Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights — March 8, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on March 8, 2026. Despite the result, the Vegas Golden Knights held the edge in expected goals (9.19 to 7.45) at 5-on-5, indicating the Edmonton Oilers received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Edmonton Oilers created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 10 from the Vegas Golden Knights at 5-on-5. Trent Frederic was the most dangerous skater with 1.76 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the Edmonton Oilers 26-19 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Edmonton Oilers vs Vegas Golden Knights progressed on Mar 8, 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
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EDM4 - 2VGK

Mar 8, 2026 · 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	%
VGK	P1	23	18	56.1	16	14	53.3	7	7	50.0	19	11	63.3	2	5	28.6	3.90	2.83	57.9	0	0	—
	P2	26	13	66.7	19	8	70.4	11	4	73.3	18	10	64.3	7	4	63.6	4.18	3.56	54.0	1	1	50.0
	P3	16	15	51.6	11	12	47.8	8	8	50.0	11	10	52.4	2	3	40.0	2.00	2.91	40.8	1	3	25.0
	Total	65	46	58.6	46	34	57.5	26	19	57.8	48	31	60.8	11	12	47.8	10.08	9.30	52.0	2	4	33.3
EDM	P1	18	23	43.9	14	16	46.7	7	7	50.0	11	19	36.7	5	2	71.4	2.83	3.90	42.1	0	0	—
	P2	13	26	33.3	8	19	29.6	4	11	26.7	10	18	35.7	4	7	36.4	3.56	4.18	46.0	1	1	50.0
	P3	15	16	48.4	12	11	52.2	8	8	50.0	10	11	47.6	3	2	60.0	2.91	2.00	59.2	3	1	75.0
	Total	46	65	41.4	34	46	42.5	19	26	42.2	31	48	39.2	12	11	52.2	9.30	10.08	48.0	4	2	66.7

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Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

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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 (EDM) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = VGK players, Columns = EDM 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.

Stat:

VGK ↓ / EDM →	Draisaitl	McDavid	Nugent-Hopkins	Dickinson	Roslovic	Savoie	Frederic	Samanski	Dach	Hyman	Podkolzin	Kapanen	Murphy	Nurse	Bouchard	Walman	Emberson	Ekholm
Eichel	40	61	56	73	67	100	50	—	—	59	50	64	76	80	46	73	100	41
Hertl	50	64	67	50	33	60	40	50	20	77	50	44	57	67	31	40	62	33
Howden	50	22	22	43	53	63	0	—	—	20	53	58	47	63	23	50	80	25
Sissons	56	57	57	67	43	100	70	78	0	50	40	67	43	69	22	60	79	17
Dowd	42	33	43	100	38	—	60	50	0	20	38	100	25	60	14	25	67	33
Barbashev	29	52	52	60	—	100	60	67	50	64	50	57	71	78	38	75	100	38
Saad	71	75	0	50	50	63	22	33	13	71	50	50	38	55	29	43	60	17
Marner	54	60	67	67	53	78	0	—	—	67	53	71	64	80	40	53	100	50
Dorofeyev	58	56	64	67	67	75	50	100	100	63	67	67	68	86	46	55	100	63
Bowman	0	61	58	60	—	67	33	0	0	64	100	50	77	60	47	80	0	50
Smith	54	75	80	100	33	100	71	71	0	75	33	100	33	67	17	33	77	25
Kolesar	60	83	50	33	50	67	13	27	13	80	50	33	29	62	44	33	56	17
Theodore	75	61	58	50	88	64	80	82	50	80	89	50	50	86	56	53	93	64
Hanifin	36	59	61	63	25	86	25	33	0	70	33	67	61	69	33	53	70	31
Andersson	50	33	40	60	57	75	25	17	17	46	57	60	75	46	18	67	0	18
McNabb	79	67	56	43	86	55	86	78	0	69	86	29	42	88	64	40	92	83
Lauzon	27	14	14	100	36	100	13	13	13	11	31	100	60	25	6	50	0	0
Korczak	23	73	67	67	20	100	33	43	20	67	29	71	50	64	29	50	67	20