Edmonton Oilers vs. Vegas Golden KnightsFeb 26, 2020

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
EDM	0	0	0	0		EDM	12	5	12	29
VGK	1	0	2	3		VGK	9	16	8	33

: EDM 58VGK 60
: EDM 2.19VGK 2.98
PP goals: EDM 0VGK 1
Hits: EDM 20VGK 32
Blocks: EDM 15VGK 19
PIM: EDM 6VGK 4
: EDM 48%VGK 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 3–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 3–0 at home. Alec Martinez (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. EDM scored 0 goals on 2.20 expected goals (58 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Alec Martinez had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:18.Martinez
Luck
EDM scored 0 goals on 2.20 expected goals (58 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for EDM: Granlund–Russell–Haas skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Granlund Russell Haas
New line
New look for VGK: Reaves–Cousins–Carrier skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Reaves Cousins Carrier
New line
New look for VGK: Stephenson–Nosek–Roy skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Stephenson Nosek Roy
Usage
Alex Chiasson (EDM) played 18:09, +5:06 up on his 13:03 season average over 64 games.Chiasson
Usage
Andreas Athanasiou (EDM) played 11:00, −4:56 down on his 15:56 season average over 54 games.Athanasiou
Usage
Nick Holden (VGK) played 13:59, −4:57 down on his 18:56 season average over 60 games.Holden

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

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

VGK
EDM
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · VGK 60 · EDM 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
EDM
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: EDM 27% of the game, VGK 48%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

EDM

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	EDM	VGK
	55	55
	2.04	2.26
	1.92	2.11
	8	12
	2	1
	11	17
	−0.005	+0.005
	27%	48%

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.

Edmonton Oilers

L1Chiasson – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl
11:0363% CF
L2Ennis – Athanasiou – McDavid
7:5136% CF
L3Sheahan – Archibald – Khaira
6:1123% CF
L4Granlund – Russell – Haas
4:4957% CF
D1Nurse – Bear
14:3940% CF
D2Larsson – Jones
12:3532% CF
D3Green – Lagesson
8:2933% CF

PP1Chiasson – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – McDavid – Bear
4:58100% CF
PP2Green – Ennis – Athanasiou – Nurse – Haas
0:46
PK1FSheahan – Archibald
2:52
PK2FNugent-Hopkins – Khaira
1:37
PK1DNurse – Bear
2:07
PK2DGreen – Lagesson
0:42

Current EDM line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Pacioretty – Stone – Karlsson
10:3961% CF
L2Stastny – Smith – Marchessault
8:5940% CF
L3Stephenson – Nosek – Roy
7:5250% CF
L4Reaves – Cousins – Carrier
5:3982% CF
D1Martinez – Theodore
16:0848% CF
D2McNabb – Schmidt
13:3145% CF
D3Holden – Whitecloud
8:0390% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Marchessault – Theodore
3:30100% CF
PP2Martinez – Smith – Cousins – Karlsson – Schmidt
1:5575% CF
PK1FStastny – Smith
1:48
PK2FStone – Karlsson
1:35
PK1DHolden – McNabb
3:46
PK2DMartinez – Whitecloud
1:53

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

16:04
VGKMax Pacioretty (William Karlsson)snap0.02 xG
EDM: Ennis, Athanasiou, Nurse, McDavid, BearVGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stone, Karlsson, Schmidt
EDM 0 – 1 VGK

3rd period

5:44
VGKNick CousinsPP (Alec Martinez, Nate Schmidt)backhand0.11 xG
EDM: Green, Nugent-Hopkins, Khaira, NurseVGK: Martinez, Smith, Cousins, Karlsson, Schmidt
EDM 0 – 2 VGK
9:59
VGKShea Theodore (Alec Martinez, Paul Stastny)slap0.03 xG
EDM: Green, Ennis, McDavid, Jones, RussellVGK: Stastny, Martinez, Smith, Marchessault, Theodore
EDM 0 – 3 VGK

Box score

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

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L1	0	4	0.28	1	0	0	23:13	—	—	53	59
Leon Draisaitl C	L1	0	4	0.74	1	0	0	21:15	—	—	60	66
Alex Chiasson R	L1	0	1	0.15	1	1	0	18:09	—	—	52	62
Connor McDavid C	L2	-2	5	0.42	0	0	0	21:53	—	—	51	58
Tyler Ennis R	L2	-2	2	0.04	5	0	0	15:40	—	—	52	51
Andreas Athanasiou C	L2	-1	1	0.05	2	0	0	11:00	—	—	44	37
Josh Archibald R	L3	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:07	—	—	35	24
Riley Sheahan C	L3	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:48	—	—	19	9
Jujhar Khaira L	L3	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	11:39	—	—	25	11
Patrick Russell R	L4	-1	2	0.21	1	0	2	12:00	—	—	74	68
Gaetan Haas C	L4	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	10:12	—	—	56	39
Markus Granlund C	L4	0	3	0.07	0	0	0	8:51	—	—	64	57
Darnell Nurse D	D1	-1	1	0.03	1	3	0	25:08	—	—	50	54
Ethan Bear D	D1	-1	1	0.01	0	2	2	22:09	—	—	46	47
Caleb Jones D	D2	-1	2	0.03	0	3	0	18:12	—	—	53	49
Adam Larsson D	D2	0	0	0.02	2	0	2	16:57	—	—	40	8
Mike Green D	D3	-1	1	0.02	0	3	0	19:42	—	—	62	64
William Lagesson D	D3	0	0	0.01	1	2	0	12:43	—	—	41	19

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mikko Koskinen(start)	L	33	30	3	.909	2.98	59:31

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mark Stone R	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.24	1	3	0	19:04	—	—	54	63
Max Pacioretty L	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.57	1	0	2	17:59	—	—	58	80
William Karlsson C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:50	—	—	55	58
Paul Stastny C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.23	2	0	2	16:00	—	—	44	52
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.30	1	0	0	15:32	—	—	44	48
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	+1	5	0.41	2	1	0	15:26	—	—	44	51
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	0	0	0	16:00	—	—	46	54
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	1	0	13:34	—	—	46	45
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	3	1	0	12:54	—	—	50	70
Nick Cousins C	L4	1	0	1	0	3	0.19	1	2	0	12:09	—	—	61	96
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	9	0	0	11:48	—	—	52	33
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	5	0	0	10:47	—	—	50	28
Shea Theodore D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.10	0	0	0	24:49	—	—	52	66
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	2	2	+1	4	0.14	3	4	0	24:18	—	—	43	51
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	0	2	0	23:00	—	—	47	37
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.06	2	3	0	19:00	—	—	44	36
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	13:59	—	—	75	100
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	11:01	—	—	69	76

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	29	29	0	.1000	2.19	59:39

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.