CGY @ VGK Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-15 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-15 04:00:10

CGY @ VGK

Venue: T-Mobile Arena

Puck drop: Thu Oct 15, 2026 10:00pm EDT

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

Game Preview

CGY (last 10)

Record 2-8-0
Streak L6
GF/GP · GA/GP 1.7 · 3.6
Power play 3/20 (15%)
Last game L vs ANA (0–0)

VGK (last 10)

Record 7-3-0
Streak W1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.9 · 2.3
Power play 9/39 (23.1%)
Last game W vs NSH (5–2)

Recent meetings:

2026-04-02 CGY 3 @ VGK 6
2025-12-20 VGK 3 @ CGY 6
2025-10-18 CGY 1 @ VGK 6
2025-10-14 VGK 4 @ CGY 2

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

CGY

Aydar Suniev 3 pts · 2 G · 4 SOG
Adam Klapka 2 pts · 2 G · 3 SOG
Mikael Backlund 2 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
Yegor Sharangovich 2 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG

VGK

Jack Eichel 7 pts · 3 G · 18 SOG
Tomas Hertl 6 pts · 3 G · 8 SOG
Mark Stone 6 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
Mitch Marner 5 pts · 1 G · 13 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: CGY 1.97 · VGK 3.95 · Win odds: CGY 18.8% · VGK 81.2% · OT/SO chance: 12.4%

2-4 34.1%
2-3 33.3%
1-3 32.5%

Box Score

CGY 2 Final VGK 6

2026-10-15

Stat	CGY	VGK
Goals	2	6
Shots	30	33
Power Play	1/2 (50.0%)	2/5 (40.0%)
PIM	24	18
Faceoffs	29 / 30	30 / 29
Blocks	16	15
Saves	27	28

CGY Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Jacob Middleton	1	0	1
Matt Coronato	1	0	1
Joel Farabee	0	1	1
Martin Pospisil	0	1	1
Matvei Gridin	0	1	1
Morgan Frost	0	1	1

VGK Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Mark Stone	3	0	3
Jack Eichel	1	2	3
Braeden Bowman	1	0	1
Brett Howden	1	0	1
Ivan Barbashev	0	3	3
Mitch Marner	0	2	2
Noah Hanifin	0	1	1
William Karlsson	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-12 11:46PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

CGY Away

Forwards

Line 1

Yegor Sharangovich

#17 · LW

TOI 12:03xGF/60 3.69xGA/60 0.00CF/60 39.8SC±/60 +4.98G±/60 0.00CF% 80.0xGF% 100.0

Mikael Backlund

#11 · C

TOI 18:41xGF/60 3.19xGA/60 2.35CF/60 48.2SC±/60 +9.64G±/60 -3.21CF% 57.7xGF% 57.6

Joel Farabee

#86 · RW

TOI 20:24xGF/60 3.40xGA/60 2.15CF/60 50.0SC±/60 +8.82G±/60 -2.94CF% 56.7xGF% 61.3

Line 2

Aydar Suniev

#36 · LW

TOI 14:21xGF/60 5.44xGA/60 5.51CF/60 75.3SC±/60 -4.18G±/60 0.00CF% 48.6xGF% 49.6

Morgan Frost

#16 · C

TOI 15:45xGF/60 4.95xGA/60 4.28CF/60 68.6SC±/60 -3.81G±/60 0.00CF% 48.6xGF% 53.7

Matt Coronato

#27 · RW

TOI 16:01xGF/60 3.30xGA/60 4.57CF/60 56.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -3.75CF% 46.9xGF% 41.9

Line 3

Matvei Gridin

#92 · LW

TOI 13:40xGF/60 4.94xGA/60 1.76CF/60 79.0SC±/60 -4.39G±/60 -8.78CF% 69.2xGF% 73.7

Martin Pospisil

#76 · C

TOI 13:40xGF/60 2.77xGA/60 2.51CF/60 48.3SC±/60 +4.39G±/60 -8.78CF% 52.4xGF% 52.5

Ryan Strome

#22 · RW

TOI 13:48xGF/60 2.77xGA/60 1.74CF/60 52.2SC±/60 -4.35G±/60 -8.70CF% 57.1xGF% 61.3

Line 4

Maxim Tsyplakov

#72 · LW

TOI 12:28xGF/60 0.00xGA/60 0.00CF/60 0.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00

Jonathan Castagna

#1 · C

TOI 10:39xGF/60 3.95xGA/60 1.59CF/60 62.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 64.7xGF% 71.3

