Sunday, December 21, 2025
- Expected goals, VGK–EDM
- 3.9–2.6
- all situations, empty nets out
- EDM share of xG
- 40.7%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 31–21
- VGK–EDM
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights created more, 3.9 expected goals to 2.6, and lost 4-3 to the Oilers. Three points for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: two goals and one assist. Three points for Tomas Hertl: one goal and two assists.
- Ryan Nugent-HopkinsBig night
Three points for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: two goals and one assist. That was his tenth goal of the season. He played 19:49 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Oilers.
- Tomas HertlBig night
Three points for Tomas Hertl: one goal and two assists. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 5.5. The Golden Knights fell 4-3 to the Oilers.
- Noah HanifinBig night
Three points for Noah Hanifin: three assists. He has 10 points in 24 games this season. He played 26:28 and had four shots on goal. The Golden Knights lost 4-3 to the Oilers.
- Connor McDavidBig night
Connor McDavid had three points, one goal and two assists. That makes 10 straight games with a point. He has now scored in 4 straight. It finished 4-3 for the Oilers.
- Mitch MarnerVolume
Mitch Marner had 10 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 4.4. The Golden Knights lost 4-3 to the Oilers.
- Keegan KolesarPhysical
Keegan Kolesar finished 7 checks. He has 4 points in 34 games this season. He played 9:48 and had no shots on goal. The Golden Knights fell 4-3 to the Oilers.
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
7 goals from 83 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 | 26:28 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.13 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| Mitch Marner R | 24:00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Mark Stone R | 23:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 19:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 19:33 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.11 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 19:27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.77 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | 17:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 16:37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 4 | 0 | 80 |
| Ben Hutton D | 16:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 57 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 15:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
| Brett Howden C | 15:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 4 | 0 | 42 |
| Reilly Smith R | 14:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 13:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Brandon Saad L | 13:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 12:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Colton Sissons C | 11:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 9:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 7 | 1 | 33 |
| Cole Reinhardt L | 7:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bouchard D | 24:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| Darnell Nurse D | 22:38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| Leon Draisaitl C | 22:17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Mattias Ekholm D | 21:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C | 19:49 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Connor McDavid C | 19:46 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.61 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Vasily Podkolzin R | 17:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | 6 | 0 | 56 |
| Alec Regula D | 17:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Zach Hyman L | 16:21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.49 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| Spencer Stastney D | 15:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Jack Roslovic C | 15:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Ty Emberson D | 14:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Mattias Janmark C | 13:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Matt Savoie C | 12:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Adam Henrique C | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Curtis Lazar C | 10:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
| Andrew Mangiapane L | 9:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Max Jones L | 7:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
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