Vegas Golden Knights vs Edmonton Oilers — April 4, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on April 4, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (EDM 2.44, VGK 2.62), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Edmonton Oilers created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 8 from the Vegas Golden Knights at 5-on-5. Brett Howden was the most dangerous skater with 0.43 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the Edmonton Oilers 33-32 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 Edmonton Oilers progressed on Apr 4, 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

VGK5 - 1EDM

Apr 4, 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	%
EDM	P1	25	20	55.6	21	14	60.0	10	11	47.6	15	12	55.6	4	4	50.0	1.56	0.79	66.3	0	1	0.0
	P2	16	20	44.4	11	15	42.3	8	11	42.1	7	12	36.8	2	4	33.3	0.68	1.17	36.6	1	2	33.3
	P3	26	16	61.9	17	14	54.8	14	11	56.0	15	11	57.7	6	3	66.7	1.01	1.11	47.8	0	2	0.0
	Total	67	56	54.5	49	43	53.3	32	33	49.2	37	35	51.4	12	11	52.2	3.25	3.07	51.4	1	5	16.7
VGK	P1	20	25	44.4	14	21	40.0	11	10	52.4	12	15	44.4	4	4	50.0	0.79	1.56	33.7	1	0	100.0
	P2	20	16	55.6	15	11	57.7	11	8	57.9	12	7	63.2	4	2	66.7	1.17	0.68	63.4	2	1	66.7
	P3	16	26	38.1	14	17	45.2	11	14	44.0	11	15	42.3	3	6	33.3	1.11	1.01	52.2	2	0	100.0
	Total	56	67	45.5	43	49	46.7	33	32	50.8	35	37	48.6	11	12	47.8	3.07	3.25	48.6	5	1	83.3

Win Probability

EDM Favored

VGK Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

EDM

VGK

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

VGK Attempts

EDM Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

VGK ShootEDM Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Hit Taken

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (EDM) performed against every skater on the away team (VGK) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = EDM players, Columns = VGK players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the EDM 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:

EDM ↓ / VGK →	Howden	Eichel	Dowd	Sissons	Hertl	Barbashev	Marner	Dorofeyev	Stone	Smith	Kolesar	Smith	McNabb	Theodore	Andersson	Hanifin	Lauzon	Korczak
McDavid	53	63	80	67	50	58	52	40	69	70	83	50	74	65	67	64	73	0
Savoie	56	40	80	67	14	46	43	33	47	78	91	33	74	59	67	61	73	0
Roslovic	64	80	76	67	50	75	60	50	82	80	85	40	89	75	72	72	62	0
Henrique	58	22	42	60	50	33	40	50	20	55	71	57	53	38	46	42	73	63
Lazar	46	22	50	57	83	20	50	50	17	56	71	57	47	36	42	33	78	67
Nugent-Hopkins	57	60	100	67	25	50	57	20	64	100	100	25	75	58	62	60	89	67
Dickinson	50	45	25	25	38	27	36	43	42	14	17	40	0	15	70	50	60	57
Frederic	100	50	43	33	43	50	17	0	50	33	33	20	25	33	50	45	25	33
Samanski	29	30	40	25	25	25	14	0	33	29	29	13	13	14	40	33	14	14
Jones	64	50	45	57	71	25	57	55	40	50	71	57	50	38	45	44	73	71
Kapanen	56	46	33	43	20	33	53	45	46	40	33	50	17	27	78	71	67	57
Podkolzin	45	40	100	57	50	36	62	45	47	100	100	50	18	29	64	55	70	67
Nurse	69	27	42	45	42	29	44	50	21	45	63	40	33	43	50	31	67	62
Bouchard	63	57	75	63	60	57	50	50	65	64	77	50	73	59	65	63	75	50
Murphy	67	38	56	29	50	29	54	63	36	45	56	29	33	39	54	42	63	56
Ekholm	57	36	64	50	45	43	50	50	44	75	88	44	50	33	58	59	80	67
Walman	33	38	44	38	22	44	47	21	55	25	25	25	42	30	50	42	33	17
Emberson	22	31	29	60	25	33	33	9	30	40	40	40	17	25	46	45	33	40