Final · All games
VGK – VAN
Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- Rogers Arena
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
The frozen price had VGK at ; the pick was right. Ledger
Frozen before puck drop
What the ledger recorded
The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.
Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · 1600 km since the last game · rest advantage
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · rest disadvantage
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Carter Hart
Kevin Lankinen
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Vegas Golden Knights
L1 Ivan Barbashev (above the league middle) · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Mark Stone (above the league middle)
L2 Brett Howden (above the league middle) · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner (top tenth of the league)
L3 Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Raphael Lavoie
D1 Brayden McNabb (above the league middle) · Shea Theodore (above the league middle)
D2 Parker Wotherspoon (above the league middle) · Rasmus Andersson (top tenth of the league)
PP1 Mark Stone (above the league middle) · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Trevor Connelly · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Victor Olofsson (below the league middle)
Vancouver Canucks
L1 Jake DeBrusk (bottom tenth of the league) · Elias Pettersson (below the league middle) · Jonathan Lekkerimäki
L2 Paul Cotter (above the league middle) · Marco Rossi (above the league middle) · Brock Boeser (above the league middle)
L3 Liam Ohgren (above the league middle) · Max Sasson (top tenth of the league) · Linus Karlsson (below the league middle)
D1 Zeev Buium (above the league middle) · Filip Hronek (above the league middle)
D2 Elias Pettersson (above the league middle) · Tom Willander (above the league middle)
PP1 Jake DeBrusk (bottom tenth of the league) · Elias Pettersson (below the league middle) · Brock Boeser (above the league middle) · Filip Hronek (above the league middle) · Marco Rossi (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Vegas Golden Knights
Kai Uchacz (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-24
Lukas Cormier (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-22
Parker Wotherspoon (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-10-20
Victor Olofsson (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-02
Vancouver Canucks
Marco Rossi (C): Day To Day (illness), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-20
Akil Thomas (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-22
Jack Thompson (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-31
Mackenzie MacEachern (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-16, expected back 2026-10-25
Thatcher Demko (G): Out (hip), listed since 2026-01-10, expected back 2026-12-21
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Pierre Lambert
Brandon Blandina
Kiel Murchison · Jeremy Faucher
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
VAN · P1 18:52 · P. Cotter (F. Hronek, E. Pettersson) · PP · on nhl.com
VGK · P2 09:01 · M. Marner (B. McNabb) · on nhl.com
VGK · P2 14:30 · V. Olofsson (M. Stone, J. Eichel) · PP · on nhl.com
VAN · P2 17:54 · J. Lekkerimäki (L. Karlsson, L. Schenn) · on nhl.com
VGK · P2 18:28 · M. Gatcomb (B. Bowman, N. Dowd) · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger