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Game Recap
BOS3
FinalWed, Nov 19, 2025Every game that night
ANA4

ANA beat BOS 4-3 despite fewer good chances: 3.16 expected goals to 3.78. M. Geekie led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). N. Zadorov had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. L. Dostal stopped 36 of 39.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS1113
ANA2114
  1. 1st 2:29ANAJ. Harkins0.33 xG
  2. 1st 6:29ANAR. Gudas0.03 xG
  3. 1st 14:58BOSM. GeekiePP0.12 xG
  4. 2nd 13:47ANAR. StromePP0.08 xG
  5. 2nd 18:27BOSM. Eyssimont0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 7:39BOSM. GeekiePP0.07 xG
  7. 3rd 16:25ANAI. Moore0.06 xG

Team Stats

BOSANA
39Shots on goal33
3.78Expected goals3.16
70Shot attempts69
335v5 shots on goal28
2/2Power play1/3
38Hits16
21Blocked shots18
26Penalty minutes14
16Giveaways18
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 3.78 xGANA 3.16 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdANA goal, 2:29ANA goal, 6:29BOS goal, 14:58ANA goal, 13:47BOS goal, 18:27BOS goal, 7:39ANA goal, 16:25

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

BOS36 on goal, 3 scored
ANA33 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GeekieC2023700018:230:49
D. PastrnakRW011410-1020:090:49
P. ZachaC011200-1215:020:49
M. EyssimontC101410+1012:510:00
F. MintenC000141-1017:000:00
M. KastelicC000260-1015:570:00
T. JeannotLW000320-1015:500:00
S. KuralyC0000120015:480:00
M. KhusnutdinovC0000220014:270:00
M. BlümelRW000211-1012:570:49
A. SteevesC000165-2510:250:00
J. VielLW000611+1178:450:00
H. LindholmD022201-3022:010:49
N. ZadorovD011721+1021:330:00
A. PeekeD0001120021:100:00
J. AspirotD000133+1019:480:00
M. LohreiD0000010218:460:00
H. JokiharjuD000001-3014:380:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo33294.87958:32Loss
J. Swayman000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. McTavishC022100+1017:272:46
L. CarlssonC011101+1019:123:04
T. TerryRW011201+1019:043:17
C. GauthierLW011400+1018:332:53
R. StromeC1014010017:592:47
B. SenneckeRW011200+1017:553:10
J. HarkinsC101144028:010:00
N. NesterenkoC011110008:000:00
R. JohnstonLW011110007:500:00
A. KillornLW0001120019:262:39
C. KreiderLW000300+1017:263:16
F. VatranoRW0004410514:220:00
R. GudasD101251+3515:110:00
I. MooreD101202+2014:120:00
J. LaCombeD0002010025:113:13
D. HellesonD0000030220:290:00
J. TroubaD0002000019:440:00
O. ZellwegerD000001-1019:122:45
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal39363.92359:57Win
P. Mrazek000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

BOS

Line 1T. Jeannot14:07F. Minten14:32M. Kastelic14:07
Line 3P. Zacha11:51M. Blümel11:38A. Steeves7:58
Line 4S. Kuraly12:28M. Eyssimont12:51J. Viel8:45
Pair 1M. Lohrei18:36A. Peeke18:13
Pair 2N. Zadorov18:34J. Aspirot16:49
Pair 3H. Lindholm16:50H. Jokiharju14:27

ANA

Line 1T. Terry15:11L. Carlsson15:29C. Kreider14:10
Line 2A. Killorn15:13R. Strome14:40F. Vatrano13:49
Pair 1D. Helleson19:33J. LaCombe20:11
Pair 2J. Trouba18:23O. Zellweger16:27
Pair 3R. Gudas14:38I. Moore14:09

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
ScoreBOS 3.1, ANA 3.1BOS 3, ANA 4
Total goals6.27
Shots on goalBOS 28.0, ANA 29.9BOS 39, ANA 33
Win chanceANA 51%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.741.31143%0
ANA C. Gauthier3.540.90130%0
ANA T. Terry2.520.90129%0
ANA L. Carlsson2.310.92129%0
ANA C. Kreider2.330.74035%0
BOS M. Geekie2.230.79230%2
BOS M. Eyssimont2.140.32113%1
ANA O. Zellweger1.900.3208%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.820.58012%0
ANA M. McTavish1.810.57220%0
ANA F. Vatrano1.840.38018%0
ANA A. Killorn1.710.55022%0
ANA J. Trouba1.720.3908%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.720.4629%0
ANA B. Sennecke1.720.62121%0
BOS P. Zacha1.520.67120%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.520.34015%0
BOS S. Kuraly1.400.28013%0
BOS F. Minten1.410.29015%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.370.3219%0
ANA R. Strome1.340.45113%1
ANA N. Nesterenko1.310.34114%0
BOS A. Steeves1.310.28013%0
BOS M. Blümel1.220.21012%0
BOS A. Peeke1.210.2304%0
ANA D. Helleson1.200.3408%0
BOS T. Jeannot1.130.30013%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.000.3606%0
ANA I. Moore1.020.2015%1
BOS H. Jokiharju0.900.2004%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.900.32013%0
BOS J. Viel0.860.1208%0
ANA R. Gudas0.820.1813%1
ANA J. Harkins0.810.1417%1
BOS J. Aspirot0.810.1104%0
ANA R. Johnston0.410.1415%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.