VGK 2 @ PIT 4 · Oct 11, 2018

Thu, Oct 11, 2018·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

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Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 66% of the time.

25%

10%

56%

PIT winsVGK wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

PIT forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against VGK's (columns) at 5-on-5. Darker cells shared more ice; the second number is xG for–against in that time. Click a cell to highlight it below.

	Smith–Karlsson–Marchessault	Pacioretty–Haula–Nosek	Eakin–Hyka–Carpenter	Reaves–Carrier–Bellemare	Engelland–Theodore	Holden–Merrill	McNabb–Miller	Merrill–Miller	Holden–McNabb	Merrill–Theodore	McNabb–Theodore
Malkin–Kessel–Hagelin	1:360.16–0.03	7:320.32–0.16	1:460.10–0.18	1:020.00–0.29	4:200.26–0.09	3:200.00–0.13	1:510.27–0.01		2:280.07–0.40	0:400.16–0.00
Cullen–Sheahan–Sprong			0:510.04–0.00	6:150.05–0.17	1:050.04–0.04	2:540.05–0.20	1:350.00–0.01	2:460.00–0.03
Crosby–Rust–Guentzel	6:350.17–0.34		0:490.00–0.00		3:430.00–0.29	1:160.07–0.09	0:390.00–0.09	0:570.00–0.00	0:440.00–0.00
Hornqvist–Brassard–Simon	0:380.00–0.00		5:430.22–0.08	0:530.08–0.00	3:350.08–0.04	1:220.05–0.00		1:060.15–0.01	0:530.00–0.03		0:450.02–0.06
Crosby–Hornqvist–Guentzel	2:380.06–0.01			1:200.02–0.04	2:040.07–0.05	0:430.00–0.00	1:330.02–0.00
Brassard–Rust–Simon		2:380.03–0.01	1:050.05–0.17			1:020.00–0.17	2:410.08–0.01
Letang–Dumoulin	7:250.23–0.25	3:330.18–0.01	3:280.13–0.05	1:570.00–0.04	6:530.13–0.33	2:160.07–0.09	4:270.09–0.02	1:540.00–0.00		0:510.16–0.00
Oleksiak–Riikola	0:540.09–0.16	1:280.03–0.00	5:540.22–0.24	5:150.15–0.16	3:560.19–0.12	6:120.10–0.37	1:290.03–0.04	2:310.15–0.00	1:080.00–0.03
Johnson–Schultz	4:070.06–0.20	5:150.16–0.11	1:000.06–0.13	2:380.00–0.30	4:130.13–0.01	2:450.00–0.13	3:400.27–0.11		2:400.07–0.47		0:390.00–0.09

Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

PITVGKFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals


Kris LetangPIT	28	24:07	0:52	1:35	1	6
Brian DumoulinPIT	28	22:48	0:49	1:35	0	6
Shea TheodoreVGK	26	22:44	0:52	1:44	8	0
Jon MerrillVGK	23	20:00	0:52	1:59	4	2
Jonathan MarchessaultVGK	20	19:27	0:58	1:35	7	0
Deryk EngellandVGK	23	18:37	0:49	1:45	6	1
William KarlssonVGK	19	18:34	0:59	1:18	8	0
Nick HoldenVGK	25	18:32	0:44	1:16	5	2
Reilly SmithVGK	19	18:18	0:58	1:18	8	0
Jamie OleksiakPIT	23	18:15	0:48	1:19	0	4
Juuso RiikolaPIT	22	18:08	0:49	1:19	0	3
Justin SchultzPIT	24	17:56	0:45	1:05	2	4
Jack JohnsonPIT	25	17:40	0:42	1:06	2	7
Colin MillerVGK	21	17:09	0:49	1:39	6	1
Brayden McNabbVGK	21	16:54	0:48	1:08	6	1
Erik HaulaVGK	17	16:50	0:59	1:44	2	2
Sidney CrosbyPIT	20	16:44	0:50	1:15	2	3
Max PaciorettyVGK	16	16:40	1:03	2:14	3	2
Bryan RustPIT	20	16:36	0:50	1:19	0	4
Tomas NosekVGK	18	16:18	0:54	1:32	2	3
Derick BrassardPIT	17	16:02	0:57	1:28	0	3
Carl HagelinPIT	20	15:55	0:48	1:08	2	3
Jake GuentzelPIT	19	15:38	0:49	1:09	1	3
Evgeni MalkinPIT	17	15:33	0:55	1:12	3	2
Phil KesselPIT	17	15:20	0:54	1:12	3	2
Patric HornqvistPIT	19	15:18	0:48	1:29	3	4
Ryan CarpenterVGK	17	14:04	0:50	1:12	0	1
Pierre-Edouard BellemareVGK	14	13:54	1:00	1:51	4	0
Dominik SimonPIT	15	13:28	0:54	1:29	0	3
Matt CullenPIT	17	13:07	0:46	1:50	1	4
Ryan ReavesVGK	13	13:00	1:00	1:51	4	0
Cody EakinVGK	14	12:42	0:54	1:18	1	0
William CarrierVGK	12	12:42	1:04	1:51	3	0
Tomas HykaVGK	16	12:42	0:48	1:18	0	1
Riley SheahanPIT	17	12:34	0:44	1:45	1	4
Daniel SprongPIT	12	10:51	0:54	1:39	0	2

Vegas Golden Knights 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 4

Who was on the ice

Shift totals