VGK @ NJD 3–0 · 2025-12-05

Team	1	2	3	SOG
VGK	1	0	2	25
NJD	0	0	0	24

Story

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Result VGK 3–0Call No lean · VGK 64%xG 2.89–1.88 · deserved VGK 69%Swing Theodore +17 1st 19:47Method

Goals and penalties with NJD win probability
Time	Event	NJD win before	NJD win after
1st 19:47	Goal VGK · S. Theodore	38%	21%
3rd 2:16	VGK penalty · B. Saad · tripping · 2 min
3rd 12:06	VGK penalty · N. Hanifin · delaying game puck over glass · 2 min
3rd 14:11	NJD penalty · N. Hischier · hooking · 2 min
3rd 15:36	Goal VGK · T. Hertl (PP)	7%	1%
3rd 17:24	NJD penalty · N. Hischier · tripping · 2 min
3rd 18:36	Goal VGK · I. Barbashev (PP)	1%	1%

On ice · final horn

VGK5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
21B. HowdenC	0:41	15:23	20	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	1	8-9
19R. SmithR	0:41	10:16	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2-1
55K. KolesarR	0:41	10:28	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1-0
3B. McNabbD	0:41	23:21	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	–
6K. KorczakD	0:41	15:34	18	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	3	–
40A. SchmidG		60:00	SA24GA0SV%1.000xGA1.88GSAx+1.88

NJD5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
36A. CrookshankC	0:41	10:36	15	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1-1
91D. MercerC	0:41	17:35	20	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	1	2-2
81A. GritsyukR	0:50	18:30	19	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	–
45C. WhiteD	1:24	11:27	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–
71J. SiegenthalerD	1:24	21:13	24	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	2	–
25J. MarkstromG		59:14	SA25GA3SV%.880xGA2.89GSAx−0.11

Goals

1st
Shea Theodore(1)
J. Eichel (1), N. Hanifin (1)
xG 0.04snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 VGK1st 19:47+17.279%
3rd
Tomas Hertl(1)PP
M. Marner (1), P. Dorofeyev (1)
xG 0.12wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–0 VGK3rd 15:36+6.299%
Ivan Barbashev(1)PP
M. Stone (1), J. Eichel (2)
xG 0.30wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–0 VGK3rd 18:36+0.099%

Shots

VGK2.89 xG35 unblocked · 13 blocked35 unblocked · 13 blocked

NJD1.88 xG38 unblocked · 24 blocked38 unblocked · 24 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

VGKNJD3Goals02.89xG1.8825Shots2435Unblocked3848Attempts625High danger12/2Power play0/222Faceoffs2521Hits1524Blocks135Takeaways719Giveaways164PIM4

Skaters

Player

Player
3B. McNabbBrayden McNabbD	23:21	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	1	2	0	1	—	0	0
27S. TheodoreShea TheodoreD	23:12	1	0	1	4	8	0.17	+0.83	0	3	0	1	—	0	+1
15N. HanifinNoah HanifinD	22:01	0	1	1	2	3	0.05	−0.05	0	4	2	1	—	2	+1
9J. EichelJack EichelC	20:23	0	2	2	3	5	0.24	−0.24	1	1	1	2	38%	0	+1
2Z. WhitecloudZach WhitecloudD	18:42	0	0	0	1	3	0.04	−0.04	3	1	0	2	—	0	0
93M. MarnerMitch MarnerR	18:35	0	1	1	2	3	0.22	−0.22	0	3	0	2	100%	0	0
61M. StoneMark StoneR	17:28	0	1	1	0	3	0.35	−0.35	1	0	0	1	—	0	+1
49I. BarbashevIvan BarbashevL	16:11	1	0	1	3	3	0.45	+0.55	1	1	1	0	0%	0	+1
48T. HertlTomas HertlC	16:01	1	0	1	1	3	0.12	+0.88	4	0	0	3	45%	0	0
42B. BowmanBraeden BowmanR	15:37	0	0	0	2	3	0.28	−0.28	0	1	0	0	—	0	0
6K. KorczakKaedan KorczakD	15:34	0	0	0	0	3	0.01	−0.01	1	3	0	3	—	0	0
16P. DorofeyevPavel DorofeyevR	15:24	0	1	1	1	4	0.22	−0.22	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
21B. HowdenBrett HowdenC	15:23	0	0	0	3	3	0.42	−0.42	2	1	0	1	47%	0	0
20B. SaadBrandon SaadL	14:33	0	0	0	2	2	0.22	−0.22	0	1	0	0	—	2	0
17B. HuttonBen HuttonD	13:18	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	2	1	1	—	0	0
55K. KolesarKeegan KolesarR	10:28	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	3	0	0	0	100%	0	0
19R. SmithReilly SmithR	10:16	0	0	0	1	1	0.10	−0.10	0	0	0	0	67%	0	0
23C. ReinhardtCole ReinhardtL	9:33	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	4	0	0	0	—	0	0
VGK total		3	6	9	25	48	2.89	+0.11	21	23	5	18	47%	4

