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2025-10-26 · Benchmark International Arena

1 – 2Final/OT

TBL beat VGK 2–1 in overtime. TBL also won the expected-goals battle 2.6 to 1.5: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Nikita Kucherov scored at 0:32 of overtime, moving TBL’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Carl Lindbom saved 1.1 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
19 – 28
Expected goals
1.5 – 2.6
xG share
TBL 64%
Home-ice start
TBL 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

VGK goalTBL goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

VGKTBL

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

TBL
1 G, 0 A · 22:07 TOI
On-ice +0.26 · Finishing +0.66 · Playmaking +0.09 · Penalties +0.19
+1.20
VGK
Carl Lindbom
60:32 TOI
GSAx +1.12
+1.12
VGK
1 G, 0 A · 18:04 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.73
+0.87

Rough nights

TBL
0 G, 1 A · 23:08 TOI
Finishing −0.64
−0.62
TBL
0 G, 0 A · 15:18 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing −0.36 · Penalties −0.19
−0.50
VGK
0 G, 0 A · 15:58 TOI
On-ice −0.13 · Finishing −0.32 · Faceoffs +0.08
−0.39

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalVGK–TBLWin prob.
P1 4:53 TBLBrandon Hagel
from Victor Hedman, Jake Guentzel
0–153% → 69%
P1 18:25 VGKWilliam Karlsson
from Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore
1–129% → 47%
OT 0:32 TBLNikita Kucherov
from Brandon Hagel
1–252% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
William Karlsson C18:041+0.87+0.14+0.73−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Reilly Smith R14:191+0.14+0.14+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brett Howden C15:00+0.09−0.11+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.01
Brayden McNabb D24:34+0.07−0.13+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R10:38+0.06+0.08−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Hutton D12:58+0.05+0.05+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexander Holtz R10:41+0.04+0.15−0.10−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jeremy Lauzon D17:49+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Whitecloud D16:55−0.04−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mitch Marner R20:21−0.14−0.18+0.00+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kaedan Korczak D15:22−0.21−0.04+0.00−0.00+0.02−0.19+0.00
Shea Theodore D27:451−0.24−0.22−0.02+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brandon Saad L11:33−0.25−0.02+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19−0.02
Pavel Dorofeyev L16:56−0.25−0.07−0.17−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Colton Sissons C7:15−0.28−0.04−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Ivan Barbashev L15:05−0.30+0.07−0.35−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jack Eichel C21:41−0.32−0.23−0.10+0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02
Tomas Hertl C15:58−0.39−0.13−0.32−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.08
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carl Lindbom G60:32+1.12

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nikita Kucherov R22:071+1.20+0.26+0.66+0.09−0.01+0.19+0.00
Brandon Hagel L19:2411+0.65+0.31+0.33+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Erik Cernak D17:41+0.11+0.17−0.06+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C18:55+0.03+0.17−0.20+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.04
Emil Lilleberg D12:41+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D11:35−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dominic James C12:34−0.05−0.02−0.02−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Darren Raddysh D10:29−0.06−0.05−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan McDonagh D18:37−0.07+0.05−0.15+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
J.J. Moser D22:15−0.08−0.09+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Pontus Holmberg R10:49−0.11−0.05−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.03
Brayden Point C17:12−0.11+0.08−0.17+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.02
Victor Hedman D21:311−0.13−0.00−0.15+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Gage Goncalves C12:40−0.14−0.02−0.12+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Zemgus Girgensons C15:49−0.33−0.09+0.00−0.04−0.00−0.19−0.01
Yanni Gourde C15:38−0.34−0.20−0.13−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Oliver Bjorkstrand R15:18−0.50+0.05−0.36−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Jake Guentzel C23:081−0.62+0.02−0.64−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G60:32+0.61

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.