Kings 1, Golden Knights 2 (OT) — October 10, 2026: recap and analysis

LAKLAK
Los Angeles Kings
0-2-1 · L1 · L10: 0-2-1
L
OT
L
Final/OT
1—2
Oct 10, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena
VGKVGK
Vegas Golden Knights
4-1-0 · W3 · L10: 4-1-0
W
W
W
L
W

Final score: Los Angeles Kings 1, Vegas Golden Knights 2. Decided in overtime. Golden Knights dominated expected goals 2.62 to 1.82. Golden Knights controlled 56.4% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Carter Hart (26/27 saves, .963 SV%, +0.8 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 85% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
LAK xG
1.82
ACTUAL
1 — 2
VGK xG
2.62

Scoring Timeline

0.10
MED xG
VGK2P 02:37Power Play
LAK 0 - 1 VGK
0.08
MED xG
LAK2P 06:21Power Play
LAK 1 - 1 VGK
0.13
HIGH xG
VGKOT 02:40Power Play
LAK 1 - 2 VGK

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Carter Hart
79
Carter Hart
G · VGK · #79
26/27 saves, .963 SV%, +0.8 GSAX
★2
Darcy Kuemper
35
Darcy Kuemper
G · LAK · #35
30/32 saves, .938 SV%, +0.2 GSAX
★3
Trevor Connelly
24
Trevor Connelly
L · VGK · #24
1G, 1A, 6 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

LAKVGK
27Shots32
1.82xGF2.62
43.65v5 CF%56.4
41.4FO%58.6
1/3PP2/3
17Hits19
13Blocks14
18Giveaways16
3Takeaways7
13PIM13

Period Breakdown

PeriodLAK SOGVGK SOGLAK xGVGK xG
1st1090.810.56
2nd3140.291.46
3rd1180.440.49
OT310.280.13
Total27321.822.62

Penalties

10 TOTAL
1P 12:44
VGK
Brayden McNabbTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Quinton Byfield
1P 13:14
VGK
Nic DowdSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Adrian Kempe
2P 01:15
LAK
Drew DoughtySlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Barbashev
2P 05:21
VGK
Jeremy LauzonTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Quinton Byfield
2P 09:07
VGK
Rasmus AnderssonRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Brandt Clarke
2P 09:07
LAK
Scott LaughtonFighting (5 min)
Drawn by Nic Dowd
2P 09:07
VGK
Nic DowdFighting (5 min)
Drawn by Scott Laughton
2P 09:07
LAK
Brandt ClarkeRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Andersson
3P 07:08
LAK
Brian DumoulinHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Barbashev
OT 02:34
LAK
Scott LaughtonTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Shea Theodore

Lineups