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2026-01-17 · T-Mobile Arena

2 – 7Final

VGK beat NSH 7–2. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 3.1 to 2.5: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Shea Theodore scored at 18:22 of the second, moving VGK’s win probability from 53% to 76%. Justus Annunen allowed 3.1 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
29 – 36
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.1
xG share
VGK 55%
Home-ice start
VGK 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.

NSH goalVGK goal

Expected goals

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

NSHVGK

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.

VGK
1 G, 0 A · 17:42 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.71 · Playmaking +0.06
+0.88
VGK
Alexander Holtz
1 G, 1 A · 10:58 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing +0.88
+0.81
VGK
59:55 TOI
GSAx +0.75
+0.75

Rough nights

NSH
59:52 TOI
GSAx −3.11
−3.11
NSH
0 G, 0 A · 15:29 TOI
Finishing −0.67
−0.69
VGK
0 G, 1 A · 18:53 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing −0.60 · Penalties −0.19
−0.69

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNSH–VGKWin prob.
P1 14:10 NSHLuke Evangelista
from Roman Josi
1–047% → 64%
P2 17:17 VGKAlexander Holtz
from Shea Theodore, Cole Reinhardt
1–129% → 53%
P2 18:22 VGKShea Theodore
from Jeremy Lauzon, Keegan Kolesar
1–253% → 76%
P3 5:52 VGKPavel Dorofeyev
from Mitch Marner
1–380% → 94%
P3 8:52 VGKMark Stone
from Jack Eichel, Zach Whitecloud
1–496% → 100%
P3 12:26 VGKCole Reinhardt
from Alexander Holtz, Tanner Laczynski
1–5100% → 100%
P3 13:16 VGKMitch Marner
from Reilly Smith, Akira Schmid
1–6100% → 100%
P3 15:12 VGKKeegan Kolesar
from Tomas Hertl, Braeden Bowman
1–7100% → 100%
P3 19:38 NSHFilip ForsbergPP
from Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi
2–70% → 0%

Every player

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NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Filip Forsberg L19:081+0.70−0.07+0.56+0.03−0.01+0.19+0.00
Luke Evangelista R17:551+0.66−0.01+0.67+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyson Jost C11:17+0.16−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Nick Blankenburg D17:38+0.09+0.09+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Barron D13:43+0.08+0.09+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Fedor Svechkov C12:25+0.08+0.02+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.07
Roman Josi D23:262+0.02−0.04−0.17+0.02+0.02+0.19+0.00
Erik Haula L16:27−0.04−0.04−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Brady Skjei D21:37−0.08−0.03−0.03−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Marchessault C13:38−0.09+0.03−0.10+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Nick Perbix D18:16−0.12−0.11+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Reid Schaefer L11:17−0.15+0.06+0.00−0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C19:361−0.17−0.15+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00−0.04
Cole Smith L13:49−0.19+0.02−0.20−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Steven Stamkos C17:41−0.20−0.04−0.20+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.01
Nicolas Hague D20:05−0.23−0.10−0.13+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael McCarron C12:41−0.34+0.07−0.39−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Michael Bunting L15:29−0.69+0.00−0.67−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Justus Annunen G59:52−3.11

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mark Stone R17:421+0.88+0.10+0.71+0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Holtz R10:5811+0.81−0.06+0.88−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Shea Theodore D19:1011+0.67+0.07+0.59+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R13:2811+0.60−0.13+0.75−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mitch Marner R16:5411+0.58+0.12+0.64+0.04+0.01−0.19−0.04
Cole Reinhardt L9:3311+0.47−0.06+0.54−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Pavel Dorofeyev L17:011+0.40+0.04+0.37−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tomas Hertl C16:161+0.06−0.00−0.17−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.06
Ivan Barbashev L14:30−0.01+0.09−0.10−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Braeden Bowman R12:021−0.04−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Kaedan Korczak D17:46−0.05−0.01−0.06+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D18:441−0.10+0.04−0.10−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Whitecloud D20:181−0.15−0.09−0.07−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Reilly Smith R18:041−0.16−0.00−0.16+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Noah Hanifin D23:55−0.17+0.02−0.19+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tanner Laczynski C10:451−0.18−0.06−0.09−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02
Ben Hutton D16:40−0.26−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Jack Eichel C18:531−0.69+0.06−0.60+0.04+0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Akira Schmid G59:55+0.75

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.