Western Conference · Pacific Division

Vegas Golden Knights

2026–27·3–1–0·6 points·1st in the Pacific, 2nd in the Western

Seasons

Points: 6#4
Goal differential: +7#4
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 60.8%#6
Power play: 31.3%#10
Penalty kill: 83.3%#14
GSAx: −2.1#24

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

4 of 4 lines


Stone – Barbashev – Eichel	38:19	4	60.7%	56.8%	2	0
Karlsson – Marner – Howden	37:58	4	61.6%	50.8%	1	1
Hertl – Olofsson – Connelly	29:23	4	80.1%	66.1%	3	1
Dowd – Gatcomb – Bowman	24:25	4	44.6%	54.5%	1	1

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

3 of 3 pairs


Hanifin – Lauzon	55:40	4	68.2%	56.9%	1	0
McNabb – Theodore	55:26	4	62.8%	60.6%	8	2
Andersson – Wotherspoon	54:35	4	58.1%	59.8%	1	5

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–4 · Sep 29 to Oct 6

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Theodore	McNabb	Barbashev	Eichel	Stone	Bowman	Dowd	Gatcomb	Hanifin	Lauzon	Howden	Karlsson	Marner	Wotherspoon	Andersson	Connelly	Hertl	Olofsson
Theodore D		61	49	40	54	58	83	48	100		79	68	64	0	34	62	73	69
McNabb D	61		45	42	55	58	83	55	0		76	60	60	35		62	73	72
Barbashev F	49	45		61	61	0	45	30	75	68		59	61	62	64		34	34
Eichel F	40	42	61		59	0		0	78	58	63		33	60	54	52		0
Stone F	54	55	61	59					79	55	63	0		56	54	100	0
Bowman F	58	58	0	0			41	38	52	48	0	67		36	38	0	90	87
Dowd F	83	83	45			41		52	45	40	63		100	28	30	0	31	100
Gatcomb F	48	55	30	0		38	52		56	51	100	0		30	28	0	51
Hanifin D	100	0	75	78	79	52	45	56		68	54	67	63	81	100	79	71	84
Lauzon D			68	58	55	48	40	51	68		57	68	60			79	72	83
Howden F	79	76		63	63	0	63	100	54	57		62	61	50	54		42	100
Karlsson F	68	60	59		0	67		0	67	68	62		60	53	59	31		80
Marner F	64	60	61	33			100		63	60	61	60		52	58	48	0
Wotherspoon D	0	35	62	60	56	36	28	30	81		50	53	52		58	73	85	82
Andersson D	34		64	54	54	38	30	28	100		54	59	58	58		72	82	80
Connelly F	62	62		52	100	0	0	0	79	79		31	48	73	72		80	79
Hertl F	73	73	34		0	90	31	51	71	72	42		0	85	82	80		80
Olofsson F	69	72	34	0		87	100		84	83	100	80		82	80	79	80

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game