VGK 5–6 LAK Final / SO · L
Golden Knights/Schedule/Recap Wed, Oct 8, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 0-0-1
5–6
Final / SOL
Los Angeles Kings
LAK · 1-1-0
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT VGK 0731629030535 LAK 2101628021626 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Golden Knights trail the season series 0–1
VGK 0-0-1 · LAK 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Golden Knights trail the season series 0–1

Golden Knights fell to the Kings

The Golden Knights let a 5–3 lead get away: the Kings came back with two unanswered goals — Clarke's equalizer — and won it in a shootout. Adin Hill allowed 3.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Golden Knights created the better chances: 3.2 expected goals to 2.0, on 35 and 26 shots on goal.

VGK 3.2 xG · 35 shots LAK 2.0 xG · 26 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 0.9 · 0.6
2nd 1.1 · 0.5
3rd 0.9 · 0.7
OT 0.4 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 70.
VGK 70%LAK 30%

Goals and penalties

10 goals · 8 penalties
← Golden Knights shoot this way Kings shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
04:19 William Karlsson· Tripping
Kuzmenko scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
04:41 Andrei Kuzmenko PP
Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala · Power play (Karlsson, tripping) · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
0–1
PEN
09:39 Colton Sissons· Hooking
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:39 Quinton Byfield· Embellishment
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
2
11:57 Quinton Byfield
Unassisted · backhand shot, a good chance (16%)
0–2
PEN
14:21 Drew Doughty· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
3
02:10 Pavel Dorofeyev
Unassisted · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
1–2
4
13:41 Jeff Malott
Joel Armia, Alex Turcotte · deflected shot, a good chance (13%)
1–3
PEN
14:20 Kaedan Korczak· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:20 Alex Turcotte· Boarding
Dorofeyev scored on this power play
5 min
Major
5
17:32 Pavel Dorofeyev PP
Mark Stone, Jack Eichel · Power play (Turcotte, boarding) · snap shot, a good chance (15%)
2–3
PEN
18:07 Alex Laferriere· Tripping
Dorofeyev scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
6
19:14 Pavel Dorofeyev PP
Mark Stone, Jack Eichel · Power play (Laferriere, tripping) · snap shot, a good chance (22%)
3–3
3rd period
7
05:06 Jack Eichel
Mitch Marner, Ivan Barbashev · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
4–3
8
08:43 Ivan Barbashev
Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner · snap shot, a good chance (20%)
5–3
PEN
10:15 Joel Edmundson· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
9
11:39 Trevor Moore SH
Phillip Danault, Drew Doughty · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
5–4
10
14:00 Brandt Clarke
Quinton Byfield, Andrei Kuzmenko · wrist shot, a great chance (25%)
5–5
Shootout
1 Adrian Kempe Goal
2 Jack Eichel Save
3 Trevor Moore Goal
4 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal
5 Kevin Fiala Miss
6 Mitch Marner Save
Goaltending
−3.0
vs expected
21/26 saves · 5 GA · 2.0 xGA Allowed 3.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−1.8
vs expected
30/35 saves · 5 GA · 3.2 xGA Allowed 1.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team VGKLAK
Shots on goal
35
26
Expected goals
3.2
2.0
Hits
36
37
Blocks
21
15
Faceoffs
62%
38%
Power play
2/3
1/1
Penalty minutes
6
13
The Golden Knights went 2-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 1 Kings power play.