National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights 6
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Seattle Kraken 2
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Match Report

Golden Knights beat Kraken 6-2 behind 2 goals each from Olofsson and Hertl

— Victor Olofsson and Tomas Hertl scored two goals apiece and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

12
Blocked Shots
14
16
Hits
17
2
Takeaways
7
28
Shots
27
2
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
5
40.0
Power Play Percentage
20.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
34
48.5
Faceoff Win Percent
51.5
22
Giveaways
12
8
Total Penalties
9
22
Penalty Minutes
43

Top Performers

VGK

  • Carter Hart GA 2 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Brett Howden BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Ivan Barbashev BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Tomas Hertl BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

SEA

  • Philipp Grubauer GA 1 · SA 7 · SOS 0
  • Joey Daccord GA 5 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Bobby McMann BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Chandler Stephenson BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 3

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:55 · 3rd Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson
  4. 19:43 · 3rd Ryker Evans hit Ivan Barbashev
  5. 19:38 · 3rd Matty Beniers faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  6. 19:38 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  7. 19:35 · 3rd Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  8. 19:23 · 3rd Brett Howden Snap Shot High and Wide Right

Highlights

00:47 Victor Olofsson scores goal for Golden Knights Watch on ESPN 00:44 Tomas Hertl scores power-play goal vs. Kraken Watch on ESPN 00:41 Mark Stone notches short-handed goal for Vegas Golden Knights Watch on ESPN 00:49 Victor Olofsson nets goal for Golden Knights Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VGK leads series 1-0

Injuries

Seattle Kraken

  • Jared McCann Injured Reserve
  • Jacob Melanson Injured Reserve
  • Ryan Lindgren Injured Reserve
  • Jake O'Brien Injured Reserve

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

NHL News

All news
News Emily Kaplan Connor Hellebuyck eager to make Devils debut vs. Stars Connor Hellebuyck will make his New Jersey debut against the Stars on Tuesday, just four days after the trade that ended his standoff with the Winnipeg. ESPN ESPN Staff NHL Tonight: Bruins-Canes highlights another massive night of games Here's what you need to know about all 11 games on the NHL calendar on Tuesday. ESPN Seattle and Toronto take the ice for out-of-conference matchup Toronto Maple Leafs (7-5-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (7-4-1, in the Pacific Division) ESPN Blackhawks take on the Kings on losing streak Los Angeles Kings (3-5-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (3-8, in the Central Division)