Sunday, March 8, 2026
- Expected goals, EDM–VGK
- 2.7–2.7
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 49.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 19–26
- EDM–VGK
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Oilers beat the Golden Knights 4-2. Expected goals had it close, 2.7 to 2.8. Noah Hanifin scored for the first time in 33 games. Connor McDavid has a point in 7 straight games.
- Noah HanifinDrought over
Noah Hanifin scored for the first time in 33 games. That was his third goal of the season. The Golden Knights fell 4-2 to the Oilers.
- Connor McDavidStreak
Connor McDavid has a point in 7 straight games. He has 108 points in 64 games this season. He played 21:37 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Oilers.
- Evan BouchardStreak
Evan Bouchard has a point in 7 straight games. He has 73 points in 64 games this season. The Oilers beat the Golden Knights 4-2.
- Mattias EkholmStreak
Mattias Ekholm has a point in 6 straight games. He has 34 points in 64 games this season. The Oilers beat the Golden Knights 4-2.
- Pavel DorofeyevVolume
Pavel Dorofeyev had 10 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.6 attempts a game. The Golden Knights fell 4-2 to the Oilers.
- Leon DraisaitlStreak
Leon Draisaitl has a point in 5 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 34th goal of the season. It finished 4-2 for 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
6 goals from 79 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Edmonton Oilers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Nurse D | 23:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Connor Murphy D | 22:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 32 |
| Evan Bouchard D | 21:51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| Connor McDavid C | 21:37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.34 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Leon Draisaitl C | 20:59 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.39 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| Jake Walman D | 19:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | 47 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C | 19:11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Zach Hyman L | 18:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Ty Emberson D | 16:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Kasperi Kapanen R | 15:56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.02 | 2 | 1 | 47 |
| Jason Dickinson C | 15:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 6 | 2 | 45 |
| Vasily Podkolzin R | 15:05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
| Mattias Ekholm D | 14:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| Matt Savoie C | 13:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Jack Roslovic C | 12:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Trent Frederic C | 10:59 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Josh Samanski C | 7:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| Colton Dach C | 5:05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.30 | 3 | 0 | 84 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel C | 21:40 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Shea Theodore D | 21:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 21:15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 20:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 19:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| Mitch Marner R | 18:29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 18:11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.26 | 4 | 0 | 78 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 17:04 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Colton Sissons C | 15:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Brett Howden C | 15:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 15:27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 2 | 92 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 15:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 14:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Nic Dowd C | 13:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| Cole Smith R | 12:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 9:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Brandon Saad L | 8:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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