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Game Recap
LAK1
Final/OTSat, Oct 10, 2026Every game that night
VGK2

VGK beat LAK 2-1 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 2.77 expected goals to 1.69. T. Connelly led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). T. Connelly had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. C. Hart stopped 26 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
LAK01001
VGK01012
  1. 2nd 2:37VGKT. ConnellyPP0.10 xG
  2. 2nd 6:21LAKA. PanarinPP0.10 xG
  3. OT 2:40VGKM. MarnerPP0.19 xG

Team Stats

LAKVGK
27Shots on goal32
1.69Expected goals2.77
58Shot attempts61
185v5 shots on goal29
1/3Power play2/3
17Hits19
13Blocked shots14
13Penalty minutes13
17Giveaways16
3Takeaways7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 1.69 xGVGK 2.77 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTVGK goal, 2:37LAK goal, 6:21VGK goal, 2:40

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

LAK26 on goal, 1 scored
VGK32 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW1015000021:083:24
A. KempeRW0113310019:343:02
Q. ByfieldRW0003000020:023:28
A. LaferriereRW0002420019:053:22
T. MooreLW0001000017:270:06
E. HaulaLW0002110017:080:28
S. LaughtonC0002210715:390:00
C. PerryRW0001010013:521:22
J. ArmiaRW0000000012:330:02
A. LeeLW0001100010:470:00
J. WrightRW0003000010:240:00
S. HeleniusC000020009:050:00
B. ClarkeD0113030216:552:08
D. DoughtyD0000210224:010:08
M. AndersonD0000020021:590:00
C. CeciD0000010021:350:00
B. DumoulinD0001100219:160:00
J. EdmundsonD0000100015:280:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper32302.93861:20OT loss
A. Forsberg000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW1123020020:162:56
M. StoneRW0221000018:512:37
T. ConnellyLW1126100014:122:58
J. EichelC0004010022:593:02
I. BarbashevLW0000300019:080:32
W. KarlssonC0003010016:400:30
T. HertlC0000200015:322:50
B. HowdenC0000120015:250:00
B. BowmanRW0000100012:440:51
M. GatcombC0005000010:530:00
N. DowdC0002110710:260:00
R. LavoieC000100009:220:00
S. TheodoreD0001000021:460:32
N. HanifinD0002110020:130:00
B. McNabbD0000220219:500:00
P. WotherspoonD0000310019:050:00
R. AnderssonD0002020218:580:26
J. LauzonD0002410216:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hart27261.96362:40Win
A. Hill000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 1A. Panarin15:44A. Kempe14:38Q. Byfield14:42
Line 2T. Moore15:30A. Laferriere14:09E. Haula14:41
Line 3J. Armia11:20J. Wright10:24S. Laughton13:03
Line 4C. Perry11:10A. Lee10:28S. Helenius9:05
Pair 1M. Anderson19:49C. Ceci19:22
Pair 2D. Doughty20:18B. Dumoulin17:02
Pair 3B. Clarke13:35J. Edmundson13:55

VGK

Line 1I. Barbashev17:56J. Eichel16:59M. Stone14:03
Line 2W. Karlsson13:45M. Marner15:24B. Howden14:10
Line 3T. Hertl11:47T. Connelly10:20R. Lavoie9:04
Line 4N. Dowd9:24M. Gatcomb10:45B. Bowman11:46
Pair 1B. McNabb18:41S. Theodore20:11
Pair 3N. Hanifin17:17J. Lauzon13:58

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Prop Results

11 of 20 overs hit (55%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
LAK A. Kempe2.5-118+1053Over
LAK A. Laferriere2.5+118-1402Under
LAK A. Panarin2.5-110-1055Over
VGK J. Eichel2.5-145+1254Over
VGK M. Marner2.5+135-1453Over
LAK Q. Byfield2.5+142-1503Over
VGK T. Hertl2.5+140-1540Under
LAK B. Clarke1.5-105-1143Over
VGK B. Howden1.5+125-1900Under
VGK B. McNabb1.5+100-1200Under
VGK I. Barbashev1.5+110-1400Under
VGK M. Stone1.5-185+1501Under
VGK N. Hanifin1.5+130-1602Over
VGK R. Andersson1.5-110-1202Over
VGK R. Lavoie1.5+150-1651Under
LAK S. Laughton1.5-105-1102Over
VGK S. Theodore1.5-115+1081Under
VGK T. Connelly1.5-115-1156Over
LAK T. Moore1.5-130+1251Under
VGK W. Karlsson1.5-140+1203Over

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 2.7, VGK 3.3LAK 1, VGK 2
Total goals5.93
Shots on goalLAK 25.5, VGK 28.7LAK 27, VGK 32
Win chanceVGK 59%VGK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VGK J. Eichel3.041.23030%0
LAK A. Kempe2.730.88134%0
LAK A. Panarin2.651.10133%1
LAK A. Laferriere2.420.56021%0
VGK M. Marner2.431.19230%1
LAK T. Moore2.310.51021%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.330.66024%0
VGK M. Stone2.211.04231%0
VGK T. Hertl2.200.69024%0
VGK W. Karlsson2.030.63022%0
VGK S. Theodore1.810.67013%0
VGK T. Connelly1.760.47216%1
LAK E. Haula1.620.41017%0
LAK B. Clarke1.630.4318%0
VGK R. Andersson1.620.39010%0
VGK I. Barbashev1.500.60020%0
VGK B. Howden1.500.49022%0
LAK S. Laughton1.520.30014%0
VGK N. Hanifin1.420.3708%0
VGK B. Bowman1.200.42013%0
LAK J. Wright1.230.1507%0
LAK J. Armia1.100.28013%0
VGK M. Gatcomb1.150.20011%0
VGK B. McNabb1.100.3005%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.000.1903%0
LAK C. Perry1.010.29014%0
VGK J. Lauzon1.020.1403%0
LAK D. Doughty0.900.3207%0
LAK A. Lee0.910.1909%0
VGK P. Wotherspoon0.800.2803%0
VGK N. Dowd0.820.25011%0
VGK R. Lavoie0.810.1007%0
LAK M. Anderson0.700.2004%0
LAK C. Ceci0.700.1403%0
LAK S. Helenius0.600.1307%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.610.1703%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.