Final
SJS at VGK game report
Sharks
4–2
Golden Knights
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. PT · T-Mobile Arena
Sharks beat the Golden Knights 4–2 despite being out-chanced 3.2–1.3 in expected goals and 10–5 in high-danger chances. Yaroslav Askarov saved 1.2 goals more than expected.
Team comparison
VGKSJS
- 2Goals4
- 3.21Expected goals1.33
- 1.425-on-5 expected goals0.90
- 10High-danger chances5
- 29Shots on goal16
- 61Shot attempts36
- 405-on-5 shot attempts30
- 10:20Power-play time5:00
5-on-5 shares for VGK: 57.1% of shot attempts, 61.3% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Golden KnightsSharksCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Sharks shooting ←→ Golden Knights shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| VGK at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 42:57 | 40–30 | 1.42–0.90 | 1–3 |
| Power play | 10:20 | 17–5 | 1.51–0.44 | 1–1 |
| Shorthanded | 5:00 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 1:43 | 4–0 | 0.28–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as VGK–SJS. “Power play” means VGK had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav Askarov SJS | 27/29 | .931 | 3.21 | +1.21 |
| Carter Hart VGK | 12/16 | .750 | 1.33 | -2.67 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Karlsson VGK | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.52 |
| Tomas Hertl VGK | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.47 |
| Trevor Connelly VGK | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.44 |
| Ivan Barbashev VGK | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.30 |
| Sam Dickinson SJS | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.29 |
| Shea Theodore VGK | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Igor Chernyshov SJS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.17 |
| Nic Dowd VGK | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.17 |
| Victor Olofsson VGK | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.16 |
| Jack Eichel VGK | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.16 |
Three stars
- ★M. MarchmentSJS · 1G 1A
- ★★Y. AskarovSJS · .931 SV%
- ★★★T. HertlVGK · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 19:20SJS D. Orlov pp (from M. Celebrini, A. Wennberg)1–0
Period 2
- 06:45SJS M. Celebrini (from W. Smith, M. Marchment)2–0
- 17:24VGK T. Hertl pp (from S. Theodore, C. Hart)2–1
Period 3
- 03:18VGK N. Dowd (from B. Howden, I. Barbashev)2–2
- 09:47SJS M. Marchment (from D. Nurse)3–2
- 14:54SJS M. Misa (from I. Chernyshov, T. Toffoli)4–2