VGK @ NSH Gameday Thread
VGK @ NSH
Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Puck drop: Tue Oct 13, 2026 8:45pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
VGK
- Record 7-3-0
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 1.9
- Power play 10/36 (27.8%)
- Last game L vs MIN (0–0)
NSH
- Record 4-4-2
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.8 · 2.6
- Power play 10/33 (30.3%)
- Last game OTL vs OTT (2–2)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-21 VGK 1 @ NSH 4
- 2026-01-17 NSH 2 @ VGK 7
- 2025-12-31 NSH 4 @ VGK 2
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
VGK
- Jack Eichel 6 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
- Mark Stone 5 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
- Tomas Hertl 5 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
- Mitch Marner 3 pts · 1 G · 11 SOG
NSH
- Steven Stamkos 5 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
- Roman Josi 4 pts · 0 G · 5 SOG
- Alexander Kerfoot 3 pts · 1 G · 2 SOG
- Filip Forsberg 3 pts · 0 G · 6 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: VGK 3.1 · NSH 2.51 · Win odds: VGK 60.7% · NSH 39.3% · OT/SO chance: 17.3%
- 3-2 36.6%
- 2-2 33.9%
- 2-3 29.6%
Box Score
VGK 5
Final
NSH 2
2026-10-13
| Stat | VGK | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2 |
| Shots | 25 | 28 |
| Power Play | 0/2 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 6 | 4 |
| Faceoffs | 28 / 24 | 24 / 28 |
| Blocks | 18 | 8 |
| Saves | 26 | 20 |
| VGK Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| William Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabb | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Coghlan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Marner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Noah Hanifin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Raphael Lavoie | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NSH Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Edstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicolas Hague | 0 | 1 | 1 |