staal C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.99	2	0	0	19:39	—	—	41	55
Jason Zucker L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	0	1	0	18:33	—	—	38	53
Charlie Coyle C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:09	—	—	30	30
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	2	2	0	12:43	—	—	37	41
Jordan Greenway L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	1	0	0	12:11	—	—	26	31
Eric Fehr C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:54	—	—	53	55
Matt Hendricks C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	3	0	0	9:18	—	—	54	47
Marcus Foligno L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	2	0	5	8:17	—	—	55	55
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	0	5	0	26:02	—	—	33	52
Mathew Dumba D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.38	3	3	0	25:56	—	—	33	50
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	3	0	24:05	—	—	42	38
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	3	0	22:42	—	—	40	40
Nick Seeler D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	14:53	—	—	39	18
Greg Pateryn D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:12	—	—	44	19

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Devan Dubnyk(start)	O	42	41	1	.976	3.11	65:00

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.