Ottawa Senators vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 6, 2022

FinalSunday, Mar 6, 2022· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
OTT	0	1	0	1		OTT	15	9	16	40
VGK	0	1	1	2		VGK	17	15	10	42

: OTT 65VGK 70
: OTT 3.32VGK 2.40
PP goals: OTT 1VGK 1
Hits: OTT 57VGK 41
Blocks: OTT 19VGK 15
PIM: OTT 4VGK 4
: OTT 51%VGK 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (White, Chabot, Norris, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:55 together.

Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:40.Marchessault
PP1
OTT's first power-play unit (White, Chabot, Norris, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:55 together.White Chabot Norris Tkachuk Stützle
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pacioretty, Marchessault, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:46 together.Dadonov Pacioretty Marchessault Theodore Eichel
Goalie
Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +10 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.Forsberg
New line
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Eichel–Roy skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pacioretty Eichel Roy
Goalie
Robin Lehner (VGK) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +11 against a season average of 29.3; the win.Lehner
Luck
OTT scored 1 goal on 3.32 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Erik Brannstrom (OTT) played 12:01, −7:54 down on his 19:55 season average over 52 games.Brannstrom

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

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

VGK
OTT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · VGK 70 · OTT 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
OTT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 34% of the game, VGK 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

OTT

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	OTT	VGK
	67	76
	2.63	2.55
	2.59	2.51
	13	10
	5	8
	24	29
	+0.025	−0.025
	34%	23%

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.

Ottawa Senators

L1Brown – Norris – Tkachuk
12:5456% CF
L2Paul – Sanford – White
11:5359% CF
L3Gaudette – Formenton – Stützle
11:0136% CF
L4Watson – Gambrell – Kelly
9:3344% CF
D1Chabot – Zub
20:0155% CF
D2Holden – Zaitsev
18:2542% CF
D3Brown – Brannstrom
8:1947% CF

PP1White – Chabot – Norris – Tkachuk – Stützle
2:55100% CF
PP2Brown – Sanford – Gaudette – Formenton – Brannstrom
0:23100% CF
PK1FWatson – Paul
0:54
PK2FBrown – Formenton
0:18
PK1DHolden – Zaitsev
1:56
PK2DBrown – Brannstrom
0:44

Current OTT line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
12:3049% CF
L2Pacioretty – Eichel – Roy
11:5248% CF
L3Stephenson – Carrier – Amadio
11:4367% CF
L4Dadonov – Kolesar – Leschyshyn
7:2243% CF
D1Theodore – Whitecloud
17:4547% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Hague
15:0747% CF
D3Hutton – Coghlan
11:0555% CF

PP1Dadonov – Pacioretty – Marchessault – Theodore – Eichel
1:4675% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Stephenson – Roy
0:45100% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
1:37
PK2FStephenson – Roy
1:36
PK1DPietrangelo – Hague
2:31
PK2DTheodore – Whitecloud
0:42

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

6:46
VGKJonathan Marchessault (Reilly Smith)wrist0.10 xG
OTT: Brown, Gaudette, Formenton, Brannstrom, StützleVGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore
OTT 0 – 1 VGK
8:53
OTTBrady TkachukPP (Colin White, Tim Stützle)snap0.17 xG
OTT: White, Chabot, Norris, Tkachuk, StützleVGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Hague
OTT 1 – 1 VGK

3rd period

19:54
VGKJack EichelPP (Max Pacioretty, Jonathan Marchessault)wrist0.04 xG
OTT: Holden, Watson, Paul, ZaitsevVGK: Dadonov, Pacioretty, Marchessault, Theodore, Eichel
OTT 1 – 2 VGK

Box score

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

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor Brown R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	1	0	18:32	—	—	47	41
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.32	5	0	0	17:43	—	—	45	48
Josh Norris C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.35	1	0	0	17:08	—	—	54	52
Nick Paul L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.01	3	0	0	17:50	—	—	59	70
Colin White C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	15:54	—	—	59	92
Zachary Sanford L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	5	4	0	15:29	—	—	61	78
Tim Stützle C	L3	0	1	1	-1	5	0.61	4	0	0	16:24	—	—	37	47
Adam Gaudette R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	13:05	—	—	33	48
Alex Formenton L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.49	1	0	0	13:02	—	—	35	46
Dylan Gambrell C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	3	1	0	12:51	—	—	39	34
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	8	1	0	11:47	—	—	44	36
Parker Kelly C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	7	1	0	11:00	—	—	46	42
Thomas Chabot D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	2	4	2	26:17	—	—	54	56
Artem Zub D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	5	3	2	22:46	—	—	52	51
Nikita Zaitsev D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	3	0	0	23:04	—	—	48	57
Nick Holden D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	5	4	0	21:29	—	—	40	46
Erik Brannstrom D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:01	—	—	39	40
Joshua Brown D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	2	0	0	11:04	—	—	44	47

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anton Forsberg(start)	L	42	40	2	.952	2.40	59:54

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	1	2	+1	7	0.54	0	0	0	16:40	—	—	49	55
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.26	2	2	0	16:34	—	—	47	53
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	3	1	0	16:29	—	—	49	55
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	1	1	0	5	0.15	1	1	0	16:53	—	—	51	45
Jack Eichel C	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.33	1	1	0	16:31	—	—	51	45
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	16:22	—	—	50	46
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	2	0	17:53	—	—	66	46
Michael Amadio R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	15:36	—	—	63	46
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	4	0	0	12:56	—	—	62	49
Evgenii Dadonov L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	13:14	—	—	47	44
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	6	2	0	10:19	—	—	40	48
Jake Leschyshyn C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	9:51	—	—	46	53
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.04	1	1	0	25:06	—	—	47	34
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	20:45	—	—	56	54
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	+1	5	0.09	5	1	0	23:22	—	—	53	39
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	4	2	0	21:00	—	—	54	56
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	1	2	13:50	—	—	57	60
Dylan Coghlan D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	2	0	0	13:19	—	—	54	56

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	W	40	39	1	.975	3.32	60:00

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.