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Game Recap
FLA6
FinalSat, Apr 11, 2026Every game that night
TOR2

FLA beat TOR 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.49 expected goals to 2.66. M. Samoskevich led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Schwindt had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. D. Tarasov stopped 17 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
FLA2136
TOR0202
  1. 1st 0:23FLAE. Luostarinen0.09 xG
  2. 1st 5:32FLAC. Reinhardt0.03 xG
  3. 2nd 1:32FLAT. Nosek0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 10:55TORW. NylanderPP0.25 xG
  5. 2nd 13:16TORW. Nylander0.24 xG
  6. 3rd 4:13FLAM. Samoskevich0.15 xG
  7. 3rd 15:56FLAA. GreerEN0.89 xG
  8. 3rd 18:07FLAT. NosekEN0.46 xG

Team Stats

FLATOR
25Shots on goal19
3.49Expected goals2.66
55Shot attempts53
235v5 shots on goal15
0/1Power play1/1
23Hits26
15Blocked shots14
2Penalty minutes0
10Giveaways12
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 3.49 xGTOR 2.66 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdFLA goal, 0:23FLA goal, 5:32FLA goal, 1:32TOR goal, 10:55TOR goal, 13:16FLA goal, 4:13FLA goal, 15:56FLA goal, 18:07

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

FLA25 on goal, 6 scored
TOR19 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. LuostarinenC123100+2015:100:54
M. SamoskevichRW123300+3013:370:57
A. GreerLW112210+3014:491:06
T. NosekLW202210+2014:400:00
V. HinostrozaC0111310016:361:03
C. ReinhardtLW101141+1015:290:00
N. GregorLW011301+1015:040:58
W. SkoogC000223+1015:490:46
J. BoqvistC000121+1015:410:56
C. SchwindtRW000410+1015:181:04
L. KuninC0000410014:520:00
N. FooteLW0001310214:130:00
D. SebrangoD011010+3019:300:00
M. AlscherD011000+3019:210:00
G. ForslingD000212+2021:540:54
M. BenningD000100+2021:381:06
L. JanssonD0001010018:420:16
T. BjornfotD0000030017:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tarasov19172.89560:00Win
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. NylanderRW202501-1019:480:21
J. TavaresC011110-1017:010:21
E. CowanRW011130-4016:590:21
M. MaccelliLW0000200016:560:00
M. KniesLW000110-4016:300:21
M. DomiC000110-3015:230:00
S. LorentzC000022-1014:480:00
L. HaymesC000011-1014:400:00
N. RobertsonLW000200-1014:380:00
C. JarnkrokC000000-1013:060:00
J. QuillanC000130-1012:500:00
M. PezzettaLW000141-109:370:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000111-1021:020:21
M. RiellyD000122-2020:130:00
T. StecherD000021-3019:460:00
S. BenoitD0002220019:210:00
W. VilleneuveD0000010018:450:00
J. McCabeD000212-2018:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll23194.82657:55Loss
A. Akhtyamov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

FLA

Line 2J. Boqvist14:36W. Skoog14:54C. Schwindt14:14
Line 4T. Nosek13:11N. Gregor12:47N. Foote13:10
Pair 1G. Forsling20:03M. Benning19:56
Pair 2D. Sebrango19:20M. Alscher19:10
Pair 3T. Bjornfot15:37L. Jansson17:06

TOR

Line 2N. Robertson14:27L. Haymes14:25S. Lorentz13:44
Line 3M. Domi14:22M. Knies13:20E. Cowan14:48
Pair 2M. Rielly18:33T. Stecher18:42
Pair 3J. McCabe17:25S. Benoit18:26

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

  • Old teamSergei Bobrovsky TOR First game against FLA since he left (his team until Apr 2026)0 saves on 0

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreFLA 3.3, TOR 3.2FLA 6, TOR 2
Total goals6.68
Shots on goalFLA 31.1, TOR 26.3FLA 25, TOR 19
Win chanceFLA 51%FLA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
FLA M. Samoskevich2.630.54319%1
TOR W. Nylander2.551.15238%2
TOR J. Tavares2.310.90133%0
FLA A. Greer1.820.45217%1
FLA G. Forsling1.820.41011%0
TOR M. Rielly1.810.58011%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.710.52316%1
TOR M. Knies1.610.75026%0
TOR E. Cowan1.510.57120%0
TOR N. Robertson1.520.42019%0
FLA N. Gregor1.430.22110%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.310.4408%0
FLA V. Hinostroza1.210.29111%0
FLA J. Boqvist1.210.33014%0
TOR M. Domi1.210.47014%0
FLA N. Foote1.210.26014%0
TOR M. Maccelli1.200.51015%0
TOR J. McCabe1.120.3806%0
TOR T. Stecher1.100.2105%0
FLA L. Kunin1.100.18010%0
FLA D. Sebrango1.000.1913%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.000.26011%0
FLA C. Reinhardt1.010.22110%1
FLA C. Schwindt1.040.26010%0
FLA T. Nosek1.020.2326%2
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.000.31015%0
FLA M. Benning0.910.2705%0
TOR S. Benoit0.920.1202%0
FLA T. Bjornfot0.800.1203%0
TOR J. Quillan0.710.1408%0
TOR M. Pezzetta0.510.1205%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 31 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.