VGK @ VAN Gameday Thread
VGK @ VAN
Venue: Rogers Arena
Puck drop: Sun Oct 4, 2026 9:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
VGK
- Record 8-1-1
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.1 · 2.1
- Power play 8/31 (25.8%)
- Last game L vs ANA (3–4)
VAN
- Record 4-6-0
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 4.2
- Power play 9/21 (42.9%)
- Last game L vs CGY (0–0)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-04-07 VGK 2 @ VAN 1
- 2026-03-30 VAN 2 @ VGK 4
- 2026-02-04 VAN 2 @ VGK 5
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
VGK
- Jack Eichel 12 pts · 3 G · 16 SOG
- Mark Stone 5 pts · 3 G · 8 SOG
- Ivan Barbashev 5 pts · 1 G · 3 SOG
- Reilly Smith 4 pts · 3 G · 8 SOG
VAN
- Marco Rossi 5 pts · 3 G · 7 SOG
- Filip Hronek 5 pts · 0 G · 6 SOG
- Paul Cotter 4 pts · 3 G · 4 SOG
- Brock Boeser 4 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: VGK 4.15 · VAN 2.84 · Win odds: VGK 70.1% · VAN 30% · OT/SO chance: 14.2%
- 4-2 37.7%
- 4-3 31.3%
- 3-3 30.9%
Box Score
VGK 3
Final
VAN 2
2026-10-04
| Stat | VGK | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots | 28 | 20 |
| Power Play | 1/5 (20.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) |
| PIM | 6 | 10 |
| Faceoffs | 25 / 25 | 25 / 25 |
| Blocks | 7 | 20 |
| Saves | 18 | 25 |
| VGK Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Marc Gatcomb | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitch Marner | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Olofsson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Braeden Bowman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brayden McNabb | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nic Dowd | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VAN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Cotter | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Elias Pettersson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Filip Hronek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Linus Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Schenn | 0 | 1 | 1 |