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Game Recap
FLA2
FinalSun, Mar 15, 2026Every game that night
SEA6

SEA beat FLA 6-2, with the chances close: 3.10 expected goals to 2.97. K. Kakko led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). K. Kakko had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. J. Daccord stopped 23 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
FLA1012
SEA3126
  1. 1st 5:28SEAB. Meyers0.09 xG
  2. 1st 11:52SEAB. Catton0.34 xG
  3. 1st 12:07FLAV. Hinostroza0.12 xG
  4. 1st 18:24SEAR. Winterton0.15 xG
  5. 2nd 3:20SEAK. Kakko0.17 xG
  6. 3rd 10:07SEAB. McMannPP0.15 xG
  7. 3rd 14:37SEAJ. Oleksiak0.20 xG
  8. 3rd 19:58FLAE. Luostarinen0.03 xG

Team Stats

FLASEA
25Shots on goal25
2.97Expected goals3.10
67Shot attempts43
185v5 shots on goal18
0/4Power play1/4
26Hits17
9Blocked shots14
8Penalty minutes8
11Giveaways11
1Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 2.97 xGSEA 3.10 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdSEA goal, 5:28SEA goal, 11:52FLA goal, 12:07SEA goal, 18:24SEA goal, 3:20SEA goal, 10:07SEA goal, 14:37FLA goal, 19:58

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

FLA24 on goal, 2 scored
SEA25 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. SamoskevichRW011121+1018:214:23
E. LuostarinenC1014000016:001:42
J. BoqvistC011010-2011:411:42
L. KuninC011141-1210:430:00
V. HinostrozaC101200-109:350:00
A. LundellC0000000219:044:28
C. VerhaegheC0004200018:074:28
M. TkachukLW000300-1017:294:28
E. RodriguesC0003000217:081:42
A. GreerLW000320-2014:380:00
T. NosekLW000030-2013:210:00
C. ReinhardtLW000030-1011:340:00
G. ForslingD011122+1022:111:47
A. EkbladD000111+1222:464:01
N. MikkolaD000111-2018:540:00
D. KulikovD000023-2018:320:00
M. BenningD000110-1017:241:50
D. SebrangoD000020-3015:320:19
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tarasov25196.76059:54Loss
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KakkoRW123400+1011:472:54
B. McMannC112420+1019:362:58
B. MeyersC112111+1015:460:00
R. WintertonC112200+1013:370:00
B. CattonC112200+107:510:00
E. TolvanenRW0112200217:473:04
F. GaudreauC011030+2017:220:00
J. EberleRW011200+1014:203:08
M. BeniersC000110+1016:373:08
C. StephensonC0001110216:133:08
J. McCannLW0001000013:043:08
S. WrightC0000210012:543:04
J. OleksiakD112114+3015:450:00
B. MontourD011201+1223:003:11
V. DunnD011102+1018:323:11
A. LarssonD000122-1021:030:00
R. LindgrenD000001-1219:170:06
R. EvansD000021+3017:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord25232.92060:00Win
P. Grubauer000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

FLA

Line 3T. Nosek10:06A. Greer11:23C. Reinhardt11:14
Pair 1A. Ekblad15:54G. Forsling16:03
Pair 2N. Mikkola15:13M. Benning15:34
Pair 3D. Kulikov15:39D. Sebrango14:44

SEA

Line 2B. McMann15:50M. Beniers12:36J. Eberle11:03
Line 4S. Wright9:50K. Kakko8:53B. Catton7:51
Pair 1B. Montour18:56R. Lindgren15:30
Pair 2J. Oleksiak14:05R. Evans15:19
Pair 3A. Larsson15:42V. Dunn14:39

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
ScoreFLA 3.3, SEA 2.8FLA 2, SEA 6
Total goals6.18
Shots on goalFLA 29.3, SEA 25.2FLA 25, SEA 25
Win chanceFLA 57%SEA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
FLA M. Tkachuk2.731.04031%0
SEA B. Montour2.620.56115%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.340.69027%0
FLA E. Rodrigues2.230.49018%0
SEA J. McCann2.210.72027%0
FLA A. Lundell2.100.65021%0
SEA B. McMann2.140.53224%1
FLA M. Samoskevich1.910.34113%0
SEA V. Dunn1.910.57111%0
SEA J. Eberle1.820.62122%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.820.48121%0
SEA M. Beniers1.710.56021%0
FLA A. Ekblad1.610.55010%0
FLA G. Forsling1.610.3619%0
FLA A. Greer1.430.33014%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.340.39113%1
SEA R. Winterton1.220.2527%1
SEA S. Wright1.200.44018%0
SEA A. Larsson1.210.3007%0
SEA K. Kakko1.240.41315%1
SEA B. Meyers1.110.25212%1
SEA B. Catton1.120.23211%1
FLA N. Mikkola1.110.2205%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.110.60018%0
FLA T. Nosek1.000.2207%0
SEA F. Gaudreau1.000.33114%0
SEA J. Oleksiak1.010.2225%1
FLA C. Reinhardt0.900.1909%0
FLA L. Kunin0.910.1519%0
FLA V. Hinostroza0.920.2119%1
FLA D. Kulikov0.900.2004%0
FLA D. Sebrango0.900.1203%0
FLA J. Boqvist0.800.22110%0
SEA R. Evans0.700.2606%0
SEA R. Lindgren0.700.2104%0

Shots on goal: 25 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 fewer 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.