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Game Recap
EDM2
Final/OTFri, Mar 13, 2026Every game that night
STL3

STL beat EDM 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.82 expected goals to 4.29. EDM outshot STL 38 to 25. C. Fowler led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Savoie had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. J. Hofer stopped 36 of 38.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
EDM01102
STL00213
  1. 2nd 15:41EDMK. Kapanen0.12 xG
  2. 3rd 9:56EDMC. McDavid0.07 xG
  3. 3rd 12:22STLP. Suter0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 16:14STLC. Fowler0.02 xG
  5. OT 4:51STLR. Thomas0.14 xG

Team Stats

EDMSTL
38Shots on goal25
4.29Expected goals2.82
65Shot attempts53
305v5 shots on goal19
0/3Power play0/1
22Hits18
13Blocked shots12
2Penalty minutes6
14Giveaways15
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 4.29 xGSTL 2.82 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTEDM goal, 15:41EDM goal, 9:56STL goal, 12:22STL goal, 16:14STL goal, 4:51

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

EDM38 on goal, 2 scored
STL25 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McDavidC1014000026:284:55
L. DraisaitlC011300+1021:064:43
M. SavoieC011500+1017:331:03
V. PodkolzinRW011241+1015:381:02
K. KapanenRW1011100015:231:00
Z. HymanLW000210+1224:114:58
J. RoslovicC000200-2018:194:36
J. DickinsonC000042-2013:280:05
A. HenriqueC000000-1010:520:00
J. SamanskiC000030-109:550:00
M. JonesLW000230009:460:00
T. FredericC000240009:160:00
E. BouchardD000300+1027:355:08
D. NurseD000311-2021:140:15
M. EkholmD0004030020:471:23
C. MurphyD0001150018:490:00
J. WalmanD000401+1016:520:52
S. StastneyD000000-1015:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ingram25223.88064:51OT loss
T. Jarry000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. ThomasC101200+1022:411:18
J. KyrouRW011501+1016:270:42
P. SuterC101300+1015:040:40
O. SundqvistC0110000012:530:00
J. BerggrenRW0111400012:360:00
D. HollowayLW0002210020:261:20
P. BuchnevichLW0002000018:141:18
J. SnuggerudRW0001000016:431:17
J. NeighboursLW0002410013:540:42
O. StenbergC000020-1013:000:00
A. ToropchenkoRW0002030011:350:00
J. FinleyC0000000011:000:00
C. FowlerD112102+2023:180:43
P. BrobergD000100-1027:571:15
C. ParaykoD000132+1022:480:00
L. MaillouxD000120-1421:160:45
J. HollD0001110216:130:00
T. LindsteinD0000010012:280:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Hofer38362.94764:51Win
J. Binnington000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

EDM

Line 1Z. Hyman17:22C. McDavid18:26M. Savoie14:22
Pair 1D. Nurse18:59C. Murphy17:37
Pair 2M. Ekholm17:18E. Bouchard18:08
Pair 3J. Walman15:50S. Stastney15:12

STL

Line 3J. Berggren11:50O. Stenberg11:21P. Suter11:27
Pair 1P. Broberg20:11L. Mailloux19:39
Pair 2C. Parayko19:15T. Lindstein12:28
Pair 3J. Holl14:04C. Fowler17:45

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.

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreEDM 3.4, STL 3.1EDM 2, STL 3
Total goals6.55
Shots on goalEDM 28.7, STL 25.1EDM 38, STL 25
Win chanceEDM 54%STL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.141.43136%1
EDM E. Bouchard2.830.99017%0
EDM Z. Hyman2.820.80037%0
EDM L. Draisaitl2.631.25140%0
STL D. Holloway2.520.82028%0
STL J. Snuggerud2.410.74025%0
STL J. Kyrou2.350.65127%0
EDM D. Nurse1.930.3408%0
STL P. Buchnevich1.920.74025%0
EDM J. Walman1.840.39010%0
EDM J. Roslovic1.720.44019%0
STL R. Thomas1.721.00125%1
EDM M. Ekholm1.640.4608%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.610.37114%1
STL P. Suter1.530.45120%1
STL L. Mailloux1.410.27010%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.420.35115%0
STL P. Broberg1.410.49011%0
EDM M. Savoie1.450.36114%0
STL J. Berggren1.310.47120%0
STL C. Parayko1.210.3409%0
STL J. Neighbours1.220.51022%0
EDM C. Murphy1.110.2406%0
STL O. Stenberg1.100.43013%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.020.24010%0
EDM J. Dickinson1.000.28014%0
STL C. Fowler1.010.4226%1
EDM A. Henrique1.000.22012%0
EDM T. Frederic0.920.18011%0
EDM M. Jones0.920.1607%0
EDM S. Stastney0.900.1604%0
STL J. Finley0.800.22010%0
STL O. Sundqvist0.800.27110%0
STL J. Holl0.610.1703%0
EDM J. Samanski0.500.2208%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.