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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildMar 30, 2024

Final / OT· Xcel Energy Center
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MIN
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VGK00112VGK1397231
MIN01001MIN7138533
VGK 66MIN 64
VGK 3.10MIN 3.03
PP goals
VGK 0MIN 1
Hits
VGK 20MIN 13
Blocks
VGK 16MIN 21
PIM
VGK 15MIN 14
VGK 40%MIN 60%

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 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 in overtime at MIN. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Chisholm and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:21 together.

  1. PP1
    MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Chisholm and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:21 together.ZuccarelloEriksson EkKaprizovChisholmBoldy
  2. Usage
    Jack Eichel (VGK) played 12:50, −7:49 down on his 20:39 season average over 62 games.Eichel
  3. Luck
    MIN scored 1 goal on 3.03 expected goals (64 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Usage
    William Karlsson (VGK) played 21:21, +3:48 up on his 17:33 season average over 69 games.Karlsson
  5. Usage
    Alec Martinez (VGK) played 15:30, −3:37 down on his 19:07 season average over 54 games.Martinez
  6. Usage
    Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) played 21:01, +3:10 up on his 17:51 season average over 81 games.Marchessault
  7. Usage
    Zach Bogosian (MIN) played 21:06, +3:16 up on his 17:50 season average over 64 games.Bogosian
  8. Luck
    Matt Boldy (MIN) generated 1.06 xG on 8 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Boldy

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 MIN: 130 attempts, 64 on goal, 3 goals, 6.12 expected goals; best chance Jonathan Marchessault at 0.52 xG.

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

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · MIN 64 · VGK 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at MIN: expected goals 3.03 to 3.10 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 64 to 66, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTMINVGKKAMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 63:30
  • MIN
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTKaprizov · 2nd 16:44Amadio · 3rd 13:43Marchessault · OT 3:30
  • 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 34% of the game, MIN 36%.

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 MIN: 38 players over 63:30; most ice Filip Gustavsson (63:03) for MIN and Logan Thompson (63:30) for VGK, 3 goals.

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
StatVGKMIN
5950
1.431.79
1.381.76
512
48
813
−0.085+0.085
34%36%

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 →

Minnesota Wild

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

  1. 16:44
    MINKirill KaprizovPP (Matt Boldy, Brock Faber)wrist0.14 xG
    VGK: Stephenson, Hanifin, Roy, HagueMIN: Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Chisholm, Boldy
    VGK 0 – 1 MIN

3rd period

  1. 13:43
    VGKMichael Amadio (Chandler Stephenson, Alec Martinez)snap0.13 xG
    VGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Amadio, CotterMIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton, Rossi, Faber
    VGK 1 – 1 MIN

OT period

  1. 3:30
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultEN (William Karlsson)wrist0.52 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Karlsson, MarchessaultMIN: Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy
    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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
William Karlsson CL1011+110.1121021:21——5336
Anthony Mantha RL1000010.0610016:08——5228
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1000010.0410014:21——5531
Nicolas Roy CL2000010.0512016:21——6239
Brett Howden CL2000010.0301012:25——5717
Keegan Kolesar RL2000000.0000010:04——6526
Jonathan Marchessault RL3101+171.4210021:01——5045
Ivan Barbashev LL3000010.1520017:07——5250
Jack Eichel CL3000050.44001512:50——3329
Chandler Stephenson CL4011+100.0421020:50——6073
Paul Cotter LL4000+120.1440012:38——5263
Michael Amadio RL4101+120.1301011:11——5684
Noah Hanifin DD1000020.2020024:03——5532
Nicolas Hague DD1000020.0721019:01——4732
Alex Pietrangelo DD2000+220.0203023:11——5336
Alec Martinez DD2011+100.0002015:30——5838
Shea Theodore DD3000000.0300020:12——5676
Brayden McNabb DD3000030.1624017:16——5573
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W33321.9703.0363:30

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Joel Eriksson Ek CL1000-130.3920023:10——5371
Kirill Kaprizov LL1101-140.3520022:40——5468
Matt Boldy LL1011-171.0601020:23——5270
Frederick Gaudreau CL2000010.0302015:45——2638
Marcus Johansson LL2000010.2310015:23——3243
Marat Khusnutdinov CL2000020.1600013:45——3745
Mats Zuccarello RL3000-230.3000017:49——5848
Ryan Hartman RL3000-130.15111217:31——6539
Marco Rossi CL3000-100.0301016:27——5239
Jake Lucchini CL4000000.0021010:07——3933
Vinni Lettieri CL4000010.040027:19——2917
Mason Shaw CL4000010.032007:01——4333
Jonas Brodin DD1000020.0303025:08——4346
Zach Bogosian DD1000010.0512021:06——5053
Brock Faber DD2011-120.0702024:37——4640
Jake Middleton DD2000-110.0521018:00——5852
Declan Chisholm DD3000010.0703016:11——4068
Jon Merrill DD3000000.0004012:39——4164
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)L30291.9672.5863:03

Goal anatomy

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

Jonathan Marchessault (VGK EN) OT 3:30 · assists William Karlsson · Cycle · 59.3 mph shot.

Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 16:44 · MIN PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
6-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
30.5 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Michael Amadio · 3rd 13:43 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
68.4 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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