Vancouver Canucks 2–3 Vegas Golden Knights
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2.
Game leaders
1Luke SchennPoints
1Victor Olofsson
3Drew O'ConnorShots on goal4Victor Olofsson
25Kevin LankinenSaves
18Adin Hill
Three stars
★ First starMitch MarnerVegas Golden Knights · 1 G · 3 SOG- ★ Second starVictor OlofssonVegas Golden Knights · 1 G · 4 SOG
★ Third starMarc GatcombVegas Golden Knights · 1 G · 1 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Vancouver Canucks
- Paul Cotter●1 G · 1 PPG
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki●1 G
Assists: Luke Schenn 1, Linus Karlsson 1, Filip Hronek 1, Elias Pettersson 1
Vegas Golden Knights
- Victor Olofsson●1 G · 1 PPG
- Marc Gatcomb●1 G
- Mitch Marner●1 G
Assists: Braeden Bowman 1, Jack Eichel 1, Brayden McNabb 1, Nic Dowd 1, Mark Stone 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength18/20
- Against the power play7/8
- Even strength15/16
- Against the power play1/2
- Short-handed2/2
Key stats
- 20Shots on goal28
- 10Shooting %10.7
- 1Power-play goals1
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Vancouver Canucks: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
Vegas Golden Knights: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 Vancouver Canucks.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
- Vancouver Canucks
- Vegas Golden Knights
Shooting
- 20Shots on goal28
- 10Shooting %10.7
- 1Power-play goals1
Physical play
- 25Hits19
- 20Blocked shots7
Puck control
- 60.6Faceoffs won %57.8
- 4Takeaways2
- 16Giveaways17
Goaltending
- 25Saves18
- 89.3Save %90
Discipline
- 10Penalty minutes6
Shots and finishing
Vancouver Canucks took 42% of the shots on goal.
- Vancouver Canucks
- Vegas Golden Knights
2028
- Shooting %
- 10.0%10.7%
- Save %
- 89.3%90.0%
- Shooting + save %
- 99.3100.7
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Vancouver Canucks
- Filip Hronek26:25
- Tom Willander21:02
- Elias Pettersson20:29
- Zeev Buium20:07
- Paul Cotter18:46
- Marco Rossi18:30
- Jamie Oleksiak17:47
- Brock Boeser17:18
- Elias Pettersson17:04
- Drew O'Connor16:30
Vegas Golden Knights
- Shea Theodore22:11
- Mitch Marner21:56
- Jack Eichel19:52
- Mark Stone19:45
- Noah Hanifin19:37
- Brayden McNabb19:00
- William Karlsson18:20
- Parker Wotherspoon17:25
- Brett Howden17:16
- Rasmus Andersson17:12
Skaters
| 4Jamie OleksiakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17:47 |
| 63Max SassonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16:24 |
| 5Tom WillanderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21:02 |
| 7Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 07:34 |
| 2Luke SchennD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13:07 |
| 6Brock BoeserRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17:18 |
| 92Liam OhgrenLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14:56 |
| 8Zeev BuiumD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20:07 |
| 47Paul CotterLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18:46 |
| 94Linus KarlssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13:31 |
| 23Marco RossiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18:30 |
| 17Filip HronekD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 26:25 |
| Drew O'ConnorLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16:30 |
| 13Arshdeep BainsLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14:04 |
| Elias PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17:04 |
| 40Elias PetterssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20:29 |
| 88Jonathan LekkerimäkiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10:31 |
| Aatu RätyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 09:56 |
Goaltenders
| 32Kevin LankinenG | 28 | 25 | 3 | 89.3% | 18/20 | 7/8 | 57:29 |
| 31Leevi MeriläinenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |