Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- Expected goals, CHI–VGK
- 2.3–3.5
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 60.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 26–37
- CHI–VGK
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights beat the Blackhawks 5-2, and the chances agreed: 3.6 expected goals to 2.4. Noah Hanifin scored for the first time in 40 games. Three points for Jack Eichel: one goal and two assists.
- Noah HanifinDrought over
Noah Hanifin scored for the first time in 40 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 18:51 and had three shots on goal. The Golden Knights beat the Blackhawks 5-2.
- Jack EichelBig night
Three points for Jack Eichel: one goal and two assists. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 1 goal this season. It finished 5-2 for the Golden Knights.
- Marc GatcombPhysical
Marc Gatcomb finished 8 checks. It was his first game of the season. He played 10:31 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-2 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
7 goals from 89 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Chicago Blackhawks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 25:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| Patrick Kane R | 21:36 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.32 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Wyatt Kaiser D | 20:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| Alex Vlasic D | 20:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Artyom Levshunov D | 19:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Sam Rinzel D | 18:16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Frank Nazar C | 18:01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Anton Frondell C | 17:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Roman Kantserov R | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi L | 16:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Cole Smith R | 15:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Ryan Greene C | 14:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 14:08 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.31 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Oliver Moore C | 13:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Ryan Donato C | 12:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Ian Cole D | 12:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Nick Lardis L | 11:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Andrew Mangiapane L | 5:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Theodore D | 21:22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| Mitch Marner R | 21:21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.51 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| Parker Wotherspoon D | 20:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 18:51 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 77 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 18:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 18:45 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Jack Eichel C | 18:00 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.35 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| William Karlsson C | 17:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 17:20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 2 | 3 | 75 |
| Brett Howden C | 17:16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 93 |
| Mark Stone R | 17:11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 15:45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.83 | 2 | 0 | 81 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 14:27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 13:57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Nic Dowd C | 12:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Trevor Connelly L | 11:22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 10:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Marc Gatcomb C | 10:31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.17 | 8 | 0 | 39 |
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