GRIT & GF

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Vegas Golden Knights

Chicago Blackhawks

Final (OT)

Expected goals, VGK–CHI
2.6–2.7
all situations, empty nets out
CHI share of xG
51.1%
50% is even
Shots on goal
15–20
VGK–CHI
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Blackhawks edged the Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime. Expected goals had it close, 2.8 to 2.6. Hat trick for Tyler Bertuzzi. Mark Stone has scored in 4 straight games.

  • Hat trick for Tyler Bertuzzi. He also scored the overtime winner. He has 22 goals this season. It finished 3-2 for the Blackhawks in overtime.

  • Mark Stone has scored in 4 straight games. He has 12 goals this season. He played 19:56 and had two shots on goal. The Golden Knights fell 3-2 to the Blackhawks in overtime.

  • Artyom Levshunov had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 3.0. He played 23:39, about 5 minutes over his average. It finished 3-2 for the Blackhawks in overtime.

  • Brandon SaadDrought over

    Brandon Saad scored for the first time in 19 games. He has 2 goals this season. The Golden Knights lost 3-2 to the Blackhawks in overtime.

  • Jeremy Lauzon threw 7 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 5 points in 26 games this season. The Golden Knights lost 3-2 to the Blackhawks in overtime.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

VGKCHI

Where the shots came from

5 goals from 68 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← VGK shootingCHI shooting →

Vegas Golden Knights

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Noah Hanifin D23:370100.000277
Jack Eichel C21:400110.391066
Kaedan Korczak D20:400020.040182
Ben Hutton D20:200010.050572
Mark Stone R19:561020.231269
Mitch Marner R19:350000.051042
Zach Whitecloud D19:160000.001323
Jeremy Lauzon D18:210000.007487
Pavel Dorofeyev R17:150000.161130
Ivan Barbashev L16:320010.142061
Tomas Hertl C16:140010.470139
Jaycob Megna D15:410000.002023
Brett Howden C13:290100.143068
Colton Sissons C13:170030.422068
Brandon Saad L12:141010.180062
Alexander Holtz R11:210110.202266
Keegan Kolesar R10:350010.086075
Cole Reinhardt L9:510010.065070

Chicago Blackhawks

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Artyom Levshunov D23:390130.300056
Alex Vlasic D21:130100.020129
Louis Crevier D19:410000.011123
Tyler Bertuzzi L19:013051.030173
Wyatt Kaiser D18:440010.040061
Andre Burakovsky L18:270210.121061
Matt Grzelcyk D18:090010.030034
Ryan Donato C18:060010.131024
Ilya Mikheyev R17:330100.000018
Jason Dickinson C17:060000.161131
Nick Foligno L16:090000.004039
Connor Murphy D16:090000.031155
Ryan Greene C14:440130.420152
Teuvo Teravainen C13:540020.030118
Landon Slaggert L13:280000.001144
Oliver Moore C13:040000.130117
Nick Lardis L11:330010.022021
Colton Dach C11:230020.273149

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.