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Game Recap
LAK6
FinalMon, Oct 26, 2026Every game that night
NYR3

LAK beat NYR 6-3, with the chances close: 2.72 expected goals to 2.84. D. Doughty led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). A. Kempe had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.8. D. Kuemper stopped 23 of 26.

Team Stats

LAKNYR
26Shots on goal26
2.72Expected goals2.84
59Shot attempts56
175v5 shots on goal23
1/3Power play1/1
19Hits24
13Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes8
14Giveaways18
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 2.72 xGNYR 2.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdLAK goal, 1:15LAK goal, 4:52NYR goal, 13:01LAK goal, 17:32LAK goal, 1:30LAK goal, 6:54NYR goal, 13:05NYR goal, 16:08

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

LAK25 on goal, 5 scored
NYR25 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW112300+1019:523:53
A. LaferriereRW022230+1018:173:10
J. ArmiaRW011222+1017:500:00
S. LaughtonC011010+1017:230:00
T. MooreLW011010+1014:011:04
T. WardRW1011300012:330:00
C. PerryRW011100+1010:191:05
A. KempeRW0007010018:263:09
Q. ByfieldRW000200+1017:102:52
E. HaulaLW000011+1016:441:22
S. HeleniusC000020+1010:110:00
A. LeeLW000010+109:150:00
D. DoughtyD123102+3221:370:16
J. EdmundsonD112201+3020:000:05
E. GustafssonD011102+1020:232:58
B. ClarkeD101114+1020:101:16
M. AndersonD101220-1017:230:00
B. DumoulinD000120-1216:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper26233.88559:19Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KartyeLW112250+1017:570:00
J. MillerC1016010220:320:16
A. LafrenièreLW011200-3018:270:25
P. DorofeyevRW011101-2016:140:25
M. ZibanejadC000110-3019:150:25
G. PerreaultRW000110-3017:070:09
O. BjorkstrandRW000140+2016:120:00
W. CuylleLW0004300015:580:00
N. LabaC000030-2213:300:00
E. TolvanenRW000001+108:490:00
L. GlendeningC000121007:310:00
T. RaddyshRW000021-105:580:00
A. FoxD101402-2024:250:25
S. DurziD011103-1015:100:00
V. GavrikovD0001000022:090:00
M. PetterssonD000012-1022:070:00
B. SchneiderD0000110220:240:00
A. SmitsD000111-1213:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer853.62520:00
D. Garand17152.88238:05Loss

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 1J. Armia15:47S. Laughton15:31E. Haula13:18
Line 2A. Panarin13:35A. Laferriere13:24A. Kempe13:40
Line 3T. Moore12:37Q. Byfield13:18T. Ward12:33
Line 4C. Perry9:13S. Helenius10:10A. Lee9:00
Pair 1D. Doughty19:37J. Edmundson18:12
Pair 2B. Clarke17:12E. Gustafsson15:23
Pair 3B. Dumoulin15:26M. Anderson15:49

NYR

Line 3P. Dorofeyev12:41N. Laba11:54W. Cuylle11:49
Pair 1A. Fox20:08V. Gavrikov19:38
Pair 3S. Durzi14:00A. Smits13:55

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

6 of 14 overs hit (43%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
LAK A. Kempe2.5-130+1107Over
LAK A. Laferriere2.5-102+1002Under
NYR A. Lafrenière2.5+125-1402Under
LAK A. Panarin2.5-125+1003Over
NYR M. Zibanejad2.5+120-1401Under
NYR P. Dorofeyev2.5-130+1101Under
NYR A. Fox1.5+120-1254Over
LAK B. Clarke1.5-130+1221Under
LAK E. Haula1.5-125-1050Under
NYR G. Perreault1.5-120-1051Under
NYR J. Miller1.5-130+1146Over
LAK Q. Byfield1.5-170+1302Over
LAK T. Moore1.5-150+1220Under
NYR W. Cuylle1.5-150+1254Over

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 2.9, NYR 3.0LAK 6, NYR 3
Total goals5.99
Shots on goalLAK 26.6, NYR 25.6LAK 26, NYR 26
Win chanceNYR 52%LAK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK A. Panarin2.831.22237%1
LAK A. Kempe2.870.99036%0
NYR P. Dorofeyev2.710.69131%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.720.73226%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.410.96030%0
LAK T. Moore2.200.53122%0
NYR A. Lafrenière2.220.79127%0
NYR W. Cuylle2.040.51021%0
LAK B. Clarke1.910.4919%1
NYR J. Miller1.860.91127%1
LAK Q. Byfield1.820.55021%0
NYR G. Perreault1.710.52020%0
NYR O. Bjorkstrand1.710.44017%0
LAK S. Laughton1.500.35116%0
NYR A. Fox1.540.86113%1
LAK E. Haula1.500.41017%0
NYR T. Kartye1.320.46217%1
NYR V. Gavrikov1.310.3508%0
LAK D. Doughty1.310.3939%1
NYR S. Durzi1.210.3919%0
LAK E. Gustafsson1.210.3416%0
LAK J. Armia1.220.32115%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.220.2024%1
NYR E. Tolvanen1.100.29013%0
LAK C. Perry1.110.34116%0
NYR B. Schneider1.100.2105%0
NYR N. Laba1.100.36013%0
LAK A. Lee0.900.2309%0
NYR L. Glendening0.810.1709%0
NYR M. Pettersson0.800.2805%0
LAK S. Helenius0.800.1608%0
LAK T. Ward0.810.1316%1
LAK M. Anderson0.720.2114%1
LAK B. Dumoulin0.710.1904%0
NYR T. Raddysh0.700.2108%0
NYR A. Smits0.510.1003%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 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.