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Game Recap
BOS6
FinalTue, Oct 13, 2026Every game that night
SJS3

BOS beat SJS 6-3, with the chances close: 3.29 expected goals to 2.96. SJS outshot BOS 38 to 26. F. Minten led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Wennberg had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. J. Swayman stopped 35 of 38.

Team Stats

BOSSJS
26Shots on goal38
3.29Expected goals2.96
47Shot attempts65
215v5 shots on goal31
0/2Power play2/4
25Hits28
19Blocked shots9
13Penalty minutes11
13Giveaways11
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 3.29 xGSJS 2.96 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdBOS goal, 12:55SJS goal, 15:29BOS goal, 18:43SJS goal, 5:48BOS goal, 8:42BOS goal, 19:57SJS goal, 5:04BOS goal, 11:47

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

BOS24 on goal, 5 scored
SJS38 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. MintenC202422+4218:412:01
M. GeekieC022011+1017:461:59
D. PastrnakRW0114200218:321:57
P. ZachaC101110+1017:321:59
J. PeterkaRW011111+2016:162:01
M. KhusnutdinovC011100+3014:170:00
C. MittelstadtC011201+1012:492:01
M. KastelicC011122+1012:270:00
M. PoitrasC1013300010:530:00
E. LindholmC000001+1015:261:59
T. JeannotLW000010+1012:410:00
J. HagensC000002+1011:242:01
C. McAvoyD101341+1024:411:59
W. BorgenD101152+4021:470:00
N. ZadorovD011123+2918:150:00
M. LohreiD011100+1013:200:00
H. LindholmD000302+1022:340:02
F. BrunetD0000110015:272:01
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman38353.92160:00Win
M. DiPietro000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CelebriniC112500-1019:513:49
I. StenbergLW112210-4216:493:48
W. SmithC0114010220:503:49
K. SherwoodLW011150-4013:550:14
A. WennbergC000402-1020:003:48
M. MarchmentLW0001100016:391:10
I. ChernyshovLW000310-1015:531:10
C. GrafRW0002100013:190:14
T. ToffoliC000510-1012:441:08
M. MisaC000100-3012:301:10
B. GoodrowC000330-1011:430:00
Z. OstapchukC0001310010:480:14
D. OrlovD022030-2019:322:31
J. TroubaD101320-1221:140:14
S. DickinsonD0000410019:570:07
M. KesselringD000011-1019:150:00
D. NurseD000222-1517:390:00
L. CagnoniD000101-5015:412:34
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov25205.80057:41Loss
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

BOS

Line 1D. Pastrnak16:28M. Geekie15:47P. Zacha14:22
Pair 1H. Lindholm17:53C. McAvoy19:14
Pair 2N. Zadorov16:19W. Borgen17:59
Pair 3F. Brunet13:19M. Lohrei12:14

SJS

Line 3M. Misa10:51K. Sherwood11:50I. Stenberg11:11
Pair 1J. Trouba17:53S. Dickinson19:15
Pair 2M. Kesselring17:53D. Nurse14:14
Pair 3D. Orlov15:11L. Cagnoni12:38

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.

Prop Results

12 of 22 overs hit (55%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
BOS D. Pastrnak3.5+105-1254Over
SJS M. Celebrini3.5+105-1185Over
SJS W. Smith2.5+130-1504Over
SJS A. Wennberg1.5+155-2154Over
BOS C. McAvoy1.5-130+1103Over
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.5+105–2Over
SJS D. Nurse1.5-140+1102Over
BOS E. Lindholm1.5-155+1200Under
BOS F. Minten1.5-113-1054Over
SJS I. Chernyshov1.5+125-1453Over
BOS J. Hagens1.5-114+1000Under
BOS J. Peterka1.5-160+1351Under
SJS J. Trouba1.5+100-1103Over
SJS K. Sherwood1.5-105-1201Under
SJS L. Cagnoni1.5+105-1201Under
BOS M. Geekie1.5-180+1480Under
SJS M. Kesselring1.5+105-1150Under
SJS M. Marchment1.5-115-1061Under
SJS M. Misa1.5+125-1701Under
BOS P. Zacha1.5-150+1251Under
SJS T. Toffoli1.5-156+1305Over
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.5-190–1Over

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreBOS 3.3, SJS 2.8BOS 6, SJS 3
Total goals6.19
Shots on goalBOS 26.1, SJS 27.6BOS 26, SJS 38
Win chanceBOS 57%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.551.16234%1
BOS D. Pastrnak3.441.31140%0
SJS W. Smith2.340.75126%0
BOS M. Geekie2.100.83232%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.150.53022%0
SJS D. Nurse2.120.3309%0
SJS K. Sherwood2.010.44120%0
SJS J. Trouba1.930.3318%1
BOS J. Peterka1.810.62125%0
BOS P. Zacha1.810.79126%1
SJS I. Chernyshov1.830.60021%0
SJS M. Marchment1.810.60022%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.730.80115%1
BOS E. Lindholm1.600.62023%0
BOS J. Hagens1.600.46016%0
BOS F. Minten1.540.47220%2
SJS M. Kesselring1.500.2305%0
SJS L. Cagnoni1.510.3909%0
SJS I. Stenberg1.520.43217%1
SJS M. Misa1.410.47016%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.310.3318%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.230.4409%0
SJS C. Graf1.220.36015%0
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.220.54118%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.210.29113%0
BOS M. Poitras1.130.38112%1
SJS A. Wennberg1.140.51016%0
SJS D. Orlov1.100.3025%0
BOS M. Lohrei1.010.41110%0
SJS S. Dickinson1.000.2204%0
BOS T. Jeannot0.900.26012%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.910.37116%0
BOS W. Borgen0.910.2717%1
SJS B. Goodrow0.830.1608%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.810.1107%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.