Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden KnightsDec 23, 2018

Final / OTSunday, Dec 23, 2018· T-Mobile Arena

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

4

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

3

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
LAK	0	2	1	1	4		LAK	7	15	9	1	32
VGK	1	1	1	0	3		VGK	8	9	4	4	25

: LAK 54VGK 53
: LAK 2.62VGK 2.00
PP goals: LAK 1VGK 1
Hits: LAK 30VGK 26
Blocks: LAK 16VGK 15
PIM: LAK 2VGK 4
: LAK 50%VGK 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at VGK. Jeff Carter (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty and Toffoli) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:51 together.

Points
Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:37.Carter
Points
Nick Holden had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:17.Holden
PP1
LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty and Toffoli) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:51 together.Carter Brown Kopitar Doughty Toffoli
New line
New look for LAK: Scherbak–Amadio–Luff skated 5:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Scherbak Amadio Luff
Usage
Nick Holden (VGK) played 14:17, −4:05 down on his 18:22 season average over 60 games.Holden
Usage
Ilya Kovalchuk (LAK) played 12:45, −3:32 down on his 16:17 season average over 63 games.Kovalchuk
Usage
Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) played 21:27, +3:21 up on his 18:06 season average over 81 games.Marchessault
Usage
Nikita Scherbak (LAK) played 6:55, −3:44 down on his 10:39 season average over 7 games.Scherbak

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

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

VGK
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · VGK 53 · LAK 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: LAK 28% of the game, VGK 29%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

LAK

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	LAK	VGK
	56	54
	2.45	1.95
	2.38	1.91
	6	11
	5	4
	17	20
	+0.006	−0.006
	28%	29%

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.

Los Angeles Kings

L1Brown – Kopitar – Iafallo
16:0768% CF
L2Carter – Toffoli – Kempe
12:4858% CF
L3Kovalchuk – Thompson – Leipsic
10:5019% CF
L4Scherbak – Amadio – Luff
5:5114% CF
D1Doughty – Forbort
21:4362% CF
D2Muzzin – Walker
15:1636% CF
D3Fantenberg – Brickley
9:1540% CF

PP1Carter – Brown – Kopitar – Doughty – Toffoli
1:51100% CF
PP2Kovalchuk – Muzzin – Leipsic – Kempe – Iafallo
0:38
PK1FCarter – Toffoli
0:33
PK2FBrown – Kopitar
0:28
PK1DMuzzin – Fantenberg
1:01
PK2DDoughty – Forbort
0:25

Current LAK line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Eakin – Lindberg – Nosek
10:2143% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
8:5750% CF
L3Stastny – Pirri – Tuch
7:2050% CF
L4Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
6:4643% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
18:3651% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
17:2546% CF
D3Holden – Merrill
12:5839% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
1:02100% CF
PP2Stastny – Reaves – Pirri – Eakin – Theodore
0:24
PK1FStastny – Eakin
1:22
PK2FBellemare – Nosek
0:39
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:22
PK2DHolden – Merrill
0:38

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:10
VGKTomas Nosek (Oscar Lindberg, Nick Holden)tip-in0.04 xG
LAK: Carter, Toffoli, Kempe, Fantenberg, BrickleyVGK: Holden, Eakin, Lindberg, Merrill, Nosek
LAK 0 – 1 VGK

2nd period

3:32
LAKMichael Amadio (Adrian Kempe, Matt Luff)tip-in0.05 xG
LAK: Muzzin, Kempe, Amadio, Luff, WalkerVGK: Reaves, Holden, Merrill, Carrier, Bellemare
LAK 1 – 1 VGK
10:01
VGKReilly Smith (Jonathan Marchessault, Nick Holden)wrist0.08 xG
LAK: Kovalchuk, Thompson, Doughty, Forbort, LeipsicVGK: Holden, Smith, Merrill, Karlsson, Marchessault
LAK 1 – 2 VGK
12:52
LAKAlex Iafallo (Ilya Kovalchuk)wrap-around0.03 xG
LAK: Muzzin, Kempe, Amadio, Iafallo, FantenbergVGK: Holden, Lindberg, Merrill, Bellemare, Nosek
LAK 2 – 2 VGK

3rd period

2:06
LAKJeff CarterPP (Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar)wrist0.02 xG
LAK: Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, ToffoliVGK: McNabb, Schmidt, Bellemare, Nosek
LAK 3 – 2 VGK
6:55
VGKRyan ReavesPP (Nate Schmidt, Brandon Pirri)tip-in0.08 xG
LAK: Thompson, Doughty, Forbort, IafalloVGK: Stastny, Reaves, Pirri, Eakin, Schmidt
LAK 3 – 3 VGK

OT period

1:40
LAKTyler Toffoli (Oscar Fantenberg, Jeff Carter)wrist0.21 xG
LAK: Carter, Toffoli, FantenbergVGK: Stastny, Marchessault, Theodore
LAK 4 – 3 VGK

Box score

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

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anze Kopitar C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.21	1	1	0	22:21	—	—	62	60
Dustin Brown R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.25	4	0	0	21:57	—	—	65	67
Alex Iafallo L	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.23	0	0	0	19:07	—	—	70	69
Jeff Carter C	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.28	1	1	0	19:37	—	—	58	66
Tyler Toffoli C	L2	1	0	1	0	7	1.17	0	0	0	18:20	—	—	60	69
Adrian Kempe R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	2	0	2	15:07	—	—	62	32
Nate Thompson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	0	1	0	14:59	—	—	36	70
Brendan Leipsic L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:24	—	—	24	31
Ilya Kovalchuk L	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	12:45	—	—	26	25
Michael Amadio R	L4	1	0	1	+2	1	0.05	2	0	0	10:01	—	—	44	46
Matt Luff R	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.11	0	2	0	9:53	—	—	38	37
Nikita Scherbak R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:55	—	—	25	34
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.06	6	2	0	28:45	—	—	63	68
Derek Forbort D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.03	1	0	0	23:17	—	—	64	70
Jake Muzzin D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.02	5	3	0	21:35	—	—	42	26
Sean Walker D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:30	—	—	41	29
Oscar Fantenberg D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	2	0	17:10	—	—	41	63
Daniel Brickley D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	4	1	0	10:51	—	—	42	67

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cal Petersen(start)	W	25	22	3	.880	2.00	61:40

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Cody Eakin C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	2	0	13:29	—	—	40	29
Tomas Nosek L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.14	1	0	0	13:16	—	—	41	27
Oscar Lindberg L	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.04	0	0	2	12:14	—	—	38	27
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	0	4	0.34	1	0	0	21:27	—	—	45	61
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	3	1	0	20:53	—	—	44	58
Reilly Smith R	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.25	0	0	0	19:07	—	—	61	87
Paul Stastny C	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.31	2	1	0	19:13	—	—	66	39
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	3	2	0	19:08	—	—	43	22
Brandon Pirri C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.15	3	3	0	15:59	—	—	61	36
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	0	0	0	10:25	—	—	39	57
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	6	1	0	8:43	—	—	46	61
Ryan Reaves R	L4	1	0	1	-1	2	0.19	2	0	0	8:23	—	—	43	71
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.04	1	0	0	23:46	—	—	54	42
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	2	0	22:14	—	—	48	44
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	2	2	22:08	—	—	46	56
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	0	1	0	21:35	—	—	52	52
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	16:14	—	—	45	37
Nick Holden D	D3	0	2	2	0	1	0.00	1	0	0	14:17	—	—	48	39

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	O	32	28	4	.875	2.62	61:40

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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.