Game Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on September 29, 2026. Trevor Connelly generated the most offense at even strength with 0.55 ixG on 4 shots. Not much separated the two teams at 5-on-5 by xG: VGK 2.86, CHI 2.62. High-danger chances favored CHI by a wide margin: 11 to 5.
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- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Chicago Blackhawks vs Vegas Golden Knights progressed on Sep 29, 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
CHI2 - 5VGK
Sep 29, 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 | % | ||
| VGK | P1 | 24 | 14 | 63.2 | 23 | 9 | 71.9 | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 15 | 12 | 55.6 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 1.58 | 0.80 | 66.4 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P2 | 22 | 15 | 59.5 | 17 | 12 | 58.6 | 13 | 6 | 68.4 | 11 | 9 | 55.0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1.40 | 0.74 | 65.4 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| P3 | 17 | 19 | 47.2 | 11 | 18 | 37.9 | 9 | 14 | 39.1 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0.79 | 1.47 | 34.9 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | |
| Total | 63 | 48 | 56.8 | 51 | 39 | 56.7 | 37 | 26 | 58.7 | 37 | 32 | 53.6 | 9 | 12 | 42.9 | 3.77 | 3.01 | 55.6 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | |
| CHI | P1 | 14 | 24 | 36.8 | 9 | 23 | 28.1 | 6 | 15 | 28.6 | 12 | 15 | 44.4 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0.80 | 1.58 | 33.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| P2 | 15 | 22 | 40.5 | 12 | 17 | 41.4 | 6 | 13 | 31.6 | 9 | 11 | 45.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0.74 | 1.40 | 34.6 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| P3 | 19 | 17 | 52.8 | 18 | 11 | 62.1 | 14 | 9 | 60.9 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1.47 | 0.79 | 65.1 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | |
| Total | 48 | 63 | 43.2 | 39 | 51 | 43.3 | 26 | 37 | 41.3 | 32 | 37 | 46.4 | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 3.01 | 3.77 | 44.4 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | |
Win Probability
VGK Favored
CHI Favored
Goal
Power Play
Gameflow — Cumulative xG
VGK
CHI
Goal
Shot Density Heatmap
CHI Attempts
VGK Attempts
Individual Event Map
CHI ShootVGK Shoot
Hit Taken
Shot Blocked
Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (VGK) performed against every skater on the away team (CHI) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = VGK players, Columns = CHI 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 ↓ / CHI → | Nazar | Moore | Frondell | Greene | Donato | Bertuzzi | Greenway | Lardis | Mangiapane | Kane | Kantserov | Smith | Byram | Kaiser | Levshunov | Rinzel | Vlasic | Cole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eichel | 47 | 38 | 89 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 50 | 70 | 100 | 40 | 57 | 50 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 73 | 63 |
| Karlsson | 44 | 71 | 56 | 67 | 60 | 33 | 33 | 67 | 0 | 67 | 78 | 71 | 64 | 45 | 56 | 56 | 83 | 80 |
| Howden | 56 | 73 | 55 | 67 | 67 | 33 | 50 | 75 | 0 | 61 | 71 | 67 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 64 | 83 | 80 |
| Dowd | 50 | 64 | 71 | 50 | 75 | 40 | 33 | 80 | — | 56 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 44 | 63 | 67 | 80 |
| Gatcomb | 50 | 67 | 75 | 33 | 75 | 33 | 29 | 100 | — | 53 | 55 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 56 | 57 | 80 |
| Hertl | 67 | 67 | 70 | 56 | 71 | 25 | 56 | 88 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 50 | 73 |
| Barbashev | 46 | 33 | 82 | 100 | 70 | 56 | — | 70 | 71 | 36 | 50 | 100 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 80 | 40 |
| Olofsson | 80 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 71 | 25 | 54 | 88 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 69 | 100 | 70 | 65 | 67 | 50 | 60 |
| Connelly | 89 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 77 | 25 | 50 | 88 | — | 50 | — | 62 | 100 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 50 | 63 |
| Stone | 47 | 25 | 90 | 100 | 73 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 100 | 30 | 43 | 50 | 63 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 75 | 71 |
| Marner | 42 | 86 | 64 | 67 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 80 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 86 |
| Bowman | 60 | 86 | 75 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 29 | 100 | — | 56 | 67 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 50 | 64 | 67 | 83 |
| Hanifin | 55 | 60 | 59 | 46 | 60 | 45 | 46 | 80 | 71 | 43 | 63 | 50 | 40 | 59 | 63 | 36 | 100 | 50 |
| Wotherspoon | 40 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 71 | 22 | 40 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 57 | 42 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 67 |
| Theodore | 59 | 60 | 89 | 60 | 73 | 100 | 60 | 81 | — | 67 | 62 | 60 | 73 | 53 | 47 | 91 | 65 | 80 |
| Lauzon | 55 | 60 | 59 | 45 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 80 | 71 | 43 | 63 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 64 | 36 | 100 | 50 |
| Andersson | 45 | 57 | 67 | 57 | 63 | 17 | 38 | 67 | — | 47 | 57 | 64 | 38 | 57 | 64 | 47 | 50 | 60 |
| McNabb | 64 | 60 | 81 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 67 | 62 | 50 | 74 | 50 | 38 | 91 | 75 | 86 |
