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Game Recap
ANA3
Final/SOFri, Jan 16, 2026Every game that night
LAK2

ANA beat LAK 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.05 expected goals to 3.39. J. Armia led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Armia had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. L. Dostal stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
ANA02013
LAK11002
  1. 1st 1:38LAKQ. Byfield0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 11:33LAKJ. Armia0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 12:12ANAR. Strome0.09 xG
  4. 2nd 14:56ANAT. Washe0.09 xG

Team Stats

ANALAK
28Shots on goal28
3.05Expected goals3.39
56Shot attempts65
195v5 shots on goal22
0/2Power play0/3
21Hits15
18Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes2
16Giveaways15
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 3.05 xGLAK 3.39 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 1:38LAK goal, 11:33ANA goal, 12:12ANA goal, 14:56

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

ANA28 on goal, 2 scored
LAK28 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. SenneckeRW022630+2023:592:04
T. WasheC101131+1013:510:03
R. StromeC1011000013:051:53
M. GranlundC0004100022:472:05
A. KillornLW0002010220:071:56
R. PoehlingC0002000019:030:00
M. McTavishC000111-1013:282:04
J. HarkinsC0000310012:311:51
R. JohnstonLW0001200212:280:03
S. ColangeloRW0002100010:421:54
C. GauthierLW000300-208:542:01
J. LaCombeD011122+2027:061:51
J. TroubaD011016+1026:140:03
O. ZellwegerD000112-1020:160:00
R. GudasD0001300019:200:00
P. MintyukovD000000-1018:002:09
I. MooreD0001020013:370:03
D. HellesonD000102-1011:320:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal28262.92965:00Win
V. Husso000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. ArmiaRW112610+2015:270:06
Q. ByfieldRW1014000021:233:37
A. LeeLW0111200011:280:04
K. FialaLW0004100022:143:54
A. LaferriereRW0002010021:122:16
A. KempeRW0001110020:363:51
A. KuzmenkoLW000200-1017:263:53
W. FoegeleLW0002000014:072:03
A. TurcotteC0002000013:131:49
J. MalottLW0000400011:350:00
T. WardRW000000-1011:022:03
S. HeleniusC0000210010:180:07
D. DoughtyD0001100024:182:08
B. ClarkeD0002120022:123:52
M. AndersonD000101-1019:260:04
C. CeciD0000100018:360:00
B. DumoulinD000001+1217:220:00
J. EdmundsonD0000140017:050:13
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper28262.92965:00OT loss
A. Forsberg000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

ANA

Line 2R. Johnston12:25T. Washe11:43
Pair 1J. LaCombe21:49J. Trouba20:50
Pair 2R. Gudas16:34O. Zellweger14:35
Pair 3P. Mintyukov11:31D. Helleson10:47

LAK

Line 1A. Kempe12:12A. Laferriere14:54J. Malott11:35
Line 2K. Fiala15:18A. Kuzmenko12:08A. Turcotte11:08
Line 3J. Armia13:09Q. Byfield12:37W. Foegele10:43
Line 4A. Lee11:24S. Helenius10:11T. Ward8:59
Pair 1B. Dumoulin16:54C. Ceci16:55
Pair 2D. Doughty17:08M. Anderson17:11
Pair 3B. Clarke14:08J. Edmundson13:26

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 2.8, LAK 3.3ANA 3, LAK 2
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalANA 27.4, LAK 29.7ANA 28, LAK 28
Win chanceLAK 58%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK K. Fiala3.140.99036%0
LAK A. Kempe3.011.03037%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.930.62024%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.820.63025%0
LAK W. Foegele2.420.54024%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.340.82125%1
LAK B. Clarke2.220.65013%0
ANA M. McTavish2.110.58021%0
ANA B. Sennecke2.160.72224%0
ANA M. Granlund1.940.69019%0
LAK D. Doughty1.710.64014%0
ANA J. Trouba1.600.2917%0
ANA A. Killorn1.620.40018%0
LAK A. Kuzmenko1.620.75029%0
LAK A. Turcotte1.620.44014%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.510.4419%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.510.2507%0
LAK J. Malott1.400.21012%0
LAK J. Armia1.360.43218%1
LAK J. Edmundson1.300.3005%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.200.3408%0
LAK T. Ward1.200.39014%0
ANA R. Strome1.210.33111%1
ANA R. Poehling1.120.35012%0
LAK M. Anderson1.110.3106%0
ANA R. Gudas1.010.1903%0
LAK A. Lee1.010.23111%0
ANA S. Colangelo0.920.25015%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.900.2704%0
LAK C. Ceci0.900.2504%0
ANA I. Moore0.910.1904%0
ANA D. Helleson0.710.1705%0
ANA J. Harkins0.700.1206%0
ANA T. Washe0.710.1519%1
LAK S. Helenius0.600.1709%0
ANA R. Johnston0.610.1705%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.