Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 18, 2023

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WPG	0	2	3	5		WPG	14	7	10	31
VGK	0	1	0	1		VGK	8	7	2	17

: WPG 61VGK 47
: WPG 3.73VGK 1.71
PP goals: WPG 1VGK 0
Hits: WPG 51VGK 65
Blocks: WPG 17VGK 16
PIM: WPG 14VGK 16
: WPG 46%VGK 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Winnipeg Jets rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 at VGK. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Neal Pionk (WPG) played 20:22, −8:40 down on his 29:02 season average over 4 games.

Points
Blake Wheeler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:27.Wheeler
Points
Adam Lowry had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:45.Lowry
Points
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.Dubois
Points
Nino Niederreiter had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:16.Niederreiter
Usage
Neal Pionk (WPG) played 20:22, −8:40 down on his 29:02 season average over 4 games.Pionk
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Blake Wheeler (WPG) played 12:27, −6:57 down on his 19:24 season average over 4 games.Wheeler
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Nate Schmidt (WPG) played 16:02, −6:43 down on his 22:45 season average over 4 games.Schmidt
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Kyle Connor (WPG) played 18:23, −4:57 down on his 23:20 season average over 4 games.Connor

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

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

VGK
WPG
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · VGK 47 · WPG 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
WPG
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK pressure
WPG pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WPG 40% of the game, VGK 15%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

WPG

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	WPG	VGK
	56	44
	2.55	1.08
	2.48	1.06
	12	6
	7	7
	17	11
	−0.004	+0.004
	40%	15%

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.

Winnipeg Jets

L1Scheifele – Connor – Dubois
13:0851% CF
L2Lowry – Appleton – Barron
7:1362% CF
L3Wheeler – Niederreiter – Namestnikov
7:1370% CF
L4Maenalanen – Stenlund – Gustafsson
4:4450% CF
D1DeMelo – Morrissey
17:2640% CF
D2Dillon – Pionk
12:3658% CF
D3Schmidt – Samberg
11:4288% CF

PP1Niederreiter – Lowry – Namestnikov – Schmidt – Pionk
2:29100% CF
PP2Wheeler – Scheifele – Morrissey – Connor – Dubois
1:5980% CF
PK1FMaenalanen – Appleton
1:23
PK2FLowry – Barron
1:21
PK1DDeMelo – Samberg
1:36
PK2DDillon – Pionk
1:21

Current WPG line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Stone – Stephenson – Eichel
7:2536% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
5:2483% CF
L3Kessel – Barbashev – Roy
4:2140% CF
L4Amadio – Kolesar – Howden
1:20
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
14:5947% CF
D2Hague – Whitecloud
13:2726% CF
D3McNabb – Theodore
13:0356% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Stone – Stephenson – Barbashev – Eichel
3:4471% CF
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Roy
2:02100% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
1:18
PK2FStone – Stephenson
0:42
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:53
PK2DMartinez – Pietrangelo
1:46

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

1:24
WPGKyle Connor (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Josh Morrissey)snap0.11 xG
WPG: DeMelo, Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor, DuboisVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel
WPG 1 – 0 VGK
2:26
WPGPierre-Luc Dubois (Blake Wheeler)wrist0.09 xG
WPG: Wheeler, DeMelo, Connor, Dubois, SambergVGK: Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Hague, Whitecloud
WPG 2 – 0 VGK
15:49
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Ivan Barbashev, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.04 xG
WPG: Wheeler, Dillon, Niederreiter, Namestnikov, PionkVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Marchessault, Barbashev
WPG 2 – 1 VGK

3rd period

3:53
WPGBlake Wheeler (Nino Niederreiter, Nate Schmidt)backhand0.05 xG
WPG: Wheeler, Niederreiter, Namestnikov, Schmidt, SambergVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, Eichel
WPG 3 – 1 VGK
18:39
WPGAdam LowryEN (Blake Wheeler, Neal Pionk)wrist0.95 xG
WPG: Wheeler, Dillon, Lowry, Dubois, PionkVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, Theodore, Eichel, Roy
WPG 4 – 1 VGK
19:41
WPGAdam LowryPP (Nino Niederreiter, Vladislav Namestnikov)snap0.20 xG
WPG: Niederreiter, Lowry, Namestnikov, Schmidt, MorrisseyVGK: McNabb, Barbashev, Howden, Whitecloud
WPG 5 – 1 VGK

Box score

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

Winnipeg Jets

WPG skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kyle Connor L	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.65	2	3	0	18:23	—	—	54	76
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	1	1	2	+3	3	0.60	8	1	0	18:22	—	—	53	83
Mark Scheifele C	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.29	3	0	2	17:37	—	—	49	81
Adam Lowry C	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	1.15	5	1	0	19:45	—	—	60	66
Mason Appleton C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	1	0	0	19:35	—	—	58	54
Morgan Barron C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.20	5	0	0	10:44	—	—	60	81
Vladislav Namestnikov C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	14:18	—	—	67	60
Nino Niederreiter R	L3	0	2	2	0	1	0.20	4	0	0	14:16	—	—	58	54
Blake Wheeler R	L3	1	2	3	+2	3	0.29	1	0	0	12:27	—	—	71	79
Kevin Stenlund C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	11:46	—	—	60	81
David Gustafsson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	9:38	—	—	44	39
Saku Maenalanen R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	12	9:08	—	—	50	4
Dylan DeMelo D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	2	3	0	23:55	—	—	38	56
Josh Morrissey D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	2	3	0	23:51	—	—	41	69
Neal Pionk D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	20:22	—	—	55	60
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	8	2	0	18:38	—	—	53	67
Nate Schmidt D	D3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.11	0	0	0	16:02	—	—	86	99
Dylan Samberg D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	1	1	0	15:22	—	—	88	99

WPG goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Connor Hellebuyck(start)	W	17	16	1	.941	1.71	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mark Stone R	L1	0	0	0	-3	0	0.31	1	1	0	21:28	—	—	38	20
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.14	5	0	0	21:27	—	—	38	16
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.20	3	3	0	20:29	—	—	38	27
William Karlsson C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.07	5	0	0	16:54	—	—	72	57
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.05	9	0	0	16:47	—	—	46	56
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.40	3	0	0	16:42	—	—	72	50
Ivan Barbashev L	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	16:21	—	—	35	18
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.32	5	0	0	14:54	—	—	33	12
Phil Kessel R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	11:00	—	—	59	22
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	6	1	0	10:01	—	—	36	19
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	1	0	9:17	—	—	40	32
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	1	2	7:22	—	—	25	23
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	2	0	23:25	—	—	50	29
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	18:11	—	—	46	24
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	4	1	2	17:59	—	—	29	15
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	2	10	16:48	—	—	33	22
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	2	18:44	—	—	55	69
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	1	0	18:43	—	—	52	58

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Laurent Brossoit(start)	L	30	26	4	.867	2.77	58:47

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.