2018-19 Penalty Summary; Who Caused The Golden Knights To Go Shorthanded Most?

Special teams are a massive part of the game of hockey. No one should know that more than the Golden Knights after the way their second season came to a close. The best way to succeed at special teams in the NHL is to simply not take penalties. The fewer power play opportunities you have to face, the fewer power-play goals you should allow.

Last year, the Golden Knights were shorthanded 230 times. They conceded 44 goals in those 230 power-play chances against. The players most at fault were Brayden McNabb (26), Jonathan Marchessault (19), Colin Miller (19), Jon Merrill (17), and Max Pacioretty (15).

The opposing team scored five times with McNabb in the box and four with Miller or Stastny in the bin. The worst percentage of goals scored against compared to penalties taken was Pierre-Edouard Bellemare who watched the opposition score twice in the just three times he sat in the penalty box.

Vegas was assessed five penalties against the team and not an individual. Three for too many men, one for a faceoff violation, and one for a failed offside challenge. The Golden Knights allowed one goal on those five penalties.

The worst offender on the Golden Knights was Oscar Lindberg who committed a penalty every 38.4 minutes on the ice. William Carrier (1 penalty per 44.8 minutes) and Erik Haula (1 penalty per 49.8 minutes) were close behind him.

The most impressive players were Nate Schmidt, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, and Alex Tuch. Each player took four or fewer penalties while all playing at least 1,000 minutes.

Here’s the complete breakdown both in chart form and by each individual player. Remember, these only include penalties in which directly led to a power play for the opposing team. Thus, fighting and offsetting minors are not counted. All but one are minor penalties (the one is the Ryan Reaves interference major against Tom Wilson).

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	Total	% of Team's Penalties	1 per X Minutes	PK%
McNabb	26	11.3%	60.7	80.8%
Engelland	8	3.5%	183.9	50.0%
Miller	19	8.3%	67.2	78.9%
Merrill	17	7.4%	53.6	72.7%
Smith	7	3.0%	193.1	71.4%
Eakin	7	3.0%	171.4	100%
Holden	7	3.0%	159.4	85.7%
Lindberg	11	4.8%	38.4	72.7%
Stastny	14	6.1%	64.6	71.4%
Theodore	9	3.9%	176.4	88.9%
Carrier	12	5.2%	44.8	100%
Fleury	2	0.9%	1817.5	100%
Subban	2	0.9%	613.5	100%
Hyka	1	0.4%	200.0	100%
Carpenter	3	1.3%	286.0	66.7%
Bellemare	3	1.3%	315.0	33.3%
Haula	5	2.2%	49.8	60.0%
Pacioretty	15	6.5%	74.8	86.6%
Karlsson	8	3.5%	193.1	100%
Pirri	3	1.3%	149.3	100%
Reaves	9	3.9%	93.3	77.8%
Hunt	1	0.4%	197.0	0.0%
Marchessault	19	8.3%	78.3	84.2%
Schmidt	4	1.7%	334.8	75.0%
Tuch	4	1.7%	309.5	75.0%
Nosek	9	3.9%	94.2	77.8%
Team	5	2.2%		80.0%

Penalty	Count	Worst Offender
Tripping	45	McNabb, Marchessault (5)
Hooking	40	McNabb, Pacioretty (5)
Slashing	27	Stastny (8)
Interference	25	McNabb (5)
Holding	24	McNabb (5)
High Sticking	24	Miller, Merrill, Lindberg (3)
Cross-Checking	11	Merrill (3)
Delay of Game	6	Merrill (2)
Boarding	5	Carrier (4)
Elbowing	4	Pacioretty (2)
Roughing	4	Carrier (3)
Too Many Men	3	Team (3)
Holding the Stick	3	Miller, Merrill, Marchessault (1)
Head Contact	2	Marchessault, Tuch (1)
Extra Penalty	2	Pacioretty, Marchessault (1)
Kneeing	1	McNabb (1)
Goalie Interference	1	Merrill (1)
Unsportsmanlike Conduct	1	Subban (1)
Faceoff Violation	1	Team (1)
Delay (Challenge)	1	Team (1)

Brayden McNabb

• 26 total (11.3% of team total) (1 every 60.7 minutes)
  • 5 Interference
  • 5 Holding
  • 5 Hooking
  • 5 Tripping
  • 1 Elbowing
  • 1 High Sticking
  • 1 Slashing
  • 1 Kneeing
  • 1 Cross-check
  • 1 Delay of Game
• 5 PP goals allowed (80.8% PK)
• 2 shorthanded goals scored

Deryk Engelland

• 8 total (3.5% of team total) (1 every 183.9 minutes)
  • 3 Hooking
  • 2 Tripping
  • 1 Slashing
  • 1 Cross-check
  • 1 Interference
• 4 PP goals allowed *1 on a 5-on-3 (50% PK)

Colin Miller

• 19 total (8.3% of team total) (1 every 67.2 minutes)
  • 4 Hooking
  • 4 Tripping
  • 3 Slashing
  • 3 High Sticking
  • 2 Holding
  • 1 Holding the Stick
  • 1 Cross-check
  • 1 Interference
• 4 PP goals allowed (78.9% PK)

Jon Merrill

• 17 total (7.4% of team total) (1 every 53.6 minutes)
  • 3 Cross-check
  • 3 Tripping
  • 3 High Sticking
  • 2 Delay of Game
  • 2 Hooking
  • 1 Holding the Stick
  • 1 Slashing
  • 1 Goalie Interference
  • 1 Holding
• 3 PP goals allowed (72.7% PK)

