Game Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Calgary Flames 6-3 on April 2, 2026. The Vegas Golden Knights controlled play with 65.4% Corsi and generated 2.50 expected goals compared to 1.39 from the Calgary Flames at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Vegas Golden Knights created 9 high-danger scoring chances compared to 2 from the Calgary Flames at 5-on-5. Mitch Marner recorded a hat trick with 3 goals. Blake Coleman scored 2 goals. Brett Howden was the most dangerous skater with 0.44 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the Calgary Flames 34-22 in total shots on goal.
- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Calgary Flames vs Vegas Golden Knights progressed on Apr 2, 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
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 | 28 | 14 | 66.7 | 19 | 11 | 63.3 | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | 17 | 12 | 58.6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 1.28 | 0.76 | 62.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| P2 | 24 | 13 | 64.9 | 16 | 11 | 59.3 | 14 | 11 | 56.0 | 19 | 9 | 67.9 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 1.36 | 0.82 | 62.2 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | |
| P3 | 19 | 10 | 65.5 | 13 | 6 | 68.4 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 66.4 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 71 | 37 | 65.7 | 48 | 28 | 63.2 | 34 | 22 | 60.7 | 48 | 27 | 64.0 | 12 | 4 | 75.0 | 3.59 | 2.06 | 63.5 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | |
| CGY | P1 | 14 | 28 | 33.3 | 11 | 19 | 36.7 | 8 | 14 | 36.4 | 12 | 17 | 41.4 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.76 | 1.28 | 37.1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P2 | 13 | 24 | 35.1 | 11 | 16 | 40.7 | 11 | 14 | 44.0 | 9 | 19 | 32.1 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 0.82 | 1.36 | 37.8 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | |
| P3 | 10 | 19 | 34.5 | 6 | 13 | 31.6 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 6 | 12 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0.48 | 0.95 | 33.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 37 | 71 | 34.3 | 28 | 48 | 36.8 | 22 | 34 | 39.3 | 27 | 48 | 36.0 | 4 | 12 | 25.0 | 2.06 | 3.59 | 36.5 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | |
Win Probability
Gameflow — Cumulative xG
Shot Density Heatmap
Individual Event Map
Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (VGK) performed against every skater on the away team (CGY) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = VGK players, Columns = CGY 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 ↓ / CGY → | Frost | Backlund | Sharangovich | Strome | Zary | Pospisil | Coleman | Farabee | Olofsson | Coronato | Gridin | Klapka | Bahl | Whitecloud | Määttä | Parekh | Kuznetsov | Pachal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertl | 63 | 78 | 86 | 79 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 80 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 83 | 86 | 92 | 67 | 59 | 100 |
| Eichel | 20 | 77 | 73 | 50 | 67 | 50 | 72 | 84 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 69 | 75 | 88 | 25 | 60 | 83 |
| Sissons | 60 | 100 | 84 | 69 | 33 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 60 | 71 | 100 |
| Dowd | 80 | 75 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 43 | 75 | 86 | 60 | 43 | 50 | 63 |
| Howden | 55 | 60 | 86 | 67 | 100 | 75 | 64 | 73 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 75 | 29 | 40 | 79 | 40 | 79 | 80 |
| Barbashev | 71 | 67 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 81 | 56 | 91 | 69 |
| Marner | 75 | 75 | 83 | 56 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 79 | 56 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 75 | 50 | 86 |
| Stone | 64 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 67 | 86 | 71 | 64 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 87 | 57 | 50 | 86 |
| Dorofeyev | 67 | 71 | 90 | 67 | 83 | 75 | 62 | 84 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 75 | 67 | 70 | 75 |
| Smith | 60 | 100 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 71 | 63 | 65 | 100 | 78 | 75 | 100 | 62 | 56 | 100 |
| Kolesar | 75 | 75 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 75 | 75 | 50 | 83 | 100 | 60 | 29 | 40 | 63 |
| Smith | 75 | 67 | 50 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 67 | 50 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 50 | 80 | 100 | 60 | 33 | 67 | 67 |
| Andersson | 71 | 75 | 86 | 75 | 29 | 40 | 77 | 69 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 40 | 50 | 44 | 86 | 75 | 82 | 81 |
| Hanifin | 59 | 73 | 80 | 79 | 29 | 40 | 73 | 69 | 79 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 47 | 40 | 86 | 64 | 83 | 82 |
| McNabb | 43 | 67 | 44 | 55 | 86 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 50 | 67 | 64 | 70 | 80 | 38 | 55 | 73 |
| Theodore | 70 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 80 | 67 | 71 | 81 | 64 | 73 | 71 |
| Lauzon | 50 | 100 | 44 | 57 | 86 | 60 | — | 100 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 60 | 73 | 88 | 80 | 44 | 55 | 83 |
| Korczak | 54 | 100 | 33 | 33 | 80 | 75 | — | 100 | 33 | 54 | 50 | 75 | 63 | 83 | 80 | 33 | 40 | 83 |
