Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Expected goals, VGK–LAK
- 2.7–2.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- LAK share of xG
- 44.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 25–19
- VGK–LAK
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights beat the Kings 6-4 in a game the chances had about even, 2.7 expected goals to 2.2. Jeremy Lauzon finished 10 checks, the most in the league that night. Tanner Laczynski had three points, three assists.
- Jeremy LauzonPhysical
Jeremy Lauzon finished 10 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 9 points in 44 games this season. It finished 6-4 for the Golden Knights.
- Tanner LaczynskiBig night
Tanner Laczynski had three points, three assists. He played 15:43, about 5 minutes over his average. He has 5 points in 10 games this season. It finished 6-4 for the Golden Knights.
- Pavel DorofeyevStreak
Pavel Dorofeyev has scored in 3 straight games. He scored twice. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. The Golden Knights beat the Kings 6-4.
- Ivan BarbashevStreak
Ivan Barbashev has a point in 6 straight games. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.8. The Golden Knights beat the Kings 6-4.
- Quinton ByfieldTwo goals
Quinton Byfield scored twice. That was his 13th goal of the season. He played 21:08 and had four shots on goal. The Kings fell 6-4 to the Golden Knights.
- Kaedan KorczakShot blocker
Kaedan Korczak got in front of 6 shots. He has 12 points in 58 games this season. He played 21:13 and had no shots on goal. It finished 6-4 for the Golden Knights.
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
10 goals from 80 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson D | 23:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 21:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 10 | 2 | 47 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 21:18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.30 | 2 | 4 | 61 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 21:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 6 | 60 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 18:58 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 18:24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.15 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 17:29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.21 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 17:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
| Tanner Laczynski C | 15:43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Reilly Smith R | 15:30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Ben Hutton D | 14:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| Alexander Holtz R | 14:10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 97 |
| Brandon Saad L | 13:35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Colton Sissons C | 13:23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 3 | 69 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 13:13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Kai Uchacz C | 12:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Cole Reinhardt L | 11:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kempe R | 22:20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.47 | 3 | 1 | 52 |
| Drew Doughty D | 21:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Quinton Byfield R | 21:08 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.34 | 2 | 0 | 77 |
| Artemi Panarin L | 21:05 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Mikey Anderson D | 20:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| Cody Ceci D | 19:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| Brandt Clarke D | 19:20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Alex Laferriere R | 18:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 4 | 1 | 52 |
| Joel Edmundson D | 18:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Anze Kopitar C | 17:28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| Brian Dumoulin D | 17:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Warren Foegele L | 14:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Trevor Moore L | 14:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko L | 13:35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Alex Turcotte C | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| Joel Armia R | 10:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Perry R | 10:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Samuel Helenius C | 7:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute