Game Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on December 23, 2025. The Vegas Golden Knights controlled play with 46.3% Corsi and generated 8.44 expected goals compared to 6.85 from the San Jose Sharks at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The San Jose Sharks created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 9 from the Vegas Golden Knights at 5-on-5. Mitch Marner scored 2 goals. William Eklund was the most dangerous skater with 2.32 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the San Jose Sharks 26-23 in total shots on goal.
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SJS2 - 7VGK
Dec 23, 2025 · Regular Season
Overview
| Period | Corsi | Fenwick | Shots | SC | HDSC | xG | Goals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | ||
| VGK | P1 | 26 | 7 | 78.8 | 25 | 6 | 80.6 | 17 | 5 | 77.3 | 18 | 3 | 85.7 | 9 | 1 | 90.0 | 7.56 | 0.32 | 95.9 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P2 | 13 | 7 | 65.0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2.44 | 0.75 | 76.5 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| P3 | 9 | 30 | 23.1 | 7 | 23 | 23.3 | 4 | 14 | 22.2 | 7 | 21 | 25.0 | 1 | 9 | 10.0 | 1.23 | 5.78 | 17.6 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| Total | 48 | 44 | 52.2 | 42 | 35 | 54.5 | 26 | 23 | 53.1 | 36 | 27 | 57.1 | 12 | 11 | 52.2 | 11.23 | 6.85 | 62.1 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | |
| SJS | P1 | 7 | 26 | 21.2 | 6 | 25 | 19.4 | 5 | 17 | 22.7 | 3 | 18 | 14.3 | 1 | 9 | 10.0 | 0.32 | 7.56 | 4.1 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| P2 | 7 | 13 | 35.0 | 6 | 10 | 37.5 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 3 | 11 | 21.4 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0.75 | 2.44 | 23.5 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| P3 | 30 | 9 | 76.9 | 23 | 7 | 76.7 | 14 | 4 | 77.8 | 21 | 7 | 75.0 | 9 | 1 | 90.0 | 5.78 | 1.23 | 82.4 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| Total | 44 | 48 | 47.8 | 35 | 42 | 45.5 | 23 | 26 | 46.9 | 27 | 36 | 42.9 | 11 | 12 | 47.8 | 6.85 | 11.23 | 37.9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | |
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Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (VGK) performed against every skater on the away team (SJS) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = VGK players, Columns = SJS players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the VGK 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.
| VGK ↓ / SJS → | Wennberg | Celebrini | Goodrow | Toffoli | Ostapchuk | Dellandrea | Eklund | Chernyshov | Skinner | Graf | Reaves | Cardwell | Orlov | Ferraro | Klingberg | Leddy | Mukhamadullin | Dickinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertl | 54 | 50 | 75 | 40 | 50 | 89 | 61 | 75 | 100 | 50 | 33 | 75 | 58 | 82 | 45 | 65 | 89 | 50 |
| Sissons | 40 | 25 | 67 | 40 | 62 | 50 | 18 | 20 | 67 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 8 | 90 | 8 | 67 | 89 | 38 |
| Howden | 100 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 40 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 100 | 50 | 38 | 86 | 33 | 56 | 64 | 11 | 83 |
| Saad | 50 | 30 | 64 | 40 | 62 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 100 | 40 | 62 | 100 | 13 | 75 | 13 | 63 | 82 | 38 |
| Barbashev | 75 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 38 | 38 | 83 | 75 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 88 | 40 | 88 |
| Dorofeyev | 55 | 67 | 71 | 40 | 50 | 89 | 65 | 100 | 67 | 56 | 33 | 75 | 54 | 90 | 42 | 71 | 88 | 53 |
| Holtz | 47 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 67 | 50 | 29 | 50 | 29 | 33 | 63 | 36 | 50 | 31 | 44 | 71 | 43 |
| Kolesar | 40 | 19 | 62 | 40 | 62 | 100 | 13 | 14 | 100 | 67 | 62 | 100 | 9 | 82 | 7 | 40 | 80 | 38 |
| Marner | 88 | 78 | 88 | 57 | 75 | 88 | 75 | 83 | 71 | 89 | 100 | 80 | 89 | 73 | 83 | 92 | 63 | 90 |
| Stone | 88 | 75 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 88 | 75 | 71 | 83 | 75 | 100 | 80 | 89 | 80 | 83 | 91 | 71 | 89 |
| Smith | 100 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 40 | 29 | 86 | 88 | 22 | 100 | 67 | 33 | 88 | 36 | 100 | 100 | 13 | 83 |
| Bowman | 100 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 33 | 88 | 86 | 25 | 100 | 67 | 44 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 100 | 13 | 100 |
| Hanifin | 61 | 27 | 78 | 50 | 77 | 86 | 29 | 30 | 100 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 39 | 88 | 33 | 64 | 87 | 54 |
| Lauzon | 65 | 33 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 59 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 65 | 40 | 59 |
| Hutton | 50 | 17 | 64 | 44 | 69 | 67 | 32 | 18 | 100 | 25 | 64 | 71 | 24 | 75 | 31 | 50 | 77 | 42 |
| Whitecloud | 65 | 100 | 40 | 56 | 40 | 29 | 79 | 100 | 38 | 25 | 40 | 50 | 71 | 33 | 50 | 82 | 40 | 57 |
| Korczak | 50 | 55 | 67 | 25 | 20 | 83 | 46 | 58 | 43 | 73 | 50 | 67 | 62 | 55 | 50 | 63 | 33 | 70 |
| McNabb | 60 | 65 | 100 | 40 | 33 | 100 | 64 | 71 | 50 | 78 | 100 | 75 | 80 | 50 | 78 | 83 | 29 | 88 |