Edgehalla

Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 8, 2025

Final / SO· T-Mobile Arena
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LAK
6
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VGK
5
Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
LAK212016LAK1068226
VGK032005VGK7169335
LAK 46VGK 70
LAK 2.28VGK 3.10
PP goals
LAK 1VGK 2
Hits
LAK 37VGK 36
Blocks
LAK 18VGK 14
PIM
LAK 13VGK 6
LAK 38%VGK 62%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings edge Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 in a shootout at VGK. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 3A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 4:46 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 22:04.Eichel
  2. Points
    Pavel Dorofeyev had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:14.Dorofeyev
  3. Points
    Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:52.Kuzmenko
  4. Points
    Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:50.Barbashev
  5. Points
    Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:49.Byfield
  6. Points
    Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:54.Stone
  7. Points
    Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:48.Marner
  8. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 4:46 together.StoneHertlEichelMarnerDorofeyev

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, LAK at VGK: 116 attempts, 61 on goal, 10 goals, 5.38 expected goals; best chance Trevor Moore at 0.35 xG.

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

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · VGK 70 · LAK 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, LAK at VGK: expected goals 3.10 to 2.28 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 46, 10 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTVGKLAKKBDMDDEBMCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:58
  • VGK
  • LAK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKLAKcontrol2nd3rdOTKuzmenko · 1st 4:41Byfield · 1st 11:57Dorofeyev · 2nd 2:10Malott · 2nd 13:41Dorofeyev · 2nd 17:32Dorofeyev · 2nd 19:14Eichel · 3rd 5:06Barbashev · 3rd 8:43Moore · 3rd 11:39Clarke · 3rd 14:00
  • VGK pressure
  • LAK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: LAK 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, LAK at VGK: 38 players over 64:58; most ice Adin Hill (64:53) for VGK and Anton Forsberg (64:23) for LAK, 10 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

VGK skaters (rows) against LAK 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 LAK columns: 250 matchups; most common Theodore vs Doughty, 10:56 at 58% xGF.

VGK ↓ · LAK →DanaultMooreFoegeleByfieldFialaLaferriereKempeKopitarKuzmenkoArmiaTurcotteMalottDoughtyAndersonDumoulinCeciEdmundsonClarkeL1 MarnerL1 EichelL1 BarbashevL2 DorofeyevL2 HertlL2 SaadL3 HowdenL3 SissonsL3 KolesarL4 StoneL4 KarlssonL4 SmithD1 HanifinD1 WhitecloudD2 TheodoreD2 McNabbD3 LauzonD3 Korczak
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
StatLAKVGK
4464
1.752.16
1.752.12
812
47
2029
−0.097+0.098
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.

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:41
    LAKAndrei KuzmenkoPP (Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala)snap0.10 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe, Byfield, KuzmenkoVGK: Sissons, Hanifin, Howden, Whitecloud
    LAK 1 – 0 VGK
  2. 11:57
    LAKQuinton Byfieldbackhand0.20 xG
    LAK: Edmundson, Danault, Byfield, Malott, ClarkeVGK: Saad, Hertl, Lauzon, Korczak, Dorofeyev
    LAK 2 – 0 VGK

2nd period

  1. 2:10
    VGKPavel Dorofeyevsnap0.03 xG
    LAK: Dumoulin, Danault, Ceci, Foegele, MooreVGK: Saad, Hertl, Lauzon, Korczak, Dorofeyev
    LAK 2 – 1 VGK
  2. 13:41
    LAKJeff Malott (Joel Armia, Alex Turcotte)deflected0.19 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Armia, Anderson, Turcotte, MalottVGK: McNabb, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore, Barbashev
    LAK 3 – 1 VGK
  3. 17:32
    VGKPavel DorofeyevPP (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)snap0.14 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Danault, Moore, AndersonVGK: Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev
    LAK 3 – 2 VGK
  4. 19:14
    VGKPavel DorofeyevPP (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)snap0.20 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Anderson, ByfieldVGK: Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev
    LAK 3 – 3 VGK

