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Game Recap
COL2
FinalMon, Oct 19, 2026Every game that night
PHI3

PHI beat COL 3-2, with the chances close: 2.98 expected goals to 2.37. T. Zegras led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). J. Drysdale had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. J. Woll stopped 24 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
COL0112
PHI1113
  1. 1st 7:41PHIM. MichkovPP0.47 xG
  2. 2nd 12:23PHIM. Michkov0.03 xG
  3. 2nd 17:52COLM. Necas0.04 xG
  4. 3rd 6:34PHIN. Acciari0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 14:40COLT. Hughes0.06 xG

Team Stats

COLPHI
26Shots on goal24
2.37Expected goals2.98
68Shot attempts49
225v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play1/2
16Hits26
15Blocked shots24
0Penalty minutes4
16Giveaways6
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 2.37 xGPHI 2.98 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdPHI goal, 7:41PHI goal, 12:23COL goal, 17:52PHI goal, 6:34COL goal, 14:40

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

COL26 on goal, 2 scored
PHI24 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. LehkonenLW0112010019:060:40
M. NecasC1012100017:400:59
T. HughesRW101210+1016:543:23
F. SvechkovC011021+1016:050:00
N. MacKinnonC000100-2024:203:22
N. KadriC000100-1021:173:20
B. NelsonC000300+1018:460:37
J. SchwartzLW000300+1016:273:01
G. LandeskogLW0000100014:360:38
P. KellyC0001210012:310:00
G. BrindleyC000010007:570:00
D. ToewsD0111010020:481:17
S. MalinskiD011254+1014:400:00
C. MakarD000410-2023:382:43
B. KulakD000202+1016:000:00
B. BurnsD0001020015:520:00
J. MansonD000112-1014:160:00
N. JuulsenD000011008:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood24213.87557:58Loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ZegrasC033311+2017:411:39
M. MichkovRW2022110014:371:51
N. AcciariC1014320018:310:00
D. BarkeyC0110100016:411:39
N. CatesLW0110200013:470:12
C. DvorakC000121+1017:430:43
S. CouturierC000211-1216:440:00
P. MartoneRW000120-1014:021:51
C. KnubleRW0001000013:440:00
J. GaucherC0000200012:450:00
A. BumpLW0001100010:550:43
M. BuntingLW0001000010:160:43
O. BonkD011003-1024:220:55
T. SanheimD000417+1228:210:12
N. SeelerD0000220023:400:00
J. DrysdaleD0004010022:511:39
H. McDonaldD000043-1010:000:00
D.JiricekD000032009:200:43
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll26242.92360:00Win
D. Vladar000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

COL

Line 1A. Lehkonen17:09N. MacKinnon18:56N. Kadri15:55
Line 2B. Nelson16:30G. Landeskog13:58M. Necas14:47
Line 3J. Schwartz11:24T. Hughes11:29F. Svechkov15:00
Line 4P. Kelly11:16G. Brindley7:57
Pair 1D. Toews18:26C. Makar17:48
Pair 2B. Kulak15:17S. Malinski14:28
Pair 3B. Burns14:35J. Manson13:30

PHI

Line 1N. Acciari16:04C. Dvorak14:57T. Zegras16:02
Line 3C. Knuble13:09D. Barkey13:04A. Bump10:12
Line 4N. Cates10:48P. Martone12:11M. Michkov10:52
Pair 1T. Sanheim24:39O. Bonk22:26
Pair 2N. Seeler18:37J. Drysdale19:10
Pair 3H. McDonald9:32D.Jiricek8:37

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 13 overs hit (38%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
COL N. MacKinnon3.5-148+1201Under
COL C. Makar2.5+105-1254Over
COL M. Necas2.5+128-1552Under
COL N. Kadri2.5-110+1001Under
COL A. Lehkonen1.5-140+1202Over
COL B. Nelson1.5-145+1353Over
PHI C. Dvorak1.5+100-1251Under
COL D. Toews1.5+100-1301Under
COL G. Landeskog1.5-135+1100Under
PHI M. Michkov1.5-160+1152Over
PHI N. Cates1.5+125-1600Under
PHI P. Martone1.5-150+1151Under
PHI T. Zegras1.5-145+1153Over

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
ScoreCOL 3.4, PHI 2.5COL 2, PHI 3
Total goals5.95
Shots on goalCOL 31.1, PHI 23.6COL 26, PHI 24
Win chanceCOL 65%PHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
COL N. MacKinnon3.811.31039%0
COL N. Kadri2.710.71026%0
COL M. Necas2.521.01130%1
COL C. Makar2.440.86022%0
COL G. Landeskog2.000.62025%0
COL B. Nelson2.030.62028%0
COL A. Lehkonen1.920.63127%0
COL T. Hughes1.920.44117%1
PHI M. Michkov1.820.56220%2
PHI T. Zegras1.830.66324%0
PHI P. Martone1.810.41015%0
COL S. Malinski1.620.3117%0
PHI C. Dvorak1.610.53019%0
PHI M. Bunting1.510.38016%0
COL B. Burns1.510.2907%0
COL J. Schwartz1.530.43017%0
COL D. Toews1.510.48110%0
PHI N. Acciari1.440.29114%1
PHI A. Bump1.410.35015%0
COL J. Manson1.310.2906%0
PHI S. Couturier1.320.35013%0
PHI N. Cates1.200.36114%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.240.4009%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.140.3307%0
COL P. Kelly1.110.30012%0
COL F. Svechkov1.000.28111%0
PHI N. Seeler1.000.2004%0
COL B. Kulak1.020.2204%0
PHI D. Barkey1.000.36113%0
PHI O. Bonk1.000.3116%0
PHI J. Gaucher0.900.0905%0
COL G. Brindley0.900.1506%0
PHI D.Jiricek0.800.1904%0
COL N. Juulsen0.400.1001%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.