Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 1, 2023

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	0	0	1		MIN	13	13	4	30
VGK	2	1	1	4		VGK	8	14	21	43

: MIN 67VGK 69
: MIN 3.06VGK 4.81
PP goals: MIN 0VGK 0
Hits: MIN 30VGK 32
Blocks: MIN 14VGK 21
PIM: MIN 6VGK 6
: MIN 56%VGK 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at home. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +12 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

Points
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.Stephenson
Points
Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:06.Eichel
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +12 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.Fleury
Usage
Mason Shaw (MIN) played 1:28, −10:00 down on his 11:28 season average over 58 games.Shaw
New line
New look for VGK: Blueger–Kolesar–Cotter skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Blueger Kolesar Cotter
Luck
MIN scored 1 goal on 3.06 expected goals (67 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Stephenson–Roy skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Karlsson Stephenson Roy
New line
New look for VGK: Kessel–Amadio–Howden skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kessel Amadio Howden

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

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

VGK
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 136 of 136 attempts · VGK 69 · MIN 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 25% of the game, VGK 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

MIN

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	MIN	VGK
	62	71
	2.20	3.90
	1.97	3.61
	11	22
	5	12
	14	17
	+0.061	−0.061
	25%	37%

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.

Minnesota Wild

L1Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
11:2948% CF
L2Foligno – Zuccarello – Hartman
9:3965% CF
L3Sundqvist – Gaudreau – Duhaime
5:0640% CF
D1Brodin – Dumba
16:3860% CF
D2Spurgeon – Middleton
13:3448% CF
D3Goligoski – Klingberg
12:1244% CF

PP1Johansson – Zuccarello – Klingberg – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
2:02100% CF
PP2Spurgeon – Foligno – Sundqvist – Hartman – Gaudreau
0:43
PK1FDuhaime – Dewar
1:49
PK2FGaudreau – Eriksson Ek
1:06
PK1DSpurgeon – Brodin
2:08
PK2DGoligoski – Dumba
1:00

Current MIN line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel
10:5730% CF
L2Blueger – Kolesar – Cotter
6:2570% CF
L3Karlsson – Stephenson – Roy
6:0752% CF
L4Kessel – Amadio – Howden
5:0560% CF
D1Hutton – Hague
14:2859% CF
D2Martinez – Pietrangelo
13:3256% CF
D3McNabb – Whitecloud
12:1756% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Stephenson – Barbashev – Eichel – Roy
2:26100% CF
PP2Kessel – Karlsson – Marchessault – Hutton – Amadio
0:48100% CF
PK1FKarlsson – Roy
0:48
PK2FStephenson – Barbashev
0:34
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:10
PK2DMartinez – Pietrangelo
1:09

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Marcus Johansson L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.59	0	0	0	22:36	—	—	44	34
Matt Boldy L	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.94	2	0	0	21:39	—	—	52	44
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.10	4	0	2	19:47	—	—	45	41
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.23	0	0	0	18:09	—	—	64	43
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	4	1	2	16:09	—	—	67	46
Marcus Foligno L	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.10	3	1	0	16:09	—	—	62	37
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.27	2	1	0	14:21	—	—	37	35
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	1	0	14:18	—	—	50	31
Oskar Sundqvist C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:29	—	—	41	29
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	6	2	0	24:03	—	—	59	41
Mathew Dumba D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.08	1	1	0	22:18	—	—	61	45
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	0	1	0	19:43	—	—	48	46
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	4	2	17:29	—	—	37	31
John Klingberg D	D3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.17	0	1	0	18:20	—	—	43	33
Alex Goligoski D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:17	—	—	31	28
Connor Dewar C	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	1	0	12:38	—	—	29	16
Ryan Reaves R	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	4	0	0	10:29	—	—	34	29
Mason Shaw C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	1:28	—	—	33	60

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	42	39	3	.929	3.87	57:38

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	2	2	+1	5	0.39	0	4	0	20:06	—	—	29	46
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	+2	4	0.52	0	1	2	17:32	—	—	41	64
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	2	1	0	17:20	—	—	40	54
Paul Cotter L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.20	3	0	0	13:53	—	—	66	73
Teddy Blueger C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.63	2	1	0	12:20	—	—	64	71
Keegan Kolesar R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	3	0	0	9:20	—	—	64	68
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.35	1	1	2	19:22	—	—	56	59
William Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	1	1	2	17:51	—	—	54	66
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	1	1	2	+1	4	1.15	0	1	0	17:02	—	—	53	62
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	0	11:18	—	—	60	62
Brett Howden C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.07	6	1	0	11:09	—	—	59	69
Phil Kessel R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	0	0	0	10:27	—	—	65	66
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.06	2	1	0	20:12	—	—	60	74
Ben Hutton D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.21	2	2	0	17:35	—	—	52	69
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.05	1	1	0	23:31	—	—	53	59
Alec Martinez D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	3	3	0	20:37	—	—	53	53
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.17	5	3	0	17:51	—	—	45	59
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.04	0	0	0	16:34	—	—	57	63

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Laurent Brossoit(start)	W	30	29	1	.967	3.06	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.

Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 1, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Minnesota Wild

Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Vegas Golden Knights