WPJ @ VGK Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-13 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-13 04:00:45

WPJ @ VGK

Venue: T-Mobile Arena

Puck drop: Mon Apr 13, 2026 10:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

WPJ (last 10)

Record 7-3-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.9 · 2.6
Power play 5/26 (19.2%)
Last game L vs PHI (1–7)

VGK (last 10)

Record 6-1-3
Streak W1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 2.6
Power play 7/31 (22.6%)
Last game W vs COL (3–2)

Recent meetings:

2026-03-24 VGK 1 @ WPJ 4
2026-01-06 VGK 4 @ WPJ 3 OT/SO

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

WPJ

Mark Scheifele 7 pts · 0 G · 11 SOG
Kyle Connor 4 pts · 4 G · 17 SOG
Jonathan Toews 4 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
Josh Morrissey 3 pts · 1 G · 13 SOG

VGK

Mitchell Marner 8 pts · 3 G · 16 SOG
Jack Eichel 6 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
Ivan Barbashev 6 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG
Mark Stone 5 pts · 4 G · 14 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: WPJ 2.77 · VGK 3.19 · Win odds: WPJ 41.7% · VGK 58.3% · OT/SO chance: 16.7%

2-3 34.8%
3-3 33.1%
3-2 32%

Box Score

WPJ 2 Final VGK 6

2026-04-13

Stat	WPJ	VGK
Goals	2	6
Shots	23	38
Power Play	1/5 (20.0%)	2/7 (28.6%)
PIM	18	14
Faceoffs	31 / 24	24 / 31
Blocks	12	10
Saves	32	21

WPJ Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Gabriel Vilardi	1	1	2
Mark Scheifele	1	1	2
Colin Miller	0	1	1
Kyle Connor	0	1	1

VGK Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Jack Eichel	1	3	4
Mark Stone	1	2	3
Ivan Barbashev	1	1	2
Rasmus Andersson	1	1	2
Pavel Dorofeyev	1	0	1
Reilly Smith	1	0	1
Noah Hanifin	0	2	2