3rd period

  1. 5:06
    VGKJack Eichel (Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev)slap0.07 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Fiala, Anderson, Byfield, LaferriereVGK: Barbashev, Eichel, Lauzon, Marner, Korczak
    LAK 3 – 4 VGK
  2. 8:43
    VGKIvan Barbashev (Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner)snap0.17 xG
    LAK: Dumoulin, Ceci, Fiala, Byfield, LaferriereVGK: Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel, Marner, Whitecloud
    LAK 3 – 5 VGK
  3. 11:39
    LAKTrevor MooreSH (Phillip Danault, Drew Doughty)wrist0.35 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Danault, Moore, AndersonVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Theodore, Barbashev, Hanifin
    LAK 4 – 5 VGK
  4. 14:00
    LAKBrandt Clarke (Quinton Byfield, Andrei Kuzmenko)wrist0.22 xG
    LAK: Edmundson, Byfield, Laferriere, Clarke, KuzmenkoVGK: Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Hanifin, Whitecloud
    LAK 5 – 5 VGK

Decided in the shootout: LAK 6 – 5 VGK.

Box score

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

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Phillip Danault CL1011+120.0710018:26——3831
Trevor Moore LL1101010.3500016:42——265
Warren Foegele LL1000-100.0020014:25——3313
Quinton Byfield RL2112030.3311219:49——4251
Kevin Fiala LL2011-210.1410018:41——3324
Alex Laferriere RL2000-110.1981216:28——4748
Adrian Kempe RL3000040.1622018:04——3334
Anze Kopitar CL3011000.0223016:41——3536
Andrei Kuzmenko LL3112+120.2920015:52——4146
Joel Armia RL4011+130.181009:51——6992
Alex Turcotte CL4011+100.000157:08——6293
Jeff Malott LL4101+210.193006:41——5775
Drew Doughty DD1011+110.0133225:48——2733
Mikey Anderson DD1000+100.0042023:29——3243
Brian Dumoulin DD2000-220.0421021:11——4621
Cody Ceci DD2000-240.0913019:37——3519
Joel Edmundson DD3000+200.0030219:17——5460
Brandt Clarke DD3101+210.2211015:20——5074
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Anton Forsberg(start)W35305.8573.1064:23

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mitch Marner RL1022+230.1211022:48——5979
Jack Eichel CL1134+250.6010022:04——6080
Ivan Barbashev LL1112020.2450015:50——5257
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2303050.5801020:14——6267
Tomas Hertl CL2000020.3350019:30——6367
Brandon Saad LL2000000.0001011:40——6766
Brett Howden CL3000000.1330013:23——5756
Colton Sissons CL3000010.1622211:23——5957
Keegan Kolesar RL3000000.0030010:47——5254
Mark Stone RL4022-230.3201017:54——6338
William Karlsson CL4000-350.1710216:39——5633
Reilly Smith RL4000-210.0011012:49——6143
Noah Hanifin DD1000-130.0920024:00——6051
Zach Whitecloud DD1000000.0031020:11——5951
Shea Theodore DD2000-230.2401024:23——5759
Brayden McNabb DD2000-100.0114018:19——5259
Jeremy Lauzon DD3000+110.1060014:26——6557
Kaedan Korczak DD3000+110.0121214:25——6353
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)O26215.8082.2864:53

Goal anatomy

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

Andrei Kuzmenko (LAK PP) 1st 4:41 · assists Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-1 at the blue line · 76.5 mph shot · 4.0 s from entry to goal.

Andrei Kuzmenko · 1st 4:41 · LAK PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
76.5 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s

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Jeff Malott · 2nd 13:41 · LAK

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
16.5 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 5:06 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
80.1 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s
Type
one-timer

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Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 8:43 · VGK

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
52.0 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Trevor Moore · 3rd 11:39 · LAK SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
38.0 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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