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POSTGAME · 2026-10-04 · REGULAR SEASON

VGK 3 — VAN 2

VGK over VAN, per NHL API game status.

VGK over VAN, per NHL API game status.

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data pull2026-10-05

season2026-27

NHL API

metricnhl_scoreboard_goals

metricnhl_schedule_status

metricnhl_api_shots_on_goal

our model outputsno

proxy metricsnone

proprietary contextno

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