Golden Knights 2, Red Wings 1 — November 5, 2026: recap and analysis

VGKVGK
Vegas Golden Knights
10-5-2 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
SO
L
W
OT
L
L
W
W
W
Final
2—1
Nov 5, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena
DETDET
Detroit Red Wings
7-6-3 · L1 · L10: 6-3-1
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
SO
W
W

Final score: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Detroit Red Wings 1. Golden Knights won with fewer expected goals, 2.47 to 3.27. PuckLab's first star: Carter Hart (25/26 saves, .962 SV%, +1.3 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 56% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
VGK xG
2.47
ACTUAL
2 — 1
DET xG
3.27

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
DET3P 02:02Even Strength
VGK 0 - 1 DET
0.04
MED xG
VGK3P 04:20Even Strength
VGK 1 - 1 DET
0.11
HIGH xG
VGK3P 18:18Even Strength
VGK 2 - 1 DET

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Carter Hart
79
Carter Hart
G · VGK · #79
25/26 saves, .962 SV%, +1.3 GSAX
★2
Daniil Tarasov
80
Daniil Tarasov
G · DET · #80
31/33 saves, .939 SV%, +0.8 GSAX
★3
Braeden Bowman
42
Braeden Bowman
R · VGK · #42
1G, 4 SOG

Team Stats

VGKDET
33Shots26
2.47xGF3.27
49.55v5 CF%50.5
54.7FO%45.3
0/3PP0/2
15Hits16
11Blocks15
14Giveaways15
3Takeaways5
4PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodVGK SOGDET SOGVGK xGDET xG
1st1381.180.31
2nd9110.741.41
3rd1170.561.56
Total33262.473.27

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 02:44
DET
Lucas RaymondTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Shea Theodore
2P 00:42
DET
Alex DeBrincatTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Brayden McNabb
3P 05:30
DET
Andrew CoppTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Mitch Marner
3P 07:37
VGK
Mark StoneGoaltender interference (2 min)
Drawn by Daniil Tarasov
3P 10:59
VGK
Braeden BowmanTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Rasmussen

Lineups