Los Angeles KingsLAK 6–5 Final/SO Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Final/SO 1st2nd3rdOTSO T SOG
Los Angeles KingsLAK 21202 6 26
Vegas Golden KnightsVGK 03201 5 35

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
4:41 LAK Andrei Kuzmenko (1)PP Anze Kopitar (2), Kevin Fiala (1) · snap xG 0.08 1–0 ▶
11:57 LAK Quinton Byfield (1) Unassisted · backhand xG 0.27 2–0 ▶
2nd Period
2:10 VGK Pavel Dorofeyev (1) Unassisted · snap xG 0.02 2–1 ▶
13:41 LAK Jeff Malott (1) Joel Armia (1), Alex Turcotte (1) · deflected xG 0.15 3–1 ▶
17:32 VGK Pavel Dorofeyev (2)PP Mark Stone (1), Jack Eichel (1) · snap xG 0.14 3–2 ▶
19:14 VGK Pavel Dorofeyev (3)PP Mark Stone (2), Jack Eichel (2) · snap xG 0.20 3–3 ▶
3rd Period
5:06 VGK Jack Eichel (1) Mitch Marner (1), Ivan Barbashev (1) · slap xG 0.08 3–4 ▶
8:43 VGK Ivan Barbashev (1) Jack Eichel (3), Mitch Marner (2) · snap xG 0.16 3–5 ▶
11:39 LAK Trevor Moore (1)SH Phillip Danault (1), Drew Doughty (1) · wrist xG 0.19 4–5 ▶
14:00 LAK Brandt Clarke (1) Quinton Byfield (1), Andrei Kuzmenko (1) · wrist xG 0.20 5–5 ▶
Overtime
No scoring
Shootout
LAK Adrian Kempe vs Adin Hill Goal
VGK Jack Eichel vs Anton Forsberg Saved
LAK Trevor Moore vs Adin Hill Goal
VGK Pavel Dorofeyev vs Anton Forsberg Goal
LAK Kevin Fiala vs Adin Hill Missed
VGK Mitch Marner vs Anton Forsberg Saved

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

LAK 32%Deserve to win68% VGK
LAKVGK
2.15Expected goals3.22
5Goals (no shootout)5
1.42Expected goals, 5 on 51.77
46Shot attempts70
31Unblocked attempts49
26Shots on goal35

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

3rd Period
8:43 LAK Goalie Goalie · Forsberg −2.6 goals saved
5 goals on 2.41 xG, 29 shots on goal
11:39 VGK Goalie Goalie · Hill −2.4 goals saved
4 goals on 1.61 xG, 21 shots on goal
19:40 LAK Shortened bench Shortened bench · 2 forwards sat
Malott and Turcotte: no shift after 7:33 of the 3rd

