Final
LAK at SJS game report
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. PT · SAP Center at San Jose
Sharks beat the Kings 5–4 in overtime despite being out-chanced 3.7–1.5 in expected goals and 14–7 in high-danger chances. Finishing made the difference.
Team comparison
- 5Goals4
- 1.54Expected goals3.65
- 1.075-on-5 expected goals2.81
- 7High-danger chances14
- 25Shots on goal35
- 47Shot attempts69
- 385-on-5 shot attempts55
- 3:54Power-play time3:37
5-on-5 shares for SJS: 40.9% of shot attempts, 27.7% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
By strength
| SJS at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 52:14 | 38–55 | 1.07–2.81 | 3–2 |
| Power play | 3:54 | 7–6 | 0.31–0.40 | 1–2 |
| Shorthanded | 3:37 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 3:33 | 2–7 | 0.16–0.44 | 1–0 |
Read pairs as SJS–LAK. “Power play” means SJS had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Forsberg LAK | 20/25 | .800 | 1.54 | -3.46 |
| Yaroslav Askarov SJS | 31/35 | .886 | 3.65 | -0.35 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingSharks5.8Kings6.3
| ★Top three of the night: Quinton ByfieldFLAK | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21:03 | 81.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Artemi PanarinFLAK | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21:08 | 74.3 |
| ★Top three of the night: Adrian KempeFLAK | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20:55 | 75.9 |
| Brandt ClarkeDLAK | 8.7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18:46 | 78.8 |
| Igor ChernyshovFSJS | 8.6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15:24 | 44.4 |
| Erik GustafssonDLAK | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16:33 | 82.4 |
| Tyler ToffoliFSJS | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14:31 | 42.9 |
| Macklin CelebriniFSJS | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:43 | 47.1 |
| Michael MisaFSJS | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:14 | 44.0 |
| Kiefer SherwoodFSJS | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:49 | 40.0 |
| Mats ZuccarelloFLAK | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:52 | 47.4 |
| Corey PerryFLAK | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:57 | 84.6 |
| Jacob TroubaDSJS | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:01 | 42.9 |
| Nolan AllanDSJS | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:59 | 38.1 |
| Erik HaulaFLAK | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:09 | 41.4 |
| Ivar StenbergFSJS | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:26 | 28.6 |
| Zack OstapchukFSJS | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:14 | 42.1 |
| Joel EdmundsonDLAK | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:19 | 57.1 |
| Scott LaughtonFLAK | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 62.5 |
| Yaroslav AskarovGSJS | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Brian DumoulinDLAK | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 55.6 |
| Drew DoughtyDLAK | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:27 | 47.2 |
| Alex LaferriereFLAK | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 | 56.5 |
| Cody CeciDLAK | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:38 | 45.5 |
| Luca CagnoniDSJS | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:50 | 33.3 |
| Joel ArmiaFLAK | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 41.4 |
| Will SmithFSJS | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:38 | 44.4 |
| Alex TurcotteFLAK | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 47.6 |
| Barclay GoodrowFSJS | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:55 | 33.3 |
| Darnell NurseDSJS | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:51 | 41.7 |
| Mason MarchmentFSJS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:23 | 46.7 |
| Michael KesselringDSJS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:15 | 44.1 |
| Trevor MooreFLAK | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:07 | 41.4 |
| Dmitry OrlovDSJS | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:13 | 41.7 |
| Alexander WennbergFSJS | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:20 | 25.0 |
| Collin GrafFSJS | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:43 | 36.8 |
| Mikey AndersonDLAK | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 | 21.1 |
| Anton ForsbergGLAK | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 59:34 | — |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Sharks
Forward lines
- Marchment – Smith – Celebrini13:43 · 12–14 · xG 0.4–0.7
- Wennberg – Graf – Stenberg10:46 · 4–9 · xG 0.2–0.2
- Toffoli – Chernyshov – Misa10:39 · 9–13 · xG 0.2–0.9
- Goodrow – Sherwood – Ostapchuk7:50 · 7–10 · xG 0.3–0.7
Defence pairs
- Nurse – Kesselring16:48 · 13–17 · xG 0.3–0.9
- Orlov – Cagnoni13:42 · 9–18 · xG 0.2–0.7
- Trouba – Allan13:34 · 8–13 · xG 0.3–0.8
Kings
Forward lines
- Kempe – Panarin – Byfield13:02 · 20–4 · xG 0.9–0.2
- Zuccarello – Turcotte – Laferriere10:37 · 7–8 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Haula – Armia – Moore10:05 · 9–16 · xG 0.3–0.3
Defence pairs
- Gustafsson – Clarke11:10 · 20–4 · xG 0.6–0.2
- Doughty – Dumoulin9:15 · 8–10 · xG 0.6–0.2
- Ceci – Anderson7:42 · 3–7 · xG 0.2–0.3
Three stars
- ★I. ChernyshovSJS · 2G 1A
- ★★Q. ByfieldLAK · 1G 1A
- ★★★T. ToffoliSJS · 1G 1A
Scoring
Period 1
- 15:50LAK A. Kempe pp (from A. Panarin, B. Clarke)1–0
Period 2
- 01:48SJS T. Toffoli pp (from I. Stenberg, M. Celebrini)1–1
- 09:52SJS K. Sherwood1–2
- 12:32SJS N. Allan (from M. Misa, I. Chernyshov)1–3
- 19:58LAK Q. Byfield pp (from M. Zuccarello, A. Kempe)2–3
Period 3
- 04:08SJS I. Chernyshov (from T. Toffoli, J. Trouba)2–4
- 10:21LAK E. Haula (from E. Gustafsson, B. Clarke)3–4
- 15:00LAK A. Panarin (from Q. Byfield)4–4
Overtime
- 03:18SJS I. Chernyshov (from M. Celebrini)4–5