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2026-10-04 ·

3 – 2Final

VGK beat VAN 3–2. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 4.3 to 1.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Marc Gatcomb scored at 18:28 of the second, moving VGK’s win probability from 47% to 72%. Kevin Lankinen saved 1.0 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
28 – 20
Expected goals
4.3 – 1.4
xG share
VGK 75%
Model before the game
VGK 78%

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 goalVAN goal

Expected goals

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

VGKVAN

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.

VAN
57:29 TOI
GSAx +1.02
+1.02
VGK
1 G, 0 A · 21:56 TOI
On-ice +0.31 · Finishing +0.19 · Penalties +0.19
+0.69
VGK
0 G, 1 A · 11:11 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing −0.10 · Playmaking +0.06 · Penalties +0.38
+0.48

Rough nights

VGK
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.75
−0.75
VAN
0 G, 0 A · 17:47 TOI
On-ice −0.38 · Penalties −0.19
−0.59
VAN
0 G, 0 A · 21:02 TOI
On-ice −0.30 · Penalties −0.19
−0.57

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVGK–VANWin prob.
P1 18:52 VANPaul CotterPP
from Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson
0–154% → 71%
P2 9:01 VGKMitch Marner
from Brayden McNabb
1–126% → 47%
P2 14:30 VGKVictor OlofssonPP
from Mark Stone, Jack Eichel
2–148% → 70%
P2 17:54 VANJonathan Lekkerimäki
from Linus Karlsson, Luke Schenn
2–229% → 53%
P2 18:28 VGKMarc Gatcomb
from Braeden Bowman, Nic Dowd
3–247% → 72%

Every player

Show both lineups

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mitch Marner R21:561+0.69+0.31+0.19−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Nic Dowd C11:111+0.48+0.13−0.10+0.06+0.00+0.38+0.00
Victor Olofsson R14:351+0.45+0.43+0.20−0.19−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marc Gatcomb C9:071+0.41+0.09+0.37−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D19:001+0.38+0.15−0.03+0.25+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D15:22+0.36+0.25−0.01−0.07−0.00+0.19+0.00
Ivan Barbashev L13:03+0.22+0.11−0.00−0.07−0.00+0.19−0.01
Braeden Bowman R10:411+0.19+0.13−0.05+0.11+0.01+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D17:25+0.18+0.32−0.02−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brett Howden C17:16+0.15+0.26−0.09−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01
Rasmus Andersson D17:12+0.13+0.34−0.01−0.20+0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Hanifin D19:37+0.13+0.27−0.10−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
William Karlsson C18:20+0.10+0.29−0.18−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.03
Shea Theodore D22:11+0.05+0.09−0.06+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Trevor Connelly L12:23−0.02+0.26−0.16−0.13+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Eichel C19:521−0.13+0.14−0.09+0.04+0.01−0.19−0.03
Mark Stone R19:451−0.17+0.14−0.26+0.14+0.01−0.19+0.00
Tomas Hertl C16:29−0.26+0.28−0.21−0.14−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Adin Hill G60:00−0.75

VAN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jonathan Lekkerimäki R10:311+0.38+0.01+0.43−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Linus Karlsson C13:311+0.08−0.04−0.04+0.17−0.00+0.00+0.00
Arshdeep Bains L14:04+0.07−0.02−0.09−0.02+0.00+0.19+0.01
Elias Pettersson C20:291+0.04−0.13−0.12+0.08+0.00+0.19+0.02
Elias Pettersson D17:04+0.01−0.13−0.01−0.01−0.03+0.19+0.00
Filip Hronek D26:251−0.13−0.28−0.07+0.23−0.01+0.00+0.00
Paul Cotter C18:461−0.13−0.53+0.36−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.06
Marco Rossi C18:30−0.16−0.15−0.02−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01
Zeev Buium D20:07−0.23−0.18−0.01−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luke Schenn D13:071−0.27−0.16−0.01+0.09−0.00−0.19+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R7:35−0.34−0.13−0.04+0.03−0.01−0.19+0.00
Aatu Räty C9:56−0.34−0.15−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Max Sasson C16:24−0.41−0.13−0.15−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.09
Drew O'Connor L16:30−0.43−0.34−0.06−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Liam Ohgren L14:56−0.45−0.36−0.06−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brock Boeser R17:18−0.52−0.52−0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tom Willander D21:02−0.57−0.30−0.02−0.04−0.02−0.19+0.00
Jamie Oleksiak D17:47−0.59−0.38−0.01−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kevin Lankinen G57:29+1.02

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.