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Game Recap
BOS3
FinalWed, Nov 26, 2025Every game that night
NYI1

BOS beat NYI 3-1 despite fewer good chances: 1.33 expected goals to 4.58. NYI outshot BOS 44 to 14. A. Steeves led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Schaefer had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. J. Swayman stopped 43 of 44.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS1113
NYI1001
  1. 1st 4:41NYIM. Barzal0.25 xG
  2. 1st 6:23BOSA. Steeves0.26 xG
  3. 2nd 0:43BOST. Jeannot0.21 xG
  4. 3rd 10:21BOSA. SteevesSH0.16 xG

Team Stats

BOSNYI
14Shots on goal44
1.33Expected goals4.58
42Shot attempts80
115v5 shots on goal27
0/1Power play0/4
24Hits17
12Blocked shots17
8Penalty minutes2
9Giveaways12
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 1.33 xGNYI 4.58 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdNYI goal, 4:41BOS goal, 6:23BOS goal, 0:43BOS goal, 10:21

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

BOS14 on goal, 3 scored
NYI44 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. MintenC022131+2015:290:01
A. SteevesC202441+2011:410:44
T. JeannotLW101141+1016:100:01
S. KuralyC011023+1014:310:00
M. EyssimontC011110+1014:140:58
D. PastrnakRW000100-1218:351:30
M. GeekieC0001200217:311:15
P. ZachaC000000-1016:351:01
M. KastelicC000020+1215:320:01
E. LindholmC0001010015:250:59
M. KhusnutdinovC0000000015:151:00
M. BlümelRW000000-102:020:00
N. ZadorovD000132+2027:380:01
H. LindholmD000102-1023:331:20
J. AspirotD000000+3020:450:01
A. PeekeD000131+1018:210:00
H. JokiharjuD000100-1215:520:29
M. LohreiD0000000012:510:39
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman44431.97760:00Win
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC1012020024:515:09
B. HorvatC000201-2023:494:47
K. PalmieriC000610-2022:284:49
J. DrouinLW0004020020:494:52
A. LeeLW000611+1019:292:52
E. HeinemanLW000161-1218:042:55
M. ShabanovRW0001000013:132:52
S. HolmstromRW0002000012:150:57
C. RitchieC0004000011:381:51
A. DuclairLW000101-1010:060:00
C. CizikasC000050-109:300:18
M. TsyplakovRW000032-108:230:16
M. SchaeferD0117000025:185:05
T. DeAngeloD0112000018:002:55
A. PelechD000111-1019:590:22
R. PulockD0002000018:130:00
S. MayfieldD000202-1015:130:00
A. BoqvistD000104-1011:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin14113.78655:26Loss
D. Rittich000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

BOS

Line 1T. Jeannot11:53F. Minten11:34M. Kastelic12:11
Line 2D. Pastrnak15:36P. Zacha13:17M. Geekie14:31
Pair 1N. Zadorov18:37J. Aspirot16:53
Pair 2H. Lindholm14:37H. Jokiharju15:23
Pair 3A. Peeke13:39M. Lohrei12:12

NYI

Line 1M. Barzal16:35A. Lee13:34J. Drouin12:56
Line 2K. Palmieri13:06B. Horvat14:29E. Heineman13:36
Pair 1R. Pulock16:45M. Schaefer16:40
Pair 2S. Mayfield14:39A. Boqvist11:16
Pair 3A. Pelech18:11T. DeAngelo13:31

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 2.9, NYI 3.1BOS 3, NYI 1
Total goals6.04
Shots on goalBOS 26.3, NYI 30.8BOS 14, NYI 44
Win chanceNYI 55%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.611.19041%0
NYI B. Horvat3.120.86033%0
NYI M. Barzal3.021.04127%1
NYI M. Schaefer2.670.65116%0
NYI A. Lee2.560.60025%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.560.73028%0
BOS M. Geekie2.110.72029%0
BOS M. Eyssimont2.110.30113%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.720.4418%0
NYI E. Heineman1.710.51023%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.710.54020%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.610.4408%0
NYI J. Drouin1.640.82019%0
BOS P. Zacha1.600.62019%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.500.30014%0
NYI A. Pelech1.510.2903%0
BOS M. Blümel1.400.22013%0
NYI M. Shabanov1.410.45016%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.310.3208%0
BOS F. Minten1.310.26214%0
BOS S. Kuraly1.300.24111%0
NYI R. Pulock1.220.3306%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.240.26013%0
BOS T. Jeannot1.210.28112%1
NYI S. Holmstrom1.220.48020%0
BOS A. Steeves1.240.26211%2
NYI A. Duclair1.110.33016%0
BOS A. Peeke1.110.2003%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.000.2608%0
NYI C. Cizikas0.900.2008%0
BOS H. Jokiharju0.910.1903%0
BOS M. Lohrei0.900.3105%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.920.1904%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.800.28012%0
NYI A. Boqvist0.810.2405%0
BOS J. Aspirot0.700.1003%0

Shots on goal: 21 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.