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Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 15, 2024

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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Goals123TShots123T
NSH0101NSH8141335
VGK1214VGK516829
NSH 77VGK 67
NSH 3.17VGK 3.04
PP goals
NSH 0VGK 0
Hits
NSH 48VGK 26
Blocks
NSH 25VGK 21
PIM
NSH 4VGK 8
NSH 37%VGK 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NSH scored 1 goal on 3.17 expected goals (77 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    Mark Stone had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:46.Stone
  2. Points
    Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:20.Stephenson
  3. Points
    Pavel Dorofeyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:29.Dorofeyev
  4. Luck
    NSH scored 1 goal on 3.17 expected goals (77 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. Goalie
    Logan Thompson (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +7 against a season average of 28.2; the win.Thompson
  6. New line
    New look for VGK: Amadio–Cotter–Brisson skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AmadioCotterBrisson
  7. Usage
    Nicolas Roy (VGK) played 19:29, +4:05 up on his 15:24 season average over 69 games.Roy
  8. Usage
    Roman Josi (NSH) played 27:48, +3:12 up on his 24:36 season average over 81 games.Josi

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.

Shot map, NSH at VGK: 144 attempts, 64 on goal, 5 goals, 6.20 expected goals; best chance Jonathan Marchessault at 0.58 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NSH attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 144 of 144 attempts · VGK 67 · NSH 77

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at VGK: expected goals 3.04 to 3.17 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 67 to 77, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdVGKNSHSSESMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKNSHcontrol2nd3rdStone · 1st 15:25Stone · 2nd 1:11Evangelista · 2nd 17:22Stone · 2nd 19:36Marchessault · 3rd 19:41
  • 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 40% of the game, VGK 24%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NSH at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (59:54) for VGK and Juuse Saros (56:52) for NSH, 5 goals.

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
StatNSHVGK
6272
2.242.38
2.122.34
108
1411
1613
−0.089+0.089
40%24%

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

Current NSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 15:25
    VGKMark Stone (Pavel Dorofeyev, Nicolas Hague)snap0.27 xG
    NSH: Sissons, Lauzon, Trenin, Carrier, TomasinoVGK: Stone, Stephenson, Hague, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev
    NSH 0 – 1 VGK

2nd period

  1. 1:11
    VGKMark Stone (Chandler Stephenson, Pavel Dorofeyev)wrist0.16 xG
    NSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Lauzon, CarrierVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, Dorofeyev
    NSH 0 – 2 VGK
  2. 17:22
    NSHLuke Evangelista (Alexandre Carrier, Roman Josi)deflected0.12 xG
    NSH: Josi, Sissons, Carrier, Parssinen, EvangelistaVGK: Amadio, Hague, Whitecloud, Cotter, Brisson
    NSH 1 – 2 VGK
  3. 19:36
    VGKMark Stone (Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.11 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Josi, Novak, ParssinenVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson
    NSH 1 – 3 VGK

3rd period

  1. 19:41
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultEN (Alex Pietrangelo, Nicolas Roy)wrist0.58 xG
    NSH: Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Sissons, NovakVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, Roy
    NSH 1 – 4 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Gustav Nyquist RL1000-230.1402020:31——3940
Filip Forsberg LL1000-250.3321020:04——3128
Ryan O'Reilly CL1000-200.2700019:54——4346
Colton Sissons CL2000-110.4332218:23——3946
Yakov Trenin CL2000-130.1371014:19——5565
Denis Gurianov RL2000020.0743014:17——4470
Tommy Novak CL3000-240.4200016:42——5857
Luke Evangelista RL3101+130.2900015:20——6065
Cole Smith RL3000000.0030010:58——6135
Philip Tomasino RL4000-130.2201014:28——4840
Juuso Parssinen CL4000000.0040013:01——3039
Michael McCarron CL4000000.0320010:23——5346
Jeremy Lauzon DD1000-220.01124017:51——3322
Alexandre Carrier DD1011-120.1914216:49——4446
Roman Josi DD2011-150.4831027:48——4760
Dante Fabbro DD2000020.1001013:50——5054
Ryan McDonagh DD3000-100.0213021:29——5762
Luke Schenn DD3000000.0462013:01——5453
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)L28253.8932.4556:52

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nicolas Roy CL1011+110.2122019:29——5448
Ivan Barbashev LL1000+100.0220019:17——3035
Jonathan Marchessault RL1101+120.6620016:32——3529
Mark Stone RL2303+350.6300218:46——7278
Chandler Stephenson CL2022+320.4102218:20——6373
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2022+220.1800013:29——7781
Michael Amadio RL3000-110.0211012:19——5031
Paul Cotter LL3000-120.0451011:49——6147
Brendan Brisson CL3000-110.1000011:08——6532
Jonas Rondbjerg RL4000010.0611011:18——4736
Brett Howden CL4000010.2900011:00——4030
Keegan Kolesar RL4000000.002109:35——3313
Alex Pietrangelo DD1011+350.2013024:02——5762
Alec Martinez DD1000+310.0405022:33——5964
Zach Whitecloud DD2000000.0031218:40——6146
Nicolas Hague DD2011020.0631017:51——6154
Brayden McNabb DD3000000.0023021:25——4131
Kaedan Korczak DD3000030.1020214:33——4546
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W35341.9713.1759:54

Goal anatomy

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

Mark Stone (VGK) 1st 15:25 · assists Pavel Dorofeyev, Nicolas Hague · Rebound · 64.3 mph shot.

Mark Stone · 2nd 1:11 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
49.7 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Mark Stone · 2nd 19:36 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
53.0 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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