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Game Recap
LAK3
Final/OTThu, Oct 22, 2026Every game that night
NYI2

LAK beat NYI 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.17 expected goals to 3.05. NYI outshot LAK 43 to 27. A. Panarin led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Schaefer had 9 shots on goal against our projection of 2.9. D. Kuemper stopped 41 of 43.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
LAK20013
NYI01102
  1. 1st 5:51LAKA. Panarin0.05 xG
  2. 1st 16:37LAKA. Panarin0.29 xG
  3. 2nd 14:06NYIV. EklundPP0.12 xG
  4. 3rd 7:06NYIM. Schaefer0.10 xG
  5. OT 2:43LAKB. Clarke0.16 xG

Team Stats

LAKNYI
27Shots on goal43
4.17Expected goals3.05
60Shot attempts72
215v5 shots on goal37
0/2Power play1/2
17Hits25
18Blocked shots14
13Penalty minutes11
21Giveaways10
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 4.17 xGNYI 3.05 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 5:51LAK goal, 16:37NYI goal, 14:06NYI goal, 7:06LAK goal, 2:43

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

LAK26 on goal, 3 scored
NYI41 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW202400+2021:081:31
A. LaferriereRW011200+2022:171:20
A. KempeRW011500+3020:091:31
E. HaulaLW000102+1016:520:29
A. LeeLW0001520014:530:22
M. ZuccarelloRW0000110214:270:49
T. MooreLW000301-1013:340:07
S. LaughtonC000111-1213:200:00
J. ArmiaRW000030-1012:140:00
C. PerryRW0002110010:180:22
J. WrightRW0002010210:090:00
S. HeleniusC000300059:440:00
B. ClarkeD112202+2019:541:31
E. GustafssonD000000+1022:450:51
D. DoughtyD000110+1021:580:29
M. AndersonD000001-1021:060:00
B. DumoulinD000043-1218:410:00
J. EdmundsonD000013+1017:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper43412.95362:26Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. EklundRW101360+1017:440:24
B. SchennC0113000017:173:05
E. HeinemanLW011600+1017:050:24
B. HorvatC000500-1221:333:07
S. HolmstromRW000300-1020:503:02
K. PalmieriC000100-1016:453:03
J. PageauC000231-1016:230:24
A. DuclairLW000100-2014:430:24
O. PalatLW000020-1012:530:00
C. CizikasC0001100010:320:07
M. ChaffeeRW000132009:060:03
K. MacLeanC000020008:030:05
M. SchaeferD1019110229:243:10
L. StanleyD0110210520:020:00
T. DeAngeloD011102-1218:100:24
A. PelechD000024-1020:030:08
R. PulockD0004020018:320:00
M. KesselD000331-1013:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Varlamov27243.88962:17OT loss
I. Sorokin000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 1A. Panarin16:56A. Kempe16:20A. Laferriere18:54
Line 2M. Zuccarello12:48A. Lee12:56E. Haula12:02
Line 3S. Laughton11:50T. Moore10:12J. Armia10:42
Pair 1B. Dumoulin16:31M. Anderson18:01
Pair 2E. Gustafsson18:40B. Clarke16:07
Pair 3D. Doughty16:27J. Edmundson15:27

NYI

Line 1E. Heineman14:19V. Eklund14:30B. Schenn13:10
Line 3A. Duclair12:34J. Pageau13:19O. Palat12:42
Pair 1L. Stanley18:59M. Schaefer22:46
Pair 2A. Pelech15:40R. Pulock15:23
Pair 3M. Kessel12:34T. DeAngelo16:18

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.

Prop Results

9 of 15 overs hit (60%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
LAK A. Kempe2.5-110-1055Over
LAK A. Laferriere2.5+105-1302Under
LAK A. Panarin2.5+110-1304Over
NYI B. Horvat2.5-140+1205Over
NYI K. Palmieri2.5+136-1801Under
NYI M. Schaefer2.5-130+1229Over
LAK B. Clarke1.5-130+1152Over
NYI B. Schenn1.5-110-1053Over
LAK E. Haula1.5-105-1251Under
NYI E. Heineman1.5-120+1006Over
LAK M. Zuccarello1.5-105-1200Under
NYI S. Holmstrom1.5+110-1403Over
LAK S. Laughton1.5+120-1301Under
NYI T. DeAngelo1.5+120-1501Under
LAK T. Moore1.5-140+1303Over

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 2.6, NYI 2.9LAK 3, NYI 2
Total goals5.55
Shots on goalLAK 25.9, NYI 27.7LAK 27, NYI 43
Win chanceNYI 55%LAK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat3.250.91035%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.990.81119%1
LAK A. Kempe2.750.89135%0
LAK A. Panarin2.741.08234%2
LAK A. Laferriere2.620.63124%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.410.72027%0
LAK T. Moore2.030.45019%0
LAK M. Zuccarello1.800.72021%0
LAK B. Clarke1.720.4828%1
NYI B. Schenn1.730.67123%0
LAK E. Haula1.710.41017%0
NYI E. Heineman1.660.34119%0
LAK S. Laughton1.610.32015%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.530.62024%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.510.3517%0
NYI V. Eklund1.430.38114%1
NYI A. Pelech1.400.2605%0
LAK A. Lee1.310.24011%0
NYI L. Stanley1.300.3317%0
LAK J. Armia1.200.29014%0
NYI J. Pageau1.220.50017%0
LAK J. Wright1.220.1407%0
NYI A. Duclair1.110.39017%0
LAK C. Perry1.120.31015%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.100.1903%0
NYI O. Palat1.100.32014%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.110.25011%0
LAK E. Gustafsson1.100.3205%0
LAK D. Doughty1.110.3608%0
NYI R. Pulock1.040.2805%0
NYI M. Chaffee0.810.19010%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.1507%0
LAK S. Helenius0.730.1407%0
NYI M. Kessel0.730.1503%0
LAK M. Anderson0.700.2104%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.600.1903%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.