Seattle Kraken vs. Vegas Golden KnightsDec 21, 2024

FinalSaturday, Dec 21, 2024· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
SEA	1	0	1	2		SEA	8	6	9	23
VGK	3	0	3	6		VGK	10	11	13	34

: SEA 57VGK 64
: SEA 2.64VGK 3.73
PP goals: SEA 2VGK 0
Hits: SEA 26VGK 12
Blocks: SEA 15VGK 14
PIM: SEA 2VGK 8
: SEA 54%VGK 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Seattle Kraken 6–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 6–2 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SEA's first power-play unit (Schwartz, Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, Dunn and Wright) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:30 together.

Points
Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:32.Stone
Points
Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:50.Howden
Points
Keegan Kolesar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:48.Kolesar
Points
Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:14.Stephenson
Points
Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:42.Eichel
PP1
SEA's first power-play unit (Schwartz, Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, Dunn and Wright) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:30 together.Schwartz Stephenson Bjorkstrand Dunn Wright
New line
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Hertl–Kolesar skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Karlsson Hertl Kolesar
New line
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Burakovsky–Wright skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schwartz Burakovsky Wright

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

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

VGK
SEA
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · VGK 64 · SEA 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
SEA
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SEA 25% of the game, VGK 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

SEA

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	SEA	VGK
	49	76
	1.39	3.76
	1.37	3.53
	4	17
	4	11
	14	17
	+0.027	−0.027
	25%	40%

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.

Seattle Kraken

L1McCann – Kakko – Beniers
9:539% CF
L2Schwartz – Burakovsky – Wright
9:4050% CF
L3Gourde – Sprong – Tanev
9:2636% CF
L4Stephenson – Bjorkstrand – Tolvanen
8:4436% CF
D1Larsson – Dunn
16:3242% CF
D2Oleksiak – Montour
10:0529% CF
D3Mahura – Evans
9:4950% CF

PP1Schwartz – Stephenson – Bjorkstrand – Dunn – Wright
2:30100% CF
PP2Burakovsky – McCann – Montour – Kakko – Beniers
1:13100% CF
PK1FGourde – Stephenson
0:25
PK1DLarsson – Oleksiak
0:45

Current SEA line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Karlsson – Hertl – Kolesar
11:1870% CF
L2Stone – Eichel – Howden
10:2463% CF
L3Olofsson – Laczynski – Dorofeyev
6:1350% CF
L4Pearson – Schwindt – Holtz
4:4663% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Hanifin
17:5464% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
15:4365% CF
D3Hague – Whitecloud
14:0162% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Olofsson – Eichel
0:480% CF
PK1FStone – Eichel
1:13
PK2FKarlsson – Howden
0:44
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
2:01
PK2DHanifin – Hague
0:44

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:34
SEAVince DunnPP (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Chandler Stephenson)snap0.06 xG
SEA: Schwartz, Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, Dunn, WrightVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, Eichel
SEA 1 – 0 VGK
12:39
VGKKeegan Kolesar (Victor Olofsson, Brayden McNabb)wrist0.14 xG
SEA: Larsson, Gourde, Dunn, Tanev, TolvanenVGK: Pietrangelo, Olofsson, Hanifin, Kolesar, Schwindt
SEA 1 – 1 VGK
13:50
VGKBrett Howden (Jack Eichel)wrist0.15 xG
SEA: Larsson, McCann, Dunn, Kakko, BeniersVGK: McNabb, Stone, Theodore, Eichel, Howden
SEA 1 – 2 VGK
17:48
VGKNicolas Hague (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)wrist0.06 xG
SEA: Schwartz, Oleksiak, Burakovsky, Montour, WrightVGK: Stone, Hanifin, Eichel, Howden, Hague
SEA 1 – 3 VGK

3rd period

8:09
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Keegan Kolesar)tip-in0.03 xG
SEA: McCann, Montour, Kakko, Beniers, EvansVGK: Karlsson, Hertl, Kolesar, Hague, Whitecloud
SEA 1 – 4 VGK
11:28
VGKNoah Hanifin (Mark Stone, Tanner Pearson)snap0.11 xG
SEA: Stephenson, Burakovsky, Montour, Tolvanen, EvansVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Hanifin, Eichel, Howden
SEA 1 – 5 VGK
13:58
SEAJaden SchwartzPP (Shane Wright, Chandler Stephenson)snap0.38 xG
SEA: Schwartz, Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, Dunn, WrightVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Pearson, Howden
SEA 2 – 5 VGK
18:51
VGKMark StoneEN (Brett Howden)snap0.60 xG
SEA: Schwartz, Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, McCann, Montour, DunnVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, Eichel, Howden
SEA 2 – 6 VGK

