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Vegas Golden Knights vs Toronto Maple Leafs prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 23, 2026

NHL matchup

Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs

View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 23, 2026.

January 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM CST
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Recent usage

Forward trios & defense pairs

Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 23. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.

Vegas Golden Knights

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

110:17 together · 10 games

xG share57.0%
Corsi for / against
106 / 98
Fenwick for / against
68 / 70
Corsi share
52.0%
Fenwick share
49.3%
xG for / against
5.35 / 4.04
Defense pair

107:42 together · 8 games

xG share51.4%
Corsi for / against
93 / 96
Fenwick for / against
60 / 69
Corsi share
49.2%
Fenwick share
46.5%
xG for / against
4.05 / 3.82
All observed combinations

Toronto Maple Leafs

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

94:38 together · 10 games

xG share44.4%
Corsi for / against
78 / 115
Fenwick for / against
58 / 91
Corsi share
40.4%
Fenwick share
38.9%
xG for / against
4.33 / 5.43
Defense pair

86:37 together · 9 games

xG share47.7%
Corsi for / against
79 / 107
Fenwick for / against
54 / 75
Corsi share
42.5%
Fenwick share
41.9%
xG for / against
3.74 / 4.10
All observed combinations

Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.

Goalie context

Recent starting goalies

Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.

Akira Schmid

Vegas Golden Knights · Last start: Jan 22

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
125
Save %
90.4
Goals allowed
12
Close-range shots %
36.0

Joseph Woll

Toronto Maple Leafs · Last start: Jan 21

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
166
Save %
90.4
Goals allowed
16
Close-range shots %
30.1
Pregame context · xG V1

Recent expected goals

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 23, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Vegas Golden Knights

xG for / game
3.14
xG against / game
2.54
xG differential / game
0.60

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Toronto Maple Leafs

xG for / game
3.09
xG against / game
3.60
xG differential / game
-0.51

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Recent play-by-play

Team tendencies before this game

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 23, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Vegas Golden Knights

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
56.1
Corsi share (%)
51.4
Fenwick share (%)
51.5
Faceoff win %
45.6
Penalties / game
2.5

Shots / game: 28.3 · Shooting: 14.8% · Avg distance: 31.0 ft

Toronto Maple Leafs

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
53.8
Corsi share (%)
43.1
Fenwick share (%)
43.6
Faceoff win %
56.5
Penalties / game
3.5

Shots / game: 26.9 · Shooting: 11.9% · Avg distance: 33.8 ft

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview
Vegas Golden Knights VGK
Metric
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR
17Points16
0.654Points %0.615
47Goals for50
38Goals against41
9Goal differential9
OT1Current streakW4
Road versus home
Vegas Golden Knights VGK road
Metric
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR home
6Games8
3Wins4
7Points9
1Goal differential-1
Last 10 games
Vegas Golden Knights VGK
Metric
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR
6-3-1Record6-2-2
13Points14
36Goals for44
30Goals against34
6Goal differential10
History

Last 10 head-to-head games

Vegas Golden Knights VGK 6 wins
10 games reviewed
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR 4 wins
Total goals34 – 33
Goal differential +1 / -1
Goals per game3.4 / 3.3
Shots per game29.7 / 29.5
Date Matchup Score Shots Details
Jan 15, 2026
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
5 - 6 28 - 33 View
Mar 5, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
2 - 5 31 - 25 View
Nov 20, 2024
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
0 - 3 31 - 26 View
Feb 27, 2024
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
6 - 2 32 - 30 View
Feb 22, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
7 - 3 42 - 26 View
Nov 8, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
4 - 3 20 - 31 View
Oct 24, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
1 - 3 23 - 33 View
Jan 11, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
4 - 3 18 - 34 View
Nov 2, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
0 - 4 26 - 33 View
Nov 19, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
2 - 4 33 - 37 View
This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.