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Marner+0.71

Hertl+0.53

Barbashev+0.45

Stone+0.44

Eichel+0.41

Howden−0.16

Bowman−0.23

Smith−0.25

Dorofeyev−0.26

Reinhardt−0.26

Kolesar−0.26

Saad−0.38

Defence

Theodore+0.74

Hanifin+0.21

Korczak+0.04

McNabb+0.01

Hutton−0.07

Whitecloud−0.09

Goalie

Schmid+1.89

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Barbashev·Eichel·Bowman	13:23	17	11	15	42.3%	6	8	0	0	0.48	0.48	50.0%	+0.00	2	2	50%
Howden·Stone·Marner	11:50	16	11	11	50.0%	8	3	0	0	0.83	0.23	78.0%	+0.59	1	4	20%
Saad·Hertl·Dorofeyev	11:09	17	11	10	52.4%	4	4	0	0	0.45	0.39	53.8%	+0.06	2	3	40%
Reinhardt·Smith·Kolesar	7:19	16	3	8	27.3%	1	3	0	0	0.12	0.32	27.4%	−0.20	1	0	100%
Occasional · 3 groups
Howden·Smith·Kolesar	0:42	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	1	0%
Howden·Kolesar·Marner	0:39	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Saad·Hertl·Bowman	0:30	3	0	3	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.03	0.0%	−0.03	0	0	—
VGK 5v5	52:37		41	53	43.6%	22	19	1	0	2.21	1.67	57.0%	+0.55

Goalies

Akira Schmid

VGK · 60:00

Saves: 24/24
SV%: 1.000
xGA: 1.88
GSAx: +1.88

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	22/22	1.000	1.78	+1.78
Power play	1/1	1.000	0.09	+0.09
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.01	+0.01
High danger	0/0	—	0.19	+0.19

Jacob Markstrom

NJD · 59:14

Saves: 22/25
SV%: .880
xGA: 2.89
GSAx: −0.11

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	21/22	.955	2.21	+1.21
Power play	1/3	.333	0.47	−1.53
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.21	+0.21
High danger	3/4	.750	1.09	+0.09

Lines

His goal Primary assist Goal for Goal against Time together ES PP PK minutes

Vegas Golden Knights

Minutes

23:21McNabb
23:12Theodore
22:01Hanifin
18:42Whitecloud
15:34Korczak
13:18Hutton

20:23Eichel
18:35Marner
17:28Stone
16:11Barbashev
16:01Hertl
15:37Bowman
15:24Dorofeyev
15:23Howden
14:33Saad
10:28Kolesar
10:16Smith
9:33Reinhardt

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareVGKNJD

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

HuttonD0 O2
TheodoreD6 O5
WhitecloudD3 O2
McNabbD7 O4
HanifinD3 O0
KorczakD3 O0
HertlD2 O3
BarbashevD2 O3
ReinhardtD0 O1
SmithD1 O1
EichelD4 O4
KolesarD1 O1
DorofeyevD3 O3
BowmanD2 O2
StoneD4 O3
SaadD3 O2
MarnerD5 O2
HowdenD6 O1

Shift starts · darker = later period