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2026-10-08 ·

3 – 4Final/SO

VGK took this one from TOR, 4–3 in a shootout. No robbery here: VGK also won the expected-goals battle 5.1 to 2.7, and the better chances went the right way. The goal that mattered most: Jack Eichel scored on the power play at 3:58 of the second and moved VGK’s win probability from 33% to 53%. Sergei Bobrovsky stood on his head: 4.4 goals saved above expected.

Shots on goal
24 – 43
Expected goals
2.7 – 5.1
xG share
VGK 66%
Model before the game
VGK 69%

Win probability

How it felt from the stands, priced second by second by the site’s win-probability model: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

TOR goalVGK goal

Expected goals

Who was actually getting the chances: a running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

TORVGK

Three stars, by the model

Not the arena’s picks, the model’s. 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.

TOR
65:00 TOI
GSAx +4.44
+4.44
VGK
64:40 TOI
GSAx +2.61
+2.61
VGK
0 G, 0 A · 15:26 TOI
On-ice +0.33 · Finishing −0.30 · Playmaking −0.20 · Shootout +1.03
+0.84

Rough nights

TOR
0 G, 0 A · 20:31 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Finishing −0.43 · Playmaking −0.06 · Shootout −0.48
−1.14
VGK
0 G, 1 A · 24:10 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.37 · Playmaking +0.06 · Shootout −0.48
−0.88
TOR
0 G, 1 A · 21:32 TOI
On-ice −0.29 · Finishing −0.07 · Playmaking +0.08 · Faceoffs +0.09 · Shootout −0.37
−0.58

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTOR–VGKWin prob.
P1 0:34 TORJack Roslovic
from Auston Matthews, Kirill Marchenko
1–047% → 62%
P1 3:20 TOREaston Cowan
from Chris Tanev
2–062% → 75%
P1 8:37 TORNick Paul
from Darren Raddysh, Gavin McKenna
3–076% → 90%
P1 17:36 VGKMark Stone
from Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev
3–18% → 21%
P2 1:12 VGKBrett Howden
from Mitch Marner, William Karlsson
3–219% → 34%
P2 3:58 VGKJack EichelPP
unassisted
3–333% → 53%

Every player

Show both lineups

TOR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Kirill Marchenko R18:201+0.36−0.17−0.15−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.68
Easton Cowan R14:001+0.25−0.03+0.30−0.03+0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00
Nick Paul L17:051+0.24+0.03+0.24−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Troy Stecher D16:35+0.11+0.09−0.01+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Colton Sissons C15:47+0.04+0.04−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.03+0.00
Teddy Blueger C11:02−0.14−0.21−0.00+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00
Bo Groulx C6:09−0.17−0.05−0.00+0.07+0.00−0.19+0.00+0.00
Darren Raddysh D24:451−0.21−0.30−0.03+0.11+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Roslovic C17:321−0.22−0.32+0.19−0.06−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00
Brandon Duhaime R12:07−0.22−0.22−0.00−0.01+0.03+0.00−0.01+0.00
Jake McCabe D23:32−0.26−0.37−0.03+0.11+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Chris Tanev D22:101−0.28−0.35−0.01+0.03+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Gavin McKenna L14:081−0.36+0.14−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.47
Morgan Rielly D20:57−0.39−0.17−0.01−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D15:22−0.41+0.01−0.01−0.04+0.01−0.38+0.00+0.00
John Tavares C15:26−0.58−0.04−0.00−0.07−0.02+0.00+0.03−0.48
Auston Matthews C21:321−0.58−0.29−0.07+0.08−0.02+0.00+0.09−0.37
William Nylander R20:31−1.14−0.16−0.43−0.06−0.01+0.00−0.01−0.48
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Sergei Bobrovsky G65:00+4.44

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Trevor Connelly L15:26+0.84+0.33−0.30−0.20+0.00+0.00−0.01+1.03
Braeden Bowman R13:36+0.62+0.02−0.00−0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.68
Mark Stone R23:571+0.55+0.42+0.14−0.20+0.01+0.19−0.01+0.00
Ivan Barbashev L18:341+0.51+0.32−0.13−0.06+0.00+0.38+0.00+0.00
Jack Eichel C26:3811+0.46+0.60+0.17+0.08+0.01+0.00−0.02−0.37
Brayden McNabb D18:10+0.19+0.17−0.03+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brett Howden C15:181+0.19+0.17+0.09−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D17:00+0.09+0.19−0.06−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marc Gatcomb C10:08−0.01+0.07−0.04−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00
Rasmus Andersson D18:42−0.07+0.25−0.14−0.19+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Raphael Lavoie C8:14−0.10−0.07−0.00−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D15:59−0.11−0.03−0.03−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C11:15−0.16−0.10−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.03+0.00
William Karlsson C18:551−0.23−0.07−0.01−0.10+0.01+0.00−0.05+0.00
Tomas Hertl C14:41−0.25+0.12−0.25−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Hanifin D21:48−0.28−0.01−0.03−0.23−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Shea Theodore D20:49−0.47+0.12−0.12+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.47
Mitch Marner R24:101−0.88−0.10−0.37+0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.48
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Adin Hill G64:40+2.61

One game is a tiny sample: a single goal against on a player’s shift or a lucky finish moves his net goals a lot, so don’t trade anyone over a rough night. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they’re built.