Adam Klapka

#43 · RW

TOI 11:22xGF/60 4.62xGA/60 1.60CF/60 73.9SC±/60 +21.11G±/60 0.00CF% 60.9xGF% 74.2

Defense

Pair 1

Kevin Bahl

#7 · LD

TOI 21:58xGF/60 4.14xGA/60 2.98CF/60 71.0SC±/60 +10.93G±/60 -2.73CF% 60.5xGF% 58.2

Simon Nemec

#71 · RD

TOI 20:54xGF/60 3.87xGA/60 1.60CF/60 66.0SC±/60 +11.48G±/60 -2.87CF% 67.6xGF% 70.7

Pair 2

Yan Kuznetsov

#37 · LD

TOI 17:19xGF/60 2.81xGA/60 2.96CF/60 38.1SC±/60 -6.93G±/60 -6.93CF% 42.3xGF% 48.7

Zach Whitecloud

#28 · RD

TOI 21:24xGF/60 2.51xGA/60 2.89CF/60 36.5SC±/60 -5.61G±/60 -5.61CF% 43.3xGF% 46.4

Pair 3

Jacob Middleton

#55 · LD

TOI 19:14xGF/60 4.05xGA/60 2.70CF/60 56.2SC±/60 +3.12G±/60 0.00CF% 54.5xGF% 60.0

Zayne Parekh

#19 · RD

TOI 17:25xGF/60 4.77xGA/60 2.06CF/60 65.5SC±/60 +3.44G±/60 0.00CF% 61.3xGF% 69.8

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Devin Cooley
G2	Dustin Wolf

VGK Home

Forwards

Line 1

Ivan Barbashev

#49 · LW

TOI 15:26xGF/60 5.14xGA/60 2.31CF/60 70.0SC±/60 +11.66G±/60 +3.89CF% 62.1xGF% 69.0

Jack Eichel

#9 · C

TOI 15:16xGF/60 4.09xGA/60 2.33CF/60 59.0SC±/60 +11.79G±/60 +3.93CF% 60.0xGF% 63.7

Mark Stone

#61 · RW

TOI 14:01xGF/60 4.11xGA/60 2.91CF/60 59.9SC±/60 +12.84G±/60 +4.28CF% 56.0xGF% 58.6

Line 2

Brett Howden

#21 · LW

TOI 14:41xGF/60 1.48xGA/60 5.12CF/60 36.8SC±/60 -16.35G±/60 0.00CF% 36.0xGF% 22.4

William Karlsson

#71 · C

TOI 17:08xGF/60 1.54xGA/60 2.97CF/60 31.5SC±/60 -10.51G±/60 0.00CF% 42.9xGF% 34.1

Mitch Marner

#93 · RW

TOI 18:43xGF/60 1.12xGA/60 2.72CF/60 25.7SC±/60 -9.62G±/60 0.00CF% 40.0xGF% 29.2

Line 3

Trevor Connelly

#24 · LW

TOI 14:59xGF/60 1.63xGA/60 1.84CF/60 32.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +8.01CF% 53.3xGF% 47.1

Tomas Hertl

#48 · C

TOI 16:51xGF/60 2.11xGA/60 1.93CF/60 35.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +7.12CF% 52.6xGF% 52.2

Raphael Lavoie

TOI 10:38xGF/60 2.89xGA/60 3.65CF/60 50.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +11.29CF% 47.4xGF% 44.2

Line 4

Braeden Bowman

#42 · LW

TOI 18:15xGF/60 1.79xGA/60 4.33CF/60 32.9SC±/60 -6.57G±/60 0.00CF% 32.3xGF% 29.2

Nic Dowd

#26 · C

TOI 14:27xGF/60 1.93xGA/60 6.82CF/60 41.5SC±/60 -12.46G±/60 0.00CF% 29.4xGF% 22.0

Marc Gatcomb

#17 · RW

TOI 14:51xGF/60 1.53xGA/60 5.87CF/60 36.4SC±/60 -12.12G±/60 0.00CF% 29.0xGF% 20.7

Defense

Pair 1

Brayden McNabb

#3 · LD

TOI 16:22xGF/60 2.83xGA/60 3.45CF/60 47.7SC±/60 +7.33G±/60 0.00CF% 48.1xGF% 45.1

Shea Theodore

#27 · RD

TOI 18:48xGF/60 3.28xGA/60 2.46CF/60 51.1SC±/60 +6.38G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1xGF% 57.2

Pair 2

Parker Wotherspoon

#29 · LD

TOI 19:05xGF/60 3.71xGA/60 3.19CF/60 56.9SC±/60 +3.55G±/60 0.00

Rasmus Andersson

#4 · RD

TOI 20:06xGF/60 1.62xGA/60 2.70CF/60 35.8SC±/60 -8.95G±/60 0.00CF% 40.0xGF% 37.5

Pair 3

Jeremy Lauzon

#5 · LD

TOI 20:45xGF/60 1.06xGA/60 3.11CF/60 31.8SC±/60 -8.68G±/60 0.00CF% 35.5xGF% 25.4

Noah Hanifin

#15 · RD

TOI 18:24xGF/60 3.72xGA/60 5.80CF/60 58.7SC±/60 -6.52G±/60 +9.78CF% 43.9xGF% 39.1

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Carter Hart [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 50]
G2	Adin Hill

Injuries

As of 2026-10-15

CGY

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Samuel Honzek	LW	29	lower body	OUT
Jonathan Huberdeau	LW	10	hip	OUT

VGK

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Lukas Cormier	D	51	undisclosed	OUT
Victor Olofsson	LW	95	undisclosed	OUT
Kai Uchacz	C	77	undisclosed	OUT
Parker Wotherspoon	D	29	upper body	OUT

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