Vegas Golden Knights vs New Jersey Devils — December 5, 2025 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Vegas Golden Knights shut out the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on December 5, 2025. The Vegas Golden Knights controlled play with 43.6% Corsi and generated 7.35 expected goals compared to 5.53 from the New Jersey Devils at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Vegas Golden Knights created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 8 from the New Jersey Devils at 5-on-5. Brett Howden was the most dangerous skater with 1.51 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the New Jersey Devils 25-24 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Vegas Golden Knights vs New Jersey Devils progressed on Dec 5, 2025
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

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Dec 5, 2025 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
NJD	P1	13	25	34.2	8	18	30.8	5	13	27.8	10	16	38.5	0	5	0.0	0.73	3.32	18.0	0	1	0.0
	P2	26	12	68.4	18	10	64.3	11	7	61.1	19	8	70.4	5	4	55.6	3.97	2.83	58.3	0	0	—
	P3	23	11	67.6	12	7	63.2	8	5	61.5	13	8	61.9	3	6	33.3	1.46	2.32	38.7	0	2	0.0
	Total	62	48	56.4	38	35	52.1	24	25	49.0	42	32	56.8	8	15	34.8	6.16	8.47	42.1	0	3	0.0
VGK	P1	25	13	65.8	18	8	69.2	13	5	72.2	16	10	61.5	5	0	100.0	3.32	0.73	82.0	1	0	100.0
	P2	12	26	31.6	10	18	35.7	7	11	38.9	8	19	29.6	4	5	44.4	2.83	3.97	41.7	0	0	—
	P3	11	23	32.4	7	12	36.8	5	8	38.5	8	13	38.1	6	3	66.7	2.32	1.46	61.3	2	0	100.0
	Total	48	62	43.6	35	38	47.9	25	24	51.0	32	42	43.2	15	8	65.2	8.47	6.16	57.9	3	0	100.0

Win Probability

NJD Favored

VGK Favored

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Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

VGK Attempts

NJD Attempts

Individual Event Map

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Missed Shot Against

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (NJD) performed against every skater on the away team (VGK) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = NJD players, Columns = VGK players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the NJD player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

NJD ↓ / VGK →	Eichel	Hertl	Howden	Saad	Barbashev	Reinhardt	Stone	Marner	Dorofeyev	Bowman	Smith	Kolesar	Hanifin	Theodore	McNabb	Whitecloud	Korczak	Hutton
Hischier	44	64	36	67	44	50	44	31	55	50	50	50	41	52	58	36	33	33
Mercer	38	60	63	75	75	40	42	40	53	86	40	40	59	77	77	50	62	100
Glass	50	57	33	71	57	67	25	20	63	57	67	67	43	33	40	50	70	89
Glendening	43	33	60	33	43	83	43	50	50	50	83	80	63	50	60	0	88	50
Bratt	44	61	50	74	58	33	44	33	47	77	33	33	54	68	76	58	46	100
Palat	43	69	50	69	33	50	58	56	43	71	67	67	63	45	56	73	50	100
Cotter	25	33	67	50	25	57	25	40	43	50	57	57	45	50	67	17	75	67
Crookshank	33	20	60	33	33	50	33	43	33	100	50	40	44	50	67	0	83	33
Meier	54	75	45	73	57	100	45	44	75	54	100	100	45	65	65	29	75	100
Noesen	40	57	44	50	40	50	40	42	57	38	67	67	55	47	50	40	100	50
Gritsyuk	60	75	50	77	57	75	50	43	77	57	80	75	64	55	67	57	77	78
Brown	54	33	33	43	55	100	33	29	43	63	100	100	50	13	0	40	73	88
Hughes	40	56	31	63	42	0	36	30	43	44	33	33	53	33	36	44	50	40
Hamilton	45	58	50	72	55	67	44	33	52	63	67	60	58	55	62	42	75	88
Dillon	22	25	43	25	25	80	38	37	40	20	80	75	42	33	40	25	80	40
Siegenthaler	43	36	75	56	50	71	30	33	40	60	71	71	43	50	60	38	77	90
Nemec	67	56	75	63	67	50	60	67	50	78	57	57	57	86	86	50	60	100
White	50	58	80	58	50	60	67	67	44	83	60	50	58	60	75	50	64	100