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Game Recap
CGY2
Final/OTSat, Dec 13, 2025Every game that night
LAK1

CGY beat LAK 2-1 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.96 expected goals to 2.84. CGY outshot LAK 38 to 22. M. Weegar had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. D. Wolf stopped 21 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CGY01012
LAK10001
  1. 1st 11:10LAKA. Kempe0.15 xG
  2. 2nd 6:41CGYB. ColemanSH0.22 xG
  3. OT 1:06CGYM. Frost0.21 xG

Team Stats

CGYLAK
38Shots on goal22
2.96Expected goals2.84
62Shot attempts57
285v5 shots on goal15
0/4Power play0/2
12Hits13
16Blocked shots15
9Penalty minutes13
23Giveaways17
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 2.96 xGLAK 2.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 11:10CGY goal, 6:41CGY goal, 1:06

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

CGY38 on goal, 2 scored
LAK21 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HuberdeauLW0111010219:473:29
M. FrostC1011110018:494:05
B. ColemanLW101221+1016:254:12
N. KadriC0002000022:023:38
Y. SharangovichC0003000020:284:16
J. FarabeeLW0003000020:141:05
M. CoronatoRW000200-1017:473:37
C. ZaryC0002000013:513:43
J. BeecherC0001010011:160:11
M. BacklundC000300+1011:103:18
R. LombergLW000300007:090:07
A. KlapkaRW000150057:010:07
M. WeegarD0005150026:524:22
R. AnderssonD000403+1022:283:38
Y. KuznetsovD000111-1020:460:00
K. BahlD0002020219:140:12
J. HanleyD000101+1012:020:00
H. BrzustewiczD0001200011:570:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf22211.95561:06Win
D. Cooley000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. LaferriereRW011121+1219:561:22
A. KempeRW1013110019:042:28
A. KopitarC0000110019:042:31
K. FialaLW000300-2218:142:35
Q. ByfieldRW000200-1018:141:22
J. ArmiaRW000210-1016:472:31
T. MooreLW0004100015:581:29
W. FoegeleLW0004000014:550:00
A. TurcotteC0000300014:160:00
C. PerryRW0001100011:401:29
J. MalottLW000031007:030:00
S. HeleniusC000000052:340:00
J. EdmundsonD011000+1019:050:10
M. AndersonD0000010023:310:00
D. DoughtyD000201-1023:122:38
B. DumoulinD0000000218:510:00
C. CeciD0000050216:460:00
B. ClarkeD0000040016:081:25
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper38362.94761:06OT loss
A. Forsberg000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CGY

Line 2J. Huberdeau15:45M. Coronato14:10M. Frost14:11
Line 3B. Coleman10:16C. Zary10:08M. Backlund6:38
Pair 1M. Weegar20:07Y. Kuznetsov18:55
Pair 2K. Bahl18:06R. Andersson16:05
Pair 3J. Hanley10:49H. Brzustewicz11:57

LAK

Line 1A. Kopitar14:27A. Kempe14:07A. Laferriere17:07
Line 2K. Fiala15:06Q. Byfield13:54J. Armia10:58
Line 3A. Turcotte14:16W. Foegele12:50T. Moore11:16
Line 4C. Perry10:11J. Malott7:03S. Helenius2:34
Pair 1D. Doughty18:57M. Anderson18:20
Pair 2B. Dumoulin16:33C. Ceci14:14
Pair 3J. Edmundson13:57B. Clarke14:10

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 2.5, LAK 3.0CGY 2, LAK 1
Total goals5.53
Shots on goalCGY 27.0, LAK 28.9CGY 38, LAK 22
Win chanceLAK 58%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK K. Fiala3.130.84032%0
LAK A. Kempe3.030.90134%1
CGY N. Kadri3.020.74026%0
CGY M. Coronato2.420.53022%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.310.50120%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.220.68022%0
CGY B. Coleman2.120.42119%1
CGY R. Andersson2.140.45011%0
LAK T. Moore2.140.51021%0
LAK W. Foegele2.040.42019%0
CGY M. Backlund2.030.42016%0
CGY M. Weegar2.050.3708%0
LAK B. Clarke1.800.4509%0
CGY J. Farabee1.730.35016%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.710.65121%0
CGY M. Frost1.610.44115%1
LAK J. Armia1.620.48019%0
CGY C. Zary1.620.36016%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.600.78024%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.630.42019%0
LAK C. Perry1.510.40019%0
LAK D. Doughty1.320.49010%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.200.2515%0
CGY Y. Kuznetsov1.010.2407%0
CGY K. Bahl0.920.1904%0
CGY A. Klapka0.910.1709%0
LAK M. Anderson0.900.2505%0
LAK C. Ceci0.900.2103%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.900.2203%0
LAK J. Malott0.800.1007%0
LAK A. Turcotte0.800.2108%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.830.1106%0
CGY J. Beecher0.610.1206%0
CGY J. Hanley0.510.1002%0
LAK S. Helenius0.500.1206%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 35 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.