LAK @ VAN Gameday Thread
LAK @ VAN
Venue: Rogers Arena
Puck drop: Tue Apr 14, 2026 10:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
LAK
- Record 7-1-2
- Streak W5
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 2.2
- Power play 2/19 (10.5%)
- Last game W vs SEA (3–0)
VAN
- Record 3-7-0
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.9 · 4.5
- Power play 10/25 (40%)
- Last game W vs ANA (4–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-04-09 VAN 1 @ LAK 4
- 2026-03-26 LAK 4 @ VAN 0
- 2025-11-29 VAN 1 @ LAK 2 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
LAK
- Adrian Kempe 6 pts · 4 G · 15 SOG
- Artemi Panarin 6 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
- Quinton Byfield 4 pts · 4 G · 12 SOG
- Trevor Moore 4 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
VAN
- Jake DeBrusk 4 pts · 3 G · 17 SOG
- Marco Rossi 4 pts · 3 G · 7 SOG
- Linus Karlsson 4 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
- Brock Boeser 4 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: LAK 3.79 · VAN 2.71 · Win odds: LAK 67.2% · VAN 32.8% · OT/SO chance: 15.3%
- 3-2 34.4%
- 3-3 33.1%
- 4-2 32.4%
Box Score
LAK 3
Final
VAN 4
2026-04-14
| Stat | LAK | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 4 |
| Shots | 34 | 25 |
| Power Play | 0/2 (0.0%) | 1/2 (50.0%) |
| PIM | 11 | 11 |
| Faceoffs | 23 / 39 | 39 / 23 |
| Blocks | 13 | 8 |
| Saves | 21 | 31 |
| LAK Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Alex Laferriere | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adrian Kempe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anze Kopitar | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Artemi Panarin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Doughty | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VAN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jake DeBrusk | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Elias Nils Pettersson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zeev Buium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Elias Pettersson | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brock Boeser | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Filip Hronek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirill Kudryavtsev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marco Rossi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nils Höglander | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Willander | 0 | 1 | 1 |