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2026-10-02 ·

4 – 3Final

ANA beat VGK 4–3. ANA lost the expected-goals battle 2.4 to 3.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Beckett Sennecke scored at 19:52 of the first, moving ANA’s win probability from 47% to 66%. Lukas Dostal saved 2.8 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
20 – 30
Expected goals
2.4 – 3.3
xG share
VGK 58%
Model before the game
VGK 71%

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.

ANA goalVGK goal

Expected goals

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

ANAVGK

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.

ANA
60:00 TOI
GSAx +2.76
+2.76
ANA
1 G, 1 A · 17:43 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.36 · Playmaking +0.07 · Penalties +0.16
+0.66
VGK
0 G, 1 A · 22:22 TOI
On-ice +0.43 · Finishing −0.10 · Playmaking +0.12
+0.46

Rough nights

VGK
57:40 TOI
GSAx −2.16
−2.16
ANA
0 G, 1 A · 17:51 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing −0.26 · Playmaking +0.05 · Penalties −0.31
−0.43
VGK
0 G, 0 A · 19:14 TOI
Playmaking −0.12 · Penalties −0.16
−0.31

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalANA–VGKWin prob.
P1 19:52 ANABeckett Sennecke
from Leo Carlsson, Tristan Luneau
1–047% → 66%
P2 1:33 ANAAlex Killorn
from Noah Warren, Mikael Granlund
2–066% → 81%
P2 2:28 ANAJeff Malott
from Tim Washe, Jackson LaCombe
3–081% → 93%
P2 7:03 ANALeo Carlsson
from A.J. Greer, Cutter Gauthier
4–094% → 99%
P3 4:38 VGKShea Theodore
from Brett Howden, Jack Eichel
4–10% → 2%
P3 6:07 VGKTomas HertlPP
from Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel
4–21% → 7%
P3 17:10 VGKBraeden Bowman
from Victor Olofsson, Brayden McNabb
4–31% → 9%

Every player

Show both lineups

ANA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Leo Carlsson C17:4311+0.66+0.09+0.36+0.07−0.00+0.16−0.01
Beckett Sennecke R18:041+0.37+0.02+0.36−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jeff Malott L10:391+0.33−0.04+0.39−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Killorn L15:141+0.21−0.13+0.39−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Warren D9:331+0.18−0.04−0.01+0.22+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tristan Luneau D26:581+0.04−0.15−0.01+0.06−0.02+0.16+0.00
Tyson Hinds D9:15+0.02−0.01−0.01+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jackson LaCombe D29:371−0.02−0.10−0.02+0.12−0.02+0.00+0.00
Travis Mitchell D20:38−0.02+0.04−0.01−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Judd Caulfield R13:17−0.03−0.04−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01
A.J. Greer L13:241−0.03+0.07−0.23+0.13+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tim Washe C16:031−0.05−0.24−0.02+0.20−0.01+0.00+0.01
Frank Vatrano R10:34−0.06−0.02−0.01−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikita Nesterenko C11:49−0.07−0.04−0.01−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikael Granlund C18:391−0.16−0.21−0.01+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Pavel Mintyukov D21:10−0.20−0.06−0.08−0.04−0.03+0.00+0.00
Ryan Poehling C14:03−0.24+0.00−0.14−0.03+0.01+0.00−0.07
Cutter Gauthier L17:511−0.43+0.09−0.26+0.05+0.00−0.31+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Lukas Dostal G60:00+2.76

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mitch Marner R22:221+0.46+0.43−0.10+0.12+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Eichel C22:072+0.37+0.13−0.07+0.11+0.01+0.16+0.03
Shea Theodore D24:401+0.33+0.19+0.17−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tomas Hertl C17:231+0.31+0.27+0.07−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.01
Braeden Bowman R12:161+0.14−0.06+0.23−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Stone R20:39+0.11+0.14−0.01−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D17:571+0.05−0.03−0.01+0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00
Victor Olofsson R13:131+0.05+0.00−0.09+0.13−0.00+0.00+0.01
Brett Howden C14:581+0.02−0.05−0.30+0.21+0.00+0.16+0.00
William Karlsson C20:13−0.01+0.18−0.16−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.07
Noah Hanifin D19:33−0.09−0.03−0.04−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Trevor Connelly L10:30−0.09−0.00−0.01−0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D15:39−0.09−0.00−0.01−0.09+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marc Gatcomb C7:33−0.11−0.01−0.06−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D16:48−0.12−0.04−0.04−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C8:24−0.13+0.00−0.06−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.04
Ivan Barbashev L15:13−0.28−0.01−0.07−0.04−0.00−0.16+0.00
Rasmus Andersson D19:14−0.31−0.01−0.05−0.12+0.02−0.16+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carter Hart G57:40−2.16

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.