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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden KnightsSep 29, 2026

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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CHI
2
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VGK
5
Goals123TShots123T
CHI0112CHI661426
VGK2125VGK1513937
CHI 48VGK 62
CHI 2.02VGK 4.21
PP goals
CHI 0VGK 1
Hits
CHI 14VGK 23
Blocks
CHI 10VGK 8
PIM
CHI 4VGK 4
CHI 43%VGK 57%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Spencer Knight (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889); the loss.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.Eichel
  2. Points
    Brayden McNabb had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:45.McNabb
  3. Points
    Ivan Barbashev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:27.Barbashev
  4. Points
    Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:22.Theodore
  5. Goalie
    Spencer Knight (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889); the loss.Knight
  6. PP1
    VGK's PP1 (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Marner) went scoreless in 3:31 of 5v4 time with 3 attempts.StoneHertlTheodoreEichelMarner
  7. Cats
    Marc Gatcomb (VGK) threw 8 hits, a night for hits leagues.Gatcomb

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, CHI at VGK: 110 attempts, 63 on goal, 7 goals, 6.23 expected goals; best chance Mark Stone at 0.60 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • CHI
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · VGK 62 · CHI 48

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CHI at VGK: expected goals 4.21 to 2.02 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 48, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdVGKCHIOCGEKHSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • CHI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKCHIcontrol2nd3rdOlofsson · 1st 10:30Connelly · 1st 15:22Greenway · 2nd 12:23Eichel · 2nd 15:12Kane · 3rd 4:04Hanifin · 3rd 4:43Stone · 3rd 17:27
  • VGK pressure
  • CHI pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 22% of the game, VGK 38%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, CHI at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Carter Hart (59:57) for VGK and Spencer Knight (59:47) for CHI, 7 goals.

VGK
CHI
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

VGK skaters (rows) against CHI skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the VGK side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, VGK rows versus CHI columns: 250 matchups; most common Howden vs Kane, 10:00 at 99% xGF.

VGK ↓ · CHI →SmithGreeneGreenwayKaneKantserovMooreNazarDonatoLardisFrondellBertuzziMangiapaneKaiserLevshunovByramVlasicRinzelColeL1 MarnerL1 KarlssonL1 HowdenL2 EichelL2 StoneL2 BarbashevL3 HertlL3 OlofssonL3 ConnellyL4 DowdL4 BowmanL4 GatcombD1 WotherspoonD1 AnderssonD2 HanifinD2 LauzonD3 TheodoreD3 McNabb
VGK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCHIVGK
5064
2.033.25
1.962.96
1414
54
3119
−0.040+0.040
22%38%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:30
    VGKVictor OlofssonPP (Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore)snap0.08 xG
    CHI: Smith, Kaiser, Greene, LevshunovVGK: Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson, Eichel, Bowman
    CHI 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 15:22
    VGKTrevor Connelly (Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore)tip-in0.18 xG
    CHI: Cole, Donato, Nazar, Rinzel, LardisVGK: McNabb, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson, Connelly
    CHI 0 – 2 VGK

2nd period

  1. 12:23
    CHIJordan Greenway (Ryan Greene, Wyatt Kaiser)wrist0.09 xG
    CHI: Cole, Greenway, Smith, Kaiser, GreeneVGK: McNabb, Theodore, Olofsson, Eichel, Connelly
    CHI 1 – 2 VGK
  2. 15:12
    VGKJack Eichel (Ivan Barbashev, Brayden McNabb)snap0.41 xG
    CHI: Donato, Byram, Vlasic, Lardis, FrondellVGK: McNabb, Stone, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel
    CHI 1 – 3 VGK

3rd period

  1. 4:04
    CHIPatrick Kanewrist0.08 xG
    CHI: Kane, Bertuzzi, Kaiser, Rinzel, FrondellVGK: Dowd, Andersson, Wotherspoon, Bowman, Connelly
    CHI 2 – 3 VGK
  2. 4:43
    VGKNoah Hanifin (Nic Dowd, Marc Gatcomb)wrist0.19 xG
    CHI: Kane, Bertuzzi, Kaiser, Rinzel, FrondellVGK: Dowd, Hanifin, Lauzon, Howden, Gatcomb
    CHI 2 – 4 VGK
  3. 17:27
    VGKMark StoneEN (Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev)slap0.60 xG
    CHI: Kane, Bertuzzi, Byram, Nazar, Kantserov, FrondellVGK: McNabb, Stone, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel
    CHI 2 – 5 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Cole Smith RL1000+110.0010015:16——4846
Ryan Greene CL1011+110.0900014:43——5447
Jordan Greenway LL1101+150.3530014:08——6050
Patrick Kane RL2101-140.4020021:36——5245
Roman Kantserov RL2000-110.0630017:07——4527
Oliver Moore CL2000020.1400013:57——4334
Frank Nazar CL3000-230.2500018:01——5057
Ryan Donato CL3000-220.1200012:50——3013
Nick Lardis LL3000-220.0401011:44——207
Anton Frondell CL4000-210.0610017:40——2923
Tyler Bertuzzi LL4000-100.1110016:51——6059
Andrew Mangiapane LL4000010.171025:23——3841
Wyatt Kaiser DD1011+100.0002020:37——4542
Artyom Levshunov DD1000010.0911019:14——4543
Bowen Byram DD2000-200.1202025:08——5044
Alex Vlasic DD2000-100.0001020:01——3022
Sam Rinzel DD3000-120.0312018:16——5043
Ian Cole DD3000000.0001212:40——3521
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Spencer Knight(start)L36324.8893.6159:47

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mitch Marner RL1000040.4600021:21——5774
William Karlsson CL1000010.0200017:26——5774
Brett Howden CL1000+130.3620017:16——6397
Jack Eichel CL2123+120.6110018:00——5759
Mark Stone RL2101+210.6020017:11——6163
Ivan Barbashev LL2022+210.1320014:27——5354
Tomas Hertl CL3000+140.4520015:45——5881
Victor Olofsson LL3101020.1000013:57——5976
Trevor Connelly LL3101-140.4510011:22——5871
Nic Dowd CL4011000.0020012:37——5040
Braeden Bowman RL4000-110.3701010:58——4315
Marc Gatcomb CL4011+130.1880210:31——4242
Parker Wotherspoon DD1000-110.0310220:08——5346
Rasmus Andersson DD1000-120.0601018:46——4642
Noah Hanifin DD2101+130.2302018:51——5571
Jeremy Lauzon DD2000+130.0923017:20——5469
Shea Theodore DD3022+210.0201021:22——6074
Brayden McNabb DD3022+210.0400018:45——6670
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carter Hart(start)W26242.9232.0259:57

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Victor Olofsson (VGK PP) 1st 10:30 · assists Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore · Rush · passed in · 81.7 mph shot · 2.0 s from entry to goal.

Jordan Greenway · 2nd 12:23 · CHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
75.5 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Patrick Kane · 3rd 4:04 · CHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
33.7 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s

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Noah Hanifin · 3rd 4:43 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
50.5 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Mark Stone · 3rd 17:27 · VGK EN

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
36.7 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
7.8 s
Type
one-timer

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