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Game Recap
ANA5
FinalTue, Mar 24, 2026Every game that night
VAN3

ANA beat VAN 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.84 expected goals to 3.16. J. Carlson led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). F. Hronek had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.8. L. Dostal stopped 27 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
ANA0235
VAN1113
  1. 1st 5:45VANJ. DeBruskPP0.18 xG
  2. 2nd 5:26ANAA. Killorn0.18 xG
  3. 2nd 7:50ANAM. Granlund0.64 xG
  4. 2nd 13:13VANB. BoeserPP0.13 xG
  5. 3rd 1:01ANAM. GranlundPP0.20 xG
  6. 3rd 2:22VAND. O'Connor0.16 xG
  7. 3rd 5:45ANAM. McTavish0.06 xG
  8. 3rd 19:55ANAT. TerryEN0.72 xG

Team Stats

ANAVAN
34Shots on goal30
4.84Expected goals3.16
59Shot attempts60
265v5 shots on goal24
1/3Power play2/3
21Hits13
7Blocked shots8
4Penalty minutes6
18Giveaways14
8Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 4.84 xGVAN 3.16 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdVAN goal, 5:45ANA goal, 5:26ANA goal, 7:50VAN goal, 13:13ANA goal, 1:01VAN goal, 2:22ANA goal, 5:45ANA goal, 19:55

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, 5 scored
VAN30 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. CarlssonC022300+2019:433:18
M. GranlundC202300+1018:301:52
C. KreiderLW022210+1018:043:19
A. KillornLW112100+1017:420:49
T. TerryRW101201+1019:163:20
M. McTavishC101310+2012:420:50
B. SenneckeRW011240029:440:49
C. GauthierLW0003010016:502:19
R. PoehlingC0004120016:020:00
T. WasheC000151+1015:390:00
J. VielLW0001200013:250:00
J. HarkinsC000000002:050:00
J. CarlsonD033200+2024:012:57
J. LaCombeD011310+1220:181:12
P. MintyukovD000111+2022:060:00
J. TroubaD000101+1019:460:00
I. MooreD0000200015:160:00
R. GudasD0002300015:000:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal30273.90060:00Win
V. Husso000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. PetterssonC0220010217:362:59
B. BoeserRW101300-2018:532:59
D. O'ConnorLW1014110016:040:52
J. DeBruskLW1014000015:062:59
E. KaneLW011500+1014:360:52
M. RossiC000131-2018:382:59
T. BluegerC0000000018:230:00
L. KarlssonC000200-1016:570:52
L. OhgrenLW000100-1016:360:00
M. SassonC000000-1010:300:00
A. RätyC000020-208:290:00
C. DouglasC000320-226:550:00
F. HronekD022511-3026:272:59
M. PetterssonD0001100021:550:00
Z. BuiumD000012-1020:230:52
T. WillanderD0001000019:540:52
E. PetterssonD0000010215:380:00
P. JosephD000021-2012:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Lankinen33294.87958:27Loss
N. Tolopilo000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

ANA

Line 1T. Terry15:15L. Carlsson15:58C. Kreider14:09
Line 2R. Poehling13:10C. Gauthier14:21J. Viel13:15
Line 3M. McTavish11:52T. Washe13:33M. Granlund14:47
Line 4A. Killorn13:25B. Sennecke8:55
Pair 1J. Carlson20:28P. Mintyukov18:28
Pair 2J. LaCombe18:12J. Trouba15:50
Pair 3I. Moore14:24R. Gudas14:08

VAN

Line 1T. Blueger16:56L. Karlsson15:17J. DeBrusk11:20
Line 2L. Ohgren15:49M. Rossi14:16B. Boeser13:58
Line 3E. Pettersson12:21D. O'Connor14:11E. Kane12:35
Line 4C. Douglas6:46A. Räty7:42M. Sasson10:04
Pair 2F. Hronek19:17Z. Buium18:34
Pair 3E. Pettersson14:16P. Joseph12:27

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 3.3, VAN 3.0ANA 5, VAN 3
Total goals6.38
Shots on goalANA 29.4, VAN 27.0ANA 34, VAN 30
Win chanceANA 54%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
ANA C. Gauthier3.330.87032%0
ANA B. Sennecke2.420.79124%0
ANA L. Carlsson2.230.83226%0
VAN B. Boeser2.230.74130%1
ANA T. Terry2.220.84125%1
VAN J. DeBrusk2.240.56125%1
VAN E. Kane2.250.50124%0
ANA J. Trouba2.010.43010%0
ANA A. Killorn2.010.55222%1
ANA C. Kreider1.920.74233%0
ANA J. Carlson1.920.71313%0
VAN D. O'Connor1.940.47120%1
ANA M. Granlund1.830.71219%2
VAN F. Hronek1.850.70212%0
VAN L. Ohgren1.710.37016%0
VAN E. Pettersson1.700.77227%0
VAN L. Karlsson1.720.53019%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.630.64112%0
ANA M. McTavish1.630.49117%1
VAN M. Rossi1.510.70023%0
VAN T. Blueger1.500.45014%0
ANA R. Poehling1.440.56017%0
ANA J. Viel1.310.24010%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.110.37010%0
VAN A. Räty1.100.31014%0
VAN M. Sasson1.100.31017%0
VAN Z. Buium1.100.3708%0
VAN T. Willander1.110.4209%0
VAN M. Pettersson1.010.3505%0
ANA I. Moore0.900.2206%0
ANA T. Washe0.910.22010%0
ANA R. Gudas0.920.2104%0
VAN E. Pettersson0.900.2005%0
VAN P. Joseph0.900.2004%0
VAN C. Douglas0.830.1206%0
ANA J. Harkins0.700.1406%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.