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Game Recap
ANA1
Final/OTSun, Oct 19, 2025Every game that night
CHI2

CHI beat ANA 2-1 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.43 expected goals to 3.29. ANA outshot CHI 39 to 30. R. Donato led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Bedard had 9 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. S. Knight stopped 38 of 39.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
ANA00101
CHI00112
  1. 3rd 9:43CHIF. Nazar0.03 xG
  2. 3rd 19:24ANAM. McTavishPP0.09 xG
  3. OT 2:58CHIR. Donato0.44 xG

Team Stats

ANACHI
39Shots on goal30
3.29Expected goals3.43
67Shot attempts59
295v5 shots on goal20
1/5Power play0/3
30Hits26
9Blocked shots12
4Penalty minutes10
18Giveaways18
8Takeaways5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 3.29 xGCHI 3.43 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTCHI goal, 9:43ANA goal, 19:24CHI goal, 2:58

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

ANA38 on goal, 1 scored
CHI29 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. McTavishC101541-1021:503:05
T. TerryRW0110000015:164:56
L. CarlssonC000101-1023:224:35
C. KreiderLW0002000020:434:34
C. GauthierLW000420-1019:332:34
B. SenneckeRW000110-1018:572:11
A. KillornLW0000120018:192:07
M. GranlundC0006300418:005:20
F. VatranoRW0003300013:560:00
S. ColangeloRW000140008:240:06
R. PoehlingC000000-107:180:00
J. LaCombeD0114120025:545:02
O. ZellwegerD000600-1019:292:09
D. HellesonD0001200018:200:00
J. TroubaD0001520016:530:00
R. GudasD000021-1014:020:00
I. MooreD000200-1013:320:27
P. MintyukovD0002200010:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal30282.93361:47OT loss
P. Mrazek000–0:00

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. DonatoC112210+2214:061:16
C. BedardC011910+1024:372:52
F. NazarC101312+1021:212:59
I. MikheyevRW0002000020:560:00
A. BurakovskyLW0001110420:321:08
T. TeravainenC000000+1019:392:49
T. BertuzziLW0001100018:072:43
R. GreeneC0000010014:221:08
C. DachC0001300011:490:57
L. ReichelLW000101007:470:04
L. SlaggertLW000110007:320:00
S. RinzelD011260+2023:142:57
W. KaiserD011010+1219:500:00
A. VlasicD0001240024:570:00
C. MurphyD0003110015:080:00
M. GrzelcykD0001110012:460:04
A. LevshunovD0000200211:521:03
L. CrevierD0002410011:280:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Knight39381.97462:38Win
A. Soderblom000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

ANA

Line 2C. Kreider13:57L. Carlsson14:14A. Killorn13:01
Line 3F. Vatrano13:29T. Terry9:41M. Granlund11:23
Pair 1O. Zellweger15:46J. Trouba14:59
Pair 2R. Gudas11:54J. LaCombe15:36
Pair 3P. Mintyukov10:17D. Helleson15:43

CHI

Line 3R. Donato11:31R. Greene9:29C. Dach10:52
Line 4L. Reichel7:16L. Slaggert7:32
Pair 1A. Vlasic19:34S. Rinzel17:38
Pair 2C. Murphy9:57W. Kaiser15:46
Pair 3M. Grzelcyk11:26A. Levshunov10:22

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 3.2, CHI 3.1ANA 1, CHI 2
Total goals6.33
Shots on goalANA 29.0, CHI 27.8ANA 39, CHI 30
Win chanceANA 51%CHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
ANA C. Gauthier3.340.72027%0
ANA M. McTavish2.750.78127%1
CHI C. Bedard2.690.90127%0
ANA T. Terry2.400.78127%0
ANA F. Vatrano2.330.48023%0
CHI I. Mikheyev2.320.59026%0
ANA C. Kreider2.220.68034%0
CHI R. Donato2.220.64225%1
CHI F. Nazar2.030.70125%1
CHI S. Rinzel2.020.4618%0
ANA L. Carlsson2.010.72024%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.910.66026%0
ANA A. Killorn1.800.54023%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.860.3308%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.740.59113%0
ANA M. Granlund1.760.72018%0
CHI A. Burakovsky1.710.58019%0
CHI T. Teravainen1.400.74022%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.410.42022%0
CHI W. Kaiser1.400.2316%0
CHI C. Dach1.310.38013%0
ANA J. Trouba1.310.2405%0
ANA D. Helleson1.310.3009%0
CHI C. Murphy1.230.2105%0
CHI A. Levshunov1.200.3204%0
ANA R. Gudas1.200.2504%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.110.2803%0
ANA R. Poehling1.100.35014%0
CHI M. Grzelcyk1.010.3102%0
CHI L. Slaggert1.010.25010%0
CHI L. Reichel1.010.30011%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.920.2805%0
CHI L. Crevier0.820.1506%0
CHI R. Greene0.700.27014%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.