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Stanley Cup Final, Game 3 · VGK leads 2–1 · 2026-06-06 · T-Mobile Arena

4 – 5Final/OT

VGK beat CAR 5–4 in overtime. Expected goals were close to even (CAR 3.3, VGK 3.6), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Shea Theodore scored at 5:38 of the second overtime, moving VGK’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Frederik Andersen allowed 2.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 35
Expected goals
3.3 – 3.6
xG share
VGK 52%
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.

CAR goalVGK goal

Expected goals

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

CARVGK

Three stars, by the model

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

VGK
3 G, 1 A · 27:00 TOI
On-ice +0.48 · Finishing +1.52
+2.00
CAR
Brandon Bussi
45:26 TOI
GSAx +1.04
+1.04
CAR
1 G, 0 A · 25:49 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +0.60
+0.77

Rough nights

CAR
40:00 TOI
GSAx −2.66
−2.66
VGK
0 G, 1 A · 26:43 TOI
On-ice −0.19 · Finishing −0.15 · Faceoffs −0.12
−0.46
CAR
0 G, 1 A · 24:10 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing −0.39
−0.45

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCAR–VGKWin prob.
P2 10:26 VGKTomas HertlPP
from Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner
0–154% → 74%
P2 10:42 VGKMitch Marner
from William Karlsson, Shea Theodore
0–274% → 89%
P2 14:32 VGKMitch Marner
from Brayden McNabb
0–390% → 97%
P2 16:52 VGKMitch Marner
from Tomas Hertl
0–498% → 100%
P3 7:03 CARJordan Martinook
from Seth Jarvis, Logan Stankoven
1–40% → 1%
P3 7:29 CARTaylor Hall
from Sebastian Aho, Jackson Blake
2–41% → 5%
P3 7:42 CARJordan Staal
from Jaccob Slavin, Eric Robinson
3–45% → 19%
P3 18:18 CARAndrei SvechnikovPP
from Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho
4–46% → 50%
2OT 5:38 VGKShea Theodore
from Brayden McNabb, Brett Howden
4–552% → 100%

Every player

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CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPenaltiesFaceoffs
Andrei Svechnikov R25:491+0.77+0.17+0.60+0.00+0.00
Taylor Hall L22:571+0.72+0.14+0.58+0.00+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D22:43+0.63+0.46−0.02+0.19+0.00
Jordan Staal C23:1611+0.54+0.18+0.27+0.00+0.09
Jordan Martinook L20:411+0.40−0.12+0.53+0.00−0.01
Sebastian Aho C24:512+0.23+0.23+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L24:36+0.22+0.29−0.08+0.00+0.01
Logan Stankoven C23:501+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
William Carrier L6:51−0.04−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Eric Robinson L18:441−0.05+0.04−0.09+0.00+0.00
Alexander Nikishin D19:16−0.05+0.19−0.25+0.00+0.00
Seth Jarvis R27:221−0.07+0.27−0.15−0.19+0.00
Jalen Chatfield D28:15−0.13−0.08−0.05+0.00+0.00
K'Andre Miller D33:25−0.18−0.11−0.07+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D34:20−0.18−0.08−0.10+0.00+0.00
Jaccob Slavin D29:561−0.19−0.19+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L15:10−0.29+0.06−0.42+0.00+0.07
Jackson Blake R24:101−0.45−0.07−0.39+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Brandon Bussi G45:26+1.04
Frederik Andersen G40:00−2.66

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mitch Marner R27:0031+2.00+0.48+1.52+0.00+0.00
Shea Theodore D39:0911+0.67+0.00+0.86−0.19+0.00
Tomas Hertl C15:2011+0.62−0.07+0.68+0.00+0.01
Noah Hanifin D20:53+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R15:49−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Ivan Barbashev L23:25−0.05−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Pavel Dorofeyev L17:40−0.13−0.10−0.02+0.00+0.00
William Karlsson C24:091−0.13+0.27−0.39+0.00−0.02
Dylan Coghlan D17:38−0.15−0.05−0.10+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Andersson D30:56−0.17−0.13−0.05+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D25:08−0.19−0.19+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D35:472−0.22−0.21−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Smith L19:19−0.27−0.04−0.04−0.19+0.00
Brett Howden C21:311−0.28+0.12−0.40+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C19:40−0.29−0.29−0.01+0.00+0.01
Colton Sissons C17:47−0.35−0.31−0.00+0.00−0.04
Mark Stone R27:03−0.41−0.10−0.31+0.00+0.00
Jack Eichel C26:431−0.46−0.19−0.15+0.00−0.12
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carter Hart G99:42−0.28

Playoff recaps: the playoff ledgers have no per-game split of playmaking and suppression, so those credits stay inside the on-ice and finishing columns.

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.