Final
VGK at SEA game report
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 6:40 p.m. PT · Climate Pledge Arena
Golden Knights beat the Kraken 6–2 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.8–2.3 in expected goals and 14–8 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 2Goals6
- 2.33Expected goals3.78
- 1.505-on-5 expected goals2.13
- 8High-danger chances14
- 27Shots on goal28
- 48Shot attempts60
- 355-on-5 shot attempts45
- 7:28Power-play time7:29
5-on-5 shares for SEA: 43.8% of shot attempts, 41.3% 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
| SEA at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 44:12 | 35–45 | 1.50–2.13 | 1–3 |
| Power play | 7:28 | 11–14 | 0.60–1.51 | 1–2 |
| Shorthanded | 7:29 | 1–1 | 0.10–0.15 | 0–1 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:51 | 1–0 | 0.13–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as SEA–VGK. “Power play” means SEA had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart VGK | 25/27 | .926 | 2.33 | +0.33 |
| Joey Daccord SEA | 16/21 | .762 | 2.37 | -2.63 |
| Philipp Grubauer SEA | 6/7 | .857 | 1.41 | +0.41 |
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 ratingKraken5.5Golden Knights6.5
| ★Top three of the night: Tomas HertlFVGK | 9.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16:04 | 55.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Jack EichelFVGK | 9.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18:20 | 73.7 |
| ★Top three of the night: Mark StoneFVGK | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15:51 | 77.8 |
| Victor OlofssonFVGK | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:48 | 69.2 |
| Kaapo KakkoFSEA | 7.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:57 | 64.0 |
| Shane WrightFSEA | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:43 | 64.0 |
| Ivan BarbashevFVGK | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:30 | 76.2 |
| Shea TheodoreDVGK | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:05 | 77.8 |
| Jared McCannFSEA | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15:07 | 50.0 |
| Brayden McNabbDVGK | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:37 | 76.0 |
| Trevor ConnellyFVGK | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:41 | 60.0 |
| Rasmus AnderssonDVGK | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:24 | 57.1 |
| Cale FleuryDSEA | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:03 | 50.0 |
| Berkly CattonFSEA | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:35 | 57.1 |
| Philipp GrubauerGSEA | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20:00 | — |
| Carter HartGVGK | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Parker WotherspoonDVGK | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:17 | 55.6 |
| Mackie SamoskevichFSEA | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:51 | 50.0 |
| Marc GatcombFVGK | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:09 | 55.0 |
| Ryan LindgrenDSEA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:57 | 55.6 |
| Jordan EberleFSEA | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:46 | 15.4 |
| Matty BeniersFSEA | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 54.5 |
| Braeden BowmanFVGK | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:06 | 52.0 |
| William KarlssonFVGK | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:44 | 39.1 |
| Mitch MarnerFVGK | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:32 | 40.0 |
| Nic DowdFVGK | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 56.0 |
| Ryker EvansDSEA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:16 | 45.2 |
| Adam LarssonDSEA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:38 | 36.4 |
| Brandon MontourDSEA | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 | 45.2 |
| Noah HanifinDVGK | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:05 | 37.0 |
| Vince DunnDSEA | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:01 | 41.7 |
| Jeremy LauzonDVGK | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 34.6 |
| Bobby McMannFSEA | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:51 | 20.0 |
| Frederick GaudreauFSEA | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 29.4 |
| Ryan WintertonFSEA | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:33 | 29.4 |
| Brett HowdenFVGK | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 | 34.8 |
| Joey DaccordGSEA | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 39:53 | — |
| Ben MeyersFSEA | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 26.3 |
| Chandler StephensonFSEA | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:31 | 20.0 |
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
Kraken
Forward lines
- Eberle – Stephenson – McMann10:16 · 2–11 · xG 0.0–0.6
- Kakko – Wright – Catton9:01 · 14–8 · xG 0.7–0.4
- McCann – Beniers – Samoskevich7:37 · 9–8 · xG 0.4–0.4
- Gaudreau – Winterton – Meyers6:43 · 4–9 · xG 0.1–0.3
Defence pairs
- Larsson – Dunn11:25 · 8–16 · xG 0.1–0.8
- Montour – Evans10:27 · 8–10 · xG 0.2–0.4
- Lindgren – Fleury2:15 · 5–4 · xG 0.1–0.2
Golden Knights
Forward lines
- Stone – Barbashev – Eichel9:54 · 13–4 · xG 0.7–0.0
- Karlsson – Marner – Howden9:13 · 7–11 · xG 0.3–0.6
- Hertl – Olofsson – Connelly7:33 · 9–4 · xG 0.7–0.1
- Dowd – Gatcomb – Bowman7:15 · 11–8 · xG 0.4–0.3
Defence pairs
- Hanifin – Lauzon13:02 · 9–16 · xG 0.4–0.6
- Andersson – Wotherspoon12:54 · 14–11 · xG 0.8–0.7
- McNabb – Theodore12:19 · 18–4 · xG 0.8–0.1
Three stars
- ★T. HertlVGK · 2G 2A
- ★★J. EichelVGK · 1G 3A
- ★★★V. OlofssonVGK · 2G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 13:02VGK V. Olofsson (from R. Andersson, T. Hertl)1–0
- 15:58VGK T. Hertl pp (from M. Stone, J. Eichel)2–0
Period 2
- 01:43VGK M. Stone sh (from J. Eichel)3–0
- 13:07VGK V. Olofsson (from T. Hertl, T. Connelly)4–0
- 19:29VGK J. Eichel5–0
Period 3
- 04:52SEA S. Wright (from K. Kakko, C. Fleury)5–1
- 09:43VGK T. Hertl pp (from I. Barbashev, J. Eichel)6–1
- 15:00SEA J. McCann pp (from J. Eberle, K. Kakko)6–2