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2026-02-25 · Crypto.com Arena

6 – 4Final

VGK beat LAK 6–4. Expected goals were close to even (VGK 2.5, LAK 2.4), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Brandon Saad scored at 11:16 of the third, moving VGK’s win probability from 48% to 81%. Anton Forsberg allowed 3.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 19
Expected goals
2.5 – 2.4
xG share
VGK 51%
Home-ice start
LAK 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 goalLAK goal

Expected goals

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

VGKLAK

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.

LAK
1 G, 1 A · 19:20 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Finishing +0.85 · Playmaking +0.09
+0.80
VGK
2 G, 0 A · 17:29 TOI
Finishing +0.81
+0.78
VGK
1 G, 1 A · 13:23 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.42 · Playmaking +0.18
+0.71

Rough nights

LAK
68:04 TOI
GSAx −3.28
−3.28
VGK
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.50
−1.50
LAK
0 G, 0 A · 12:42 TOI
On-ice −0.40
−0.43

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVGK–LAKWin prob.
P1 10:59 VGKPavel Dorofeyev
from Tanner Laczynski, Reilly Smith
1–047% → 64%
P1 14:31 LAKQuinton ByfieldPP
from Artemi Panarin, Brandt Clarke
1–136% → 53%
P2 14:44 LAKAdrian Kempe
from Anze Kopitar, Artemi Panarin
1–253% → 75%
P3 8:07 VGKColton Sissons
from Braeden Bowman, Adin Hill
2–219% → 48%
P3 11:16 VGKBrandon Saad
from Colton Sissons, Alexander Holtz
3–248% → 81%
P3 12:21 VGKReilly Smith
from Tanner Laczynski, Brayden McNabb
4–283% → 97%
P3 13:26 LAKQuinton Byfield
from Andrei Kuzmenko
4–32% → 16%
P3 15:59 VGKPavel DorofeyevPP
from Tanner Laczynski, Braeden Bowman
5–389% → 99%
P3 18:54 LAKBrandt ClarkePP
from Adrian Kempe, Andrei Kuzmenko
5–40% → 5%
P3 19:32 VGKIvan BarbashevEN
from Tomas Hertl, Brayden McNabb
6–496% → 100%

Every player

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VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Pavel Dorofeyev L17:292+0.78−0.04+0.81+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Colton Sissons C13:2311+0.71+0.10+0.42+0.18+0.00+0.00+0.01
Tanner Laczynski C15:433+0.57−0.01−0.00+0.60+0.01+0.00−0.03
Brandon Saad L13:351+0.49+0.09+0.35+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.01
Reilly Smith R15:3011+0.47−0.02+0.43+0.07+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jeremy Lauzon D21:30+0.39+0.05−0.02−0.03−0.01+0.39+0.00
Braeden Bowman R13:132+0.29−0.06−0.03+0.38+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Hutton D14:42+0.20+0.14−0.02+0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Coghlan D15:15+0.19+0.14−0.01+0.07−0.02+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D21:182+0.11+0.05−0.10+0.14+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kaedan Korczak D21:13+0.09+0.02+0.00+0.06+0.02+0.00+0.00
Alexander Holtz R14:101+0.09+0.16−0.03−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tomas Hertl C18:581+0.04+0.09−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Ivan Barbashev L18:241+0.03+0.09−0.02−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.01
Cole Reinhardt L11:25+0.02+0.06−0.00−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.01
Keegan Kolesar R17:12−0.00+0.06−0.00−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kai Uchacz C12:38−0.13+0.01−0.09−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.03
Rasmus Andersson D23:42−0.20+0.04−0.08+0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Adin Hill G60:00−1.50

LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brandt Clarke D19:2011+0.80−0.15+0.85+0.09+0.01+0.00+0.00
Quinton Byfield R21:082+0.68+0.14+0.53−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.04
Anze Kopitar C17:281+0.33+0.06−0.00+0.22+0.01+0.00+0.04
Andrei Kuzmenko L13:352+0.31−0.10−0.00+0.21+0.00+0.19+0.00
Adrian Kempe R22:2011+0.11−0.03+0.20−0.04−0.02+0.00+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D17:11+0.07+0.13+0.00−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Trevor Moore L14:03+0.00+0.03−0.00−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Drew Doughty D21:10−0.00+0.07−0.01−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mikey Anderson D20:12−0.08−0.13+0.00+0.02+0.04+0.00+0.00
Artemi Panarin L21:052−0.12+0.05−0.20+0.24−0.01−0.19+0.00
Cody Ceci D19:21−0.12−0.12+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Joel Edmundson D18:06−0.22−0.21+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Laferriere R18:23−0.22+0.04−0.21−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Samuel Helenius C10:31−0.25−0.22−0.05−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Corey Perry R10:34−0.27−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.01
Warren Foegele L14:33−0.29−0.20−0.07−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Turcotte C12:57−0.32−0.21−0.05−0.04+0.02+0.00−0.04
Joel Armia R12:42−0.43−0.40−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Anton Forsberg G68:04−3.28

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.