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Game Recap
EDM3
Final/OTSun, Apr 26, 2026PlayoffsEvery game that night
ANA4

ANA beat EDM 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 2.84 expected goals to 1.84. ANA outshot EDM 38 to 27. E. Bouchard led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). B. Sennecke had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. L. Dostal stopped 24 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
EDM20103
ANA02114
  1. 1st 0:38EDMK. Kapanen0.20 xG
  2. 1st 6:32EDMR. Nugent-HopkinsPP0.12 xG
  3. 2nd 7:36ANAC. GauthierPP0.10 xG
  4. 2nd 18:43ANAM. GranlundPP0.17 xG
  5. 3rd 3:27EDME. BouchardPP0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 13:31ANAJ. Viel0.18 xG
  7. OT 2:29ANAR. Poehling0.02 xG

Team Stats

EDMANA
27Shots on goal38
1.84Expected goals2.84
45Shot attempts70
235v5 shots on goal29
2/2Power play2/4
25Hits35
17Blocked shots14
8Penalty minutes4
16Giveaways18
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 1.84 xGANA 2.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTEDM goal, 0:38EDM goal, 6:32ANA goal, 7:36ANA goal, 18:43EDM goal, 3:27ANA goal, 13:31ANA goal, 2:29

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

EDM26 on goal, 3 scored
ANA38 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McDavidC0223100019:321:00
L. DraisaitlC011201-1021:451:00
K. KapanenRW101230+1019:080:00
R. Nugent-HopkinsC1011020017:391:00
J. DickinsonC011211+1015:290:00
V. PodkolzinRW0000400017:100:00
Z. HymanLW0002000215:451:00
M. SavoieC0001030015:180:00
J. RoslovicC0002310013:180:00
T. FredericC000340-209:210:00
C. LazarC000200-109:010:00
J. SamanskiC000010-127:310:00
E. BouchardD1123110022:561:00
J. WalmanD0110110417:290:00
C. MurphyD000112-1024:570:00
D. NurseD000203-1024:550:00
M. EkholmD0000010019:330:00
T. EmbersonD0001510014:320:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Jarry38344.89562:29Loss
C. Ingram000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KillornLW011210-1022:174:28
M. GranlundC101241-1020:372:38
C. GauthierLW1015400017:254:26
M. McTavishC011341+1216:204:29
L. CarlssonC0114100015:482:38
R. PoehlingC101321+1013:090:00
J. VielLW101321+1012:080:00
B. SenneckeRW000502-1022:384:28
T. TerryRW0000000016:362:40
C. KreiderLW000140+1014:522:37
T. WasheC000050+1012:250:00
J. LaCombeD022221+1229:544:30
J. CarlsonD0222120025:462:36
J. TroubaD0003120024:460:00
P. MintyukovD000112-1022:290:00
I. MooreD000120+109:260:00
D. HellesonD000100+107:430:00
T. HindsD000011+107:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal27243.88962:10Win
V. Husso000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

EDM

Line 2C. McDavid16:39M. Savoie13:49Z. Hyman14:45
Pair 1C. Murphy20:48D. Nurse21:05
Pair 2M. Ekholm16:22E. Bouchard18:40
Pair 3J. Walman17:14T. Emberson14:25

ANA

Line 2L. Carlsson13:06T. Terry13:56C. Gauthier12:55
Line 3T. Washe12:02J. Viel11:49
Pair 1J. LaCombe25:09J. Trouba23:31
Pair 2J. Carlson23:10P. Mintyukov21:29
Pair 3D. Helleson7:39T. Hinds7:21

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
ScoreEDM 3.6, ANA 3.5EDM 3, ANA 4
Total goals7.07
Shots on goalEDM 29.3, ANA 30.6EDM 27, ANA 38
Win chanceEDM 51%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.631.72241%0
ANA C. Gauthier3.250.79133%1
ANA L. Carlsson2.740.83128%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.631.20221%1
EDM Z. Hyman2.620.87038%0
EDM L. Draisaitl2.621.38141%0
ANA T. Terry2.500.85028%0
ANA B. Sennecke2.350.64022%0
EDM D. Nurse2.020.3809%0
EDM M. Savoie2.010.52020%0
ANA A. Killorn1.920.56124%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins1.910.84125%1
EDM V. Podkolzin1.900.53019%0
ANA M. Granlund1.920.74121%1
ANA M. McTavish1.830.54120%0
ANA J. Carlson1.820.71212%0
ANA J. Trouba1.830.3908%0
EDM J. Roslovic1.820.52021%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.720.46117%1
ANA J. LaCombe1.720.71212%0
ANA C. Kreider1.610.58027%0
EDM J. Walman1.600.38110%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.500.54010%0
ANA R. Poehling1.330.49117%1
ANA J. Viel1.230.23110%1
EDM C. Murphy1.110.2907%0
EDM T. Frederic1.130.21012%0
EDM J. Dickinson1.020.31114%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.010.3208%0
ANA T. Washe1.000.19010%0
ANA T. Hinds0.800.1403%0
ANA I. Moore0.710.1304%0
EDM J. Samanski0.600.26013%0
EDM C. Lazar0.620.1607%0
EDM T. Emberson0.610.1703%0
ANA D. Helleson0.510.1904%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 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.