Reilly Smith

• 7 total (3.0% of team total) (1 every 193.1 minutes)
  • 4 Hooking
  • 1 Tripping
  • 1 Slashing
  • 1 Interference
• 2 PP goals allowed (71.4% PK)

Cody Eakin

• 7 total (3.0% of team total) (1 every 171.4 minutes)
  • 2 Slashing
  • 2 Tripping
  • 1 Hooking
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 High Sticking
• 0 PP goals allowed (100% PK)

Nick Holden

• 7 total (3.0% of team total) (1 every 159.4 minutes)
  • 2 Tripping
  • 2 Holding
  • 2 Interference
  • 1 High Sticking
• 1 PP goal allowed (85.7% PK)
• 1 shorthanded goal scored

Oscar Lindberg

• 11 total (4.8% of team total) (1 every 38.4 minutes)
  • 3 High Sticking
  • 3 Tripping
  • 2 Hooking
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 Interference
  • 1 Cross-check
• 3 PP goals allowed (72.7% PK)

Paul Stastny

• 14 total (6.1% of team total) (1 every 64.6 minutes)
  • 8 Slashing
  • 2 Hooking
  • 2 High Sticking
  • 1 Interference
  • 1 Tripping
• 4 PP goals allowed (71.4% PK)

Shea Theodore

• 9 total (3.9% of team total) (1 every 176.4 minutes)
  • 2 Slashing
  • 2 Tripping
  • 1 Elbowing
  • 1 Interference
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 Cross-checking
  • 1 High Sticking *Double Minor
• 1 PP goal allowed (88.9% PK)

William Carrier

• 12 total (5.2% of team total) (1 every 44.8 minutes)
  • 4 Boarding
  • 3 Roughing
  • 2 Hooking
  • 1 Tripping
  • 1 High Sticking
  • 1 Holding
• 0 PP goals allowed (100% PK)
• 1 shorthanded goal scored

Marc-Andre Fleury

• 2 total (0.9% of team total) (1 every 1,817.5 minutes)
  • 1 Tripping
  • 1 Delay of Game
• 0 PP goals allowed (100% PK)

Malcolm Subban

• 2 total (0.9% of team total) (1 every 613.5 minutes)
  • 1 Tripping
  • 1 Unsportsmanlike Conduct
• 0 PP goals allowed (100% PK)

Tomas Hyka

• 1 total (0.4% of team total) (1 every 200 minutes)
  • 1 Hooking
• 0 PP goals allowed (100% PK)

Ryan Carpenter

• 3 total (1.3% of team total) (1 every 286 minutes)
  • 2 Hooking
  • 1 High Sticking
• 1 PP goals allowed (66.7% PK)
• 1 shorthanded goal scored

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

• 3 total (1.3% of team total) (1 every 315 minutes)
  • 1 Hooking
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 Cross-checking
• 2 PP goals allowed (33.3% PK)

Erik Haula

• 5 total (2.2% of team total) (1 every 49.8 minutes)
  • 2 Slashing
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 High Sticking
  • 1 Tripping
• 2 PP goals allowed (60% PK)

Max Pacioretty

• 15 total (6.5% of team total) (1 every 74.8 minutes)
  • 5 Hooking
  • 3 Interference
  • 2 Tripping
  • 2 Elbowing
  • 1 Slashing
  • 1 High Sticking
  • 1 Extra Minor (penalty committed in addition to offsetting minors)
• 2 PP goals allowed (86.6% PK) *1 on 5-on-3

William Karlsson

• 8 total (3.5% of team total) (1 every 193.1 minutes)
  • 3 Holding
  • 2 Tripping
  • 1 Boarding
  • 1 Delay of Game
  • 1 High Sticking
• 0 PP goals allowed (100% PK)
• 1 shorthanded goal scored

Brandon Pirri

• 3 total (1.3% of team total) (1 every 149.3 minutes)
  • 2 Holding
  • 1 Cross-checking
• 0 PP goals allowed (100% PK)

Ryan Reaves

• 9 total (3.9% of team total) (1 every 93.3 minutes)
  • 3 Tripping
  • 3 Interference
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 Delay of Game
  • 1 Hooking
• 2 PP goals allowed (77.8% PK)
• 2 shorthanded goals scored

Brad Hunt

• 1 total (0.4% of team total) (1 every 197 minutes)
  • 1 Tripping
• 1 PP goals allowed (0% PK)

Jonathan Marchessault

• 19 total (8.3% of team total) (1 every 78.3 minutes)
  • 5 Tripping
  • 4 Slashing
  • 2 High Sticking
  • 2 Interference
  • 2 Hooking
  • 1 Roughing
  • 1 Head Contact
  • 1 Holding the Stick
  • 1 Extra Minor (penalty committed in addition to offsetting minors)
• 3 PP goals allowed (84.2% PK)

Nate Schmidt

• 4 total (1.7% of team total) (1 every 334.8 minutes)
  • 1 Cross-checking
  • 1 Interference
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 Hooking
• 1 PP goals allowed (75% PK)

Alex Tuch

• 4 total (1.7% of team total) (1 every 309.5 minutes)
  • 1 Head Contact
  • 1 Interference
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 Hooking
• 1 PP goals allowed (75% PK)

Tomas Nosek

• 9 total (3.9% of team total) (1 every 94.2 minutes)
  • 3 Tripping
  • 2 Interference
  • 1 Holding
  • 1 High Sticking
  • 1 Hooking
  • 1 Slashing
• 2 PP goals allowed (77.8% PK)
• 1 shorthanded goals scored

Team Penalties

• 5 total (2.2% of team total)
  • 3 Too Many Men
  • 1 Faceoff Violation
  • 1 Delay of Game (lost offside challenge)
• 1 PP goals allowed (80% PK)