VGK 5–4 UTA

Final / OT · W

Golden Knights/Schedule/Recap Thu, Sep 24, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK · 3-0-0

5–4

Final / OTW

Utah Mammoth

UTA · 1-1-1

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First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

VGK 3-0-0 · UTA 1-1-1 · First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Golden Knights beat the Mammoth

Down 1–3 in the 2nd period, the Golden Knights erased the deficit with four unanswered goals — Hertl's equalizer with 0:28 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in overtime on Eichel's goal. Sebastian Cossa allowed 2.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starJack Eichel

VGK · C · #9 1 G · 2 A · 3 P

Who had the better chances

The Golden Knights created the better chances: 3.2 expected goals to 1.7, on 35 and 21 shots on goal.

VGK 3.2 xG · 35 shots UTA 1.7 xG · 21 shots

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1

2

3

1st 1.2 · 1.3

2nd 0.9 · 0.3

3rd · the swing 1.0 · 0.2

OT 0.1 · 0.0

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Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 74.

VGK 74%UTA 26%

Goals and penalties

9 goals · 8 penalties

← Golden Knights shoot this way Mammoth shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

00:45

Dmitri Simashev· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

1

09:38

Victor Olofsson

Shea Theodore · snap shot, a good chance (15%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

10:50

Mitch Marner· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

18:19

Brett Howden· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

2

18:21

PP

Kevin Stenlund · Power play (Howden, roughing) · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

3

19:01

Liam O'Brien

Yegor Borikov, Kevin Stenlund · backhand shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in

1–2 ▶ Watch ↗

2nd period

4

14:06

Jack McBain, Kailer Yamamoto · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in

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PEN

14:23

Dmitri Simashev· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

14:23

Parker Wotherspoon· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

14:23

Ben McCartney· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

3rd period

PEN

02:26

· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

5

05:19

Jeremy Lauzon

Noah Hanifin, Nic Dowd · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in

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PEN

12:47

· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

6

13:06

Mark Stone PP

Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (30%)

3–3 ▶ Watch ↗

7

18:29

Kevin Stenlund, · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in

3–4 ▶ Watch ↗

8

19:32

Tomas Hertl EXTRA ATTACKER

Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in

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Overtime

9

00:39

Jack Eichel GWG

Mark Stone, Shea Theodore · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in

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NHL three stars

the league's pick

Jack Eichel

VGK · C · #9 1 G · 2 A · 3 P1G 2A ★ 2nd star

Shea Theodore

VGK · D · #27 0 G · 3 A · 3 P0G 3A ★ 3rd star

Tomas Hertl

VGK · C · #48 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Adin Hill

VGK

−1.7

vs expected

17/21 saves · 4 GA · 2.3 xGA Allowed 1.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Sebastian Cossa

UTA

−2.3

vs expected

30/35 saves · 5 GA · 2.7 xGA Allowed 2.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team VGKUTA

Shots on goal

35

21

Expected goals

3.2

1.7

Hits

17

0

Blocks

25

0

Faceoffs

100%

0%

Power play

1/0

1/3

Penalty minutes

6

0

The Golden Knights allowed 1 on 3 Mammoth power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
9Jack EichelJ. EichelC	1	2	3	+1	0	3	0	1	21:10	22	57%	0	0	0	0.1
61Mark StoneM. StoneRW	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	20:06	23	—	1	0	0	0.7
93Mitch MarnerM. MarnerRW	0	1	1	−1	2	2	0	0	19:27	21	—	0	4	0	0.2
48Tomas HertlT. HertlC	1	0	1	+2	0	2	4	1	18:32	18	56%	0	2	0	0.4
71W. KarlssonW. KarlssonC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	16:15	21	43%	0	1	0	0.2
21Brett HowdenB. HowdenC	0	0	0	−2	2	2	1	0	15:09	19	40%	0	0	0	0.2
42B. BowmanB. BowmanRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14:37	16	—	0	0	0	0.1
95Victor OlofssonV. OlofssonLW	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	14:02	18	—	0	0	0	0.5
49I. BarbashevI. BarbashevLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	13:57	17	100%	0	2	0	0.1
24T. ConnellyT. ConnellyLW	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	12:32	16	—	0	0	0	0.3
26Nic DowdN. DowdC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	11:56	15	44%	0	1	0	0.0
46J. RondbjergJ. RondbjergRW	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	10:48	16	—	0	0	1	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
27Shea TheodoreS. TheodoreD	0	3	3	+3	0	2	0	2	26:51	28	—	0	3	0	0.1
3B. McNabbB. McNabbD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	19:12	26	—	0	2	0	0.1
15Noah HanifinN. HanifinD	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	17:25	23	—	0	1	1	0.0
4R. AnderssonR. AnderssonD	0	0	0	−2	0	2	1	0	17:14	28	—	0	3	1	0.0
5Jeremy LauzonJ. LauzonD	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	16:13	22	—	0	3	0	0.1
29Parker WotherspoonP. WotherspoonD	0	0	0	−2	2	2	0	0	16:11	25	—	0	1	1	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
33Adin HillA. HillG	17	21	4	.810	15/18	1/2	1/1	58:57		−1.7

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
22Jack McBainJ. McBainC	0	1	1	−1	0	1	1	0	18:36	24	40%	0	1	0	0.1
27B. HaytonB. HaytonC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	17:32	23	55%	0	0	1	0.0
56Kailer YamamotoK. YamamotoRW	0	1	1	−1	0	0	0	0	16:41	22	—	0	1	0	0.0
82Kevin StenlundK. StenlundC	0	3	3	+2	0	0	0	1	16:16	28	54%	0	3	1	0.0
38Liam O'BrienL. O'BrienC	1	0	1	+1	0	3	7	0	15:29	25	100%	0	1	0	0.1
13B. TanevB. TanevLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	14:20	21	—	0	1	1	0.0
65Yegor BorikovY. BorikovRW	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	14:19	21	—	0	4	0	0.4
86J. RoyJ. RoyRW	0	0	0	−2	0	2	1	1	13:48	17	—	0	0	0	0.2
93 . C	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	13:27	18	62%	0	4	0	0.2
18C. DesnoyersC. DesnoyersC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	12:26	16	12%	0	0	0	0.2
77T. IginlaT. IginlaC	0	0	0	−2	0	1	1	0	11:57	17	—	0	1	0	0.2
62Ben McCartneyB. McCartneyLW	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	11:30	17	—	0	1	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
84 . D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	22:59	29	—	0	1	0	0.1
26Dmitri SimashevD. SimashevD	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	6	21:44	29	—	0	3	0	0.0
57N. DeSimoneN. DeSimoneD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	3	21:32	27	—	0	1	0	0.1
88N. SchmidtN. SchmidtD	0	0	0	−2	0	1	1	3	21:31	33	—	0	2	1	0.0
75 . D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	15:57	21	—	0	2	0	0.1
15 . D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	15:34	23	—	1	2	0	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
33Sebastian CossaS. CossaG	30	35	5	.857	27/31	3/4	0/0	60:39		−2.3

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