Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 24, 2022

FinalThursday, Mar 24, 2022· T-Mobile Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	1	0	1		NSH	9	14	13	36
VGK	2	2	2	6		VGK	15	20	15	50

: NSH 63VGK 90
: NSH 3.23VGK 5.22
PP goals: NSH 1VGK 3
Hits: NSH 46VGK 29
Blocks: NSH 26VGK 13
PIM: NSH 17VGK 13
: NSH 52%VGK 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Nashville Predators 6–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 6–1 at home. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 3:33 together.

Points
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:57.Stephenson
Points
Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:00.Dadonov
Points
Jonathan Marchessault had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:20.Marchessault
Points
Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:56.Pietrangelo
Points
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:22.Eichel
Points
Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:22.Roy
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 3:33 together.Dadonov Marchessault Stephenson Theodore Eichel
Goalie
Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 50 shots and stopped 44 (.880), +19 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.Saros

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

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

VGK
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 153 of 153 attempts · VGK 90 · NSH 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NSH 17% of the game, VGK 46%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

NSH

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	NSH	VGK
	58	85
	2.63	2.92
	2.56	2.76
	6	16
	6	12
	13	13
	+0.030	−0.030
	17%	46%

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.

Nashville Predators

L1Duchene – Granlund – Forsberg
9:5942% CF
L2Sissons – Trenin – Kunin
9:2235% CF
L3Cousins – McCarron – Luff
8:0257% CF
L4Johansen – Tolvanen – Tomasino
5:3753% CF
D1Josi – Carrier
9:1231% CF
D2Tennyson – Harpur
8:0125% CF
D3Ekholm – Lauzon
7:3145% CF

PP1Josi – Duchene – Johansen – Granlund – Forsberg
2:1488% CF
PP2Ekholm – Sissons – Kunin – Tolvanen – Tomasino
1:37100% CF
PK1FSissons – Trenin
1:23
PK2FGranlund – Tolvanen
1:03
PK1DEkholm – Carrier
3:21
PK2DHarpur – Lauzon
1:24

Current NSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Karlsson – Marchessault – Kolesar
12:1065% CF
L2Stephenson – Janmark – Carrier
10:0363% CF
L3Dadonov – Eichel – Roy
9:2748% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Hutton
15:2567% CF
D2Theodore – Coghlan
13:4567% CF
D3Hayes – Miromanov
11:1748% CF

PP1Dadonov – Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore – Eichel
3:33100% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Karlsson – Janmark – Roy – Coghlan
1:5983% CF
PK1FStephenson – Leschyshyn
2:09
PK2FKarlsson – Janmark
1:07
PK1DPietrangelo – Hutton
2:32
PK2DCoghlan – Hayes
0:37

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:31
VGKMattias Janmark (Alex Pietrangelo, Chandler Stephenson)tip-in0.07 xG
NSH: Duchene, Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, LauzonVGK: Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Hutton, Janmark, Carrier
NSH 0 – 1 VGK
13:45
VGKNicolas Roywrist0.11 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Johansen, Lauzon, Tolvanen, TomasinoVGK: Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Roy, Coghlan
NSH 0 – 2 VGK

2nd period

3:14
VGKEvgenii DadonovPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Chandler Stephenson)backhand0.50 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Sissons, Lauzon, TreninVGK: Dadonov, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Eichel
NSH 0 – 3 VGK
5:00
NSHFilip ForsbergPP (Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen)snap0.24 xG
NSH: Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund, ForsbergVGK: Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Theodore, Leschyshyn
NSH 1 – 3 VGK
8:41
VGKJack EichelPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Evgenii Dadonov)wrist0.14 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Sissons, McCarron, CarrierVGK: Dadonov, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Eichel
NSH 1 – 4 VGK

3rd period

14:42
VGKChandler StephensonPP (Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault)snap0.12 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Sissons, Harpur, CarrierVGK: Marchessault, Stephenson, Janmark, Theodore, Eichel
NSH 1 – 5 VGK
17:07
VGKAlex Pietrangelo (Nicolas Roy, Evgenii Dadonov)tip-in0.06 xG
NSH: Duchene, Granlund, Tennyson, Forsberg, HarpurVGK: Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Hutton, Roy, Leschyshyn
NSH 1 – 6 VGK

Box score

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

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Matt Duchene C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	0	0	0	18:35	—	—	36	46
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.32	4	3	0	18:33	—	—	35	53
Filip Forsberg L	L1	1	0	1	-2	5	0.67	3	4	0	17:56	—	—	34	47
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	1	2	16:30	—	—	32	42
Yakov Trenin C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	3	0	0	15:32	—	—	29	44
Luke Kunin C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.66	2	0	0	12:46	—	—	33	49
Michael McCarron C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	3	1	0	14:02	—	—	59	64
Nick Cousins C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.34	1	0	5	10:30	—	—	60	64
Matt Luff R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	10:28	—	—	57	63
Ryan Johansen C	L4	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	1	2	0	14:43	—	—	41	28
Philip Tomasino R	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.21	1	1	0	13:31	—	—	43	38
Eeli Tolvanen R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	2	0	12:14	—	—	42	35
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	0	6	0.14	1	5	2	25:26	—	—	43	51
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	4	3	2	23:30	—	—	39	42
Matt Tennyson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	2	12:14	—	—	29	46
Ben Harpur D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	2	11:51	—	—	27	50
Mattias Ekholm D	D3	0	0	0	-2	4	0.15	2	2	2	24:30	—	—	41	36
Jeremy Lauzon D	D3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.19	7	1	0	18:59	—	—	50	56

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	50	44	6	.880	5.22	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	3	3	+1	6	0.36	1	0	0	21:20	—	—	62	46
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	2	0	0	19:11	—	—	66	53
Keegan Kolesar R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	2	16:27	—	—	57	33
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	1	2	3	+1	4	0.82	0	0	0	19:57	—	—	58	55
Mattias Janmark C	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.85	0	1	9	18:11	—	—	64	59
William Carrier L	L2	0	0	0	+1	8	0.63	2	0	2	15:51	—	—	60	52
Jack Eichel C	L3	1	1	2	0	5	0.40	0	0	0	19:22	—	—	55	50
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	1	2	3	+1	3	0.67	1	1	0	17:00	—	—	54	60
Nicolas Roy C	L3	1	1	2	+2	3	0.56	1	0	0	16:22	—	—	58	63
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.30	3	1	0	22:56	—	—	67	55
Ben Hutton D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	3	3	0	22:56	—	—	60	50
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.07	0	3	0	23:09	—	—	61	70
Dylan Coghlan D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	3	2	0	20:29	—	—	62	62
Daniil Miromanov D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	13:33	—	—	50	29
Zack Hayes D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	13:01	—	—	50	27
Jake Leschyshyn C	—	0	0	0	+1	3	0.18	2	1	0	10:28	—	—	56	54
Brett Howden C	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	2:07	—	—	71	46
Nolan Patrick C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	1:37	—	—	67	59

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	36	35	1	.972	3.23	59:41

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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.