Vegas Golden Knights vs. Detroit Red WingsMar 4, 2026

Final / OTWednesday, Mar 4, 2026· Little Caesars Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VGK	1	0	2	1	4		VGK	7	8	8	2	25
DET	3	0	0	0	3		DET	11	7	7	1	26

: VGK 58DET 52
: VGK 3.40DET 2.94
PP goals: VGK 1DET 0
Hits: VGK 19DET 11
Blocks: VGK 10DET 16
PIM: VGK 8DET 4
: VGK 45%DET 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in overtime at DET. Mitch Marner (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for VGK: Sissons–Kolesar–Smith skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:59.Marner
Points
Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:39.DeBrincat
Points
Simon Edvinsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:03.Edvinsson
Points
Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:33.Hertl
Points
Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:28.Andersson
New line
New look for VGK: Sissons–Kolesar–Smith skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sissons Kolesar Smith
Usage
Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET) played 9:37, −6:42 down on his 16:19 season average over 67 games.Sandin-Pellikka
New line
New look for VGK: Saad–Hertl–Reinhardt skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Saad Hertl Reinhardt

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

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DET
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · DET 52 · VGK 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DET
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DET 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 44% of the game, DET 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DET

VGK

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

DET 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	DET
	60	42
	3.20	2.00
	3.07	1.94
	22	10
	5	6
	16	14
	−0.018	+0.018
	44%	23%

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

L1Barbashev – Eichel – Bowman
14:4674% CF
L2Sissons – Kolesar – Smith
8:2256% CF
L3Smith – Marner – Dorofeyev
6:3364% CF
L4Saad – Hertl – Reinhardt
6:2723% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
16:3252% CF
D2Hanifin – Korczak
11:4453% CF
D3Andersson – Lauzon
10:0872% CF

PP1Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev – Bowman
1:46100% CF
PP2Hertl – Sissons – Theodore – Andersson – Eichel
0:14
PK1FSissons – Smith
3:17
PK2FEichel – Marner
2:40
PK1DAndersson – Lauzon
3:01
PK2DMcNabb – Theodore
2:48

Current VGK line combinations →

Detroit Red Wings

L1Kane – Larkin – Rasmussen
13:4136% CF
L2Copp – DeBrincat – Raymond
12:4135% CF
L3Appleton – Kasper – Finnie
9:3165% CF
L4van Riemsdyk – Compher – Shine
6:3330% CF
D1Seider – Edvinsson
19:0439% CF
D2Chiarot – Bernard-Docker
15:4544% CF
D3Johansson – Sandin-Pellikka
6:5750% CF

PP1Kane – Larkin – DeBrincat – Seider – Raymond
5:3386% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Copp – Johansson – Kasper – Sandin-Pellikka
1:41100% CF
PK1FCopp – Compher
0:49
PK2FRasmussen – Finnie
0:47
PK1DSeider – Edvinsson
1:03
PK2DChiarot – Bernard-Docker
0:33

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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	0	0	0	4	0.58	1	1	0	23:45	—	—	70	65
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.36	0	0	0	18:30	—	—	75	83
Braeden Bowman R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.57	3	1	0	17:53	—	—	74	74
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	1	0	0	15:23	—	—	56	50
Cole Smith R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	1	0	0	14:13	—	—	57	48
Keegan Kolesar R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	12:06	—	—	58	48
Mitch Marner R	L3	1	2	3	+2	1	0.65	1	0	0	19:59	—	—	67	77
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.12	1	0	0	15:48	—	—	63	62
Reilly Smith R	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	9:12	—	—	50	43
Tomas Hertl C	L4	1	1	2	-1	2	0.26	1	1	4	16:33	—	—	35	47
Brandon Saad L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	0	0	8:22	—	—	31	37
Cole Reinhardt L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	3	0	0	7:51	—	—	25	24
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.10	0	3	2	24:13	—	—	51	61
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	0	0	20:48	—	—	52	58
Noah Hanifin D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.04	0	1	0	20:30	—	—	59	50
Kaedan Korczak D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	0	0	13:32	—	—	57	55
Rasmus Andersson D	D3	0	2	2	0	1	0.01	0	3	0	23:28	—	—	71	77
Jeremy Lauzon D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	2	0	0	16:46	—	—	67	70

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	W	26	23	3	.885	2.94	62:11

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Dylan Larkin C	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.37	0	0	2	21:32	—	—	34	22
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.32	0	2	0	20:57	—	—	40	37
Michael Rasmussen C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	1	0	16:09	—	—	36	27
Lucas Raymond L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.28	0	1	0	21:18	—	—	35	45
Alex DeBrincat R	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.27	0	1	0	20:39	—	—	35	45
Andrew Copp C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.35	0	2	0	18:54	—	—	36	43
Marco Kasper C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	14:01	—	—	65	62
Emmitt Finnie C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.12	1	0	0	13:22	—	—	61	62
Mason Appleton C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.34	0	0	0	12:03	—	—	65	62
J.T. Compher L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:05	—	—	35	22
James van Riemsdyk L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	9:39	—	—	36	23
Dominik Shine R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:03	—	—	27	6
Moritz Seider D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.29	2	2	0	28:40	—	—	39	30
Simon Edvinsson D	D1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.21	1	4	2	24:03	—	—	39	32
Ben Chiarot D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	1	0	22:40	—	—	37	46
Jacob Bernard-Docker D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:59	—	—	45	61
Albert Johansson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	13:55	—	—	47	54
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.16	1	0	0	9:37	—	—	55	48

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	O	25	21	4	.840	3.40	62:08

Goal anatomy

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

Reilly Smith (VGK) 1st 1:50 · assists Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev · Odd-man rush · loose puck · 3-on-1 at the blue line · 38.4 mph shot · 5.6 s from entry to goal.

Reilly Smith · 1st 1:50 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 38.4 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Entry to goal: 5.6 s
Type: one-timer

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Emmitt Finnie · 1st 5:58 · DET

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 15.4 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Type: deflection

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Simon Edvinsson · 1st 15:15 · DET

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 42.5 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 4.9 s

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Alex DeBrincat · 1st 16:14 · DET

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 57.4 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 3.8 s

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Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 11:37 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.1 mph
Distance: 4 ft

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Mitch Marner · 3rd 16:36 · VGK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.0 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Tomas Hertl · OT 2:11 · VGK PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 47.2 mph
Distance: 11 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. Detroit Red WingsMar 4, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Vegas Golden Knights edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

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

Detroit Red Wings

Scoring summary

1st period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Detroit Red Wings

Goal anatomy

Reilly Smith · 1st 1:50 · VGK

Emmitt Finnie · 1st 5:58 · DET

Simon Edvinsson · 1st 15:15 · DET

Alex DeBrincat · 1st 16:14 · DET

Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 11:37 · VGK

Mitch Marner · 3rd 16:36 · VGK

Tomas Hertl · OT 2:11 · VGK PP