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Fri, Mar 7, 2025·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise

Pittsburgh Penguins 0, Vegas Golden Knights 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 82% of the time.

VGK winsPIT 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 PIT'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.

Crosby–Rust–RakellMalkin–Hayes–BemstromHeinen–Novak–TomasinoImama–Acciari–LizotteNovak–Acciari–LizotteKarlsson–GrzelcykLetang–SheaGraves–KolyachonokLetang–KolyachonokLetang–KarlssonGraves–SheaKarlsson–SheaGrzelcyk–Shea
Saad–Hertl–Dorofeyev3:070.07–0.041:370.07–0.173:230.31–0.141:020.00–0.000:340.15–0.002:360.20–0.174:190.41–0.162:100.17–0.091:010.00–0.000:420.03–0.00
Stone–Pearson–Eichel4:430.24–0.242:440.02–0.001:060.31–0.002:190.08–0.201:270.34–0.003:500.25–0.001:160.16–0.00
Barbashev–Kolesar–Howden3:160.18–0.003:210.00–0.002:240.41–0.174:260.28–0.003:230.44–0.041:020.00–0.000:300.00–0.13
Smith–Roy–Schwindt0:460.16–0.002:560.00–0.091:260.19–0.001:130.00–0.044:460.16–0.200:360.00–0.000:340.00–0.01
Smith–Kolesar–Roy0:460.07–0.200:310.00–0.001:100.19–0.20
Pearson–Kolesar–Howden0:490.00–0.000:490.00–0.00
Smith–Stone–Eichel0:320.00–0.091:090.00–0.16
Hanifin–Whitecloud11:350.69–0.710:570.00–0.001:090.67–0.001:310.07–0.006:590.49–0.435:500.50–0.311:170.28–0.001:480.16–0.000:520.00–0.00
Pietrangelo–Hague1:550.03–0.008:210.07–0.131:320.04–0.140:390.00–0.000:420.00–0.075:430.05–0.233:220.15–0.074:320.02–0.051:070.00–0.00
McNabb–Korczak0:380.00–0.050:330.00–0.015:230.31–0.171:340.06–0.040:420.31–0.003:340.09–0.042:540.49–0.041:340.12–0.050:560.03–0.050:530.06–0.00
Pietrangelo–McNabb0:300.00–0.000:410.15–0.000:390.00–0.00
Hague–Whitecloud0:450.00–0.000:460.12–0.00
Hanifin–Hague0:320.15–0.000:410.15–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndEichel FSmith FStone FKolesar FBarbashev FDorofeyev FHertl FRoy FSaad FHowden FPearson FSchwindt FWhitecloud DHanifin DHague DPietrangelo DMcNabb DKorczak DSamsonov GRust FRakell FCrosby FBemstrom FMalkin FLizotte FAcciari FHayes FHeinen FNovak FTomasino FImama FShea DLetang DKarlsson DGraves DKolyachonok DGrzelcyk DNedeljkovic G
VGKPITFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Noah HanifinVGK2525:541:021:5152
Erik KarlssonPIT2825:190:542:0322
Kris LetangPIT2721:330:481:3711
Ryan SheaPIT2621:220:491:5111
Matt GrzelcykPIT2321:140:552:0931
Alex PietrangeloVGK2321:010:552:1512
Zach WhitecloudVGK2320:470:541:5122
Jack EichelVGK1920:061:032:0723
Nicolas HagueVGK2319:530:522:1412
Bryan RustPIT2419:290:491:4143
Sidney CrosbyPIT2319:150:501:4953
Pavel DorofeyevVGK1718:321:051:4851
Tomas HertlVGK1718:301:051:3861
Rickard RakellPIT2318:090:471:3653
Mark StoneVGK2017:420:531:4532
Evgeni MalkinPIT2316:530:441:2021
Kevin HayesPIT2216:380:451:1211
Ryan GravesPIT2416:090:401:0825
Keegan KolesarVGK1715:300:551:3310
Brayden McNabbVGK1915:200:481:2401
Brandon SaadVGK1715:130:541:4332
Ivan BarbashevVGK1715:110:541:2900
Tanner PearsonVGK1714:540:531:2112
Vladislav KolyachonokPIT2214:450:401:1133
Reilly SmithVGK1914:190:451:1801
Tommy NovakPIT2014:010:421:0830
Emil BemstromPIT2013:590:421:1321
Brett HowdenVGK1513:550:561:2100
Danton HeinenPIT1813:270:451:3230
Noel AcciariPIT1913:030:411:2503
Nicolas RoyVGK1512:500:511:1401
Philip TomasinoPIT1412:090:521:3820
Blake LizottePIT2111:300:331:0203
Kaedan KorczakVGK1711:100:390:5403
Cole SchwindtVGK139:130:431:0801
Bokondji ImamaPIT105:050:311:0700