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Game Recap
FLA4
FinalSun, Mar 1, 2026Every game that night
NYI5

NYI beat FLA 5-4 despite fewer good chances: 2.00 expected goals to 4.09. M. Schaefer led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Mayfield had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 0.8. D. Rittich stopped 29 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
FLA2114
NYI1225
  1. 1st 3:44FLAS. Vilmanis0.06 xG
  2. 1st 14:54FLAS. BennettPP0.09 xG
  3. 1st 18:01NYIM. Schaefer0.03 xG
  4. 2nd 7:28NYIC. Soucy0.17 xG
  5. 2nd 12:04FLAS. Bennett0.04 xG
  6. 2nd 17:14NYIB. Horvat0.03 xG
  7. 3rd 10:29NYIM. Schaefer0.10 xG
  8. 3rd 18:02FLAS. Reinhart0.04 xG
  9. 3rd 19:28NYIA. Lee0.16 xG

Team Stats

FLANYI
33Shots on goal26
4.09Expected goals2.00
78Shot attempts53
285v5 shots on goal25
1/3Power play0/1
23Hits25
13Blocked shots17
2Penalty minutes6
12Giveaways13
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 4.09 xGNYI 2.00 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdFLA goal, 3:44FLA goal, 14:54NYI goal, 18:01NYI goal, 7:28FLA goal, 12:04NYI goal, 17:14NYI goal, 10:29FLA goal, 18:02NYI goal, 19:28

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

FLA33 on goal, 4 scored
NYI26 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. TkachukLW033311-1019:162:19
S. BennettC202400-1019:582:23
S. ReinhartC101410-1020:342:19
A. GreerLW011140+107:570:01
S. VilmanisLW101201+107:450:01
A. LundellC000030+1017:300:47
C. VerhaegheC000301-2017:140:07
E. RodriguesC000201-2017:110:10
B. MarchandLW000100+1016:141:19
M. SamoskevichRW000111-1015:430:06
E. LuostarinenC0002400015:240:00
J. BoqvistC000111+107:440:01
A. EkbladD022121+1026:242:20
G. ForslingD000312-2026:110:34
N. MikkolaD000201-1023:030:00
D. KulikovD000110-2020:270:00
D. SebrangoD0001110210:290:03
J. PetryD000132-109:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky26215.80859:06Loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC101312+1020:240:24
M. BarzalC011521+2017:450:24
S. HolmstromRW011101+1016:170:24
O. PalatLW011221+2015:160:00
A. LeeLW1011100015:000:00
J. PageauC000200+2016:280:00
E. HeinemanLW0000400014:280:00
A. DuclairLW000110-1013:220:00
C. RitchieC0000000213:200:24
C. CizikasC000020-1011:550:00
K. MacLeanC0000000010:470:00
M. GatcombC000041-1010:450:00
M. SchaeferD213504+4223:170:24
T. DeAngeloD022100-2021:340:00
R. PulockD011012+3222:120:00
A. PelechD011022-2020:580:00
C. SoucyD101113+1014:570:00
S. MayfieldD0004400017:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Rittich33294.87960:00Win
I. Sorokin000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

FLA

Pair 1A. Ekblad22:13G. Forsling24:13
Pair 2D. Kulikov19:24N. Mikkola22:23
Pair 3J. Petry9:50D. Sebrango10:26

NYI

Line 1B. Horvat17:02M. Barzal16:07O. Palat14:48
Line 2A. Lee14:31J. Pageau14:27S. Holmstrom13:24
Line 3E. Heineman14:24C. Ritchie12:52A. Duclair13:18
Line 4C. Cizikas10:52M. Gatcomb10:45K. MacLean10:47
Pair 1M. Schaefer22:53R. Pulock19:14
Pair 2A. Pelech18:05T. DeAngelo20:06
Pair 3S. Mayfield16:04C. Soucy13:21

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
ScoreFLA 3.1, NYI 2.7FLA 4, NYI 5
Total goals5.89
Shots on goalFLA 28.4, NYI 25.5FLA 33, NYI 26
Win chanceFLA 55%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat2.930.80133%1
FLA M. Tkachuk2.830.97331%0
FLA S. Bennett2.840.74230%2
FLA S. Reinhart2.640.93138%1
FLA E. Rodrigues2.420.51019%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.330.64026%0
FLA B. Marchand2.210.74027%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.250.67318%2
FLA A. Lundell2.200.61020%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.110.5229%0
NYI M. Barzal2.150.86123%0
NYI A. Lee2.010.50121%1
NYI E. Heineman1.800.39020%0
FLA M. Samoskevich1.810.29012%0
FLA G. Forsling1.630.41010%0
FLA A. Ekblad1.510.4529%0
NYI A. Pelech1.500.2714%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.420.42014%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.400.43017%0
NYI O. Palat1.320.39116%0
FLA A. Greer1.310.28113%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.210.58122%0
NYI R. Pulock1.200.3315%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.120.2205%0
NYI A. Duclair1.110.40018%0
NYI J. Pageau1.120.43015%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.000.19011%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.000.25010%0
FLA J. Petry0.910.2204%0
NYI C. Soucy0.810.1715%1
NYI S. Mayfield0.840.1603%0
FLA S. Vilmanis0.820.24111%1
FLA D. Kulikov0.710.1704%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.1607%0
FLA J. Boqvist0.710.1709%0
FLA D. Sebrango0.610.1102%0

Shots on goal: 20 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.