Western Conference · Pacific Division

Vegas Golden Knights

2017–18·51–24–7·109 points·1st in the Pacific, 3rd in the Western·Clinched division

Seasons

Points: 109#5
Goal differential: +43#5
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 50.7%#15
Power play: 21.0%#14
Penalty kill: 81.4%#10
GSAx: +2.5#15

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

34 of 34 lines


Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault	708:41	61	55.8%	55.1%	46	23
Neal – Perron – Haula	541:03	48	49.4%	52.3%	26	26
Eakin – Leipsic – Tuch	260:16	30	51.6%	49.7%	9	11
Carrier – Bellemare – Nosek	151:18	21	49.1%	50.0%	6	5
Neal – Perron – Eakin	139:06	43	46.0%	47.0%	8	7
Eakin – Lindberg – Tuch	113:58	24	61.2%	53.0%	1	3
Lindberg – Bellemare – Nosek	97:15	23	64.6%	53.7%	2	3
Eakin – Carpenter – Tuch	90:59	17	50.8%	50.8%	4	6
Karlsson – Marchessault – Tuch	90:02	48	63.1%	59.1%	4	1
Reaves – Bellemare – Nosek	85:47	16	43.0%	46.7%	1	0

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

20 of 20 pairs


Engelland – Theodore	790:52	56	47.9%	49.6%	31	32
McNabb – Schmidt	747:49	64	51.7%	51.8%	35	26
Miller – Hunt	466:23	45	50.9%	55.4%	13	19
Sbisa – Schmidt	330:01	27	49.6%	44.8%	14	11
Merrill – Miller	318:18	30	57.8%	55.1%	13	7
Engelland – McNabb	249:39	67	56.9%	50.9%	11	9
McNabb – Miller	173:27	44	58.2%	56.2%	11	9
Miller – Theodore	112:18	51	58.3%	61.4%	3	6

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 6 to Apr 7

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Bellemare	Nosek	Smith	Karlsson	Marchessault	Schmidt	McNabb	Engelland	Theodore	Neal	Haula	Perron	Merrill	Lindberg	Tuch	Eakin	Miller	Hunt
Bellemare F		53	33	74	56	56	54	55	50	49	65	30	45	64	68	53	64	54
Nosek F	53		0	45	60	49	51	52	44	44	51	48	51	52	38	35	54	49
Smith F	33	0		56	54	59	54	48	51	32	37	28	55	44	40	41	55	44
Karlsson F	74	45	56		55	59	55	48	49	44	63	34	53	57	59	18	58	45
Marchessault F	56	60	54	55		58	54	46	50	47	47	43	53	44	61	20	55	45
Schmidt D	56	49	59	59	58		52	34	47	45	45	45	35	41	51	46	66	50
McNabb D	54	51	54	55	54	52		57	54	45	47	44	37	55	59	54	58	26
Engelland D	55	52	48	48	46	34	57		47	49	45	45	51	55	51	48	44	58
Theodore D	50	44	51	49	50	47	54	47		51	50	49	35	57	48	42	58	30
Neal F	49	44	32	44	47	45	45	49	51		49	48	58	38	65	47	52	51
Haula F	65	51	37	63	47	45	47	45	50	49		48	63	46	45	78	53	52
Perron F	30	48	28	34	43	45	44	45	49	48	48		60	38	41	43	51	47
Merrill D	45	51	55	53	53	35	37	51	35	58	63	60		58	52	50	58	49
Lindberg F	64	52	44	57	44	41	55	55	57	38	46	38	58		59	50	55	61
Tuch F	68	38	40	59	61	51	59	51	48	65	45	41	52	59		50	55	58
Eakin F	53	35	41	18	20	46	54	48	42	47	78	43	50	50	50		49	41
Miller D	64	54	55	58	55	66	58	44	58	52	53	51	58	55	55	49		51
Hunt D	54	49	44	45	45	50	26	58	30	51	52	47	49	61	58	41	51

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game