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New York Islanders vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 6, 2024

Final· T-Mobile Arena
away
NYI
2
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home
VGK
5
Goals123TShots123T
NYI1012NYI146929
VGK1225VGK1011930
NYI 60VGK 61
NYI 2.89VGK 1.95
PP goals
NYI 0VGK 1
Hits
NYI 34VGK 22
Blocks
NYI 17VGK 18
PIM
NYI 0VGK 4
NYI 50%VGK 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Islanders 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Islanders 5–2 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Eichel and Cormier) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:43 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:20.Eichel
  2. Points
    Nicolas Roy had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:07.Roy
  3. Points
    Keegan Kolesar had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:12.Kolesar
  4. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Eichel and Cormier) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:43 together.StoneMarchessaultStephensonEichelCormier
  5. New line
    New look for VGK: Amadio–Denisenko–Cotter skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AmadioDenisenkoCotter
  6. Luck
    VGK scored 5 goals on 1.95 expected goals (61 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. Usage
    Matt Martin (NYI) played 14:02, +4:48 up on his 9:14 season average over 56 games.Martin
  8. Usage
    Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 19:13, −4:25 down on his 23:38 season average over 63 games.Pietrangelo

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, NYI at VGK: 121 attempts, 59 on goal, 7 goals, 4.84 expected goals; best chance Pierre Engvall at 0.40 xG.

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

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · VGK 61 · NYI 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NYI at VGK: expected goals 1.95 to 2.89 (NYI led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 60, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdVGKNYIEBDREMRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • NYI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKNYIcontrol2nd3rdEichel · 1st 6:25Barzal · 1st 11:13Dorofeyev · 2nd 17:11Roy · 2nd 18:41Eichel · 3rd 0:31Martin · 3rd 2:42Roy · 3rd 4:20
  • VGK pressure
  • NYI pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYI 37% of the game, VGK 24%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NYI at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (60:00) for VGK and Ilya Sorokin (60:00) for NYI, 7 goals.

VGK
NYI
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
StatNYIVGK
6470
2.842.21
2.652.05
1313
77
1717
+0.000+0.000
37%24%

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.

New York Islanders

Current NYI line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:25
    VGKJack Eichel (Jonathan Marchessault, Alex Pietrangelo)snap0.17 xG
    NYI: Lee, Reilly, Horvat, Barzal, AhoVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel
    NYI 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 11:13
    NYIMathew Barzal (Bo Horvat, Anders Lee)wrist0.09 xG
    NYI: Lee, Horvat, Barzal, Dobson, RomanovVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel
    NYI 1 – 1 VGK

2nd period

  1. 17:11
    VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone)tip-in0.06 xG
    NYI: Pageau, Mayfield, Gauthier, Bolduc, HolmstromVGK: McNabb, Stone, Stephenson, Dorofeyev, Cormier
    NYI 1 – 2 VGK
  2. 18:41
    VGKNicolas Roy (Brett Howden, Keegan Kolesar)wrist0.04 xG
    NYI: Lee, Reilly, Horvat, Barzal, AhoVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Kolesar, Roy, Howden
    NYI 1 – 3 VGK

3rd period

  1. 0:31
    VGKJack EichelPP (Lukas Cormier)snap0.06 xG
    NYI: Pageau, Mayfield, Romanov, HolmstromVGK: Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson, Eichel, Cormier
    NYI 1 – 4 VGK
  2. 2:42
    NYIMatt Martin (Casey Cizikas)backhand0.17 xG
    NYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Aho, RomanovVGK: Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel, Hague, Bjornfot
    NYI 2 – 4 VGK
  3. 4:20
    VGKNicolas Roy (Keegan Kolesar)wrist0.13 xG
    NYI: Lee, Horvat, Barzal, Aho, RomanovVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Kolesar, Roy, Howden
    NYI 2 – 5 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mathew Barzal CL1101-210.2600018:42——5553
Bo Horvat CL1011-230.4101018:32——5856
Anders Lee LL1011-240.4520015:30——5955
Brock Nelson CL2000030.3000016:47——6675
Kyle Palmieri CL2000040.2510016:39——6877
Pierre Engvall LL2000020.6800015:10——6876
Casey Cizikas CL3011+120.1243014:48——3237
Cal Clutterbuck RL3000+100.0061014:37——3034
Matt Martin LL3101+110.1752014:02——3234
Jean-Gabriel Pageau CL4000-100.0031013:05——2031
Julien Gauthier RL4000-100.0060011:56——1736
Simon Holmstrom RL4000-120.1401011:25——1536
Scott Mayfield DD1000-110.0013018:58——2956
Samuel Bolduc DD1000-120.0222017:08——3363
Noah Dobson DD2000+120.0402026:24——6057
Alexander Romanov DD2000+110.0110022:00——6156
Mike Reilly DD3000-200.0021016:30——5053
Sebastian Aho DD3000-210.0410015:57——4151
NYI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)L30255.8331.9560:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1202-150.3803018:20——4125
Jonathan Marchessault RL1011-100.0021016:19——3927
Ivan Barbashev LL1000-110.0910214:36——4228
Michael Amadio RL2000010.2721014:59——7348
Paul Cotter LL2000010.0640014:57——6748
Grigori Denisenko LL2000020.2800013:54——7248
Chandler Stephenson CL3011+100.0320016:28——4671
Mark Stone RL3011+110.0610016:11——4874
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3101+110.1121012:23——4874
Brett Howden CL4011+200.0000013:50——6054
Nicolas Roy CL4202+230.1810013:07——5647
Keegan Kolesar RL4022+220.0750012:12——6360
Brayden McNabb DD1000+110.0601022:02——5370
Lukas Cormier DD1011+110.0801019:46——5972
Nicolas Hague DD2000-170.1400019:43——5827
Tobias Bjornfot DD2000-100.0012218:38——5527
Alec Martinez DD3000+220.0204019:22——4344
Alex Pietrangelo DD3011+220.1214019:13——4645
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W29272.9312.8960:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Eichel (VGK) 1st 6:25 · assists Jonathan Marchessault, Alex Pietrangelo · Forecheck turnover · 58.5 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · 1st 6:25 · VGK

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
0
Shot
58.5 mph
Distance
59 ft
Type
one-timer

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Mathew Barzal · 1st 11:13 · NYI

Play
cycle
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
28.1 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
7.6 s

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