Shot map

LAK shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ VGK shoots
Adrian Kempe: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 0:44) Cody Ceci: wrist, 102 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 1:49) Drew Doughty: slap, 70 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 2:39) Ivan Barbashev: tip-in, 12 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 2:59) Pavel Dorofeyev: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.14 (P1 5:09) Pavel Dorofeyev: wrist, 57 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 7:01) Tomas Hertl: backhand, 10 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 7:04) Phillip Danault: snap, 47 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 8:29) Jeremy Lauzon: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 8:54) Jeremy Lauzon: slap, 50 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 9:16) Jack Eichel: deflected, 6 ft, xG 0.19 (P1 9:49) Shea Theodore: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 12:12) Cody Ceci: snap, 58 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 13:04) Mitch Marner: tip-in, 14 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 13:26) Brayden McNabb: snap, 64 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 13:32) Andrei Kuzmenko: snap, 19 ft, xG 0.18 (P1 14:03) Mitch Marner: slap, 49 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 14:30) Cody Ceci: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 17:33) Reilly Smith: backhand, 75 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 17:40) Jack Eichel: tip-in, 8 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 19:01) Jeremy Lauzon: snap, 66 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 19:06) Adrian Kempe: snap, 51 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 19:51) William Karlsson: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 0:53) William Karlsson: snap, 37 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 1:22) Kaedan Korczak: slap, 69 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 2:25) Alex Laferriere: tip-in, 18 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 2:57) Noah Hanifin: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 4:27) Shea Theodore: backhand, 24 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 5:50) Joel Armia: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 6:35) William Karlsson: wrist, 59 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 7:19) Mark Stone: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 7:46) Anze Kopitar: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 8:36) Cody Ceci: backhand, 19 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 9:48) Joel Armia: snap, 49 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 9:51) William Karlsson: snap, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 10:35) Noah Hanifin: snap, 37 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 10:40) Jack Eichel: snap, 36 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 11:10) Noah Hanifin: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 11:28) Mitch Marner: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 14:57) Kevin Fiala: backhand, 14 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 15:48) Brian Dumoulin: snap, 50 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 16:03) Pavel Dorofeyev: slap, 46 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 17:10) Jack Eichel: slap, 30 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 18:36) Tomas Hertl: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 18:53) Mitch Marner: snap, 41 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 19:47) Alex Laferriere: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 0:27) Adrian Kempe: wrist, 76 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 0:53) Jeremy Lauzon: snap, 62 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 2:33) Colton Sissons: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.18 (P3 4:17) Adrian Kempe: wrist, 124 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 4:55) Noah Hanifin: slap, 57 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 5:38) Jeremy Lauzon: slap, 66 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 6:04) William Karlsson: wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 7:09) Brian Dumoulin: wrist, 40 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 8:34) Phillip Danault: backhand, 11 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 9:38) Mark Stone: backhand, 14 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 9:55) Mark Stone: wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.18 (P3 9:59) Mark Stone: backhand, 12 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 10:01) Brian Dumoulin: snap, 187 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 10:19) Tomas Hertl: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 12:17) Quinton Byfield: tip-in, 16 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 16:14) Joel Armia: slap, 54 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 18:04) Ivan Barbashev: backhand, 93 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 18:34) Jack Eichel: snap, 32 ft, xG 0.13 (OT 0:24) Quinton Byfield: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.14 (OT 1:02) Alex Laferriere: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.09 (OT 2:03) Brett Howden: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.14 (OT 2:44) Shea Theodore: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.09 (OT 3:33) William Karlsson: snap, 29 ft, xG 0.11 (OT 4:39) Phillip Danault: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.04 (OT 4:58) Andrei Kuzmenko: GOAL, snap, 37 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 4:41) Quinton Byfield: GOAL, backhand, 11 ft, xG 0.27 (P1 11:57) Pavel Dorofeyev: GOAL, snap, 46 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 2:10) Jeff Malott: GOAL, deflected, 7 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 13:41) Pavel Dorofeyev: GOAL, snap, 16 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 17:32) Pavel Dorofeyev: GOAL, snap, 17 ft, xG 0.20 (P2 19:14) Jack Eichel: GOAL, slap, 39 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 5:06) Ivan Barbashev: GOAL, snap, 9 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 8:43) Trevor Moore: GOAL, wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 11:39) Brandt Clarke: GOAL, wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.20 (P3 14:00)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
55 Quinton Byfield 112 0 30.45 1119:49
22 Kevin Fiala 011 -2 20.16 1018:41
24 Phillip Danault 011 +1 30.09 1018:26
9 Adrian Kempe 000 0 50.14 2218:04
12 Trevor Moore 101 0 10.19 0016:42
11 Anze Kopitar 011 0 20.02 2316:41
14 Alex Laferriere 000 -1 50.19 8116:28
62 Andrei Kuzmenko 112 +1 30.26 2015:52
37 Warren Foegele 000 -1 10.00 2014:25
40 Joel Armia 011 +1 30.16 1009:51
15 Alex Turcotte 011 +1 00.00 0107:08
39 Jeff Malott 101 +2 10.15 3006:41
Defense
8 Drew Doughty 011 +1 20.01 3325:48
44 Mikey Anderson 000 +1 00.00 4223:29
2 Brian Dumoulin 000 -2 50.05 2121:11
5 Cody Ceci 000 -2 40.09 1319:37
6 Joel Edmundson 000 +2 30.00 3019:17
92 Brandt Clarke 101 +2 30.20 1115:20
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Anton Forsberg 35530 .857 3.22 -1.78

Vegas Golden Knights

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
93 Mitch Marner 022 +2 50.17 1122:48
9 Jack Eichel 134 +2 60.64 1022:04
16 Pavel Dorofeyev 303 0 90.57 0120:14
48 Tomas Hertl 000 0 30.33 5019:30
61 Mark Stone 022 -2 40.32 0117:54
71 William Karlsson 000 -3 60.20 1016:39
49 Ivan Barbashev 112 0 40.24 5015:50
21 Brett Howden 000 0 20.14 3013:23
19 Reilly Smith 000 -2 10.00 1112:49
20 Brandon Saad 000 0 00.00 0111:40
15 Colton Sissons 000 0 20.18 2211:23
55 Keegan Kolesar 000 0 10.00 3010:47
Defense
27 Shea Theodore 000 -2 50.25 0124:23
15 Noah Hanifin 000 -1 70.07 2024:00
28 Zach Whitecloud 000 0 20.00 3120:11
3 Brayden McNabb 000 -1 50.01 1418:19
5 Jeremy Lauzon 000 +1 60.09 6014:26
6 Kaedan Korczak 000 +1 20.01 2114:25
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Adin Hill 26521 .808 2.15 -2.85

