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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary FlamesDec 20, 2025

Final· Scotiabank Saddledome
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VGK
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CGY
6
Goals123TShots123T
VGK1113VGK792137
CGY3216CGY1110526
VGK 71CGY 55
VGK 3.69CGY 3.66
PP goals
VGK 1CGY 0
Hits
VGK 27CGY 14
Blocks
VGK 13CGY 12
PIM
VGK 5CGY 9
VGK 48%CGY 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 at home. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:27 together.

  1. Points
    Mikael Backlund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:24.Backlund
  2. Points
    Connor Zary had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:14.Zary
  3. Points
    MacKenzie Weegar had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:51.Weegar
  4. Points
    Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:41.Stone
  5. Points
    Blake Coleman had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.Coleman
  6. Points
    Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:01.Marner
  7. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:27 together.StoneHertlHanifinMarnerDorofeyev
  8. Luck
    CGY scored 6 goals on 3.66 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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, VGK at CGY: 126 attempts, 63 on goal, 9 goals, 7.35 expected goals; best chance Jonathan Huberdeau at 0.94 xG.

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

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · CGY 55 · VGK 71

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at CGY: expected goals 3.66 to 3.69 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 71, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCGYVGKBKSLBFKSHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CGY
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CGYVGKcontrol2nd3rdBacklund · 1st 3:54Klapka · 1st 8:42Smith · 1st 10:03Lomberg · 1st 15:45Backlund · 2nd 8:38Farabee · 2nd 12:21Korczak · 2nd 14:34Stone · 3rd 16:03Huberdeau · 3rd 19:15
  • CGY pressure
  • VGK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 32% of the game, CGY 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at CGY: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Devin Cooley (60:00) for CGY and Akira Schmid (58:41) for VGK, 9 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, CGY rows versus VGK columns: 250 matchups; most common Backlund vs Marner, 12:41 at 53% xGF.

CGY ↓ · VGK →StoneHowdenSmithKolesarReinhardtSissonsBarbashevSaadBowmanMarnerHertlDorofeyevKorczakMcNabbHanifinWhitecloudHuttonLauzonL1 BacklundL1 ColemanL1 ZaryL2 SharangovichL2 FarabeeL2 KadriL3 HuberdeauL3 FrostL3 CoronatoL4 KlapkaL4 LombergL4 BeecherD1 WeegarD1 KuznetsovD2 BahlD2 AnderssonD3 BrzustewiczD3 Hanley
CGY 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
StatVGKCGY
7262
3.603.02
3.392.82
1916
66
1623
−0.038+0.038
32%32%

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.

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Calgary Flames

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:54
    CGYMikael Backlund (Blake Coleman, Connor Zary)snap0.32 xG
    VGK: Hutton, Barbashev, Lauzon, Marner, BowmanCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Bahl, Zary
    VGK 0 – 1 CGY
  2. 8:42
    CGYAdam Klapka (Yan Kuznetsov, MacKenzie Weegar)deflected0.49 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Saad, Hertl, Korczak, DorofeyevCGY: Kadri, Weegar, Sharangovich, Kuznetsov, Klapka
    VGK 0 – 2 CGY
  3. 10:03
    VGKReilly Smith (Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud)backhand0.23 xG
    VGK: Smith, Stone, Hanifin, Howden, WhitecloudCGY: Huberdeau, Andersson, Frost, Bahl, Coronato
    VGK 1 – 2 CGY
  4. 15:45
    CGYRyan Lomberg (Connor Zary, John Beecher)wrist0.19 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stone, Howden, Whitecloud, ReinhardtCGY: Weegar, Lomberg, Beecher, Zary, Kuznetsov
    VGK 1 – 3 CGY

2nd period

  1. 8:38
    CGYMikael Backlund (MacKenzie Weegar, Connor Zary)backhand0.23 xG
    VGK: Smith, Hanifin, Marner, Howden, WhitecloudCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Weegar, Bahl, Zary
    VGK 1 – 4 CGY
  2. 12:21
    CGYJoel FarabeeSH (MacKenzie Weegar)wrist0.20 xG
    VGK: Smith, Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, MarnerCGY: Andersson, Farabee, Beecher, Kuznetsov
    VGK 1 – 5 CGY
  3. 14:34
    VGKKaedan Korczak (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl)snap0.15 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Hertl, Marner, Korczak, DorofeyevCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Weegar, Zary, Kuznetsov
    VGK 2 – 5 CGY

3rd period

  1. 16:03
    VGKMark StonePP (Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner)other0.10 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, Marner, DorofeyevCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Bahl
    VGK 3 – 5 CGY
  2. 19:15
    CGYJonathan HuberdeauEN (Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman)wrist0.94 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Barbashev, Hanifin, Marner, DorofeyevCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Huberdeau, Andersson, Bahl
    VGK 3 – 6 CGY

Box score

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

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mark Stone RL1112-230.1600015:41——6157
Brett Howden CL1000-110.0120013:51——5447
Reilly Smith RL1101-120.5202013:46——5651
Keegan Kolesar RL2000010.0881013:12——4672
Cole Reinhardt LL2000-110.1011012:39——2733
Colton Sissons CL2000020.0421012:32——5277
Ivan Barbashev LL3000-230.2430016:56——4133
Brandon Saad LL3000-140.5000016:16——6165
Braeden Bowman RL3000-110.0700014:47——4037
Mitch Marner RL4022-310.1000019:01——5747
Tomas Hertl CL4011-260.8200018:59——6366
Pavel Dorofeyev RL4000-110.3411017:20——6363
Kaedan Korczak DD1101030.3710021:08——7175
Brayden McNabb DD1000-110.1410017:57——7268
Noah Hanifin DD2011-240.0610024:39——6055
Zach Whitecloud DD2011-110.1221019:44——4752
Ben Hutton DD3000-120.0113019:20——4430
Jeremy Lauzon DD3000-100.0143513:31——2930
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira Schmid(start)L25205.8002.7258:41

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mikael Backlund CL1213+250.7900019:24——3946
Blake Coleman LL1022+220.0700017:00——5056
Connor Zary CL1033+210.1801016:14——4751
Yegor Sharangovich CL2000+110.1502016:36——4650
Joel Farabee LL2101+120.2512016:29——4624
Nazem Kadri CL2000+100.0001015:33——5552
Jonathan Huberdeau LL3101020.9910015:00——4636
Morgan Frost CL3000-120.0600213:45——4839
Matt Coronato RL3000-110.3300013:13——3937
Adam Klapka RL4101+110.4960012:47——4847
Ryan Lomberg LL4101+110.1800510:50——4744
John Beecher CL4011+210.0400010:36——4644
MacKenzie Weegar DD1033+220.0133022:51——3750
Yan Kuznetsov DD1011+200.0220222:38——3240
Kevin Bahl DD2000+210.0100023:24——4949
Rasmus Andersson DD2000+210.0112022:43——4747
Hunter Brzustewicz DD3000030.0700014:39——6434
Joel Hanley DD3000000.0001014:05——6951
CGY goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Devin Cooley(start)W37343.9193.6960:00

Goal anatomy

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

Mark Stone (VGK PP) 3rd 16:03 · assists Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner · Forecheck turnover · 10.0 mph shot.

Mikael Backlund · 1st 3:54 · CGY

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
22.7 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s
Type
rebound

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Reilly Smith · 1st 10:03 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
31.2 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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Ryan Lomberg · 1st 15:45 · CGY

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
4
Shot
40.4 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Joel Farabee · 2nd 12:21 · CGY SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
40.5 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s

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Kaedan Korczak · 2nd 14:34 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
2
Shot
50.4 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
4.2 s

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