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2026-10-06 ·

6 – 2Final

VGK beat SEA 6–2. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 3.4 to 2.3: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Victor Olofsson scored at 13:02 of the first, moving VGK’s win probability from 47% to 65%. Joey Daccord allowed 1.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
28 – 27
Expected goals
3.4 – 2.3
xG share
VGK 60%
Model before the game
VGK 65%

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 goalSEA goal

Expected goals

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

VGKSEA

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
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.22
+1.22
VGK
2 G, 2 A · 16:04 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.71 · Playmaking +0.21 · Faceoffs +0.05
+1.02
VGK
2 G, 0 A · 10:48 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.75 · Penalties +0.19
+0.97

Rough nights

SEA
39:53 TOI
GSAx −1.79
−1.79
VGK
0 G, 0 A · 15:51 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Penalties −0.19
−0.31
VGK
0 G, 0 A · 9:09 TOI
Finishing −0.10 · Penalties −0.19
−0.29

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVGK–SEAWin prob.
P1 13:02 VGKVictor Olofsson
from Rasmus Andersson, Tomas Hertl
1–047% → 65%
P1 15:58 VGKTomas HertlPP
from Mark Stone, Jack Eichel
2–065% → 79%
P2 1:43 VGKMark StoneSH
from Jack Eichel
3–080% → 93%
P2 13:07 VGKVictor Olofsson
from Tomas Hertl, Trevor Connelly
4–096% → 99%
P2 19:29 VGKJack Eichel
unassisted
5–099% → 99%
P3 4:52 SEAShane Wright
from Kaapo Kakko, Cale Fleury
5–10% → 0%
P3 9:43 VGKTomas HertlPP
from Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel
6–1100% → 100%
P3 15:00 SEAJared McCannPP
from Jordan Eberle, Kaapo Kakko
6–20% → 0%

Every player

Show both lineups

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Tomas Hertl C16:0422+1.02+0.07+0.71+0.21−0.01+0.00+0.05
Victor Olofsson R10:482+0.97+0.07+0.75−0.03−0.00+0.19−0.01
Mark Stone R15:5111+0.78+0.06+0.48+0.24+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Eichel C18:2013+0.48+0.05+0.37+0.10+0.01+0.00−0.04
Ivan Barbashev L15:301+0.17+0.03−0.10+0.23+0.00+0.00+0.01
William Karlsson C18:44+0.11−0.10−0.01−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.05
Brayden McNabb D19:37+0.10+0.03−0.03+0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Trevor Connelly L11:411+0.05−0.02−0.00+0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Hanifin D21:05+0.03+0.05−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D20:17+0.01+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Andersson D17:241−0.00+0.04−0.00+0.13+0.02−0.19+0.00
Braeden Bowman R15:06−0.03+0.04−0.02−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Shea Theodore D19:05−0.05−0.01−0.17+0.13−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D16:00−0.06−0.04−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mitch Marner R16:32−0.10−0.08−0.09+0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C13:50−0.26+0.08−0.00−0.07+0.00−0.19−0.09
Marc Gatcomb C9:09−0.29+0.04−0.10−0.03+0.00−0.19−0.01
Brett Howden C15:51−0.31−0.12−0.00−0.02−0.00−0.19+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carter Hart G60:00+1.22

SEA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Shane Wright C14:431+0.40+0.03+0.25−0.05+0.01+0.19−0.03
Kaapo Kakko R14:572+0.24+0.01−0.02+0.23+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Lindgren D3:57+0.19+0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Ryker Evans D24:16+0.12−0.01−0.00−0.06+0.01+0.19+0.00
Jordan Eberle R15:461+0.08−0.02−0.00+0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00
Frederick Gaudreau C15:55+0.06−0.03−0.00−0.05+0.01+0.19−0.06
Vince Dunn D24:01+0.02+0.02−0.04−0.15+0.00+0.19+0.00
Cale Fleury D16:031−0.03−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared McCann L15:071−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.05+0.01+0.00−0.01
Matty Beniers C16:21−0.06−0.04−0.00−0.08+0.03+0.00+0.04
Berkly Catton C15:35−0.13−0.02−0.11−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.02
Ryan Winterton C12:33−0.14−0.05−0.09−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Larsson D22:38−0.15−0.09−0.06+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandon Montour D20:05−0.22+0.00−0.00−0.04+0.01−0.19+0.00
Bobby McMann C16:51−0.23−0.02−0.12−0.11+0.02+0.00+0.01
Chandler Stephenson C17:31−0.26−0.03−0.00−0.09−0.00−0.19+0.05
Mackie Samoskevich R13:51−0.27−0.04−0.22−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Meyers C10:48−0.29−0.07−0.00−0.04+0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Philipp Grubauer G20:00−0.00
Joey Daccord G39:53−1.79

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.