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Game Recap
CGY4
Final/SOWed, Oct 8, 2025Every game that night
EDM3

CGY beat EDM 4-3 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.32 expected goals to 3.60. EDM outshot CGY 35 to 22. R. Nugent-Hopkins led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). L. Draisaitl had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.3. D. Wolf stopped 32 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
CGY02114
EDM21003
  1. 1st 9:53EDMR. Nugent-HopkinsPP0.20 xG
  2. 1st 16:11EDMA. Mangiapane0.12 xG
  3. 2nd 8:32EDML. DraisaitlPP0.12 xG
  4. 2nd 12:40CGYM. Gridin0.04 xG
  5. 2nd 14:47CGYC. ZaryPP0.46 xG
  6. 3rd 0:40CGYB. Coleman0.18 xG

Team Stats

CGYEDM
22Shots on goal35
2.32Expected goals3.60
56Shot attempts64
135v5 shots on goal22
1/4Power play2/4
35Hits23
17Blocked shots18
18Penalty minutes8
20Giveaways18
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 2.32 xGEDM 3.60 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTEDM goal, 9:53EDM goal, 16:11EDM goal, 8:32CGY goal, 12:40CGY goal, 14:47CGY goal, 0:40

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

CGY21 on goal, 3 scored
EDM33 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KadriC011212+1024:025:46
M. CoronatoRW0111000018:465:26
B. ColemanLW101221+1018:210:00
M. GridinRW101501+2015:251:39
C. ZaryC1013000014:221:41
A. KlapkaRW0110600412:311:35
J. FarabeeLW000131-1020:305:04
M. BacklundC0001200019:380:00
M. FrostC0002010217:185:31
Y. SharangovichC0000110012:471:25
R. LombergLW0000700010:180:00
J. KirklandC000022008:120:00
R. AnderssonD000213+1026:201:38
M. WeegarD000161+11226:015:33
K. BahlD000120+2024:420:04
J. HanleyD0000110016:460:00
J. BeanD000003-1014:000:00
B. PachalD000110-1012:120:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf35323.91464:25Win
D. Cooley000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. Nugent-HopkinsC1233000218:564:00
C. McDavidC022500+1026:215:23
L. DraisaitlC1126100024:405:09
A. MangiapaneLW1011010014:470:00
D. TomasekRW0113100413:204:44
T. FredericC000020+1216:460:00
K. KapanenRW000111-2013:260:00
A. HenriqueC0000230013:040:16
M. SavoieC0000010012:320:17
V. PodkolzinRW000170-1012:230:00
N. PhilpC000211-2010:580:00
I. HowardLW0001000010:430:00
E. BouchardD0005140028:425:05
M. EkholmD000112+1021:450:18
B. KulakD0000000020:440:00
D. NurseD000152-1020:120:14
T. EmbersonD0003120015:280:00
A. RegulaD000201-2015:030:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner22193.86465:00OT loss
C. Pickard000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CGY

Line 1M. Backlund15:19B. Coleman15:29C. Zary11:46
Line 2M. Coronato12:27M. Gridin12:20N. Kadri16:45
Line 3J. Farabee13:48A. Klapka10:56M. Frost10:08
Pair 1K. Bahl19:58R. Andersson18:04
Pair 2M. Weegar17:59J. Hanley15:26
Pair 3J. Bean14:00B. Pachal12:12

EDM

Line 2K. Kapanen13:26V. Podkolzin12:23N. Philp10:58
Pair 1M. Ekholm18:14E. Bouchard19:07
Pair 2B. Kulak17:50T. Emberson12:47
Pair 3D. Nurse16:22A. Regula13:14

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
ScoreCGY 2.9, EDM 3.5CGY 4, EDM 3
Total goals6.47
Shots on goalCGY 28.1, EDM 32.0CGY 22, EDM 35
Win chanceEDM 60%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.751.78242%0
EDM L. Draisaitl3.361.50247%1
CGY N. Kadri3.220.81129%0
EDM E. Bouchard3.250.98017%0
CGY B. Coleman2.320.52121%1
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.330.83325%1
CGY M. Coronato2.310.55122%0
CGY M. Backlund2.210.47018%0
CGY M. Weegar2.110.50011%0
EDM D. Nurse2.010.3608%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.910.4208%0
CGY C. Zary1.830.46118%1
CGY A. Klapka1.700.40118%0
CGY R. Andersson1.720.36010%0
CGY M. Frost1.620.43015%0
CGY J. Farabee1.610.33014%0
EDM B. Kulak1.600.3006%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.500.45020%0
EDM A. Henrique1.400.41020%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.410.32013%0
EDM M. Savoie1.300.27011%0
EDM N. Philp1.220.1808%0
EDM T. Frederic1.200.28014%0
EDM A. Regula1.120.1505%0
EDM A. Mangiapane1.110.32115%1
EDM V. Podkolzin1.110.27011%0
CGY R. Lomberg1.000.1708%0
CGY K. Bahl1.010.2004%0
CGY J. Hanley0.800.1704%0
CGY J. Bean0.800.1204%0
CGY B. Pachal0.710.1403%0
EDM T. Emberson0.530.1102%0
CGY J. Kirkland0.500.2007%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 33 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 fewer 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.