VAN @ VGK Gameday Thread
VAN @ VGK
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Puck drop: Wed Feb 4, 2026 10:00pm EST
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
VAN
- Record 2-7-1
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.2 · 3.8
- Power play 2/22 (9.1%)
- Last game L vs UTA (2–6)
VGK
- Record 3-5-2
- Streak L5
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 3.7
- Power play 5/26 (19.2%)
- Last game L vs ANA (3–4)
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
VAN
- Theodor Blueger 4 pts · 3 G · 10 SOG
- Jake DeBrusk 4 pts · 1 G · 17 SOG
- Elias Pettersson 4 pts · 0 G · 3 SOG
- Filip Hronek 3 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
VGK
- Mitchell Marner 4 pts · 3 G · 15 SOG
- Tomas Hertl 4 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG
- Ivan Barbashev 3 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
- Pavel Dorofeyev 3 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: VAN 2.88 · VGK 3.82 · Win odds: VAN 34.2% · VGK 65.8% · OT/SO chance: 14.7%
- 2-3 35.2%
- 2-4 33.9%
- 2-2 30.9%
Box Score
VAN 2
Final
VGK 5
2026-02-04
| Stat | VAN | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 5 |
| Shots | 23 | 31 |
| Power Play | 0/1 (0.0%) | 0/1 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 2 | 2 |
| Faceoffs | 29 / 28 | 28 / 29 |
| Blocks | 9 | 11 |
| Saves | 26 | 21 |
| VAN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Elias Nils Pettersson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Theodor Blueger | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Conor Garland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liam Ohgren | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VGK Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Holtz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Braeden Bowman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shea Theodore | 0 | 1 | 1 |