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Los Angeles Kings

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
55 Quinton Byfield R +1.79 +1.45 +0.29 +0.09 0.00 -0.10 +0.05 — 19:49
92 Brandt Clarke D +1.77 +0.75 +0.13 +0.84 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 15:20
39 Jeff Malott L +1.61 +0.75 +0.10 +0.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 6:41
96 Andrei Kuzmenko L +1.46 +1.30 +0.17 +0.06 0.00 0.00 -0.06 — 15:52
40 Joel Armia R +1.33 +0.70 +0.10 +0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 9:51
15 Alex Turcotte C +0.95 +0.55 0.00 +0.55 -0.22 +0.03 +0.05 — 7:08
11 Anze Kopitar C +0.61 +0.70 +0.01 -0.31 +0.15 -0.05 +0.11 — 16:41
24 Phillip Danault C +0.44 +0.70 +0.06 -0.27 0.00 +0.01 -0.06 — 18:26
6 Joel Edmundson D +0.42 0.00 0.00 +0.59 -0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 19:17
12 Trevor Moore L +0.09 +0.75 +0.12 -0.73 0.00 +0.01 -0.06 — 16:42
8 Drew Doughty D +0.04 +0.55 +0.01 -0.53 -0.15 0.00 +0.17 — 25:48
22 Kevin Fiala L -0.06 +0.55 +0.10 -0.69 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 18:41
44 Mikey Anderson D -0.14 0.00 0.00 -0.22 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 23:29
9 Adrian Kempe R -0.19 0.00 +0.09 -0.36 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 18:04
14 Alex Laferriere R -0.26 0.00 +0.12 -0.22 -0.15 -0.04 +0.03 — 16:28
37 Warren Foegele L -0.48 0.00 0.00 -0.44 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 14:25
5 Cody Ceci D -0.60 0.00 +0.06 -0.78 0.00 0.00 +0.13 — 19:37
2 Brian Dumoulin D -0.67 0.00 +0.03 -0.75 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 21:11
31 Anton Forsberg G -1.78 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -1.78 64:23

Vegas Golden Knights

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
9 Jack Eichel C +3.96 +2.55 +0.41 +0.86 +0.15 +0.01 -0.02 — 22:04
16 Pavel Dorofeyev R +2.73 +2.25 +0.37 +0.13 0.00 0.00 -0.01 — 20:14
93 Mitch Marner R +2.22 +1.25 +0.11 +0.81 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 22:48
49 Ivan Barbashev L +1.82 +1.30 +0.16 +0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 15:50
61 Mark Stone R +1.27 +1.40 +0.21 -0.54 +0.15 0.00 +0.05 — 17:54
5 Jeremy Lauzon D +0.49 0.00 +0.06 +0.21 +0.22 0.00 0.00 — 14:26
27 Shea Theodore D +0.37 0.00 +0.16 +0.18 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 24:23
48 Tomas Hertl C +0.37 0.00 +0.22 +0.13 0.00 +0.06 -0.04 — 19:30
10 Colton Sissons C +0.36 0.00 +0.12 +0.13 0.00 +0.01 +0.10 — 11:23
3 Brayden McNabb D +0.35 0.00 +0.01 +0.12 0.00 0.00 +0.22 — 18:19
6 Kaedan Korczak D +0.21 0.00 +0.01 +0.15 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 14:25
21 Brett Howden C +0.17 0.00 +0.09 +0.12 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 13:23
20 Brandon Saad L +0.11 0.00 0.00 +0.06 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 11:40
55 Keegan Kolesar R +0.11 0.00 0.00 +0.09 0.00 0.00 +0.02 — 10:47
2 Zach Whitecloud D +0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 20:11
15 Noah Hanifin D +0.03 0.00 +0.04 +0.01 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 24:00
19 Reilly Smith R -0.24 0.00 0.00 -0.27 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 12:49
71 William Karlsson C -0.44 0.00 +0.13 -0.63 0.00 +0.06 0.00 — 16:39
33 Adin Hill G -2.85 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -2.85 64:53

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.