2026–27 regular season

Vegas Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights are 8-2-0 with 16 points in 2026–27, 1st of 32 in the league, with 42 goals for and 24 against. They have 57.5% of the expected goals in their games, more than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 91% to make the playoffs.

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Record: 8–2–0; 16 points, 1st of 32
Goals: 42–24; +18 differential
Expected goals: 34.0–25.2; for and against
xG share: 57.5%; 50% is even

91% to make the playoffs, 50% to win the division, about 106 points projected (93 to 119 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

50556065

57.5%

2026-09-292026-10-17

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 34 xG82%
League 79%15%
Against 25 xG66%24%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Karlsson – Marner – Howden	10	103:54	97–104	5.3–3.8	6–4	58%
Stone – Barbashev – Eichel	10	103:52	113–87	5.4–3.6	8–1	60%
Dowd – Gatcomb – Bowman	10	77:53	65–88	2.0–4.2	1–3	32%
Hertl – Lavoie – Connelly	6	52:54	51–43	1.8–1.6	3–2	52%
Hertl – Olofsson – Connelly	4	29:23	41–21	2.9–0.7	3–1	81%
Dowd – Howden – Gatcomb	9	10:21	7–9	0.5–0.2	1–0	65%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
McNabb – Theodore	10	147:14	166–127	8.2–5.4	14–4	60%
Hanifin – Lauzon	10	92:07	88–82	3.7–2.1	1–1	64%
Andersson – Wotherspoon	6	83:12	87–62	4.2–3.4	1–7	55%
Andersson – Lauzon	6	47:48	26–43	0.6–1.3	3–0	30%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed23.3 mph
68
Bursts over 22 mph10
65
Bursts over 20 mph207
58

Shooting

Hardest shot91.3 mph
6
Shots over 90 mph2
26

Zone time

Offensive zone time43.2%
87
Defensive zone time38.6%
87

League ranks

Points %80.0%2nd

Goals for per game4.203rd

Goals against per game2.406th

xG for per game3.405th

xG against per game2.526th

xG share57.5%4th

Finishing (goals − xG)+8.05th

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)+1.210th

Rush xG per game0.1521st

Rebound xG per game0.4712th

Rush xG allowed per game0.2730th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 10 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 10 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-17	vs PIT	6–2	2.2–2.7	45%
10-15	vs CGY	6–2	4.3–3.5	55%
10-13	at NSH	5–2	2.0–2.4	45%
10-12	at MIN	2–4	3.3–3.8	47%
10-10	vs LAK	2–1	2.8–1.9	59%
10-08	vs TOR	4–3	4.6–2.7	63%
10-06	at SEA	6–2	3.9–2.2	64%
10-04	at VAN	3–2	4.2–1.4	76%
10-02	vs ANA	3–4	3.2–2.3	59%
09-29	vs CHI	5–2	3.5–2.3	60%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Jack Eichel	C	10	5	13	18	2.7	19:56	3	57.4
Mark Stone	R	10	7	7	14	4.6	18:11	11	57.9
Mitch Marner	R	10	2	9	11	2.5	19:56	6	57.7
Brett Howden	C	10	4	3	7	3.6	15:39	10	55.4
Trevor Connelly	L	10	4	3	7	2.7	13:45	4	67.2
Ivan Barbashev	L	10	0	7	7	1.7	15:53	18	62.0
Tomas Hertl	C	10	4	3	7	5.5	16:09	23	64.7
Brayden McNabb	D	10	0	6	6	0.4	18:35	13	60.5
Rasmus Andersson	D	10	2	3	5	0.9	18:46	2	52.8
William Karlsson	C	10	2	3	5	2.8	17:23	0	61.1
Victor Olofsson	L	4	4	1	5	0.9	13:08	0	79.1
Shea Theodore	D	10	2	2	4	1.1	21:26	0	57.8
Noah Hanifin	D	10	2	2	4	1.0	20:11	1	53.2
Braeden Bowman	R	10	2	1	3	1.7	13:39	4	37.5
Nic Dowd	C	10	0	2	2	0.5	12:20	16	33.5
Marc Gatcomb	C	10	1	1	2	1.2	10:51	32	35.2
Raphael Lavoie	C	6	0	2	2	0.8	10:58	8	52.5
Dylan Coghlan	D	4	0	1	1	0.3	14:52	4	38.7
Jeremy Lauzon	D	10	0	0	0	0.4	17:09	38	51.9
Parker Wotherspoon	D	6	0	0	0	0.3	18:16	5	57.3