VGK 6–1 CGY Final · W
Golden Knights/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 18, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 4-0-2
6–1
FinalW
Calgary Flames
CGY · 1-5-0
1ST2ND3RDT VGK 3921019628 CGY 11304010127 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0
VGK 4-0-2 · CGY 1-5-0 · Meeting 2 this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0

Golden Knights beat the Flames

The Golden Knights earned it: 3.5 expected goals to 2.2, and a 6–1 win to show for it. Dustin Wolf allowed 2.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Golden Knights created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 2.2, on 28 and 27 shots on goal.

VGK 3.5 xG · 28 shots CGY 2.2 xG · 27 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 0.7 · 1.0
2nd · the swing 1.5 · 0.2
3rd 1.3 · 1.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 69.
VGK 69%CGY 31%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 10 penalties
← Golden Knights shoot this way Flames shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
00:46 Mitch Marner
Ivan Barbashev · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
1–0
PEN
02:22 Colton Sissons· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
02:22 Ryan Lomberg· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
03:18 Brayden McNabb· Interference
Huberdeau scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
03:42 Jonathan Huberdeau PP
Nazem Kadri, MacKenzie Weegar · Power play (McNabb, interference) · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (13%)
1–1
PEN
04:48 Rasmus Andersson· Delaying game puck over glass
Hertl scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
05:39 Tomas Hertl PPGWG
Mark Stone, Jack Eichel · Power play (Andersson, delaying game puck over glass) · snap shot, a good chance (24%)
2–1
PEN
08:25 Adam Klapka· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
08:25 Jeremy Lauzon· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
4
15:03 Mark Stone
Jack Eichel · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
3–1
PEN
15:39 Jeremy Lauzon· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
5
03:57 Ivan Barbashev
Kaedan Korczak, Jeremy Lauzon · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
4–1
PEN
09:20 Keegan Kolesar· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:28 Joel Hanley· Cross-checking
Marner scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
6
19:06 Mitch Marner PP
Mark Stone, Jack Eichel · Power play (Hanley, cross-checking) · backhand shot, a good chance (22%)
5–1
3rd period
PEN
02:21 Nazem Kadri· Tripping
Stone scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
7
02:37 Mark Stone PP
Tomas Hertl, Jack Eichel · Power play (Kadri, tripping) · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (36%)
6–1
Goaltending
+1.2
vs expected
26/27 saves · 1 GA · 2.2 xGA Stopped 1.2 more goals than an average goalie would have.
−2.8
vs expected
14/19 saves · 5 GA · 2.2 xGA Allowed 2.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team VGKCGY
Shots on goal
28
27
Expected goals
3.5
2.2
Hits
14
22
Blocks
16
23
Faceoffs
51%
49%
Power play
3/3
1/3
Penalty minutes
16
16
The Golden Knights went 3-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Flames power plays.