Game Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on January 11, 2026. The Vegas Golden Knights controlled play with 60.6% Corsi and generated 7.27 expected goals compared to 3.21 from the San Jose Sharks at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Vegas Golden Knights created 9 high-danger scoring chances compared to 3 from the San Jose Sharks at 5-on-5. Jack Eichel scored 2 goals. Tomas Hertl scored 2 goals. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the San Jose Sharks 32-20 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 San Jose Sharks progressed on Jan 11, 2026
- 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
VGK7 - 2SJS
Jan 11, 2026 · 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 | % | ||
| SJS | P1 | 18 | 25 | 41.9 | 13 | 16 | 44.8 | 9 | 13 | 40.9 | 14 | 20 | 41.2 | 1 | 8 | 11.1 | 3.06 | 5.39 | 36.2 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
| P2 | 16 | 16 | 50.0 | 12 | 14 | 46.2 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 1.95 | 3.57 | 35.3 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | |
| P3 | 12 | 15 | 44.4 | 9 | 11 | 45.0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1.73 | 1.78 | 49.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 46 | 56 | 45.1 | 34 | 41 | 45.3 | 20 | 32 | 38.5 | 33 | 39 | 45.8 | 7 | 16 | 30.4 | 6.73 | 10.73 | 38.6 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | |
| VGK | P1 | 25 | 18 | 58.1 | 16 | 13 | 55.2 | 13 | 9 | 59.1 | 20 | 14 | 58.8 | 8 | 1 | 88.9 | 5.39 | 3.06 | 63.8 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 |
| P2 | 16 | 16 | 50.0 | 14 | 12 | 53.8 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 3.57 | 1.95 | 64.7 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | |
| P3 | 15 | 12 | 55.6 | 11 | 9 | 55.0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 50.7 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 56 | 46 | 54.9 | 41 | 34 | 54.7 | 32 | 20 | 61.5 | 39 | 33 | 54.2 | 16 | 7 | 69.6 | 10.73 | 6.73 | 61.4 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | |
Win Probability
SJS Favored
VGK Favored
Goal
Power Play
Gameflow — Cumulative xG
SJS
VGK
Goal
Shot Density Heatmap
VGK Attempts
SJS Attempts
Individual Event Map
VGK ShootSJS Shoot
Shot on Net
Hit
Shot Blocked
Giveaway
Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (SJS) performed against every skater on the away team (VGK) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = SJS players, Columns = VGK players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the SJS 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.
| SJS ↓ / VGK → | Eichel | Hertl | Sissons | Reinhardt | Barbashev | Marner | Stone | Dorofeyev | Smith | Bowman | Kolesar | Holtz | Hanifin | Theodore | Whitecloud | Lauzon | Korczak | Hutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrini | 59 | 33 | 67 | 60 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 68 | 42 | 68 | 38 | 50 | 0 |
| Wennberg | 52 | 7 | 71 | 33 | 56 | 26 | 48 | 7 | 50 | 71 | 25 | 33 | 75 | 62 | 79 | 60 | 55 | 38 |
| Toffoli | 75 | 20 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 75 | 0 | 33 | 75 | 33 | 50 | 72 | 56 | 75 | 63 | 44 | 38 |
| Ostapchuk | 14 | 30 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 25 | 43 | 40 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 50 | 56 |
| Misa | 100 | 0 | 63 | 50 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 33 | 46 | 50 | 33 | 0 | 38 | 60 | 40 | 44 | 67 | 50 |
| Goodrow | 14 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 25 | 43 | 40 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 44 | 50 |
| Eklund | 60 | 27 | 63 | 60 | 0 | 47 | 48 | 30 | 40 | 67 | 50 | 42 | 70 | 42 | 70 | 38 | 50 | 0 |
| Chernyshov | 13 | 36 | 82 | 75 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 80 | 64 | 42 | 55 | 40 | 58 | 33 | 75 | 0 |
| Regenda | 57 | 33 | 80 | 0 | 56 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 75 | 50 |
| Skinner | 100 | 0 | 75 | 50 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 30 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 44 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 33 |
| Graf | 17 | 8 | 40 | 50 | 100 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 38 | 44 | 33 | 50 |
| Gaudette | 33 | 50 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 50 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 50 | 56 |
| Liljegren | 20 | 22 | 67 | 40 | 46 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 67 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 44 | 64 | 60 |
| Orlov | 33 | 0 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 56 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 67 | 38 | 73 | 40 | 100 | 100 |
| Dickinson | 22 | 24 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 30 |
| Klingberg | 57 | 20 | 63 | 60 | 0 | 36 | 43 | 22 | 40 | 60 | 43 | 25 | 60 | 42 | 60 | 27 | 71 | 50 |
| Iorio | 14 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 38 | 33 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 25 |
| Ferraro | 20 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 50 | 50 |
