Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildMay 22, 2021

FinalPlayoffsSaturday, May 22, 2021· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	2	1	4		VGK	9	5	4	18
MIN	0	0	0	0		MIN	11	11	13	35

: VGK 42MIN 66
: VGK 2.29MIN 2.98
PP goals: VGK 0MIN 0
Hits: VGK 31MIN 35
Blocks: VGK 19MIN 12
PIM: VGK 6MIN 2
: VGK 56%MIN 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at MIN. Nicolas Roy (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN scored 0 goals on 2.98 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Nicolas Roy had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:52.Roy
Points
Keegan Kolesar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:36.Kolesar
Luck
MIN scored 0 goals on 2.98 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +10 against a season average of 25.2; the win.Fleury
New line
New look for MIN: Bonino–Rask–Fiala skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bonino Rask Fiala
New line
New look for MIN: Parise–Rau–Sturm skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Parise Rau Sturm
Luck
VGK scored 4 goals on 2.29 expected goals (42 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Nick Holden (VGK) played 20:03, +4:37 up on his 15:26 season average over 14 games.Holden

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 108 of 108 attempts · MIN 66 · VGK 42

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 22% of the game, MIN 45%.

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
	42	65
	1.91	2.74
	1.82	2.55
	6	13
	7	5
	16	8
	+0.024	−0.024
	22%	45%

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
11:0341% CF
L2Janmark – Kolesar – Roy
9:5340% CF
L3Stone – Stephenson – Tuch
9:0641% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Brown
7:4750% CF
D1Holden – Theodore
17:3231% CF
D2Hague – Whitecloud
14:5256% CF
D3Martinez – Pietrangelo
12:2032% CF

PP1Smith – Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
0:55100% CF
PP2Martinez – Pietrangelo – Stephenson – Janmark – Tuch
0:36100% CF
PK1FStone – Stephenson
2:26
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
2:24
PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo
3:53
PK2DTheodore – Hague
0:40

Current VGK line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Foligno – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
7:4256% CF
L2Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
7:2142% CF
L3Parise – Rau – Sturm
5:2046% CF
L4Bonino – Rask – Fiala
4:5725% CF
D1Brodin – Dumba
17:1655% CF
D2Suter – Spurgeon
16:2762% CF
D3Cole – Soucy
12:1165% CF

PP1Bonino – Spurgeon – Rask – Fiala – Kaprizov
3:29100% CF
PP2Suter – Zuccarello – Dumba – Hartman – Eriksson Ek
1:2275% CF
PK1FFoligno – Eriksson Ek
0:44
PK2FRau – Hartman
0:36
PK1DBrodin – Dumba
0:59
PK2DSuter – Spurgeon
0:53

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:37
VGKNicolas Roy (Keegan Kolesar)wrist0.14 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Janmark, Theodore, Kolesar, RoyMIN: Parise, Bonino, Cole, Soucy, Sturm
VGK 1 – 0 MIN

2nd period

9:08
VGKAlex Tuch (Chandler Stephenson, Zach Whitecloud)wrist0.15 xG
VGK: Stone, Stephenson, Tuch, Hague, WhitecloudMIN: Bonino, Spurgeon, Rask, Dumba, Fiala
VGK 2 – 0 MIN
13:41
VGKMark StoneSHwrist0.12 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, HagueMIN: Suter, Zuccarello, Dumba, Hartman, Eriksson Ek
VGK 3 – 0 MIN

3rd period

18:32
VGKNicolas RoyEN (Mattias Janmark, Keegan Kolesar)wrist0.47 xG
VGK: Pietrangelo, Janmark, Theodore, Kolesar, RoyMIN: Suter, Parise, Foligno, Dumba, Fiala, Eriksson Ek
VGK 4 – 0 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
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	1	0	18:27	—	—	35	27
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	1	0	17:16	—	—	38	31
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	0	0	16:12	—	—	39	32
Mattias Janmark C	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	3	0	15:27	—	—	30	52
Nicolas Roy C	L2	2	0	2	+2	4	0.75	1	0	0	13:52	—	—	40	50
Keegan Kolesar R	L2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.05	3	0	0	13:36	—	—	41	53
Mark Stone R	L3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.14	1	1	0	17:07	—	—	39	36
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:30	—	—	39	35
Alex Tuch R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.32	1	2	0	13:58	—	—	44	42
Patrick Brown C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	11:10	—	—	44	69
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	3	0	2	10:59	—	—	42	32
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	10:24	—	—	44	46
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.23	0	1	0	23:21	—	—	35	39
Nick Holden D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	20:03	—	—	28	32
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.21	2	0	0	18:14	—	—	56	66
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.11	2	1	4	16:35	—	—	58	66
Alex Pietrangelo D	D3	0	0	0	+3	1	0.00	0	1	0	21:12	—	—	36	33
Alec Martinez D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	4	0	19:37	—	—	31	21

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	35	35	0	.1000	2.98	60:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.40	6	0	0	21:05	—	—	71	80
Jordan Greenway L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	4	2	0	16:22	—	—	73	81
Marcus Foligno L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.46	7	0	0	14:49	—	—	55	68
Kirill Kaprizov L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	1	0	0	20:56	—	—	67	60
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	2	0	0	17:28	—	—	63	58
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.15	0	2	0	16:55	—	—	56	58
Zach Parise L	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.16	2	0	0	12:17	—	—	47	42
Nico Sturm C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:52	—	—	53	43
Kyle Rau C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	0	0	9:37	—	—	53	56
Kevin Fiala L	L4	0	0	0	-2	6	0.77	3	0	0	18:52	—	—	71	61
Victor Rask C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	2	1	0	12:47	—	—	36	35
Nick Bonino C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	0	0	12:19	—	—	50	34
Mathew Dumba D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	1	0	23:08	—	—	53	54
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	1	3	0	20:56	—	—	58	63
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.15	3	1	0	23:07	—	—	60	54
Ryan Suter D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	1	0	21:29	—	—	62	59
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	13:58	—	—	67	62
Carson Soucy D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	1	2	12:42	—	—	64	61

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	L	17	14	3	.824	1.82	57:21

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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.