Box score

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

Seattle Kraken

SEA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jared McCann L	L1	0	0	0	-3	3	0.17	2	1	0	16:37	—	—	22	19
Matty Beniers C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.20	2	2	0	15:25	—	—	13	17
Kaapo Kakko R	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:55	—	—	8	17
Jaden Schwartz L	L2	1	0	1	-2	2	0.68	1	0	0	15:56	—	—	52	37
Shane Wright C	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.17	1	0	0	14:32	—	—	55	38
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.35	0	0	0	13:36	—	—	50	30
Yanni Gourde C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	1	0	17:06	—	—	53	29
Daniel Sprong R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	0	0	14:16	—	—	44	20
Brandon Tanev L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	1	1	0	13:56	—	—	39	22
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L4	0	1	1	-1	2	0.13	1	0	0	17:53	—	—	52	56
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	2	2	-2	1	0.32	0	0	0	17:14	—	—	48	39
Eeli Tolvanen R	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	6	0	0	15:01	—	—	45	40
Vince Dunn D	D1	1	0	1	-3	1	0.10	0	2	0	22:47	—	—	47	41
Adam Larsson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	0	2	0	19:17	—	—	41	36
Brandon Montour D	D2	0	0	0	-4	1	0.07	1	0	0	24:04	—	—	34	19
Jamie Oleksiak D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	4	0	15:28	—	—	23	5
Ryker Evans D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	2	2	19:09	—	—	41	24
Josh Mahura D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	5	0	0	15:03	—	—	44	19

SEA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer(start)	L	33	28	5	.848	3.13	57:45

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Keegan Kolesar R	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.40	5	1	0	17:48	—	—	58	76
William Karlsson C	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.46	0	0	0	17:16	—	—	67	71
Tomas Hertl C	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.59	1	0	0	16:56	—	—	60	77
Jack Eichel C	L2	0	2	2	+4	3	0.17	0	0	0	19:42	—	—	71	84
Mark Stone R	L2	1	2	3	+4	2	0.69	1	0	0	19:32	—	—	66	75
Brett Howden C	L2	1	1	2	+4	1	0.22	2	2	0	18:50	—	—	50	66
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	11:30	—	—	68	87
Victor Olofsson L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.17	0	0	2	11:05	—	—	60	71
Tanner Laczynski C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:49	—	—	42	77
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.08	1	1	0	11:52	—	—	53	53
Cole Schwindt R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.22	0	1	0	10:30	—	—	61	76
Alexander Holtz R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0	9:39	—	—	64	69
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	0	0	+3	1	0.10	0	0	2	23:02	—	—	63	76
Noah Hanifin D	D1	1	0	1	+3	2	0.12	1	2	0	22:53	—	—	60	74
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.07	1	4	0	21:46	—	—	60	65
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	0	2	2	17:44	—	—	64	72
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	0	1	0	17:11	—	—	57	76
Nicolas Hague D	D3	1	0	1	+2	3	0.09	0	0	2	16:53	—	—	58	77

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	W	23	21	2	.913	2.64	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Vince Dunn (SEA PP) 1st 2:34 · assists Oliver Bjorkstrand, Chandler Stephenson · Point shot · 62.0 mph shot.

Vince Dunn · 1st 2:34 · SEA PP

Play: point-shot
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 62.0 mph
Distance: 45 ft

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Keegan Kolesar · 1st 12:39 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 53.4 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Brett Howden · 1st 13:50 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.0 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Nicolas Hague · 1st 17:48 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 56.4 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 9.3 s

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Jaden Schwartz · 3rd 13:58 · SEA PP

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 5-on-4
Passes: 0
Shot: 46.6 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 s
Type: rebound

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William Karlsson · 3rd 8:09 · VGK

Play: deflection
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 29.1 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 6.4 s
Type: deflection

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Noah Hanifin · 3rd 11:28 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 54.0 mph
Distance: 30 ft

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Mark Stone · 3rd 18:51 · VGK EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 1
Shot: 46.1 mph
Distance: 105 ft

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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.