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Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Thursday, November 5, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, November 5, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 3 of a road trip: Boston and Pittsburgh, now Detroit.

  1. 262026-10-26: no game
  2. 272026-10-27: vs OTT
  3. 282026-10-28: no game
  4. 292026-10-29: no game
  5. 302026-10-30: vs NJD
  6. 312026-10-31: no game
  7. 12026-11-01: no game
  8. 22026-11-02: at BOS
  9. 32026-11-03: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 42026-11-04: no game
  11. 52026-11-05: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~206 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,061 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Red Wings

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Florida and Tampa Bay).

  1. 262026-10-26: at EDM
  2. 272026-10-27: no game
  3. 282026-10-28: no game
  4. 292026-10-29: vs CHI
  5. 302026-10-30: no game
  6. 312026-10-31: vs STL
  7. 12026-11-01: no game
  8. 22026-11-02: at FLA
  9. 32026-11-03: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 42026-11-04: no game
  11. 52026-11-05: vs VGK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~996 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,303 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKDET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VGK 26% (5th least often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series