Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 12, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MIN	0	1	1	2		MIN	11	7	9	27
VGK	3	1	3	7		VGK	7	5	18	30

: MIN 59VGK 56
: MIN 2.10VGK 3.32
PP goals: MIN 1VGK 2
Hits: MIN 21VGK 14
Blocks: MIN 14VGK 18
PIM: MIN 8VGK 4
: MIN 48%VGK 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Minnesota Wild 7–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 7–2 at home. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 4A. VGK's first power-play unit (Marchessault, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.

Points
Chandler Stephenson had 4 assists (4 points) in 17:36.Stephenson
Points
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.Eichel
Points
Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:31.Roy
Points
Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:07.Dorofeyev
Points
Noah Hanifin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:57.Hanifin
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Marchessault, Hertl, Stephenson, Hanifin and Eichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.Marchessault Hertl Stephenson Hanifin Eichel
New line
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Mantha–Howden skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Karlsson Mantha Howden
Luck
VGK scored 7 goals on 3.32 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 115 of 115 attempts · VGK 56 · MIN 59

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 23% of the game, VGK 38%.

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
	52	58
	1.19	3.13
	1.17	2.80
	17	13
	5	7
	10	5
	+0.016	−0.016
	23%	38%

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

L1Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Boldy
10:4278% CF
L2Johansson – Hartman – Rossi
9:5250% CF
L3Shaw – Lucchini – Beckman
9:100% CF
L4Lettieri – Khusnutdinov – Ohgren
8:2236% CF
D1Bogosian – Brodin
15:5742% CF
D2Middleton – Faber
13:4858% CF
D3Merrill – Chisholm
12:5038% CF

PP1Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Boldy – Rossi – Faber
2:3278% CF
PP2Johansson – Hartman – Chisholm – Khusnutdinov – Ohgren
2:01100% CF
PK1FHartman – Khusnutdinov
1:57
PK2FJohansson – Lucchini
0:29
PK1DBrodin – Faber
3:29
PK2DBogosian – Middleton
1:04

Current MIN line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Karlsson – Mantha – Howden
11:4230% CF
L2Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel
10:3856% CF
L3Hertl – Stephenson – Dorofeyev
10:0454% CF
L4Kolesar – Roy – Cotter
7:2870% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
17:5749% CF
D2Hutton – Whitecloud
14:1481% CF
D3Hanifin – Hague
14:0140% CF

PP1Marchessault – Hertl – Stephenson – Hanifin – Eichel
2:5475% CF
PP2Karlsson – Theodore – Barbashev – Roy – Dorofeyev
1:09
PK1FHertl – Stephenson
1:02
PK2FKarlsson – Eichel
0:56
PK1DHanifin – Hague
2:58
PK2DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:03

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
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.32	1	0	0	19:23	—	—	71	66
Matt Boldy L	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.38	1	0	0	19:04	—	—	72	61
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	1	0	4	14:47	—	—	78	66
Marco Rossi C	L2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.09	2	0	0	18:43	—	—	41	19
Ryan Hartman R	L2	1	0	1	-1	5	0.18	0	2	0	17:19	—	—	46	17
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.18	0	0	2	15:55	—	—	52	20
Jake Lucchini C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:25	—	—	6	0
Adam Beckman L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	2	10:50	—	—	6	0
Mason Shaw C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:58	—	—	7	2
Marat Khusnutdinov C	L4	1	0	1	-1	1	0.21	0	0	0	16:47	—	—	50	37
Liam Ohgren L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	2	0	0	14:07	—	—	39	33
Vinni Lettieri C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:51	—	—	31	14
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	1	2	0	20:29	—	—	41	29
Zach Bogosian D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	1	0	20:24	—	—	45	29
Brock Faber D	D2	0	1	1	-2	3	0.14	0	3	0	22:14	—	—	56	34
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	19:47	—	—	55	34
Declan Chisholm D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.05	1	2	0	16:24	—	—	36	13
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:43	—	—	40	14

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	30	23	7	.767	3.32	59:54

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Karlsson C	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.72	0	2	0	16:46	—	—	44	64
Brett Howden C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:45	—	—	36	37
Anthony Mantha R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	0	2	0	15:18	—	—	43	65
Jack Eichel C	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.22	0	2	0	17:39	—	—	47	52
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.26	0	0	0	16:36	—	—	59	70
Ivan Barbashev L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	2	0	0	15:05	—	—	58	79
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	4	4	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	17:36	—	—	50	61
Tomas Hertl C	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.28	1	2	0	16:57	—	—	54	75
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.19	0	1	2	13:07	—	—	48	66
Nicolas Roy C	L4	1	1	2	+1	3	0.76	0	0	0	13:31	—	—	62	91
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	1	0	0	11:27	—	—	79	96
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.31	3	1	0	9:25	—	—	71	92
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.08	1	0	0	21:20	—	—	49	57
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	20:57	—	—	49	57
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	0	0	+3	2	0.05	0	0	0	16:18	—	—	81	100
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	1	1	+3	2	0.02	0	1	2	15:54	—	—	81	100
Noah Hanifin D	D3	0	2	2	0	1	0.00	0	2	0	21:57	—	—	42	59
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	5	1	0	19:25	—	—	40	59

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	27	25	2	.926	2.10	59:34

Goal anatomy

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

Nicolas Roy (VGK SH) 1st 2:57 · assists Jack Eichel · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-1 at the blue line · 1.4 mph shot · 3.9 s from entry to goal.

Nicolas Roy · 1st 2:57 · VGK SH

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 1.4 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s
Type: rebound

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 6:21 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 53.8 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 5.2 s

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Jack Eichel · 1st 8:35 · VGK PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 2
Shot: 69.8 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Type: one-timer

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Marat Khusnutdinov · 2nd 7:42 · MIN PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 4
Shot: 33.8 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: deflection

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Jonathan Marchessault · 2nd 13:12 · VGK PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 5
Shot: 51.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Type: one-timer

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Tomas Hertl · 3rd 2:27 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.5 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Type: rebound

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Ryan Hartman · 3rd 7:13 · MIN

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 56.3 mph
Distance: 39 ft

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William Karlsson · 3rd 10:49 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 27.6 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: one-timer

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Keegan Kolesar · 3rd 13:55 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 38.4 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: rebound

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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.

Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 12, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Vegas Golden Knights rout Minnesota Wild 7–2

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

Goal anatomy

Nicolas Roy · 1st 2:57 · VGK SH

Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 6:21 · VGK

Jack Eichel · 1st 8:35 · VGK PP

Marat Khusnutdinov · 2nd 7:42 · MIN PP

Jonathan Marchessault · 2nd 13:12 · VGK PP

Tomas Hertl · 3rd 2:27 · VGK

Ryan Hartman · 3rd 7:13 · MIN

William Karlsson · 3rd 10:49 · VGK

Keegan Kolesar · 3rd 13:55 · VGK