Vegas Golden Knights vs Seattle Kraken

Regular season · Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · Climate Pledge Arena

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6–2

Final

SOG 28–27

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Recap

Golden Knights roll past Kraken 6-2 in Seattle

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Vegas never trailed, building a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Victor Olofsson and Tomas Hertl, then pulling away with three more in the second, including Mark Stone's shorthanded winner at 1:43. Jack Eichel closed the period with an unassisted goal to make it 5-0.

Shane Wright got Seattle on the board early in the third, but Tomas Hertl answered with his second of the night on the power play. Jared McCann added a power-play goal for the Kraken late to finish the scoring. Vegas went 2 for 5 on the power play while Seattle finished 1 for 5.

Eichel and Hertl each finished with 4 points, Eichel on a goal and 3 assists and Hertl on 2 goals and 2 assists. Olofsson added 2 goals, and Kaapo Kakko chipped in 2 assists for Seattle. Carter Hart made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win.

Written with AI from official NHL data and checked against it. The box score and play-by-play are the official record. How we write these

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
VGK	2	3	1	6	28
SEA	0	0	2	2	27

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Victor Olofsson (3)Rasmus Andersson (1), Tomas Hertl (1)Dunn 1:04 into shift1–013:02 VGK
Tomas Hertl (2)Mark Stone (2), Jack Eichel (6)2–015:58 VGK · PPG

2nd period

Mark Stone (2)Jack Eichel (7)3–001:43 VGK · SHG
Victor Olofsson (4)Tomas Hertl (2), Trevor Connelly (1)4–013:07 VGK
Jack Eichel (2)Unassisted5–019:29 VGK

3rd period

Shane Wright (2)Kaapo Kakko (2), Cale Fleury (1)Wotherspoon 1:04 into shift5–104:52 SEA
Tomas Hertl (3)Ivan Barbashev (3), Jack Eichel (8)Larsson 2:05 into shift6–109:43 VGK · PPG
Jared McCann (1)Jordan Eberle (2), Kaapo Kakko (3)6–215:00 SEA · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:05

6–1 · 3rd 9:43 · Hertl. Larsson was 2:05 into his shift when it went in.

GoalVGK on iceSEA on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 VGK

1st 13:02 · Olofsson

Long shift: Dunn 1:04

Long shiftDunn 1:04

2–0 VGK

1st 15:58 · PP · Hertl

Evans 0:59

NormalEvans 0:59

3–0 VGK

2nd 1:43 · SH · Stone

Kakko 0:32

Fresh legsKakko 0:32

4–0 VGK

2nd 13:07 · Olofsson

Wright 0:42

NormalWright 0:42

5–0 VGK

2nd 19:29 · Eichel

McMann 0:57

NormalMcMann 0:57

5–1 SEA

3rd 4:52 · Wright

Long shift: Wotherspoon 1:04

Long shiftWotherspoon 1:04

6–1 VGK

3rd 9:43 · PP · Hertl

Stuck out there: Larsson 2:05

Stuck out thereLarsson 2:05

6–2 SEA

3rd 15:00 · PP · McCann

Hanifin 0:19

Fresh legsHanifin 0:19

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

VGKSEA

28Shots on goal27

48%Faceoff %52%

2/5Power play1/5

22Penalty minutes43

16Hits17

12Blocked shots14

22Giveaways12

2Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 00:15Marc Gatcomb · boarding2 min
1st 13:02Bench · delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
1st 15:49Brandon Montour · interference2 min
2nd 00:17Nic Dowd · holding2 min
2nd 14:17Brett Howden · holding the stick2 min
3rd 07:38Chandler Stephenson · slashing2 min
3rd 08:03Ben Meyers · boarding5 min
3rd 08:03Ben Meyers · game misconduct10 min
3rd 09:21Brandon Montour · fighting5 min
3rd 09:21Mark Stone · fighting5 min
3rd 09:21Brandon Montour · misconduct10 min
3rd 12:54Rasmus Andersson · roughing2 min
3rd 12:54Rasmus Andersson · roughing2 min
3rd 12:54Vince Dunn · roughing2 min
3rd 13:54Jeremy Lauzon · roughing2 min
3rd 15:03Marc Gatcomb · fighting5 min
3rd 15:03Ryan Winterton · fighting5 min

Season series

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

9Jack EichelC	1	3	4	+2	2	0	0	0	39	18:20
48Tomas HertlC	2	2	4	+1	3	2	1	0	69	16:04
61Mark StoneR	1	1	2	+2	4	1	2	5	–	15:51
95Victor OlofssonL	2	0	2	+1	2	0	0	0	–	10:48
24Trevor ConnellyL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	11:41
49Ivan BarbashevL	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	100	15:30
4Rasmus AnderssonD	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	–	17:24
17Marc GatcombC	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	7	–	09:09
21Brett HowdenC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	100	15:51
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	24	13:50
42Braeden BowmanR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	15:06
71William KarlssonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	69	18:44
93Mitch MarnerR	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	16:32
3Brayden McNabbD	0	0	0	+2	2	2	1	0	–	19:37
5Jeremy LauzonD	0	0	0	+1	0	7	2	2	–	16:00
15Noah HanifinD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	21:05
27Shea TheodoreD	0	0	0	+2	4	0	1	0	–	19:05
29Parker WotherspoonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	20:17

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Adin HillG		0	0	0	–	00:00
79Carter HartG	W	27	25	2	.926	60:00

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters

84Kaapo KakkoR	0	2	2	-1	2	0	0	0	–	14:57
7Jordan EberleR	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	–	15:46
19Jared McCannL	1	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	–	15:07
51Shane WrightC	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	–	14:43
8Cale FleuryD	0	1	1	-1	1	0	2	0	–	16:03
9Chandler StephensonC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	63	17:31
10Matty BeniersC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	61	16:21
11Mackie SamoskevichR	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	–	13:51
26Ryan WintertonC	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	5	–	12:33
27Berkly CattonC	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	67	15:35
59Ben MeyersC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	15	50	10:48
74Bobby McMannC	0	0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	100	16:51
89Frederick GaudreauC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	31	15:55
6Adam LarssonD	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	–	22:38
29Vince DunnD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	2	2	–	24:01
41Ryker EvansD	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	–	24:16
55Ryan LindgrenD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	03:57
62Brandon MontourD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	17	–	20:05

Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG		7	6	1	.857	20:00
35Joey DaccordG	L	21	16	5	.762	39:53