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Game Recap
EDM4
FinalSun, Nov 1, 2026Every game that night
NYR1

EDM beat NYR 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.52 expected goals to 2.42. E. Bouchard led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. McDavid had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.1. M. Tomkins stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
EDM2114
NYR0101
  1. 1st 0:50EDMC. McDavid0.17 xG
  2. 1st 6:19EDMC. Dach0.12 xG
  3. 2nd 9:49EDME. BouchardPP0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 13:22NYRP. Dorofeyev0.44 xG
  5. 3rd 19:20EDMC. DachEN0.53 xG

Team Stats

EDMNYR
25Shots on goal28
3.52Expected goals2.42
50Shot attempts58
205v5 shots on goal23
1/4Power play0/2
19Hits23
15Blocked shots13
4Penalty minutes8
15Giveaways12
4Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 3.52 xGNYR 2.42 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdEDM goal, 0:50EDM goal, 6:19EDM goal, 9:49NYR goal, 13:22EDM goal, 19:20

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

EDM25 on goal, 4 scored
NYR28 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McDavidC112600+2023:224:33
L. DraisaitlC022300+2020:084:43
C. DachC202401+1014:530:28
K. KapanenRW0002500221:314:41
R. Nugent-HopkinsC0000000020:134:38
V. PodkolzinRW000120+1016:150:23
A. FormentonLW0003100012:330:01
M. JosephRW0000410012:040:01
J. DickinsonC0000110011:550:01
O. MichaelsRW0000200010:110:00
T. FredericC000101009:220:26
F. HallanderC000100008:380:00
E. BouchardD123301+2025:424:47
R. SheaD011002+1021:080:25
M. EkholmD000133+1021:570:00
C. MurphyD0000030219:480:18
S. MukhamadullinD0000100014:260:00
T. EmbersonD0000020012:410:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Tomkins28271.96459:13Win
T. Jarry000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC011500-1020:082:35
P. DorofeyevRW101110-1017:352:43
J. MillerC000211-2020:121:50
G. PerreaultRW0002210018:091:28
A. LafrenièreLW000440-1017:482:38
T. KartyeLW000030-2217:240:00
W. CuylleLW0000310416:280:41
O. BjorkstrandRW000110-1013:440:48
N. LabaC0000010212:090:00
E. TolvanenRW0002400011:440:46
T. RaddyshRW000000007:370:00
L. GlendeningC000000007:330:00
S. MorrowD011300+1015:020:00
A. FoxD000202-2023:442:34
V. GavrikovD000300-1020:340:51
M. PetterssonD000011-1020:060:00
B. SchneiderD000315-1019:390:06
A. SmitsD000021+1015:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Garand24213.87557:50Loss
J. Reimer000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 1J. Miller15:03T. Kartye13:43G. Perreault14:35
Line 3W. Cuylle13:53N. Laba10:52O. Bjorkstrand12:56
Pair 2V. Gavrikov16:21A. Fox15:57
Pair 3S. Morrow14:48A. Smits15:09

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

10 of 16 overs hit (63%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
NYR A. Lafrenière2.5+140-1644Over
EDM C. McDavid2.5-135+1156Over
EDM E. Bouchard2.5-113-1153Over
EDM L. Draisaitl2.5-160+1353Over
NYR M. Zibanejad2.5+125-1445Over
NYR P. Dorofeyev2.5-148+1151Under
NYR A. Fox1.5-105-1102Over
NYR G. Perreault1.5+100-1202Over
NYR J. Miller1.5-150+1252Over
EDM K. Kapanen1.5-105-1102Over
NYR O. Bjorkstrand1.5+110-1351Under
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins1.5-160+1300Under
NYR T. Kartye1.5+125-1600Under
NYR V. Gavrikov1.5+102–3Over
EDM V. Podkolzin1.5-140+1151Under
NYR W. Cuylle1.5-130+1150Under

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
ScoreEDM 3.2, NYR 3.3EDM 4, NYR 1
Total goals6.45
Shots on goalEDM 26.9, NYR 25.5EDM 25, NYR 28
Win chanceNYR 52%EDM won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.161.49236%1
NYR P. Dorofeyev3.010.77135%1
EDM L. Draisaitl2.731.30239%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.730.98317%1
NYR M. Zibanejad2.450.98132%0
NYR A. Lafrenière2.240.82030%0
NYR W. Cuylle2.000.52023%0
NYR J. Miller2.020.96030%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins1.900.76024%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.910.54021%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.820.50020%0
NYR O. Bjorkstrand1.710.46019%0
NYR G. Perreault1.720.52021%0
NYR A. Fox1.520.88013%0
EDM A. Formenton1.430.31014%0
NYR T. Kartye1.400.52019%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.410.4108%0
EDM C. Dach1.440.30212%2
NYR V. Gavrikov1.330.3508%0
NYR E. Tolvanen1.220.31014%0
NYR B. Schneider1.230.2505%0
EDM C. Murphy1.200.2306%0
EDM F. Hallander1.010.2208%0
EDM R. Shea1.000.3918%0
NYR N. Laba1.000.36014%0
NYR S. Morrow1.030.2414%0
EDM M. Joseph0.900.30010%0
EDM J. Dickinson0.900.26011%0
EDM T. Frederic0.910.1709%0
EDM S. Mukhamadullin0.800.1805%0
EDM O. Michaels0.800.24011%0
NYR L. Glendening0.800.1609%0
NYR M. Pettersson0.800.2905%0
NYR T. Raddysh0.700.2008%0
EDM T. Emberson0.600.1202%0
NYR A. Smits0.500.1003%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.