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Game Recap
LAK1
Final/OTSat, Jan 17, 2026Every game that night
ANA2

ANA beat LAK 2-1 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.31 expected goals to 2.40. ANA outshot LAK 33 to 18. J. Trouba had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. V. Husso stopped 17 of 18.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
LAK01001
ANA10012
  1. 1st 6:11ANAM. McTavish0.14 xG
  2. 2nd 5:39LAKA. KempePP0.21 xG
  3. OT 4:02ANAM. Granlund0.25 xG

Team Stats

LAKANA
18Shots on goal33
2.40Expected goals3.31
60Shot attempts59
105v5 shots on goal24
1/6Power play0/3
21Hits30
9Blocked shots22
11Penalty minutes17
12Giveaways10
8Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 2.40 xGANA 3.31 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTANA goal, 6:11LAK goal, 5:39ANA goal, 4:02

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

LAK18 on goal, 1 scored
ANA33 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. FialaLW011410-1224:587:18
A. KempeRW101210-1020:147:17
A. KuzmenkoLW0110000014:207:20
Q. ByfieldRW000200-1025:217:12
A. LaferriereRW0002300022:323:54
J. ArmiaRW000022-1018:290:00
W. FoegeleLW0000000017:182:49
A. TurcotteC0000210212:502:44
T. WardRW0001000012:412:47
A. LeeLW000120-1011:080:00
J. MalottLW000030007:080:01
S. HeleniusC000020056:300:04
B. ClarkeD0000010023:276:18
M. AndersonD000211-1022:550:12
D. DoughtyD000230-2222:482:39
J. EdmundsonD0000130017:440:00
C. CeciD0001000014:560:00
B. DumoulinD0001010013:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Forsberg33312.93963:34OT loss
D. Kuemper000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GranlundC101322+1024:324:24
B. SenneckeRW011400+1020:474:26
M. McTavishC101431+1018:324:24
R. StromeC011000+1014:581:34
A. KillornLW0005200020:371:38
C. GauthierLW000422+1216:433:28
R. PoehlingC0000110016:230:00
J. HarkinsC0001110012:171:08
T. WasheC0000210011:480:11
J. VielLW000120057:480:00
R. JohnstonLW000020027:360:00
O. ZellwegerD011112+1019:250:00
J. TroubaD0005140224:281:36
J. LaCombeD000410+1022:203:43
P. MintyukovD0001020022:151:28
R. GudasD000063+1417:520:00
D. HellesonD0000220215:510:00
I. MooreD000021009:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso18171.94464:02Win
L. Dostal000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 1J. Armia15:38Q. Byfield14:31W. Foegele12:46
Line 2A. Kempe11:39A. Laferriere14:43T. Ward9:54
Line 3K. Fiala15:19A. Turcotte10:06A. Kuzmenko7:00
Line 4A. Lee11:08S. Helenius6:26J. Malott7:07
Pair 1D. Doughty17:24M. Anderson18:27
Pair 2B. Clarke15:55J. Edmundson13:41
Pair 3B. Dumoulin13:25C. Ceci11:56

ANA

Line 2M. McTavish13:40C. Gauthier12:47R. Strome12:18
Line 3J. Harkins11:09R. Poehling10:39J. Viel7:48
Line 4R. Johnston7:36T. Washe7:00
Pair 1J. Trouba17:27J. LaCombe16:02
Pair 2R. Gudas14:23O. Zellweger14:49
Pair 3P. Mintyukov14:26D. Helleson14:26

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 3.2, ANA 3.0LAK 1, ANA 2
Total goals6.23
Shots on goalLAK 27.9, ANA 28.6LAK 18, ANA 33
Win chanceLAK 52%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK K. Fiala3.140.92135%0
LAK A. Kempe2.920.95135%1
LAK A. Laferriere2.720.59024%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.740.60023%0
ANA B. Sennecke2.440.82126%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.320.76024%0
LAK W. Foegele2.200.48022%0
LAK B. Clarke2.200.60012%0
ANA M. Granlund2.130.74120%1
ANA M. McTavish2.140.59122%1
ANA A. Killorn1.850.44020%0
ANA J. Trouba1.750.3107%0
LAK D. Doughty1.720.58013%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.640.4809%0
LAK A. Kuzmenko1.600.68127%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.510.2717%0
LAK A. Turcotte1.500.40013%0
LAK J. Armia1.400.41017%0
LAK J. Malott1.300.18011%0
ANA R. Strome1.200.36112%0
ANA R. Poehling1.200.39014%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.200.2705%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.210.3608%0
LAK T. Ward1.110.35013%0
ANA R. Gudas1.100.2003%0
LAK M. Anderson1.020.2706%0
LAK A. Lee1.010.25011%0
ANA I. Moore0.900.1904%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.910.2404%0
ANA J. Viel0.910.1007%0
LAK C. Ceci0.910.2304%0
ANA T. Washe0.800.23012%0
ANA J. Harkins0.810.1407%0
ANA D. Helleson0.700.1705%0
ANA R. Johnston0.600.1805%0
LAK S. Helenius0.600.1609%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.