BUF 1 @ VGK 4 · Oct 16, 2018

Tue, Oct 16, 2018·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise

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Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 74% of the time.

67%

18%

VGK winsBUF wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

VGK forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against BUF'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.

	Sheary–Reinhart–Eichel	Okposo–Skinner–Mittelstadt	Sobotka–Berglund–Thompson	Pominville–Girgensons–Rodrigues	Pominville–Sobotka–Girgensons	Sobotka–Okposo–Berglund	Skinner–Thompson–Mittelstadt	Bogosian–Beaulieu	Scandella–Ristolainen	McCabe–Dahlin	Scandella–McCabe
Smith–Karlsson–Marchessault	4:380.18–0.00	3:170.17–0.11	2:000.14–0.00		0:450.09–0.00	0:320.00–0.00		2:450.05–0.00	5:280.18–0.00	1:210.06–0.00	0:430.00–0.11
Pacioretty–Haula–Hyka		2:010.01–0.15	0:470.00–0.00	1:570.08–0.02	0:360.15–0.00			1:390.08–0.00	0:440.00–0.00	3:500.16–0.17	0:450.00–0.00
Reaves–Carrier–Bellemare	1:220.13–0.00		2:140.43–0.01	1:580.14–0.09			0:540.00–0.11	1:440.00–0.11	1:430.00–0.04	2:350.56–0.09	0:400.00–0.00
Eakin–Carpenter–Nosek	1:450.02–0.00	0:590.00–0.04	1:560.04–0.06	1:060.02–0.00		0:360.00–0.00		3:280.04–0.06	2:260.04–0.04	0:370.00–0.00
Pacioretty–Haula–Marchessault					0:540.17–0.00			1:080.17–0.08
McNabb–Miller	6:430.28–0.16	2:230.14–0.00		1:050.04–0.09		0:320.00–0.00		3:450.09–0.16	4:480.15–0.00	2:460.22–0.09	0:330.00–0.00
Holden–Theodore	1:560.02–0.00	2:130.01–0.33	3:430.16–0.06	1:350.04–0.02				2:310.07–0.06	3:570.02–0.08	3:140.15–0.31	0:450.00–0.00
Merrill–Hunt		1:370.06–0.00	2:100.36–0.00	2:250.16–0.00	0:360.15–0.00	0:490.00–0.00		3:350.01–0.00	2:060.02–0.00	2:270.36–0.00
Miller–Theodore		1:090.06–0.00		0:330.00–0.08
Merrill–Theodore			0:440.08–0.00					0:500.00–0.08		0:440.08–0.00

Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

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

Shift totals


Rasmus RistolainenBUF	30	24:29	0:49	1:44	7	9
Colin MillerVGK	27	23:32	0:52	1:48	2	5
Brayden McNabbVGK	26	22:42	0:52	2:29	1	6
Jack EichelBUF	25	21:53	0:53	2:47	6	3
Nick HoldenVGK	27	20:39	0:46	2:40	5	7
Jonathan MarchessaultVGK	22	19:55	0:54	2:29	5	1
Sam ReinhartBUF	23	19:53	0:52	1:29	7	1
Shea TheodoreVGK	31	19:47	0:38	1:18	8	5
Reilly SmithVGK	21	19:44	0:56	2:59	4	2
William KarlssonVGK	21	19:38	0:56	2:54	4	4
Rasmus DahlinBUF	26	19:06	0:44	1:37	5	4
Conor ShearyBUF	22	18:35	0:51	1:22	6	1
Marco ScandellaBUF	24	18:24	0:46	1:11	4	5
Kyle OkposoBUF	18	17:56	1:00	2:05	4	0
Casey MittelstadtBUF	23	17:54	0:47	1:44	5	1
Cody EakinVGK	19	17:51	0:56	1:39	2	3
Jeff SkinnerBUF	19	17:50	0:56	1:37	5	1
Zach BogosianBUF	24	16:09	0:40	1:35	0	7
Jon MerrillVGK	27	16:05	0:36	1:18	6	4
Nathan BeaulieuBUF	22	15:58	0:44	1:35	1	4
Jake McCabeBUF	25	15:52	0:38	1:33	3	6
Vladimir SobotkaBUF	19	15:49	0:50	1:12	1	7
Tage ThompsonBUF	20	15:45	0:47	1:20	4	6
Brad HuntVGK	21	14:11	0:41	2:05	7	2
Max PaciorettyVGK	18	13:24	0:45	1:45	5	2
Ryan CarpenterVGK	18	13:23	0:45	1:27	2	3
Pierre-Edouard BellemareVGK	15	12:56	0:52	1:24	2	6
Evan RodriguesBUF	22	12:53	0:35	1:13	2	5
Erik HaulaVGK	19	12:34	0:40	1:22	3	2
Tomas NosekVGK	17	12:24	0:44	1:15	2	6
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF	19	12:24	0:39	1:13	0	5
Tomas HykaVGK	17	10:22	0:37	1:13	4	3
Patrik BerglundBUF	13	9:37	0:44	1:12	0	6
William CarrierVGK	10	9:36	0:58	1:37	2	0
Ryan ReavesVGK	10	9:21	0:56	1:11	2	1
Jason PominvilleBUF	15	9:19	0:37	1:08	0	0

Buffalo Sabres 1, Vegas Golden Knights 4

Who was on the ice

Shift totals