VGK @ WPG 4–3 · 2026-01-06

Team	1	2	3	OT	SOG
VGK	0	1	2	1	31
WPG	1	1	1	0	20

Story

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Result VGK 4–3 OTCall WPG 51% xG 2.89–1.98 · deserved VGK 66%Swing Hertl +50 OT 4:47Method

Goals and penalties with WPG win probability
Time	Event	WPG win before	WPG win after
1st 0:16	WPG penalty · J. Toews · tripping · 2 min
1st 5:16	Goal WPG · C. Perfetti	51%	70%
1st 13:17	WPG penalty · A. Lowry · fighting · 5 min
1st 13:17	VGK penalty · K. Kolesar · fighting · 5 min
2nd 5:31	VGK penalty · M. Stone · slashing · 2 min
2nd 12:04	Goal WPG · L. Schenn	76%	92%
2nd 18:57	WPG penalty · D. Samberg · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 19:09	Goal VGK · M. Stone (PP)	94%	80%
3rd 8:13	Goal VGK · B. Howden	86%	50%
3rd 10:23	VGK penalty · Z. Whitecloud · high sticking · 2 min
3rd 11:17	WPG penalty · J. Morrissey · hooking · 2 min
3rd 14:56	Goal WPG · K. Connor	50%	92%
3rd 15:55	Goal VGK · R. Smith	94%	50%
OT 4:09	WPG penalty · D. Samberg · tripping · 2 min
OT 4:47	Goal VGK · T. Hertl (PP)	50%	0%

On ice · final horn

VGK4 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
9J. EichelC	1:04	25:59	23	0	0	0	3	12	0	2	0	9-8
48T. HertlC	0:38	15:48	18	0	1	1	4	6	0	0	0	8-8
61M. StoneR	0:38	22:03	23	1	0	1	2	3	2	0	1	0-1
93M. MarnerR	1:02	20:13	23	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2-7
79C. HartG		64:47	SA20GA3SV%.850xGA1.98GSAx−1.02

WPG3 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
17A. LowryC	1:03	16:15	23	0	1	1	1	1	5	1	0	11-4
2D. DeMeloD	0:38	24:49	31	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	–
4N. PionkD	0:38	26:23	32	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	4	–
37C. HellebuyckG		64:47	SA30GA3SV%.900xGA2.78GSAx−0.22

Goals

1st
Cole Perfetti(1)
J. Toews (1), J. Morrissey (1)
xG 0.09backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
0–1 WPG1st 05:16+19.370%
2nd
Luke Schenn(1)
G. Vilardi (1), A. Lowry (1)
xG 0.05wristClip(opens nhl.com)
0–2 WPG2nd 12:04+15.392%
Mark Stone(1)PP
P. Dorofeyev (1), M. Marner (1)
xG 0.11wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–2 WPG2nd 19:09+14.620%
3rd
Brett Howden(1)
N. Hanifin (1), T. Hertl (1)
xG 0.10slapClip(opens nhl.com)
2–2 Tied3rd 08:13+35.250%
Kyle Connor(1)
G. Vilardi (2)
xG 0.13wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–3 WPG3rd 14:56+42.192%
Reilly Smith(1)
B. Saad (1), B. Hutton (1)
xG 0.13backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
3–3 Tied3rd 15:55+43.450%
OT
Tomas Hertl(1)PP
M. Marner (2), J. Eichel (1)
xG 0.11tip-inClip(opens nhl.com)
4–3 VGKOT 04:47+50.2100%

Shots

VGK2.89 xG46 unblocked · 20 blocked46 unblocked · 20 blocked

WPG1.98 xG26 unblocked · 11 blocked26 unblocked · 11 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

VGKWPG4Goals32.89xG1.9831Shots2046Unblocked2666Attempts372High danger22/4Power play0/225Faceoffs3227Hits2511Blocks205Takeaways313Giveaways149PIM13

Skaters

Player

Player
15N. HanifinNoah HanifinD	30:49	0	1	1	3	7	0.19	−0.19	3	2	0	1	—	0	+2
9J. EichelJack EichelC	25:59	0	1	1	3	12	0.54	−0.54	2	0	1	2	53%	0	0
6K. KorczakKaedan KorczakD	23:34	0	0	0	1	2	0.02	−0.02	2	1	1	0	—	0	-1
61M. StoneMark StoneR	22:03	1	0	1	2	3	0.22	+0.78	0	0	1	1	0%	2	0
2Z. WhitecloudZach WhitecloudD	21:30	0	0	0	1	2	0.02	−0.02	0	2	0	0	—	2	0
93M. MarnerMitch MarnerR	20:13	0	2	2	1	1	0.08	−0.08	0	0	1	0	22%	0	-1
5J. LauzonJeremy LauzonD	19:33	0	0	0	4	7	0.25	−0.25	5	1	0	1	—	0	-1
17B. HuttonBen HuttonD	16:19	0	1	1	1	4	0.02	−0.02	2	0	1	0	—	0	0
20B. SaadBrandon SaadL	16:11	0	1	1	2	4	0.20	−0.20	1	0	0	1	—	0	+1
21B. HowdenBrett HowdenC	16:08	1	0	1	3	3	0.33	+0.67	2	1	0	2	33%	0	+1
16P. DorofeyevPavel DorofeyevR	15:56	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	0.00	0	1	0	0	—	0	-2
48T. HertlTomas HertlC	15:48	1	1	2	5	7	0.34	+0.66	0	0	0	0	50%	0	0
49I. BarbashevIvan BarbashevL	14:15	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	−0.10	2	1	0	2	—	0	-1
19R. SmithReilly SmithR	14:13	1	0	1	4	6	0.33	+0.67	0	0	0	1	100%	0	+1
55K. KolesarKeegan KolesarR	12:00	0	0	0	1	3	0.10	−0.10	5	0	0	0	—	5	+1
42B. BowmanBraeden BowmanR	11:56	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	−0.15	0	0	0	1	0%	0	-3
10C. SissonsColton SissonsC	9:28	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	−0.01	1	0	0	1	50%	0	0
88J. MegnaJaycob MegnaD	5:04	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	1	0	0	—	0	-2
VGK total		4	8	12	31	66	2.89	+1.11	27	10	5	13	44%	9

