Game Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in overtime on January 14, 2026. Despite the result, the Los Angeles Kings held the edge in expected goals (6.58 to 5.05) at 5-on-5, indicating the Vegas Golden Knights received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Los Angeles Kings created 12 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the Vegas Golden Knights at 5-on-5. Alex Turcotte was the most dangerous skater with 1.27 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the Los Angeles Kings 27-24 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 Los Angeles Kings progressed on Jan 14, 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
VGK3 - 2LAK (OT)
Jan 14, 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 | % | ||
| LAK | P1 | 21 | 9 | 70.0 | 16 | 5 | 76.2 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 | 3.70 | 0.74 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| P2 | 21 | 22 | 48.8 | 13 | 17 | 43.3 | 8 | 14 | 36.4 | 13 | 16 | 44.8 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 2.49 | 3.43 | 42.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| P3 | 19 | 10 | 65.5 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 16 | 6 | 72.7 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 2.95 | 1.19 | 71.2 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | |
| OT | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 61 | 43 | 58.7 | 40 | 30 | 57.1 | 24 | 27 | 47.1 | 44 | 31 | 58.7 | 16 | 7 | 69.6 | 9.14 | 5.68 | 61.7 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | |
| VGK | P1 | 9 | 21 | 30.0 | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 7 | 15 | 31.8 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0.74 | 3.70 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | — |
| P2 | 22 | 21 | 51.2 | 17 | 13 | 56.7 | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | 16 | 13 | 55.2 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 3.43 | 2.49 | 57.9 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| P3 | 10 | 19 | 34.5 | 7 | 11 | 38.9 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 6 | 16 | 27.3 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 1.19 | 2.95 | 28.8 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | |
| OT | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 43 | 61 | 41.3 | 30 | 40 | 42.9 | 27 | 24 | 52.9 | 31 | 44 | 41.3 | 7 | 16 | 30.4 | 5.68 | 9.14 | 38.3 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | |
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Individual Event Map
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Attempt Blocked
Shot Blocked
Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (LAK) performed against every skater on the away team (VGK) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = LAK players, Columns = VGK players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the LAK 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.
| LAK ↓ / VGK → | Eichel | Hertl | Sissons | Barbashev | Reinhardt | Stone | Bowman | Marner | Kolesar | Dorofeyev | Smith | Holtz | Hanifin | Theodore | Whitecloud | Lauzon | Korczak | Hutton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turcotte | 50 | 20 | 45 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 75 | 20 | 82 | 90 | 56 | 50 | 60 | 57 | 50 | 86 | 100 |
| Helenius | 0 | 33 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 67 | 33 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 33 |
| Fiala | 55 | 29 | 56 | 60 | 55 | 73 | 33 | 81 | 17 | 80 | 93 | 58 | 68 | 47 | 76 | 50 | 86 | 100 |
| Kuzmenko | 67 | 33 | 53 | 40 | 44 | 80 | 38 | 86 | 20 | 92 | 100 | 50 | 65 | 62 | 72 | 58 | 86 | 100 |
| Malott | 71 | 50 | 50 | 77 | 60 | 77 | 25 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 50 | 80 | 67 | 80 | 67 | 56 | 56 |
| Foegele | 50 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 58 | 100 | 60 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 64 | 70 |
| Lee | 0 | 50 | 57 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 60 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 60 |
| Kempe | 66 | 0 | 100 | 73 | 100 | 75 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 43 | 71 | 100 | 90 | 42 | 90 | 47 | 57 | 40 |
| Laferriere | 66 | 17 | 60 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 0 | 50 | 20 | 50 | 71 | 67 | 95 | 33 | 90 | 36 | 63 | 50 |
| Byfield | 36 | 25 | 78 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 43 | 69 | 80 | 70 | 38 | 78 | 45 | 58 | 58 |
| Ward | 58 | — | 75 | 58 | 60 | 58 | — | 20 | — | 20 | 50 | 75 | 57 | 20 | 50 | 38 | 69 | 70 |
| Doughty | 54 | 17 | 60 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 38 | 50 | 17 | 43 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 43 | 77 | 38 | 64 | 67 |
| Clarke | 85 | 40 | 50 | 73 | 50 | 93 | 20 | 75 | 25 | 69 | 82 | 57 | 71 | 60 | 78 | 60 | 75 | 75 |
| Anderson | 52 | 0 | 67 | 60 | 71 | 57 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 38 | 40 | 75 | 78 | 35 | 73 | 37 | 73 | 67 |
| Dumoulin | 0 | 33 | 71 | 33 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 43 | 40 | 57 | 80 | 57 | 71 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 50 | 55 |
| Edmundson | 71 | 25 | 33 | 67 | 50 | 77 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 63 | 77 | 50 | 67 | 43 | 70 | 50 | 86 | 67 |
| Ceci | 0 | 40 | 75 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 78 | 63 | 60 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 54 | 58 |
| Moverare | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — |