Final
VGK at LAK game report
Golden Knights
4–2
Kings
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. PT · Toyota Arena
Golden Knights beat the Kings 4–2 in an even game: expected goals were 0.2–0.1.
Team comparison
LAKVGK
- 2Goals4
- 0.13Expected goals0.20
- 0.135-on-5 expected goals0.20
- 0High-danger chances0
- 2Shots on goal4
- 2Shot attempts4
- 25-on-5 shot attempts3
- 0:00Power-play time0:00
5-on-5 shares for LAK: 40.0% of shot attempts, 40.0% of expected goals.
Expected goals leave out shots at an empty net (LAK 0.00, VGK 0.67); they're in the “Other” row of By strength.
Expected goals through the game
KingsGolden KnightsCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish. Shots at an empty net add no step.
Shot map
Golden Knights shooting ←→ Kings shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| LAK at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 32:26 | 2–3 | 0.13–0.20 | 2–3 |
| Power play | 0:00 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 0:00 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:00 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.67 | 0–1 |
Read pairs as LAK–VGK. “Power play” means LAK had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Forsberg LAK | 0/3 | .000 | 0.20 | -2.80 |
| Adin Hill VGK | 0/2 | .000 | 0.13 | -1.87 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hallum VGK | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.73 |
| Viliam Kmec VGK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Raphael Lavoie VGK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Andre Lee LAK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Lane Pederson LAK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
Three stars
Scoring
Period 1
- 18:40VGK V. Kmec (from M. Sapovaliv, M. Gatcomb)1–0
- 19:24VGK R. Lavoie (from T. Laczynski, B. Bowman)2–0
Period 2
- 01:27LAK A. Lee (from K. Connors, S. Perunovich)2–1
Period 3
- 12:06LAK L. Pederson (from C. Guttman, J. Wright)2–2
- 14:29VGK J. Hallum (from V. Kmec)3–2
- 18:37VGK J. Hallum (from J. Demek)4–2