61%
Playoff odds
112
Points pace
Holding a playoff spot (Wild card 2), 0 points ahead of SJS. The magic number appears at the season's midpoint.
Odds and magic number are estimates. Odds come from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season; this early they move a lot from game to game. Playoff race
Next game
@ Seattle Kraken
Tuesday, October 6 · 6:40 p.m. PT
Playoff odds after Tuesday's gameWin → 64%OT loss → 60%Loss → 57%
First of 4 meetings
2026-27 · shares are 5-on-5 · pace = 5-on-5 shot attempts per 60 by both teams, 1st = fastest · speed bursts = times any player tops 20 mph, per game (NHL EDGE, ranked per game by us)
Expected goals share
Shot share
High-danger chance share
Goals for per game
Goals against per game
Power play
Penalty kill
Pace of play
Speed bursts per game
Offensive-zone time
Longer bar = better league rank, so every row reads the same way (for goals against, fewer is better).
5-on-5 expected-goals share, rolling 5 games, over each club's last 10 (the same line as the season trend) · above 50% = controlling play
Shaded areas are where each team creates or allows more dangerous chances than an average NHL team, 2026-27. Darker = further above average; blank = average or below. Net at the top.
2026-27 numbers for every goalie on both rosters. Starters aren't announced until game day.
Golden Knights
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | 2 | .870 | -1.7 |
| Adin Hill | 1 | .900 | -0.5 |
Kraken
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Daccord | 2 | .966 | +3.6 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 1 | .917 | +1.2 |
Sun, Oct 4 · @ Canucks
3–2W
Golden Knights beat the Canucks 3–2 and earned it, out-chancing them 4.1–1.5 in expected goals and 17–3 in high-danger chances.
Top Golden Knights ratings
Last 10 games, oldest first
Sep 29 · vs CHI
5–2W
xG 4.1–2.1
Shot share 56%
Oct 2 · vs ANA
3–4L
xG 3.3–2.1
Shot share 57%
Oct 4 · @ VAN
3–2W
xG 4.1–1.5
Shot share 62%
5-on-5 expected-goals share, rolling 5 games, 2026-27 · above 50% = controlling play
Best single-game ratings out of 10 · Game Score in brackets · How ratings work
Jack Eichel (2.49)
1 G · 2 A · 2 SOG
Brayden McNabb (1.92)
2 A · 1 SOG
Tomas Hertl (1.89)
1 G · 5 SOG
Shea Theodore (1.68)
2 A · 1 SOG
Victor Olofsson (1.65)
1 G · 4 SOG
2026-27 · league rank · arrows compare the last 10 games with the season
Only 3 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Expected goals share (xGF%)
61.1%
4th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 expected goals, which weights every shot by its chance of going in. The best single measure of who's controlling play.
Shot share (CF%)
57.8%
7th/ 32Share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts, including blocked and missed. Over 50% means you have the puck more.
High-danger chance share
56.5%
10th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 chances from the area right in front of the net, plus rebounds from the slot.
PDO (luck gauge)
96.5
23rd/ 325v5 Sh% 9.5 · Sv% 87.0
Luck4 pts · deserved 4.85-on-5 shooting % plus save %. Around 100 is normal; well above usually means hot shooting or goaltending that won't last.
Goaltending: goals saved above expected
-2.2
24th/ 32Goals the team's goalies stopped beyond what an average goalie would, given the shots they faced. Above zero is good.
Goals for per game
3.67
9th/ 32Average goals scored per game, all situations.
Goals against per game
2.67
16th/ 32Average goals allowed per game. Lower is better.
Shots for per game
31.67
5th/ 32Shots on goal per game.
Shots against per game
22.00
7th/ 32Shots on goal allowed per game. Lower is better.
Power play
27.3%
12th/ 32Share of power plays that produce a goal.
Penalty kill
85.7%
14th/ 32Share of opponent power plays killed without a goal.
Faceoffs
54.9%
6th/ 32Share of faceoffs won.
Save percentage
.879
21st/ 32Share of shots on goal the team's goalies stopped, all situations. Empty-net goals don't count against it.
Based on 3 games so far
Built for the playoffs
Good at both ends at 5 on 5: they create plenty and give up little, the kind of team that travels well in April.
2026-27
2026-27 · goals · shots on goal
2026-27 · assists · points
2026-27 · average rating out of 10, skaters with 2+ games · What's this?
2026-27 · individual xG · goals · high-danger chances
2026-27 · save % · goals saved above expected
2026-27 · late tying and go-ahead goals, OT winners · What's this?
No Golden Knights clutch points yet this season. The first late equalizer or OT winner will show up here.
See the league's clutch leaders (52 players)2026-27 shooting % against each player's NHL career · goals above or below his career rate · What's this?
Running hot
28.6% this season · 12.8% career
20.0% this season · 4.9% career
14.3% this season · 5.8% career
Due
0.0% this season · 14.0% career
0.0% this season · 12.6% career
9.1% this season · 13.7% career
Only 3 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Every Golden Knights shooter, with career chartsActive runs, regular season: point streaks of 3+ games and goal streaks of 2+; droughts among players with 10+ games.
On a roll
Droughts
Puck and player tracking, this season · league rank · tap a tile marked “See every player” for the whole roster
Speed bursts over 22 mph, per game
1.3
8th/ 32Distance skated
133.7 mi
16th/ 32League avg 122.4 mi
Shots over 90 mph
0
19th/ 32Offensive-zone time
44.3%
8th/ 32League avg 40.9%
Defensive-zone time
37.7%
9th/ 32Lower is better; rank 1 = least time defending