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Game Recap
ANA6
FinalWed, Apr 22, 2026PlayoffsEvery game that night
EDM4

ANA beat EDM 6-4, with the chances close: 2.53 expected goals to 2.90. EDM outshot ANA 37 to 28. C. Gauthier led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). Z. Hyman had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. L. Dostal stopped 33 of 37.

Team Stats

ANAEDM
28Shots on goal37
2.53Expected goals2.90
53Shot attempts60
195v5 shots on goal28
2/3Power play0/4
32Hits39
13Blocked shots13
8Penalty minutes6
15Giveaways19
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 2.53 xGEDM 2.90 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdEDM goal, 8:58ANA goal, 12:48ANA goal, 2:44ANA goal, 5:35EDM goal, 11:46ANA goal, 15:50EDM goal, 17:48EDM goal, 13:51ANA goal, 15:08

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

ANA25 on goal, 5 scored
EDM37 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GauthierLW213410+1417:552:29
A. KillornLW1234000016:142:19
R. PoehlingC202210+1214:100:00
T. TerryRW011000+1016:572:17
M. GranlundC000030-1018:302:21
L. CarlssonC000400+2017:532:15
T. WasheC000122-1016:110:00
B. SenneckeRW000030-2013:012:23
J. VielLW0002300012:570:00
M. McTavishC000251-1011:582:24
C. KreiderLW000111-1010:492:12
J. LaCombeD033202+1023:312:59
J. TroubaD101232+1025:510:00
J. CarlsonD0000030024:001:41
P. MintyukovD000111-1223:300:00
T. HindsD0000410010:430:00
I. MooreD0002200010:380:00
D. HellesonD000130-107:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal37334.89259:20Win
V. Husso000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DraisaitlC112310-1024:566:55
Z. HymanLW101651-3021:066:49
R. Nugent-HopkinsC011000-1018:246:48
V. PodkolzinRW011351+1016:140:49
K. KapanenRW011231+2015:140:00
M. SavoieC0114110213:380:57
J. RoslovicC011220+1211:511:02
J. SamanskiC101210+1011:110:00
C. McDavidC000400-2024:076:53
T. FredericC000030009:150:06
C. DachC000160008:470:00
C. LazarC000050008:040:00
M. EkholmD011103-1020:161:01
C. MurphyD101311+1019:540:03
J. WalmanD0113120016:020:50
E. BouchardD000210-2026:166:57
D. NurseD000122+2220:050:00
T. EmbersonD000021+1010:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ingram27225.81559:15Loss
T. Jarry000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

ANA

Line 1T. Terry14:22C. Gauthier15:26L. Carlsson14:37
Line 2J. Viel12:36T. Washe12:02
Pair 1J. LaCombe19:48J. Trouba19:12
Pair 2J. Carlson18:41P. Mintyukov18:46
Pair 3D. Helleson7:49T. Hinds8:05

EDM

Line 2Z. Hyman12:58C. McDavid14:39M. Savoie11:03
Pair 1C. Murphy17:50D. Nurse18:30
Pair 2M. Ekholm16:02E. Bouchard16:01
Pair 3J. Walman13:54T. Emberson9:47

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, EDM 3.7ANA 6, EDM 4
Total goals6.810
Shots on goalANA 28.5, EDM 30.7ANA 28, EDM 37
Win chanceEDM 58%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.741.80042%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.940.68329%2
EDM E. Bouchard2.821.29022%0
EDM Z. Hyman2.760.93140%1
ANA L. Carlsson2.640.76027%0
ANA T. Terry2.500.78126%0
EDM L. Draisaitl2.431.32240%1
ANA B. Sennecke2.300.60020%0
EDM M. Savoie2.140.60123%0
EDM D. Nurse2.110.41010%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.000.89127%0
EDM V. Podkolzin2.030.61122%0
EDM J. Roslovic2.020.61124%0
ANA M. Granlund1.900.70020%0
ANA A. Killorn1.940.52322%1
ANA J. Carlson1.800.66012%0
ANA M. McTavish1.720.49019%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.720.46118%0
ANA C. Kreider1.710.60029%0
ANA J. Trouba1.720.3317%1
EDM J. Walman1.630.40110%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.610.57111%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.620.61310%0
ANA R. Poehling1.320.47216%2
EDM T. Frederic1.200.25014%0
ANA J. Viel1.220.2009%0
EDM C. Murphy1.130.2917%1
ANA P. Mintyukov0.910.2807%0
ANA T. Hinds0.900.1103%0
EDM C. Dach0.910.2409%0
ANA T. Washe0.910.1609%0
EDM C. Lazar0.700.1808%0
ANA I. Moore0.720.1304%0
EDM T. Emberson0.600.1903%0
EDM J. Samanski0.620.26113%1
ANA D. Helleson0.610.2004%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.