Vegas Golden Knights vs. Seattle KrakenApr 9, 2026

Final / SOThursday, Apr 9, 2026· Climate Pledge Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	1	1	1	0	0	3		VGK	10	13	8	4	35
SEA	0	1	2	0	1	4		SEA	10	11	10	2	33

: VGK 65SEA 70
: VGK 3.55SEA 2.79
PP goals: VGK 1SEA 1
Hits: VGK 23SEA 20
Blocks: VGK 15SEA 13
PIM: VGK 2SEA 2
: VGK 48%SEA 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Seattle Kraken edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (SO)

Seattle Kraken beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in a shootout at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Schwartz–Stephenson–Kakko skated 13:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Mark Stone had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:13.Stone
Points
Vince Dunn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:50.Dunn
New line
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Stephenson–Kakko skated 13:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schwartz Stephenson Kakko
Usage
Rasmus Andersson (VGK) played 29:03, +5:55 up on his 23:08 season average over 80 games.Andersson
Goalie
Joey Daccord (SEA) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +7 against a season average of 27.8; the win.Daccord
New line
New look for SEA: Gaudreau–McCann–Winterton skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gaudreau McCann Winterton
New line
New look for SEA: Melanson–Fisker Molgaard–Catton skated 4:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Melanson Fisker Molgaard Catton
Goalie
Adin Hill (VGK) faced 33 shots and stopped 30 (.909), +11 against a season average of 21.7; the overtime loss.Hill

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)SEA attacks right (top on phones) →

SEA
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · SEA 70 · VGK 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SEA
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SEA 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 36% of the game, SEA 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

SEA

VGK

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

SEA 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
Stat	VGK	SEA
	67	76
	3.24	2.53
	3.16	2.49
	13	12
	7	8
	23	29
	+0.019	−0.019
	36%	26%

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

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
13:0846% CF
L2Marner – Howden – Dorofeyev
11:2332% CF
L3Saad – Hertl – Sissons
10:5360% CF
L4Dowd – Kolesar – Smith
9:4950% CF
D1Hanifin – Andersson
21:3038% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
15:5357% CF
D3Hutton – Lauzon
7:1241% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev
0:55100% CF
PK1FSissons – Smith
0:37
PK2FMarner – Howden
0:17
PK1DMcNabb – Lauzon
0:37

Current VGK line combinations →

Seattle Kraken

L1Eberle – McMann – Beniers
14:5474% CF
L2Schwartz – Stephenson – Kakko
13:5638% CF
L3Gaudreau – McCann – Winterton
7:3471% CF
L4Melanson – Fisker Molgaard – Catton
4:3643% CF
D1Larsson – Dunn
17:4059% CF
D2Montour – Mahura
13:4056% CF
D3Oleksiak – Evans
13:0954% CF

PP1Eberle – Stephenson – McCann – Dunn – Beniers
0:5975% CF
PK1FGaudreau – Winterton
0:55
PK1DLarsson – Oleksiak
0:55

Current SEA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Decided in the shootout: VGK 3 – 4 SEA.

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.18	0	0	2	21:19	—	—	48	58
Mark Stone R	L1	2	0	2	+1	4	0.63	1	3	0	20:13	—	—	43	58
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	+1	6	0.56	2	0	0	18:26	—	—	55	63
Mitch Marner R	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.12	0	0	0	19:18	—	—	29	54
Brett Howden C	L2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.42	0	0	0	15:34	—	—	39	59
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.28	0	1	0	15:30	—	—	37	56
Tomas Hertl C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.23	1	2	0	14:46	—	—	52	44
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:32	—	—	63	49
Brandon Saad L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	14:13	—	—	52	45
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	5	1	0	12:42	—	—	52	61
Cole Smith R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	12:05	—	—	47	66
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	2	0	0	12:05	—	—	50	62
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.14	1	3	0	29:03	—	—	40	45
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.17	0	1	0	24:50	—	—	42	45
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	0	1	0	23:32	—	—	50	66
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	1	1	0	20:05	—	—	67	76
Jeremy Lauzon D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	3	1	0	15:36	—	—	35	42
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	4	1	0	10:12	—	—	54	53

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	O	33	30	3	.909	2.79	65:00

Seattle Kraken

SEA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Matty Beniers C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.33	0	1	0	21:17	—	—	73	67
Jordan Eberle R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.22	1	0	0	20:05	—	—	75	68
Bobby McMann C	L1	1	0	1	+1	8	0.66	1	0	0	19:33	—	—	74	68
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.16	0	2	0	20:04	—	—	36	20
Kaapo Kakko R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.08	0	1	0	18:09	—	—	33	18
Jaden Schwartz L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:19	—	—	36	18
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	15:06	—	—	58	51
Ryan Winterton C	L3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.35	1	0	0	15:02	—	—	71	66
Jared McCann L	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.32	0	0	0	14:21	—	—	59	52
Berkly Catton C	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.25	0	0	0	11:01	—	—	25	28
Jacob Melanson R	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.08	6	1	0	9:01	—	—	64	55
Oscar Fisker Molgaard C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:01	—	—	55	37
Vince Dunn D	D1	0	2	2	0	2	0.12	1	3	0	22:50	—	—	57	45
Adam Larsson D	D1	0	1	1	0	4	0.07	1	0	0	21:23	—	—	61	52
Brandon Montour D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	5	2	2	24:09	—	—	48	35
Josh Mahura D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	16:04	—	—	52	38
Ryker Evans D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	2	0	22:30	—	—	50	56
Jamie Oleksiak D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	17:10	—	—	50	38

SEA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joey Daccord(start)	W	35	32	3	.914	3.55	65:00

Goal anatomy

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

Mark Stone (VGK PP) 2nd 0:55 · assists Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl · Cycle · 5.1 mph shot.

Mark Stone · 2nd 0:55 · VGK PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 5.1 mph
Distance: 6 ft

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Brett Howden · 3rd 1:11 · VGK

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 14.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s
Type: rebound

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Mark Stone · 1st 10:04 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 42.1 mph
Distance: 17 ft

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Jared McCann · 2nd 17:54 · SEA PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 6 (royal road)
Shot: 71.4 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Type: one-timer

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Berkly Catton · 3rd 6:11 · SEA

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 38.4 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Bobby McMann · 3rd 9:16 · SEA

Play: cycle
Passes: 1
Shot: 57.8 mph
Distance: 32 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Seattle KrakenApr 9, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Seattle Kraken edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (SO)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

Seattle Kraken

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Seattle Kraken

Goal anatomy

Mark Stone · 2nd 0:55 · VGK PP

Brett Howden · 3rd 1:11 · VGK

Mark Stone · 1st 10:04 · VGK

Jared McCann · 2nd 17:54 · SEA PP

Berkly Catton · 3rd 6:11 · SEA

Bobby McMann · 3rd 9:16 · SEA