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2026-09-29 ·

2 – 5Final

VGK beat CHI 5–2. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 3.4 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Victor Olofsson scored on the power play at 10:30 of the first, moving VGK’s win probability from 54% to 70%.

Shots on goal
26 – 37
Expected goals
2.4 – 3.4
xG share
VGK 59%
Model before the game
VGK 74%

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.

CHI goalVGK goal

Expected goals

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

CHIVGK

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 · 13:57 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.82
+0.92
VGK
1 G, 2 A · 18:00 TOI
Finishing +0.74 · Playmaking +0.05
+0.77
VGK
1 G, 0 A · 18:51 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.66
+0.75

Rough nights

VGK
0 G, 0 A · 15:45 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing −0.70
−0.61
CHI
0 G, 0 A · 18:01 TOI
Finishing −0.48
−0.44
VGK
Marc Gatcomb
0 G, 1 A · 10:31 TOI
Finishing −0.32
−0.33

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCHI–VGKWin prob.
P1 10:30 VGKVictor OlofssonPP
from Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore
0–154% → 70%
P1 15:22 VGKTrevor Connelly
from Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore
0–271% → 84%
P2 12:23 CHIJordan Greenway
from Ryan Greene, Wyatt Kaiser
1–211% → 26%
P2 15:12 VGKJack Eichel
from Ivan Barbashev, Brayden McNabb
1–375% → 90%
P3 4:04 CHIPatrick Kane
unassisted
2–36% → 21%
P3 4:43 VGKNoah Hanifin
from Nic Dowd, Marc Gatcomb
2–479% → 94%
P3 17:27 VGKMark StoneEN
from Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev
2–599% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

CHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Patrick Kane R21:361+0.57−0.05+0.59+0.05−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jordan Greenway L14:081+0.54−0.01+0.56−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Tyler Bertuzzi L16:51+0.08+0.04+0.04+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Smith L15:16−0.02−0.03+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Wyatt Kaiser D20:371−0.03+0.02−0.04+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Donato C12:50−0.08−0.06−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01
Oliver Moore C13:57−0.09−0.04−0.07+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.01
Artyom Levshunov D19:14−0.09−0.00−0.05−0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00
Nick Lardis L11:44−0.12−0.07−0.09−0.01−0.01+0.06+0.00
Andrew Mangiapane L5:23−0.13−0.00−0.06−0.01+0.00−0.06+0.00
Sam Rinzel D18:16−0.14+0.01−0.20−0.01−0.00+0.06+0.00
Ryan Greene C14:431−0.14−0.01−0.10+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.03
Roman Kantserov R17:07−0.14−0.10+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.05
Bowen Byram D25:08−0.15−0.09−0.04−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Vlasic D20:01−0.15−0.12−0.04+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D12:40−0.18−0.08−0.04+0.00−0.00−0.06+0.00
Anton Frondell C17:40−0.20−0.12−0.06−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Frank Nazar C18:01−0.44+0.05−0.48−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Spencer Knight G59:47−0.08

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Victor Olofsson R13:571+0.92+0.10+0.82−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01
Jack Eichel C18:0012+0.77−0.02+0.74+0.05+0.01+0.00−0.01
Noah Hanifin D18:511+0.75+0.09+0.66+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Trevor Connelly L11:221+0.57+0.07+0.50−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
William Karlsson C17:26+0.19+0.09+0.02−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.07
Shea Theodore D21:222+0.12+0.16−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Stone R17:111+0.09−0.02+0.04+0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D18:452+0.02+0.11−0.10−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C12:371+0.00−0.01+0.04−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.01
Ivan Barbashev L14:272−0.12−0.09−0.02−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Braeden Bowman R10:58−0.13−0.03−0.10−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D17:20−0.15+0.07−0.19−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D20:08−0.17−0.12−0.07+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Andersson D18:46−0.19−0.09−0.12−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Brett Howden C17:16−0.23+0.16−0.38−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mitch Marner R21:21−0.29+0.10−0.42+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marc Gatcomb C10:311−0.33−0.00−0.32−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tomas Hertl C15:45−0.61+0.10−0.70−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carter Hart G59:57+0.21

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.