Lineups

As of 2026-04-13 11:53PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

WPJ Away

Forwards

Line 1

Kyle Connor

#81 · LW

TOI 21:25xGF/60 2.57xGA/60 1.30CF/60 49.9SC±/60 +23.03G±/60 +7.68CF% 61.9xGF% 66.3

Mark Scheifele

#55 · C

TOI 21:02xGF/60 2.60xGA/60 2.07CF/60 50.5SC±/60 +15.55G±/60 +7.78CF% 54.2xGF% 55.7

Gabriel Vilardi

#13 · RW

TOI 17:52xGF/60 2.90xGA/60 2.35CF/60 54.7SC±/60 +19.55G±/60 +3.91CF% 53.8xGF% 55.3

Line 2

Cole Perfetti

#91 · LW

TOI 12:23xGF/60 0.61xGA/60 2.97CF/60 19.4SC±/60 -29.07G±/60 0.00CF% 28.6xGF% 16.9

Adam Lowry

#17 · C

TOI 16:00xGF/60 0.32xGA/60 2.08CF/60 8.4SC±/60 -21.00G±/60 0.00CF% 18.2xGF% 13.2

Brad Lambert

#93 · RW

TOI 11:08xGF/60 1.63xGA/60 2.38CF/60 28.7SC±/60 -17.23G±/60 0.00CF% 41.7xGF% 40.7

Line 3

Nino Niederreiter

#62 · LW

TOI 12:22xGF/60 5.02xGA/60 2.57CF/60 83.4SC±/60 +34.75G±/60 -6.95CF% 66.7xGF% 66.1

Brayden Yager

#29 · C

TOI 10:25xGF/60 3.44xGA/60 1.83CF/60 51.8SC±/60 +17.28G±/60 -5.76CF% 64.3xGF% 65.4

Nikita Chibrikov

#90 · RW

TOI 7:27xGF/60 4.13xGA/60 2.43CF/60 64.4SC±/60 +16.10G±/60 0.00CF% 61.5xGF% 62.9

Line 4

Cole Koepke

#45 · LW

TOI 16:06xGF/60 2.12xGA/60 2.76CF/60 37.4SC±/60 +4.16G±/60 0.00CF% 39.1xGF% 43.5

Jonathan Toews

#19 · C

TOI 17:28xGF/60 3.91xGA/60 4.56CF/60 80.8SC±/60 +24.87G±/60 +6.22CF% 48.1xGF% 46.1

Isak Rosen

#27 · RW

TOI 12:29xGF/60 2.51xGA/60 3.46CF/60 56.7SC±/60 +10.30G±/60 0.00CF% 44.0xGF% 42.1

Defense

Pair 1

Josh Morrissey

#44 · LD

TOI 26:40xGF/60 1.92xGA/60 1.79CF/60 32.6SC±/60 +10.01G±/60 0.00CF% 46.4xGF% 51.7

Dylan DeMelo

#2 · RD

TOI 23:36xGF/60 2.98xGA/60 1.70CF/60 44.4SC±/60 +22.21G±/60 0.00CF% 56.0xGF% 63.7

Pair 2

Dylan Samberg

#54 · LD

TOI 18:47xGF/60 2.71xGA/60 2.18CF/60 44.7SC±/60 -3.19G±/60 +3.19CF% 51.9xGF% 55.4

Colin Miller

#6 · RD

TOI 16:11xGF/60 2.26xGA/60 3.87CF/60 49.9SC±/60 -16.65G±/60 +4.16CF% 42.9xGF% 36.8

Pair 3

Haydn Fleury

#24 · LD

TOI 12:45xGF/60 0.48xGA/60 3.87CF/60 35.0SC±/60 -5.83G±/60 -5.83CF% 35.3xGF% 11.0

Jacob Bryson

#78 · RD

TOI 13:21xGF/60 1.56xGA/60 1.84CF/60 41.1SC±/60 +10.28G±/60 0.00CF% 47.1xGF% 45.9

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Connor Hellebuyck [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 30]
G2	Eric Comrie

VGK Home

Forwards

Line 1

Ivan Barbashev

#49 · LW

TOI 14:27xGF/60 2.80xGA/60 2.40CF/60 68.1SC±/60 -7.57G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 53.9

Jack Eichel

#9 · C

TOI 17:34xGF/60 5.14xGA/60 4.47CF/60 104.7SC±/60 -5.82G±/60 +5.82CF% 54.5xGF% 53.5

Mark Stone

#61 · RW

TOI 16:06xGF/60 4.33xGA/60 4.95CF/60 80.2SC±/60 -32.07G±/60 +8.02CF% 45.5xGF% 46.7

Line 2

Brett Howden

#21 · LW

TOI 16:03xGF/60 0.00xGA/60 3.87CF/60 0.0SC±/60 -48.93G±/60 0.00CF% 0.0xGF% 0.0

Mitch Marner

#93 · C

TOI 18:39xGF/60 0.49xGA/60 3.41CF/60 6.7SC±/60 -40.37G±/60 0.00CF% 7.7xGF% 12.6

Pavel Dorofeyev

#16 · RW

TOI 16:42xGF/60 0.00xGA/60 2.15CF/60 0.0SC±/60 -30.51G±/60 -6.10CF% 0.0

Line 3

Reilly Smith

#19 · LW

TOI 14:13xGF/60 6.47xGA/60 5.03CF/60 107.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -16.55CF% 54.2xGF% 56.3

Tomas Hertl

#48 · C

TOI 16:59xGF/60 2.61xGA/60 1.74CF/60 48.9SC±/60 +21.72G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 60.0

Colton Sissons

#10 · RW

TOI 16:40xGF/60 4.15xGA/60 2.73CF/60 73.3SC±/60 +19.54G±/60 0.00CF% 62.5xGF% 60.3

Line 4

Cole Smith

#22 · LW

TOI 11:25xGF/60 3.66xGA/60 3.01CF/60 74.1SC±/60 -14.82G±/60 0.00CF% 55.6xGF% 54.8

Nic Dowd

#26 · C

TOI 12:17xGF/60 7.04xGA/60 2.70CF/60 141.0SC±/60 +18.80G±/60 -9.40CF% 75.0xGF% 72.3

Keegan Kolesar

#55 · RW

TOI 11:19xGF/60 4.78xGA/60 2.19CF/60 99.4SC±/60 +15.29G±/60 -7.64CF% 72.2xGF% 68.5

Defense

Pair 1

Brayden McNabb

#3 · LD

TOI 19:53xGF/60 3.52xGA/60 4.81CF/60 71.1SC±/60 -35.54G±/60 -5.08CF% 45.2xGF% 42.3

Shea Theodore

#27 · RD

TOI 18:49xGF/60 3.91xGA/60 3.01CF/60 82.4SC±/60 -10.99G±/60 0.00CF% 62.5xGF% 56.5

Pair 2

Noah Hanifin

#15 · LD

TOI 20:28xGF/60 2.76xGA/60 2.73CF/60 46.5SC±/60 -9.31G±/60 +4.65CF% 43.5xGF% 50.3

Rasmus Andersson

#4 · RD

TOI 20:10xGF/60 2.70xGA/60 3.50CF/60 48.5SC±/60 -17.62G±/60 0.00CF% 40.7xGF% 43.5

Pair 3

Jeremy Lauzon

#5 · LD

TOI 17:01xGF/60 3.39xGA/60 3.20CF/60 64.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -9.96CF% 54.2xGF% 51.5

Kaedan Korczak

#6 · RD

TOI 11:34xGF/60 6.47xGA/60 2.64CF/60 114.0SC±/60 +47.50G±/60 0.00CF% 70.6xGF% 71.0

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Carter Hart [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 100]
G2	Adin Hill

Injuries

As of 2026-04-13 11:53PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

WPJ

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Morgan Barron	NA	36	OUT	OUT
Elias Salomonsson	NA	57	DTD	DTD
Alex Iafallo	NA	9	DTD	DTD
Neal Pionk	NA	4	DTD	DTD
Vladislav Namestnikov	NA	7	DTD	DTD

VGK

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
William Karlsson	NA	71	IR	IR
Alexander Holtz	NA	26	DTD	DTD

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