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Game Recap
ANA0
FinalThu, Jan 29, 2026Every game that night
VAN2

VAN beat ANA 2-0 despite fewer good chances: 2.04 expected goals to 3.42. J. DeBrusk had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. N. Tolopilo stopped 32 of 32.

Team Stats

ANAVAN
33Shots on goal26
3.42Expected goals2.04
64Shot attempts56
265v5 shots on goal19
0/3Power play0/3
21Hits10
13Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes6
12Giveaways11
3Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 3.42 xGVAN 2.04 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdVAN goal, 10:18

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

ANA33 on goal, 0 scored
VAN24 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GranlundC000200-2022:313:49
B. SenneckeRW000310-2021:004:12
C. GauthierLW000410-1020:013:49
A. KillornLW000200-2019:371:39
R. PoehlingC0003010218:190:05
C. KreiderLW000410-1016:353:48
J. VielLW0003410213:250:00
J. HarkinsC0001300011:350:57
T. WasheC000133009:420:00
S. ColangeloRW000210009:290:37
R. JohnstonLW000050008:100:00
J. TroubaD000203-1025:131:01
J. LaCombeD000201-2025:073:52
P. MintyukovD0000010020:260:55
O. ZellwegerD0002110016:260:00
R. GudasD0000010015:140:00
D. HellesonD0001010214:130:00
I. MooreD000110009:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal25241.96057:47Loss
V. Husso000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. DeBruskLW011600+1216:273:20
T. BluegerC101200+1015:010:01
D. O'ConnorLW101110+1014:270:01
C. GarlandRW0001030219:502:25
E. PetterssonC0001130017:493:29
E. KaneLW0003110015:552:28
D. KampfC000221+1015:320:01
L. KarlssonC0002000015:183:32
F. ChytilC0001000014:592:29
A. RätyC000020+1012:540:00
J. LekkerimäkiRW0000000011:333:35
L. OhgrenLW0000000010:382:27
F. HronekD011211+2027:003:37
M. PetterssonD000021+1023:590:04
T. MyersD0002000217:390:14
E. PetterssonD000100+1017:370:00
T. WillanderD0000020015:322:17
P. JosephD0002010013:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
N. Tolopilo323201.00057:49Win
K. Lankinen1101.0002:11

Lines at 5-on-5

ANA

Line 1R. Poehling15:49C. Gauthier15:14J. Viel13:25
Line 4R. Johnston8:10T. Washe7:10
Pair 1J. Trouba20:29J. LaCombe19:40
Pair 2P. Mintyukov15:49D. Helleson14:13
Pair 3R. Gudas12:54O. Zellweger12:33

VAN

Line 1E. Kane12:50E. Pettersson13:06C. Garland13:45
Line 2D. O'Connor14:26A. Räty12:15J. DeBrusk12:47
Line 3D. Kampf12:59F. Chytil12:30L. Karlsson11:33
Pair 1F. Hronek19:23E. Pettersson16:59
Pair 3T. Myers15:40P. Joseph12:24

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 3.4, VAN 3.4ANA 0, VAN 2
Total goals6.82
Shots on goalANA 29.5, VAN 28.8ANA 33, VAN 26
Win chanceVAN 50%VAN won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
ANA C. Gauthier3.240.85028%0
ANA B. Sennecke2.630.99029%0
VAN J. DeBrusk2.460.64128%0
VAN F. Chytil2.410.54022%0
VAN E. Kane2.230.55025%0
ANA M. Granlund2.120.89022%0
ANA J. Trouba1.920.3709%0
ANA C. Kreider1.940.68032%0
ANA A. Killorn1.920.53021%0
VAN C. Garland1.910.56021%0
VAN E. Pettersson1.910.90030%0
VAN L. Karlsson1.920.63022%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.820.64013%0
VAN D. O'Connor1.610.43119%1
VAN L. Ohgren1.600.29013%0
VAN F. Hronek1.620.66110%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.520.2909%0
VAN T. Blueger1.420.41113%1
VAN T. Myers1.420.2905%0
ANA R. Poehling1.330.51016%0
ANA J. Viel1.230.22012%0
VAN A. Räty1.200.37015%0
VAN J. Lekkerimäki1.200.35015%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.200.39010%0
VAN T. Willander1.100.4709%0
VAN D. Kampf1.020.30012%0
VAN M. Pettersson1.000.3605%0
ANA R. Gudas1.000.2204%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.020.30017%0
ANA J. Harkins0.910.1709%0
VAN P. Joseph0.920.1904%0
ANA T. Washe0.810.20012%0
ANA I. Moore0.810.2004%0
VAN E. Pettersson0.710.2105%0
ANA D. Helleson0.710.2106%0
ANA R. Johnston0.500.2005%0

Shots on goal: 22 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.