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2026–27 Season

Vegas Golden Knights

8-4-016 PTS12 GP
2nd Pacific4th overall

Last game · 2026–27

Blues logo

@ STL

L 2–6Oct 22
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Next game · 2026–27

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@ CBJ

Oct 24, 4:00 PM PDT

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Team Summary

xG Balance/60

+0.13

-0.69 vs season

12/32 in NHL

Season strength

Unclassified

Opponents

5 Unclassified

Attack declined·Defense declined

Attack

Declined
3.05xGF/60-0.35 vs season

Recent rank 14/32

Season

3.40

4/32

Defense

Declined
2.92xGA/60+0.34 vs season

Recent rank 11/32

Season

2.58

5/32

Data through Oct 22

Result vs Process

VGK · Last 5

Per 60 minutes of eligible play

Attack
Expected goalsActual goalsDelta
3.054.00+0.95

The team scored more goals than its chance quality would suggest.

Defense
Expected goals againstGoals allowedDelta
2.923.61+0.69

The team allowed slightly more goals than the chances against would suggest.

Expected
margin
+0.13
Actual
margin
+0.40
Result vs xG gap+0.26Result > Expected Goals

Goals and expected goals exclude empty-net situations. Post-game shootout goals are excluded from process analysis.

Data through 2026-10-22 · 2026/27

Team Trends

Follow the team's process and results across the season.

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xG Balance/602026–27 Season · Data through Oct 22
VGK
VGK

+0.13xG Balance/60

Game 12 · Oct 22

at STL · L 2–6

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-0.17+0.35+0.87+1.39+1.91VGKGame 1479Game 12
Game 1Game 12

Selected · Game 12

Performance by Opponent Strength

Season-to-date results and process using each opponent's pregame strength.

STRONG

No classified games yet.

Classified games only · early-season games before strength activation are excluded.Data through Oct 22

Goaltending

Team-unit results across all goalies used.

GSAx/60

5 games

Total GSAx

-3.22

-0.65

-0.35 vs season

28/32 in NHL

Goals Against/60

3.61

24/32

Save %

86.6%

29/32

Shots Against/60

26.9

Data through Oct 22

Special Teams

Chance quality and official unit results.

Power Play

PP Chance Quality

0.29xG / 2 min-0.02 vs season

9/32

PP %

25.0%

10/32

Goals / Opportunities

3/12

PP Opportunities / Game

2.40

30/32

5 games in sampleData through Oct 22

Shot Profile

Where unblocked shots come from, with broader shot-volume context.

9.6%19 ATTFront22.3%44 ATTInner Slot8.1%16 ATTLeft Low2.5%5 ATTRight Low1.5%3 ATTBehind19.3%38 ATTHigh Slot4.1%8 ATTLeft5.6%11 ATTRight26.9%53 ATTPointAttacking goal →
Lower shareHigher share

Shot creation · All

5 games · 197 mapped attempts

Over the last 5 games, Vegas' shot profile has shown no clear change.

Attempts /60

54.7

#19 NHL

SOG /60

28.0

#15 NHL

HD /60

13.0

#16 NHL

Mapped attempts

197

Net Front
Profile
9.6%
Season
9.5%
Delta
+0.2%
Inner Slot
Profile
22.3%
Season
21.6%
Delta
+0.7%
Left Low Angle
Profile
8.1%
Season
7.8%
Delta
+0.4%
Right Low Angle
Profile
2.5%
Season
4.2%
Delta
-1.6%
Behind Net
Profile
1.5%
Season
1.9%
Delta
-0.4%
High Slot
Profile
19.3%
Season
16.1%
Delta
+3.2%
Left Perimeter
Profile
4.1%
Season
4.2%
Delta
-0.1%
Right Perimeter
Profile
5.6%
Season
4.5%
Delta
+1.0%
Point / Long Range
Profile
26.9%
Season
30.3%
Delta
-3.4%
Map includes goals, shots on goal and missed shots. Empty-net and shootout attempts excluded.

Games

Official results and the club schedule.

Recent · 2026–27

Last 5 completed
Oct 22
STL
vs St. Louis BluesAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED2–6 L
Oct 20
TBL
vs Tampa Bay LightningHOME · UNCLASSIFIED2–6 L
Oct 17
PIT
vs Pittsburgh PenguinsHOME · UNCLASSIFIED6–2 W
Oct 15
CGY
vs Calgary FlamesHOME · UNCLASSIFIED6–2 W
Oct 13
NSH
vs Nashville PredatorsAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED5–2 W