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Vegas Golden Knights 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: VGK 25, DET 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-3 DET; P2 VGK 0-0 DET; P3 VGK 2-0 DET; OT VGK 1-0 DET.

Scoring plays: P1 01:50 Reilly Smith (assists: Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it VGK 1-0 DET; P1 05:58 Emmitt Finnie (assists: Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson) to make it VGK 1-1 DET; P1 15:15 Simon Edvinsson (assists: Andrew Copp, Alex DeBrincat) to make it VGK 1-2 DET; P1 16:14 Alex DeBrincat (assists: Lucas Raymond, Axel Sandin-Pellikka) to make it VGK 1-3 DET; P3 11:37 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Rasmus Andersson, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 2-3 DET; P3 16:36 Mitch Marner (assists: Tomas Hertl, Shea Theodore) to make it VGK 3-3 DET; OT 02:11 Tomas Hertl (assists: Mitch Marner, Rasmus Andersson) to make it VGK 4-3 DET. Top skaters: Mitch Marner (VGK) 1 G, 2 A; Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Alex DeBrincat (DET) 1 G, 1 A; Simon Edvinsson (DET) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Cam Talbot (DET) 21 saves on 25, decision O; Adin Hill (VGK) 23 saves on 26, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mitch Marner
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 19:59 TOI
Goals · DET
Alex DeBrincat
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 20:39 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Adin Hill
23 saves on 26 shots (.885) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P1 1:50 (VGK 1, DET 0) · 3-0 run, P3 11:37–OT 2:11
DET 2 largest lead P1 16:14 (VGK 1, DET 3) · 3-0 run, P1 5:58–P1 16:14
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:50 Reilly Smith (Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, DET 0
  • P1 5:58 Emmitt Finnie (Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson) DET · snap shot · VGK 1, DET 1
  • P1 15:15 Simon Edvinsson (Andrew Copp, Alex DeBrincat) DET · snap shot · VGK 1, DET 2
  • P1 16:14 Alex DeBrincat (Lucas Raymond, Axel Sandin-Pellikka) DET · snap shot · VGK 1, DET 3
  • P3 11:37 Ivan Barbashev (Rasmus Andersson, Noah Hanifin) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 2, DET 3
  • P3 16:36 Mitch Marner (Tomas Hertl, Shea Theodore) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 3, DET 3
  • OT 2:11 Tomas Hertl (Mitch Marner, Rasmus Andersson) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 4, DET 3

Linescore

123OT T
VGK 1021 4
DET 3000 3

Shots on goal: VGK 25, DET 26

Biggest Period

The Detroit Red Wings scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKDET
25Shots on goal26
54Shot attempts56
25Faceoff wins31
19Hits11
10Blocked shots16
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways5
10Giveaways13
8Penalty minutes4
88.5%Save %84.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK788225
DET1177126

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights4 G · 41 attempts
Reilly Smith: goal (snap)Cole Reinhardt: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netReilly Smith: missed the netCole Smith: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Cole Reinhardt: saved (backhand)Noah Hanifin: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: goal (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Colton Sissons: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netMitch Marner: goal (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (backhand)Jack Eichel: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 21Saved51% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net39% of attempts
Detroit Red Wings3 G · 39 attempts
Moritz Seider: saved (snap)Emmitt Finnie: saved (snap)Albert Johansson: saved (wrist)Ben Chiarot: missed the netAxel Sandin-Pellikka: saved (snap)Simon Edvinsson: saved (slap)Emmitt Finnie: goal (snap)James van Riemsdyk: saved (tip-in)Dylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Axel Sandin-Pellikka: missed the netMarco Kasper: missed the netEmmitt Finnie: saved (snap)Simon Edvinsson: goal (snap)Alex DeBrincat: goal (snap)Dylan Larkin: saved (snap)Patrick Kane: missed the netMarco Kasper: saved (snap)Dylan Larkin: missed the netDylan Larkin: missed the netAxel Sandin-Pellikka: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (snap)Lucas Raymond: saved (backhand)Andrew Copp: missed the netPatrick Kane: missed the netPatrick Kane: saved (wrist)Albert Johansson: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Simon Edvinsson: saved (wrist)Patrick Kane: missed the netMason Appleton: saved (wrist)Lucas Raymond: saved (slap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Moritz Seider: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Andrew Copp: saved (wrist)Andrew Copp: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netMason Appleton: missed the netMoritz Seider: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 23Saved59% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net33% 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
Mitch Marner R 123+211019:59
Tomas Hertl C 112-121116:33
Rasmus Andersson D 022010323:28
Ivan Barbashev L 101+130018:30
Reilly Smith R 101010009:12
Shea Theodore D 011020324:13
Noah Hanifin D 011+210120:30
Pavel Dorofeyev R 011+121015:48
Jack Eichel C 000041123:45
Brayden McNabb D 000-111020:48
Braeden Bowman R 000023117:53
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-202016:46
Colton Sissons C 000011015:23
Cole Smith R 000011014:13
Kaedan Korczak D 000+112013:32
Keegan Kolesar R 000001012:06
Brandon Saad L 000-111008:22
Cole Reinhardt L 000-213007:51
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill W 232688.5362:11
DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Simon Edvinsson D 112+131424:03
Alex DeBrincat R 112+130120:39
Emmitt Finnie C 101+131013:22
Moritz Seider D 011+132228:40
Lucas Raymond L 011+120121:18
Andrew Copp C 011+120218:54
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 011011009:37
Ben Chiarot D 000-100122:40
Dylan Larkin C 000-240021:32
Patrick Kane R 000-110220:57
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 000-101117:59
Michael Rasmussen C 000-202116:09
Marco Kasper C 000+110014:01
Albert Johansson D 000010013:55
Mason Appleton C 000+110012:03
J.T. Compher L 000-100111:05
James van Riemsdyk L 000011009:39
Dominik Shine R 000002008:03
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Cam Talbot O 212584.0462:08

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 2 – 0 DET
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