Sun, Dec 16, 2018·Madison Square Garden, New York
Vegas Golden Knights 4, New York Rangers 3 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 67% of the time.
26%
59%
NYR winsVGK wins
Who was on the ice
Model-basedLine matchups and every shift of the game.
NYR 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 | Stastny–Pacioretty–Tuch | Eakin–Lindberg–Carpenter | Carrier–Bellemare–Nosek | McNabb–Schmidt | Holden–Theodore | Merrill–Miller | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuccarello–Zibanejad–Chytil | 7:440.43–0.48 | 0:430.00–0.05 | 1:520.17–0.52 | 1:500.00–0.00 | 8:040.55–0.89 | 0:410.00–0.00 | |
| Kreider–Hayes–Buchnevich | 1:550.27–0.00 | 5:170.29–0.32 | 2:090.12–0.01 | 7:540.72–0.29 | 1:150.18–0.05 | 1:170.01–0.00 | |
| Namestnikov–Vesey–Howden | 0:320.00–0.00 | 2:080.00–0.44 | 4:180.05–0.15 | 1:390.01–0.20 | 2:510.00–0.09 | 0:540.03–0.04 | 5:280.03–0.66 |
| Strome–Nieves–Andersson | 0:400.24–0.00 | 2:290.00–0.30 | 4:220.00–0.32 | 2:450.24–0.26 | 1:340.00–0.09 | 3:310.00–0.36 | |
| Skjei–DeAngelo | 3:120.25–0.17 | 4:380.29–0.54 | 5:090.12–0.06 | 3:300.00–0.22 | 7:310.68–0.28 | 4:100.20–0.22 | 4:500.01–0.53 |
| Staal–Pionk | 6:100.37–0.27 | 2:140.00–0.20 | 3:590.17–0.29 | 2:390.15–0.32 | 3:250.00–0.17 | 6:410.50–0.44 | 4:280.03–0.77 |
| McQuaid–Claesson | 2:080.04–0.08 | 3:010.00–0.00 | 1:580.00–0.19 | 2:290.13–0.00 | 4:560.04–0.18 | 3:170.13–0.08 | 2:390.01–0.01 |
| Claesson–DeAngelo | 1:130.08–0.12 | 0:530.08–0.07 | |||||
| Claesson–Pionk | 0:330.24–0.00 | 0:430.00–0.13 |
Every shift, one row per player.
NYRVGKFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.
Shift totals
 Tony DeAngeloNYR | 28 | 24:35 | 0:53 | 1:40 | 4 | 5 |
 Nate SchmidtVGK | 31 | 23:55 | 0:46 | 1:44 | 3 | 9 |
 Neal PionkNYR | 29 | 22:50 | 0:47 | 2:06 | 5 | 6 |
 Mika ZibanejadNYR | 25 | 21:03 | 0:51 | 2:16 | 3 | 3 |
 Brayden McNabbVGK | 28 | 21:00 | 0:45 | 1:44 | 4 | 10 |
 Nick HoldenVGK | 25 | 20:55 | 0:50 | 2:11 | 4 | 0 |
 Kevin HayesNYR | 25 | 20:51 | 0:50 | 2:16 | 7 | 3 |
 Brady SkjeiNYR | 25 | 20:43 | 0:50 | 1:19 | 3 | 7 |
 Mats ZuccarelloNYR | 23 | 20:42 | 0:54 | 2:10 | 3 | 3 |
 Chris KreiderNYR | 24 | 19:12 | 0:48 | 2:16 | 6 | 3 |
 Marc StaalNYR | 26 | 18:55 | 0:44 | 1:16 | 3 | 6 |
 Shea TheodoreVGK | 24 | 18:31 | 0:46 | 1:31 | 4 | 1 |
 Colin MillerVGK | 24 | 17:56 | 0:45 | 1:12 | 5 | 2 |
 Jon MerrillVGK | 22 | 17:44 | 0:48 | 1:40 | 4 | 2 |
 Jonathan MarchessaultVGK | 22 | 17:38 | 0:48 | 1:14 | 4 | 1 |
 Reilly SmithVGK | 21 | 17:13 | 0:49 | 1:25 | 5 | 1 |
 William KarlssonVGK | 21 | 17:13 | 0:49 | 1:17 | 4 | 1 |
 Max PaciorettyVGK | 19 | 16:44 | 0:53 | 1:18 | 5 | 3 |
 Cody EakinVGK | 18 | 16:17 | 0:54 | 1:35 | 3 | 2 |
 Pavel BuchnevichNYR | 25 | 16:12 | 0:39 | 1:16 | 5 | 3 |
 Ryan CarpenterVGK | 18 | 15:47 | 0:53 | 1:35 | 4 | 2 |
 Brett HowdenNYR | 20 | 15:46 | 0:47 | 1:27 | 2 | 4 |
 Jimmy VeseyNYR | 21 | 15:29 | 0:44 | 1:12 | 2 | 3 |
 Paul StastnyVGK | 18 | 15:19 | 0:51 | 2:00 | 3 | 3 |
 Filip ChytilNYR | 21 | 14:51 | 0:42 | 1:55 | 1 | 2 |
 Alex TuchVGK | 18 | 14:44 | 0:49 | 1:11 | 2 | 4 |
 Fredrik ClaessonNYR | 22 | 14:25 | 0:39 | 1:30 | 3 | 0 |
 Adam McQuaidNYR | 24 | 14:18 | 0:36 | 1:01 | 2 | 2 |
 Oscar LindbergVGK | 18 | 13:20 | 0:44 | 1:29 | 4 | 0 |
 Tomas NosekVGK | 15 | 13:07 | 0:52 | 1:54 | 5 | 2 |
 Vladislav NamestnikovNYR | 18 | 12:58 | 0:43 | 1:12 | 2 | 3 |
 Pierre-Edouard BellemareVGK | 16 | 12:49 | 0:48 | 1:44 | 5 | 3 |
 Ryan StromeNYR | 12 | 11:00 | 0:55 | 1:13 | 2 | 2 |
 Boo NievesNYR | 11 | 10:14 | 0:56 | 1:35 | 2 | 1 |
 William CarrierVGK | 14 | 9:48 | 0:42 | 1:07 | 5 | 2 |
 Lias AnderssonNYR | 11 | 9:24 | 0:51 | 1:13 | 2 | 1 |