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Game Recap
CHI1
FinalThu, Oct 8, 2026Every game that night
NYI4

NYI beat CHI 4-1, with the chances close: 2.23 expected goals to 2.50. B. Horvat led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). I. Sorokin stopped 22 of 23.

Team Stats

CHINYI
23Shots on goal19
2.50Expected goals2.23
54Shot attempts36
195v5 shots on goal12
0/3Power play1/4
15Hits25
10Blocked shots17
36Penalty minutes16
19Giveaways18
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CHI 2.50 xGNYI 2.23 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNYI goal, 19:01NYI goal, 6:44NYI goal, 9:38CHI goal, 17:26

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

CHI23 on goal, 1 scored
NYI18 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. NazarC101110-12019:152:52
P. KaneRW011012-1018:073:49
R. KantserovRW0002000021:094:14
T. BertuzziLW000100-11020:464:03
A. FrondellC000311-1020:173:00
J. GreenwayLW0002400015:310:20
C. SmithRW000210-1014:540:06
R. GreeneC0002000014:490:00
O. MooreC000101-1212:001:46
N. LardisLW0001210011:211:39
R. DonatoC000000009:541:40
D. ToninatoC000100008:330:04
S. RinzelD011101+1018:052:19
B. ByramD000202-3026:353:41
A. LevshunovD000210-1019:330:00
W. KaiserD000021-1416:420:21
A. VlasicD0001000016:280:06
I. ColeD0001210014:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Soderblom18153.83357:51Loss
S. Knight000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC202450+1017:531:08
E. HeinemanLW1011200016:390:45
M. MaccelliLW011201+1015:282:20
J. PageauC011031+1015:180:00
A. DuclairLW101210+1412:201:25
B. SchennC0001200015:372:07
S. HolmstromRW0000010015:361:10
C. CizikasC0002110014:320:14
C. RitchieC0000020013:521:43
V. EklundRW0000200013:491:23
K. PalmieriC000101+1013:281:55
O. PalatLW000030+1012:350:00
L. StanleyD022023+21023:510:00
M. SchaeferD011402+1026:452:24
A. PelechD0112110021:170:00
R. PulockD000012+1018:550:00
T. DeAngeloD0000010013:391:12
S. MayfieldD0000210212:320:14
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin23221.95760:00Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CHI

Line 2J. Greenway13:45C. Smith12:46R. Greene13:10
Line 3P. Kane12:15F. Nazar13:34O. Moore10:12
Pair 1A. Levshunov17:55B. Byram19:52
Pair 2I. Cole12:17A. Vlasic14:46
Pair 3W. Kaiser15:47S. Rinzel15:14

NYI

Line 1B. Schenn12:33V. Eklund12:26C. Ritchie12:09
Line 2B. Horvat12:36E. Heineman13:02K. Palmieri10:46
Line 3C. Cizikas12:15M. Maccelli13:08O. Palat10:53
Line 4J. Pageau11:27S. Holmstrom12:01A. Duclair10:49
Pair 1L. Stanley19:16M. Schaefer22:34
Pair 2A. Pelech16:57R. Pulock14:50
Pair 3S. Mayfield10:36T. DeAngelo12:27

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

5 of 14 overs hit (36%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
NYI B. Horvat3.5+130-1704Over
CHI A. Frondell2.5+125-1603Over
NYI K. Palmieri2.5+106-1201Under
NYI M. Schaefer2.5-130+1204Over
CHI P. Kane2.5+136-1550Under
CHI B. Byram1.5+130-1552Over
NYI B. Schenn1.5-125+1051Under
NYI C. Ritchie1.5+110-1300Under
NYI E. Heineman1.5-110-1151Under
CHI F. Nazar1.5-150+1201Under
NYI M. Maccelli1.5-105-1112Over
NYI S. Holmstrom1.5+105-1400Under
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.5-135+1101Under
NYI T. DeAngelo1.5-115+1050Under

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
ScoreCHI 2.4, NYI 3.4CHI 1, NYI 4
Total goals5.95
Shots on goalCHI 23.3, NYI 31.1CHI 23, NYI 19
Win chanceNYI 66%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat3.340.93237%2
NYI M. Schaefer2.940.91125%0
CHI P. Kane2.500.83125%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.510.72028%0
CHI A. Frondell2.530.71020%0
CHI F. Nazar2.010.54120%1
NYI T. DeAngelo1.900.54011%0
NYI E. Heineman1.910.40123%1
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.910.66027%0
NYI B. Schenn1.810.74025%0
NYI M. Maccelli1.620.68120%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.500.60022%0
CHI S. Rinzel1.510.2716%0
CHI B. Byram1.520.50012%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.500.63025%0
NYI L. Stanley1.500.3928%0
NYI A. Pelech1.420.2915%0
CHI A. Levshunov1.320.3404%0
CHI R. Donato1.300.37017%0
CHI O. Moore1.310.38012%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.320.30013%0
NYI A. Duclair1.320.45120%1
NYI J. Pageau1.200.52118%0
CHI R. Greene1.220.31013%0
CHI N. Lardis1.210.32015%0
NYI R. Pulock1.100.3307%0
NYI O. Palat1.000.29013%0
CHI J. Greenway1.020.2209%0
CHI W. Kaiser1.000.2105%0
CHI A. Vlasic0.910.2403%0
CHI C. Smith0.920.20010%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.800.2004%0
CHI I. Cole0.810.2103%0
CHI D. Toninato0.710.1707%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.