GRIT & GF

Friday, October 2, 2026

Anaheim Ducks

Vegas Golden Knights

Expected goals, ANA–VGK
2.3–3.2
all situations, empty nets out
VGK share of xG
58.5%
50% is even
Shots on goal
20–30
ANA–VGK
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Golden Knights created more, 3.2 expected goals to 2.3, and lost 4-3 to the Ducks. The Ducks scored four straight at one stage. Cutter Gauthier had 12 shot attempts. Jeff Malott scored for the first time in 39 games.

  • Cutter Gauthier had 12 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. It was his first game of the season. It finished 4-3 for the Ducks.

  • Jeff MalottDrought over

    Jeff Malott scored for the first time in 39 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Ducks beat the Golden Knights 4-3.

  • Tomas Hertl had 11 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 5.0. The Golden Knights lost 4-3 to the Ducks.

Shot attempts

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

ANAVGK

Where the shots came from

7 goals from 77 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← ANA shootingVGK shooting →

Anaheim Ducks

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Jackson LaCombe D29:370120.161237
Tristan Luneau D26:580100.050551
Pavel Mintyukov D21:100010.140258
Travis Mitchell D20:380000.001046
Mikael Granlund C18:390100.070026
Beckett Sennecke R18:041010.142064
Cutter Gauthier L17:510150.714168
Leo Carlsson C17:431110.220168
Tim Washe C16:030110.002117
Alex Killorn L15:141020.060057
Ryan Poehling C14:030020.230239
A.J. Greer L13:240140.402261
Judd Caulfield R13:170000.002015
Nikita Nesterenko C11:490000.023042
Jeff Malott L10:391010.085112
Frank Vatrano R10:340000.000029
Noah Warren D9:330100.001057
Tyson Hinds D9:150000.002044

Vegas Golden Knights

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Shea Theodore D24:401040.280242
Mitch Marner R22:220110.071165
Jack Eichel C22:070220.090128
Mark Stone R20:390000.003234
William Karlsson C20:130020.200061
Noah Hanifin D19:330010.040258
Rasmus Andersson D19:140020.180055
Brayden McNabb D17:570100.032342
Tomas Hertl C17:231050.941376
Jeremy Lauzon D16:480030.082048
Parker Wotherspoon D15:390000.010157
Ivan Barbashev L15:050010.164056
Brett Howden C14:580130.401156
Victor Olofsson L13:130110.150168
Braeden Bowman R12:021030.350144
Trevor Connelly L10:300000.080066
Nic Dowd C8:240010.152051
Marc Gatcomb C7:330010.022132

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.