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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles KingsJan 14, 2026

Final / OT· Crypto.com Arena
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VGK
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LAK
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VGK01113VGK5147127
LAK00202LAK987024
VGK 43LAK 61
VGK 1.98LAK 2.41
PP goals
VGK 1LAK 0
Hits
VGK 20LAK 24
Blocks
VGK 20LAK 13
PIM
VGK 2LAK 4
VGK 43%LAK 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at LAK. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:05 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:01.Eichel
  2. Points
    Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:25.Fiala
  3. Points
    Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.Stone
  4. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:05 together.StoneHertlEichelMarnerDorofeyev
  5. New line
    New look for VGK: Hertl–Kolesar–Bowman skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HertlKolesarBowman
  6. Usage
    Jacob Moverare (LAK) played 0:22, −9:01 down on his 9:23 season average over 14 games.Moverare
  7. New line
    New look for VGK: Sissons–Reinhardt–Holtz skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SissonsReinhardtHoltz
  8. Usage
    Alex Turcotte (LAK) played 14:47, +4:01 up on his 10:46 season average over 61 games.Turcotte

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 LAK: 104 attempts, 51 on goal, 5 goals, 4.39 expected goals; best chance Kevin Fiala at 0.56 xG.

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

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · LAK 61 · VGK 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at LAK: expected goals 2.41 to 1.98 (LAK led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 43, 5 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.02.51st2nd3rdOTLAKVGKBFMCSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:25
  • LAK
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTBowman · 2nd 3:56Fiala · 3rd 6:24Marner · 3rd 12:07Clarke · 3rd 18:33Stone · OT 0:25
  • LAK 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 30% of the game, LAK 39%.

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 LAK: 38 players over 60:25; most ice Darcy Kuemper (60:12) for LAK and Akira Schmid (60:19) for VGK, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, LAK rows versus VGK columns: 226 matchups; most common Anderson vs Eichel, 10:28 at 37% xGF.

LAK ↓ · VGK →StoneEichelBarbashevHertlBowmanKolesarMarnerDorofeyevSmithSissonsReinhardtHoltzTheodoreLauzonHanifinWhitecloudKorczakHuttonL1 FialaL1 KuzmenkoL1 TurcotteL2 ByfieldL2 FoegeleL2 WardL3 LaferriereL3 KempeL3 MalottD1 DoughtyD1 AndersonD2 DumoulinD2 CeciD3 ClarkeD3 Edmundson
LAK 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
StatVGKLAK
4464
1.852.32
1.782.08
813
72
2823
−0.006+0.006
30%39%

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 →

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

  1. 3:56
    VGKBraeden Bowman (Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore)wrist0.19 xG
    VGK: Stone, Theodore, Eichel, Lauzon, BowmanLAK: Dumoulin, Ceci, Lee, Byfield, Helenius
    VGK 1 – 0 LAK

3rd period

  1. 6:24
    LAKKevin Fiala (Alex Turcotte, Andrei Kuzmenko)snap0.56 xG
    VGK: Smith, Hanifin, Marner, Whitecloud, DorofeyevLAK: Edmundson, Fiala, Turcotte, Clarke, Kuzmenko
    VGK 1 – 1 LAK
  2. 12:07
    VGKMitch MarnerPP (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)wrist0.13 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner, DorofeyevLAK: Edmundson, Anderson, Byfield, Laferriere
    VGK 2 – 1 LAK
  3. 18:33
    LAKBrandt Clarke (Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala)wrist0.08 xG
    VGK: Stone, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, LauzonLAK: Doughty, Fiala, Kempe, Byfield, Clarke, Kuzmenko
    VGK 2 – 2 LAK

OT period

  1. 0:25
    VGKMark Stone (Jack Eichel)wrist0.25 xG
    VGK: Stone, Theodore, EichelLAK: Doughty, Fiala, Byfield
    VGK 3 – 2 LAK

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+130.3800019:58——3250
Jack Eichel CL1033+140.2412219:01——3653
Ivan Barbashev LL1000-110.0102018:21——3653
Tomas Hertl CL2000020.1800015:34——6479
Braeden Bowman RL2101+120.2800013:46——7189
Keegan Kolesar RL2000000.0070013:41——7090
Mitch Marner RL3101-140.2401016:35——3618
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3000-110.0400016:02——3317
Reilly Smith RL3000-100.0000014:02——3117
Colton Sissons CL4000030.3222012:59——4253
Cole Reinhardt LL4000010.0040012:04——4741
Alexander Holtz RL4000000.0001010:54——4131
Shea Theodore DD1011+120.0101023:37——6478
Jeremy Lauzon DD1000000.0031021:59——6483
Noah Hanifin DD2000-100.0015021:03——3322
Zach Whitecloud DD2000-100.0010020:44——3013
Kaedan Korczak DD3000020.2313015:56——3669
Ben Hutton DD3000020.0402013:05——3855
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira Schmid(start)W24222.9172.4160:19

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kevin Fiala LL1112+130.6902222:25——6565
Andrei Kuzmenko LL1011+210.1700017:44——6264
Alex Turcotte CL1011+120.1431014:47——6066
Quinton Byfield RL2000-100.1610020:32——5046
Warren Foegele LL2000010.0800015:53——5358
Taylor Ward RL2000010.1810014:31——5649
Alex Laferriere RL3000030.2041020:28——7154
Adrian Kempe RL3011+140.2501219:33——6853
Jeff Malott LL3000020.1431013:18——6763
Drew Doughty DD1000020.0600023:29——5934
Mikey Anderson DD1000000.0001022:11——5832
Brian Dumoulin DD2000-120.0300017:21——4623
Cody Ceci DD2000-100.0000016:15——5033
Brandt Clarke DD3101+230.2503019:34——6876
Joel Edmundson DD3000+100.0030018:51——6782
Andre Lee L—000-100.0761012:08——3928
Samuel Helenius C—000-100.003109:22——3615
Jacob Moverare D—000000.000100:22——0—
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)O27243.8891.9860:12

Goal anatomy

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

Braeden Bowman (VGK) 2nd 3:56 · assists Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore · Forecheck turnover · 28.6 mph shot.

Kevin Fiala · 3rd 6:24 · LAK

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
53.4 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
7.6 s
Type
rebound

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Mitch Marner · 3rd 12:07 · VGK PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
65.1 mph
Distance
27 ft

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Mark Stone · OT 0:25 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
47.9 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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