Saturday, December 20, 2025
- Expected goals, VGK–CGY
- 3.9–2.5
- all situations, empty nets out
- CGY share of xG
- 38.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 37–26
- VGK–CGY
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights created more, 4.0 expected goals to 2.5, and lost 6-3 to the Flames. Mikael Backlund had three points, two goals and one assist. MacKenzie Weegar had three points, three assists.
- Mikael BacklundBig night
Mikael Backlund had three points, two goals and one assist. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.8. His goal stood up as the winner. The Flames beat the Golden Knights 6-3.
- MacKenzie WeegarBig night
MacKenzie Weegar had three points, three assists. He has 11 points in 36 games this season. He played 22:51 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Flames.
- Connor ZaryBig night
Three points for Connor Zary: three assists. He has 10 points in 34 games this season. He played 16:14 and had one shot on goal. The Flames beat the Golden Knights 6-3.
- Keegan KolesarPhysical
Keegan Kolesar threw 8 hits. He has 4 points in 33 games this season. He played 13:12 and had one shot on goal. The Golden Knights fell 6-3 to the Flames.
- Akira SchmidRough night
Akira Schmid allowed 5 goals on shots worth 2.5 expected goals. That is 2.5 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Golden Knights lost 6-3 to the Flames.
- Adam KlapkaDrought over
Adam Klapka scored for the first time in 20 games. That was his third goal of the season. The Flames beat the Golden Knights 6-3.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
9 goals from 99 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin D | 24:39 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 21:08 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | 19:44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| Ben Hutton D | 19:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 3 | 50 |
| Mitch Marner R | 19:01 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 18:59 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.66 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 17:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 17:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.34 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 16:56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.32 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| Brandon Saad L | 16:16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Mark Stone R | 15:41 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 14:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Brett Howden C | 13:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Reilly Smith R | 13:46 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 13:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 13:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 8 | 1 | 63 |
| Cole Reinhardt L | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Colton Sissons C | 12:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
Calgary Flames
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bahl D | 23:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| MacKenzie Weegar D | 22:51 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.02 | 3 | 3 | 49 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 22:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| Yan Kuznetsov D | 22:38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Mikael Backlund C | 19:24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Blake Coleman L | 17:00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Yegor Sharangovich C | 16:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Joel Farabee L | 16:29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| Connor Zary C | 16:14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 15:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau L | 15:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.93 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Hunter Brzustewicz D | 14:39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Joel Hanley D | 14:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Morgan Frost C | 13:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Matt Coronato R | 13:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Adam Klapka R | 12:47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.44 | 6 | 0 | 49 |
| Ryan Lomberg L | 10:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| John Beecher C | 10:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
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