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Game Recap
CHI1
FinalThu, Nov 5, 2026Every game that night
TBL4

TBL beat CHI 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.00 expected goals to 1.89. TBL outshot CHI 35 to 26. I. Mikheyev led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). Z. Girgensons had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
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TBL2024
  1. 1st 4:12TBLV. HedmanPP0.19 xG
  2. 1st 18:22TBLI. Mikheyev0.01 xG
  3. 3rd 2:38TBLR. McDonagh0.02 xG
  4. 3rd 5:08TBLI. Mikheyev0.40 xG
  5. 3rd 19:10CHIR. Kantserov0.04 xG

Team Stats

CHITBL
26Shots on goal35
1.89Expected goals3.00
46Shot attempts52
245v5 shots on goal31
0/1Power play1/3
31Hits13
8Blocked shots9
11Penalty minutes7
11Giveaways15
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CHI 1.89 xGTBL 3.00 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdTBL goal, 4:12TBL goal, 18:22TBL goal, 2:38TBL goal, 5:08CHI goal, 19:10

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

CHI26 on goal, 1 scored
TBL35 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. KantserovRW101201-2017:310:35
C. BedardC000310-2218:050:37
A. FrondellC0001110017:580:33
T. BertuzziLW000000-2016:560:03
F. NazarC0001400015:470:20
R. DonatoC0003010014:130:00
O. MooreC0003200013:530:00
T. TeravainenC0000100013:200:00
R. GreeneC0001300012:560:01
C. SmithRW0002600012:470:00
A. MangiapaneLW0001000012:390:00
D. BoucherLW000070058:120:00
S. RinzelD011410-1020:500:32
E. Del MastroD0111000414:060:05
A. VlasicD0002200024:560:18
A. LevshunovD000111-1020:450:06
W. KaiserD000112-2019:550:00
I. ColeD0000120019:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Soderblom35314.88660:00Loss
S. Knight000–0:00

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
I. MikheyevRW202301+1016:260:00
J. GuentzelC011100+1020:362:53
B. PointC0110000019:232:46
B. HagelLW0113000016:481:35
P. HolmbergRW011200+2016:280:00
Z. GirgensonsC011531+2015:410:00
A. CirelliC0112000014:531:35
N. KucherovRW0003010020:263:33
G. GoncalvesC0001210017:411:38
C. GeekieC0001200011:010:56
J. VielLW000130059:480:00
E. CernakD022320+3016:050:00
V. HedmanD1013000016:231:11
R. McDonaghD101301+3014:440:00
M. CrozierD0001120020:540:00
J. CarlsonD000002-1020:472:52
C. D'AstousD000100-1217:023:16
J. MoserD0002000013:000:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy26251.96259:54Win
D. Hildeby000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CHI

Line 2F. Nazar14:32R. Donato14:13O. Moore13:53
Line 4C. Smith10:12R. Greene10:25D. Boucher8:12
Pair 1I. Cole16:13A. Vlasic20:46
Pair 2A. Levshunov18:50W. Kaiser17:40
Pair 3S. Rinzel19:31E. Mastro14:01

TBL

Line 1N. Kucherov16:47B. Point16:31J. Guentzel17:37
Line 3A. Cirelli12:56B. Hagel14:34G. Goncalves15:18
Line 4J. Viel9:48C. Geekie10:05
Pair 1V. Hedman14:36M. Crozier20:06
Pair 2R. McDonagh14:08E. Cernak14:53
Pair 3J. Carlson17:49C. D'Astous13:40

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

6 of 16 overs hit (38%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
TBL B. Hagel3.5+125-1353Under
TBL N. Kucherov3.5+130-1503Under
TBL B. Point2.5+100-1140Under
CHI C. Bedard2.5-113-1143Over
TBL J. Guentzel2.5-120+1051Under
TBL A. Cirelli1.5-155+1322Over
CHI A. Frondell1.5-140+1201Under
TBL C. D'Astous1.5-115-1101Under
CHI F. Nazar1.5-108+1001Under
TBL I. Mikheyev1.5-105-1253Over
TBL J. Carlson1.5-180+1480Under
TBL J. Moser1.5+125-1602Over
TBL M. Crozier1.5-110-1101Under
CHI R. Donato1.5+150-2003Over
CHI R. Kantserov1.5-110+1002Over
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.5+140-1820Under

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.

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamIlya Mikheyev TBL Faces CHI, his team until Apr 20262 G, 3 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCHI 2.3, TBL 4.5CHI 1, TBL 4
Total goals6.75
Shots on goalCHI 21.4, TBL 31.9CHI 26, TBL 35
Win chanceTBL 80%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TBL N. Kucherov3.431.88043%0
TBL B. Hagel3.331.33144%0
TBL J. Guentzel3.111.36145%0
CHI C. Bedard2.730.89028%0
TBL B. Point2.601.22143%0
CHI A. Frondell1.910.50019%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.820.84130%0
CHI R. Kantserov1.720.60123%1
CHI F. Nazar1.710.50021%0
TBL J. Carlson1.700.63014%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.600.59025%0
TBL M. Crozier1.610.3507%0
TBL I. Mikheyev1.530.49221%2
TBL G. Goncalves1.510.64020%0
TBL C. D'Astous1.510.64013%0
TBL P. Holmberg1.520.50120%0
TBL V. Hedman1.230.51110%1
CHI O. Moore1.230.29010%0
CHI A. Levshunov1.210.2806%0
CHI S. Rinzel1.240.2317%0
TBL C. Geekie1.210.33016%0
CHI R. Donato1.230.34015%0
TBL J. Viel1.210.28012%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.150.27113%0
TBL J. Moser1.120.3508%0
TBL E. Cernak1.130.3026%0
CHI R. Greene1.010.27012%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.020.2104%0
CHI C. Smith1.020.22011%0
CHI W. Kaiser1.010.2205%0
CHI T. Teravainen0.900.37012%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.830.4116%1
CHI I. Cole0.700.1903%0
CHI E. Mastro0.710.1313%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.