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Hertl+0.75

Howden+0.73

Smith+0.50

Saad+0.34

Marner+0.32

Stone+0.27

Dorofeyev+0.19

Kolesar−0.13

Sissons−0.17

Bowman−0.25

Barbashev−0.27

Eichel−0.30

Defence

Hanifin+0.27

Lauzon+0.09

Hutton−0.02

Megna−0.06

Korczak−0.12

Whitecloud−0.12

Goalie

Hart−1.01

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Barbashev·Eichel·Stone	9:18	10	11	5	68.8%	3	2	0	0	0.30	0.14	67.9%	+0.16	2	1	67%
Howden·Hertl·Kolesar	8:51	15	11	4	73.3%	6	0	1	0	0.40	0.00	100.0%	+0.40	2	2	50%
Saad·Smith·Marner	6:08	8	7	1	87.5%	4	1	0	0	0.10	0.01	89.8%	+0.09	2	0	100%
Sissons·Dorofeyev·Bowman	4:19	7	2	1	66.7%	0	0	0	0	0.16	0.00	100.0%	+0.16	2	0	100%
Dorofeyev·Stone·Marner	4:16	6	1	2	33.3%	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.08	0.0%	−0.08	2	0	100%
Saad·Eichel·Bowman	2:55	4	1	1	50.0%	1	1	0	0	0.03	0.08	25.0%	−0.05	0	0	—
Occasional · 13 groups
Saad·Sissons·Smith	1:48	3	1	2	33.3%	1	1	0	0	0.12	0.16	43.8%	−0.03	0	1	0%
Barbashev·Eichel·Bowman	1:26	2	1	1	50.0%	0	1	0	1	0.00	0.09	0.0%	−0.09	0	0	—
Barbashev·Eichel·Marner	1:07	2	1	1	50.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.10	4.2%	−0.10	0	0	—
Hertl·Dorofeyev·Bowman	0:58	2	1	1	50.0%	1	1	0	1	0.12	0.05	70.0%	+0.07	0	0	—
Saad·Howden·Kolesar	0:51	1	2	0	100.0%	2	0	0	0	0.18	0.00	100.0%	+0.18	0	0	—
Howden·Hertl·Smith	0:47	1	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.02	0.00	100.0%	+0.02	0	0	—
Saad·Eichel·Smith	0:43	5	3	0	100.0%	1	0	1	0	0.26	0.00	100.0%	+0.26	0	0	—
Sissons·Howden·Smith	0:43	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Barbashev·Howden·Bowman	0:42	1	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.09	0.00	100.0%	+0.09	1	0	100%
Saad·Eichel·Stone	0:39	3	4	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.18	0.00	100.0%	+0.18	0	0	—
Dorofeyev·Bowman·Marner	0:37	6	1	2	33.3%	0	1	0	1	0.00	0.17	0.0%	−0.17	0	0	—
Eichel·Dorofeyev·Stone	0:37	4	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.02	0.00	100.0%	+0.02	0	0	—
Sissons·Dorofeyev·Smith	0:35	3	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
VGK 5v5	52:54		56	27	67.5%	23	13	2	3	2.00	1.12	64.1%	+0.88

Goalies

Carter Hart

VGK · 64:47

Saves: 17/20
SV%: .850
xGA: 1.98
GSAx: −1.02

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	15/18	.833	1.78	−1.22
Power play	2/2	1.000	0.20	+0.20
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	1/1	1.000	0.34	+0.34

Connor Hellebuyck

WPG · 64:47

Saves: 27/31
SV%: .871
xGA: 2.89
GSAx: −1.11

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	25/27	.926	2.42	+0.42
Power play	1/3	.333	0.33	−1.67
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.15	+0.15
High danger	0/0	—	0.36	+0.36

Lines

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

Vegas Golden Knights

Minutes

30:49Hanifin
23:34Korczak
21:30Whitecloud
19:33Lauzon
16:19Hutton
5:04Megna

25:59Eichel
22:03Stone
20:13Marner
16:11Saad
16:08Howden
15:56Dorofeyev
15:48Hertl
14:15Barbashev
14:13Smith
12:00Kolesar
11:56Bowman
9:28Sissons

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareVGKWPG

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

HuttonD0 O3
MegnaD0 O1
HanifinD2 O3
WhitecloudD4 O2
KorczakD5 O2
LauzonD6 O1
MarnerD1 O7
StoneD1 O6
DorofeyevD0 O5
BowmanD0 O3
EichelD1 O3
SaadD1 O2
HertlD2 O3
BarbashevD2 O3
SmithD2 O2
SissonsD3 O2
KolesarD3 O2
HowdenD5 O2

Shift starts · darker = later period