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Game Recap
EDM1
Final/OTThu, Nov 20, 2025Every game that night
TBL2

TBL beat EDM 2-1 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.73 expected goals to 2.49. TBL outshot EDM 35 to 25. N. Kucherov had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.1. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
EDM10001
TBL00112
  1. 1st 1:32EDMT. Frederic0.23 xG
  2. 3rd 17:28TBLN. Paul0.14 xG
  3. OT 1:43TBLJ. Guentzel0.16 xG

Team Stats

EDMTBL
25Shots on goal35
2.49Expected goals2.73
59Shot attempts55
175v5 shots on goal27
0/2Power play0/3
17Hits29
10Blocked shots19
21Penalty minutes9
13Giveaways17
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 2.49 xGTBL 2.73 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTEDM goal, 1:32TBL goal, 17:28TBL goal, 1:43

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, 1 scored
TBL34 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DraisaitlC0111000023:143:59
T. FredericC101110+1013:570:00
C. McDavidC000300-1024:064:00
Z. HymanLW000420-1020:354:00
A. HenriqueC0002210018:063:46
J. RoslovicC000111-1017:250:14
V. PodkolzinRW000230+1016:320:00
M. SavoieC0001000015:380:00
A. MangiapaneLW000120-1012:370:00
M. JanmarkC0000100010:140:00
D. TomasekRW000120008:460:00
E. BouchardD0002110028:073:51
M. EkholmD0001220024:170:01
B. KulakD0001010217:380:00
T. EmbersonD000101+1014:460:00
D. NurseD000200-21714:330:09
J. WalmanD0001030010:030:00
A. RegulaD000000028:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Pickard35332.94361:43OT loss
S. Skinner000–0:00

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KucherovRW011600+1023:374:46
J. GuentzelC1014200220:394:18
N. PaulLW101340+1015:211:53
B. PointC000501-1020:244:07
B. HagelLW0003010020:041:50
A. CirelliC0004000017:241:31
Y. GourdeC000011+1014:420:00
O. BjorkstrandRW000212-1013:484:18
Z. GirgensonsC0000310012:460:00
G. GoncalvesC000120+1011:581:14
D. JamesC0000200011:040:00
C. DouglasC000030053:320:00
D. RaddyshD011412+1027:384:34
J. MoserD011104+1221:510:00
E. LillebergD0112420021:320:00
C. D'AstousD000031-1022:081:29
D. CarlileD0000120013:450:00
S. SantiniD000022008:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy25241.96061:43Win
J. Johansson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

EDM

Line 1Z. Hyman16:14C. McDavid17:06J. Roslovic16:51
Line 3A. Henrique11:03M. Savoie12:47T. Frederic13:57
Line 4M. Janmark8:50D. Tomasek8:46
Pair 1M. Ekholm19:45E. Bouchard18:42
Pair 2B. Kulak16:47T. Emberson13:16
Pair 3J. Walman9:22A. Regula8:35

TBL

Line 1J. Guentzel16:06B. Point15:26D. James11:04
Line 2N. Kucherov17:42B. Hagel16:00A. Cirelli13:35
Line 4N. Paul13:28G. Goncalves10:44
Pair 1D. Raddysh19:39J. Moser19:45
Pair 2C. D'Astous19:31E. Lilleberg18:42
Pair 3S. Santini8:56D. Carlile13:27

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 2.9, TBL 3.5EDM 1, TBL 2
Total goals6.43
Shots on goalEDM 27.5, TBL 26.9EDM 25, TBL 35
Win chanceTBL 59%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TBL N. Kucherov3.161.62138%0
EDM C. McDavid2.931.36034%0
TBL J. Guentzel2.841.14140%1
EDM E. Bouchard2.720.75016%0
EDM L. Draisaitl2.611.18141%0
EDM Z. Hyman2.540.64031%0
TBL B. Point2.451.08040%0
TBL B. Hagel2.230.86028%0
EDM J. Roslovic2.210.62022%0
EDM D. Nurse2.020.3209%0
TBL O. Bjorkstrand1.920.71024%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.810.3609%0
TBL N. Paul1.830.54124%1
EDM J. Walman1.810.38011%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.640.67024%0
TBL Y. Gourde1.500.52016%0
TBL D. Raddysh1.540.53110%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.420.33013%0
EDM M. Savoie1.310.24011%0
EDM A. Henrique1.320.35017%0
TBL D. James1.200.43014%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.200.24013%0
EDM D. Tomasek1.110.22010%0
EDM A. Mangiapane1.110.31015%0
EDM T. Frederic1.010.22112%1
EDM B. Kulak1.010.1604%0
TBL G. Goncalves1.010.42014%0
TBL J. Moser1.010.2916%0
TBL C. D'Astous0.900.3506%0
TBL S. Santini0.800.1603%0
EDM T. Emberson0.710.1503%0
TBL E. Lilleberg0.720.2414%0
EDM A. Regula0.700.0603%0
TBL D. Carlile0.600.1806%0
TBL C. Douglas0.600.1906%0
EDM M. Janmark0.600.1707%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.