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Vegas Golden Knights 3, Calgary Flames 6 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 3, Calgary Flames 6. Shots on goal: VGK 37, CGY 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-3 CGY; P2 VGK 1-2 CGY; P3 VGK 1-1 CGY.

Scoring plays: P1 03:54 Mikael Backlund (assists: Blake Coleman, Connor Zary) to make it VGK 0-1 CGY; P1 08:42 Adam Klapka (assists: Yan Kuznetsov, MacKenzie Weegar) to make it VGK 0-2 CGY; P1 10:03 Reilly Smith (assists: Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud) to make it VGK 1-2 CGY; P1 15:45 Ryan Lomberg (assists: Connor Zary, John Beecher) to make it VGK 1-3 CGY; P2 08:38 Mikael Backlund (assists: MacKenzie Weegar, Connor Zary) to make it VGK 1-4 CGY; P2 12:21 Joel Farabee (assists: MacKenzie Weegar) to make it VGK 1-5 CGY; P2 14:34 Kaedan Korczak (assists: Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) to make it VGK 2-5 CGY; P3 16:03 Mark Stone (assists: Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner) to make it VGK 3-5 CGY; P3 19:15 Jonathan Huberdeau (assists: Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman) to make it VGK 3-6 CGY. Top skaters: Mikael Backlund (CGY) 2 G, 1 A; MacKenzie Weegar (CGY) 0 G, 3 A; Connor Zary (CGY) 0 G, 3 A; Mark Stone (VGK) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Akira Schmid (VGK) 20 saves on 25, decision L; Devin Cooley (CGY) 34 saves on 37, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CGY
Mikael Backlund
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:24 TOI
Goals · VGK
Mark Stone
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:41 TOI
Goaltending · CGY
Devin Cooley
34 saves on 37 shots (.919) · W
Season highs
Mikael Backlund · Season-high 3 pointsMacKenzie Weegar · Season-high 3 pointsConnor Zary · Season-high 3 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 14:34–P3 16:03
CGY 4 largest lead P2 12:21 (VGK 1, CGY 5) · 3-0 run, P1 15:45–P2 12:21
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:54 Mikael Backlund (Blake Coleman, Connor Zary) CGY · snap shot · VGK 0, CGY 1
  • P1 8:42 Adam Klapka (Yan Kuznetsov, MacKenzie Weegar) CGY · deflected shot · VGK 0, CGY 2
  • P1 10:03 Reilly Smith (Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud) VGK · backhand shot · VGK 1, CGY 2
  • P1 15:45 Ryan Lomberg (Connor Zary, John Beecher) CGY · wrist shot · VGK 1, CGY 3
  • P2 8:38 Mikael Backlund (MacKenzie Weegar, Connor Zary) CGY · backhand shot · VGK 1, CGY 4
  • P2 12:21 Joel Farabee (MacKenzie Weegar) CGY · Shorthanded · wrist shot · VGK 1, CGY 5
  • P2 14:34 Kaedan Korczak (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) VGK · snap shot · VGK 2, CGY 5
  • P3 16:03 Mark Stone (Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner) VGK · Power play · bat shot · VGK 3, CGY 5
  • P3 19:15 Jonathan Huberdeau (Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman) CGY · Empty net · wrist shot · VGK 3, CGY 6

Linescore

123 T
VGK 111 3
CGY 321 6

Shots on goal: VGK 37, CGY 26

Biggest Period

The Calgary Flames scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKCGY
37Shots on goal26
70Shot attempts56
23Faceoff wins25
27Hits14
13Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways5
15Giveaways9
5Penalty minutes9
80.0%Save %91.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK792137
CGY1110526

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 57 attempts
Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBrandon Saad: missed the netReilly Smith: goal (backhand)Mitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Brandon Saad: saved (deflected)Mark Stone: missed the netReilly Smith: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netKaedan Korczak: goal (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (slap)Reilly Smith: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (bat)Reilly Smith: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (backhand)Cole Reinhardt: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: saved (bat)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netZach Whitecloud: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (backhand)Mitch Marner: missed the netMark Stone: goal (bat)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Tomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: saved (slap)
  • 3Goals5% of attempts
  • 34Saved60% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net35% of attempts
Calgary Flames6 G · 42 attempts
Adam Klapka: missed the netKevin Bahl: saved (slap)Connor Zary: saved (wrist)Blake Coleman: missed the netMikael Backlund: goal (snap)Blake Coleman: saved (wrist)Adam Klapka: goal (deflected)MacKenzie Weegar: saved (wrist)Hunter Brzustewicz: saved (wrist)John Beecher: saved (wrist)Yan Kuznetsov: missed the netJoel Farabee: saved (tip-in)Morgan Frost: saved (wrist)Hunter Brzustewicz: missed the netMikael Backlund: missed the netRyan Lomberg: goal (wrist)Mikael Backlund: missed the netKevin Bahl: missed the netBlake Coleman: missed the netNazem Kadri: missed the netHunter Brzustewicz: saved (slap)Matt Coronato: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Mikael Backlund: missed the netJonathan Huberdeau: saved (deflected)Yegor Sharangovich: missed the netMikael Backlund: saved (tip-in)Mikael Backlund: goal (backhand)Mikael Backlund: missed the netJonathan Huberdeau: missed the netYan Kuznetsov: missed the netMikael Backlund: saved (wrist)Joel Farabee: goal (wrist)Mikael Backlund: saved (slap)Joel Farabee: missed the netBlake Coleman: saved (wrist)MacKenzie Weegar: saved (wrist)Morgan Frost: saved (wrist)Hunter Brzustewicz: saved (wrist)Yegor Sharangovich: saved (wrist)Matt Coronato: missed the netJonathan Huberdeau: goal (wrist)
  • 6Goals14% of attempts
  • 20Saved48% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mark Stone R 112-230015:41
Mitch Marner R 022-310019:01
Kaedan Korczak D 101031021:08
Reilly Smith R 101-120213:46
Noah Hanifin D 011-241024:39
Zach Whitecloud D 011-112119:44
Tomas Hertl C 011-260018:59
Ben Hutton D 000-121319:20
Brayden McNabb D 000-111017:57
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-111117:20
Ivan Barbashev L 000-233016:56
Brandon Saad L 000-140016:16
Braeden Bowman R 000-110014:47
Brett Howden C 000-112013:51
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-104313:31
Keegan Kolesar R 000018113:12
Cole Reinhardt L 000-111112:39
Colton Sissons C 000022112:32
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid L 202580.0558:41
CGY skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mikael Backlund C 213+250019:24
MacKenzie Weegar D 033+223322:51
Connor Zary C 033+210116:14
Blake Coleman L 022+220017:00
Joel Farabee L 101+121216:29
Jonathan Huberdeau L 101021015:00
Adam Klapka R 101+116012:47
Ryan Lomberg L 101+110010:50
Yan Kuznetsov D 011+202022:38
John Beecher C 011+210010:36
Kevin Bahl D 000+210023:24
Rasmus Andersson D 000+211222:43
Yegor Sharangovich C 000+110216:36
Nazem Kadri C 000+100115:33
Hunter Brzustewicz D 000030014:39
Joel Hanley D 000000114:05
Morgan Frost C 000-120013:45
Matt Coronato R 000-110013:13
CGY goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Devin Cooley W 343791.9360:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 2 – 1 CGY
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Vegas Golden Knights 16-7-10 L2 L10 6-2-2 Next game recap: @ EDM · Sun, Dec 21
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