C · VGK · NHL id 8476881
Tomas Hertl has played 1 game for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 15:45 a night (11:51 at even strength, 3:47 on the power play and 0:07 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 87% of his 5v5 minutes with Victor Olofsson and 78% with Trevor Connelly in his only game so far, and the Golden Knights have controlled 58% of shot attempts with Hertl on the ice (1-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Golden Knights' most recent game against CHI he was on L3 with Victor Olofsson and Trevor Connelly and on PP1.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs CHI, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 4.83 (was 3.10)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 15:45 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 5 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at VGK: 5 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.45 expected goals; best chance Tomas Hertl at 0.25 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 58 points vs 64.6 expected
Last 20 games: -89. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.9%
- 94.8
- 56.3%
- G vs xG
- 24 / 32.3
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:59 a game, 1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.075 xG per attempt lately vs 0.108 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals2479th of 715
- Assists34100th of 715
- Points5891st of 715
- Power-play points2633rd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal20253rd of 715
- Hits114141st of 715
- Blocked shots45288th of 715
- Plus/minus−17657th of 715
- Penalty minutes39197th of 715
- Faceoffs won72012th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)56.2%46th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)55.5%56th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)55.2%92nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.7%109th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)59.2%20th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)56.7%45th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.17222nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.010164th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.17672nd of 719
- Faceoff win %57.8%15th of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.09614th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game17:02292nd of 715
- Power-play time per game3:2438th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %61.8%125th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.06248th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO948692nd of 719
- Goals above expected−8.3712th of 715
- Luck Meter−63797th of 828
- Ascension score52143rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.0479th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts60359th of 715
- Hardest shot89.5280th of 715
- Offensive-zone time47.7%12th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.021
- Season net
- −0.35xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.095
- Season
- +1.19G
- 57.8%1245 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 390-269 · NZ 169-133 · DZ 161-123
- Per 60
- 1.17
- Attempts
- 20
- 0.065
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved down to L4 from L3Jun 9, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jun 6, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Feb 5, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Dec 29, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Jan 4, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 2, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 2, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Jan 20, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2026 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 30.5 | — | |
| Jun 2, 2026 @ CAR | Cycle | — | 3 | 64.9 | — | |
| May 24, 2026 vs COL | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 49.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| May 12, 2026 vs ANA | Rebound | — | 0 | 5.1 | rebound | |
| May 10, 2026 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 29.9 | 5-on-2, one-timer | |
| Mar 4, 2026 @ DET | Cycle | — | 3* | 47.2 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2026 @ WSH | Deflection | — | 6* | 25.6 | one-timer | |
| Feb 1, 2026 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 38.8 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2026 @ BOS | Rebound | — | 0 | 45.0 | rebound | |
| Jan 19, 2026 vs PHI | Deflection | carry | 2* | 37.5 | 3-on-2, deflection | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 32.8 | one-timer | |
| Jan 11, 2026 @ SJS | Cycle | — | 3* | 55.5 | one-timer | |
| Jan 11, 2026 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 7.2 | — | |
| Jan 6, 2026 @ WPG | Deflection | — | 1 | 3.1 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 35.0 | — | |
| Dec 21, 2025 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 58.7 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2025 @ NYR | Rebound | — | 0 | 31.2 | rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2025 @ NJD | Deflection | — | 4* | 56.7 | deflection | |
| Nov 29, 2025 vs SJS | Deflection | — | 4* | 47.4 | deflection | |
| Nov 29, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 52.0 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 @ ANA | Deflection | — | 1 | 13.0 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 @ STL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 62.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 13, 2025 vs NYI | Rebound | — | 0 | 30.2 | rebound | |
| Nov 10, 2025 vs FLA | Rebound | — | 0 | 41.5 | rebound | |
| Oct 31, 2025 vs COL | Cycle | — | 3* | 13.8 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ CAR | Point shot | — | 1 | 56.3 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 vs CGY | Cycle | — | 5* | 50.2 | one-timer | |
| Oct 16, 2025 vs BOS | Deflection | — | 0 | 4.9 | rebound | |
| Oct 14, 2025 @ CGY | Cycle | loose | 2* | 48.6 | — | |
| Apr 26, 2025 @ MIN | Deflection | — | 3* | 12.9 | — | |
| Apr 22, 2025 vs MIN | Rebound | pass | 2 | 11.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Apr 20, 2025 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 55.4 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2025 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 35.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 23, 2025 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 72.8 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs DET | Rebound | — | 3* | 47.5 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs DET | Deflection | — | 3* | 43.2 | deflection | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs DET | Cycle | — | 4 | 32.4 | one-timer | |
| Mar 9, 2025 vs LAK | Rebound | — | 4 | 35.7 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 9, 2025 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 33.9 | one-timer | |
| Mar 9, 2025 vs LAK | Cycle | — | 3 | 50.9 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Hertl
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Hertl apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Olofsson | RW | 1 | 10:18 | 87% | 60.0% | 100% (1-0) | 0.0% 1:33 | 50.0% 2:11 |
| Trevor Connelly | LW | 1 | 9:17 | 78% | 63.6% | 100% (1-0) | 25.0% 2:34 | 0.0% 0:57 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | 1 | 4:55 | 41% | 45.5% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 6:56 | 59.3% 11:55 |
| Shea Theodore | D | 1 | 4:39 | 39% | 63.6% | 100% (1-0) | 53.3% 7:12 | 57.9% 11:42 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 1 | 4:27 | 38% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 64.7% 7:24 | 57.7% 10:52 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | 1 | 4:04 | 34% | 70.0% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 7:47 | 63.2% 12:33 |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | 1 | 2:53 | 24% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 8:58 | 43.5% 14:24 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 1 | 2:45 | 23% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 55.0% 9:06 | 50.0% 16:22 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 15:45 | 11:51 | 3:47 | 0:07 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 19 | 13 | 59.4% | 59.3% | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:51 | 11:51 | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | 57.1% | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.2 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:51 | 11:51 | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | 57.1% | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 3:47 | 3:47 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.4 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:07 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 1 | 3:47 | 3:47 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.4 | 0.1 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | VGK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 15:45 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | VGK | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 6 | 39 | 12.8% | 46 | 7 | 13:35 |
| 2025-26 | VGK | 82 | 24 | 34 | 58 | -17 | 39 | 202 | 11.9% | 114 | 45 | 17:02 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | VGK | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 28 | 10.7% | 35 | 4 | 18:17 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 73 | 32 | 29 | 61 | -3 | 20 | 177 | 18.1% | 99 | 56 | 17:07 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VGK | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 14 | 7.1% | 27 | 4 | 18:33 |
| 2023-24 | VGK, SJS | 54 | 17 | 21 | 38 | -28 | 22 | 124 | 13.7% | 59 | 49 | 20:29 |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 79 | 22 | 41 | 63 | -36 | 42 | 183 | 12.0% | 91 | 57 | 19:17 |
| 2021-22 | SJS | 82 | 30 | 34 | 64 | -9 | 30 | 205 | 14.6% | 105 | 57 | 19:56 |
| 2020-21 | SJS | 50 | 19 | 24 | 43 | +1 | 27 | 112 | 17.0% | 39 | 39 | 19:08 |
| 2019-20 | SJS | 48 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -18 | 16 | 117 | 13.7% | 29 | 25 | 18:27 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | SJS | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | +2 | 4 | 59 | 16.9% | 19 | 16 | 21:52 |
| 2018-19 | SJS | 77 | 35 | 39 | 74 | +5 | 18 | 176 | 19.9% | 53 | 64 | 19:01 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | SJS | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +2 | 8 | 34 | 17.6% | 17 | 8 | 20:09 |
| 2017-18 | SJS | 79 | 22 | 24 | 46 | -2 | 41 | 175 | 12.6% | 84 | 71 | 18:06 |
Tomas Hertl news
- Tomas Hertl StatsNHL.com
- Tomas Hertl HomeNHL.com
- Vegas Golden Knights Depth SUFFERS-Will William Karlsson & Tomas Hertl FILL Critical Gaps?WUSA9
- Tomas Hertl Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Vegas Golden Knights Fantasy Outlook REVEALED-Why Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl IMPRESSWUSA9
- Here's a Vegas Golden Knights ode to everyone's favorite turtle, Tomas HertlVegas Hockey Knight
- Tomas Hertl All Goals 2025-26 ?NHL.com
- The weight of the power play falls more on Tomas Hertl for the 2026-27 seasonVegas Hockey Knight
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.