Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Expected goals, COL–VGK
- 1.9–3.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 61.6%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 21–26
- COL–VGK
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights beat the Avalanche 2-1, and the chances agreed: 3.1 expected goals to 1.9. Josh Manson threw 7 hits, the most in the league that night. Cole Smith scored the winner.
- Josh MansonPhysical
Josh Manson threw 7 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 34 points in 88 games this season. The Avalanche lost 2-1 to the Golden Knights.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar D | 27:30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Devon Toews D | 24:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 22:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| Martin Necas C | 20:06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | 19:48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 3 | 1 | 47 |
| Brock Nelson C | 19:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.36 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 18:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Brent Burns D | 18:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 17:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Brett Kulak D | 16:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Josh Manson D | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| Sam Malinski D | 14:16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| Parker Kelly C | 11:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 11:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Logan O'Connor R | 11:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Jack Drury C | 10:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Joel Kiviranta L | 10:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Ross Colton C | 8:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden McNabb D | 23:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| Shea Theodore D | 23:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Mitch Marner R | 22:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
| Jack Eichel C | 21:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 20:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 20:26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 19:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.45 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| Brett Howden C | 18:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 | 6 | 0 | 67 |
| William Karlsson C | 17:34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Mark Stone R | 15:42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.42 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 15:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 4 | 3 | 50 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 13:08 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Colton Sissons C | 11:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 2 | 77 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 11:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 99 |
| Nic Dowd C | 10:57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Cole Smith R | 9:20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 7:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute
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.