Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
NSH0
FinalThu, Oct 22, 2026Every game that night
BOS6

BOS beat NSH 6-0, and the chances backed it up: 4.79 expected goals to 3.08. D. Pastrnak led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). N. Hoglander had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. M. DiPietro stopped 28 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH0000
BOS2226
  1. 1st 3:49BOSC. Mittelstadt0.08 xG
  2. 1st 16:38BOSE. LindholmPP0.12 xG
  3. 2nd 9:46BOSD. Pastrnak0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 17:21BOSJ. Peterka0.67 xG
  5. 3rd 6:50BOSM. Kastelic0.20 xG
  6. 3rd 15:00BOSD. Pastrnak0.15 xG

Team Stats

NSHBOS
28Shots on goal31
3.08Expected goals4.79
61Shot attempts57
255v5 shots on goal28
0/1Power play1/3
22Hits9
10Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes2
10Giveaways12
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 3.08 xGBOS 4.79 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdBOS goal, 3:49BOS goal, 16:38BOS goal, 9:46BOS goal, 17:21BOS goal, 6:50BOS goal, 15:00

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

NSH28 on goal, 0 scored
BOS31 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. ForsbergLW000030-3017:301:03
J. DruryC000222-1017:270:00
A. KerfootC000121-1016:590:57
A. EdstromC000031-1016:580:00
R. O'ReillyC000110-2016:351:00
J. MarchessaultRW000300-2016:101:56
M. BourqueC000300-2014:360:04
S. StamkosC000200-2014:040:59
N. HoglanderLW0004000012:121:00
R. SchaeferLW0001310011:360:00
M. WoodRW000111-1011:240:53
R. ColtonC0002300011:190:04
R. JosiD000201-1224:291:56
A. WilsbyD000100-1022:090:00
N. HagueD000210-2420:130:00
J. StrubleD000110-2018:070:00
B. SkjeiD000212-2017:460:04
I. LyubushkinD000011-2016:110:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Annunen31256.80660:00Loss
J. Saros000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. PastrnakRW224300+4016:371:30
P. ZachaC022110+4016:111:20
J. PeterkaRW101310+3017:521:36
C. MittelstadtC101210+1015:031:36
M. KastelicC101401+1014:141:05
T. JeannotLW011021+1013:511:11
E. LindholmC1013000013:431:24
M. PoitrasC011200+1013:341:15
F. MintenC0001000015:281:35
J. HagensC0004030015:041:40
M. GeekieC0002010014:341:28
M. KhusnutdinovC0000110014:220:00
C. McAvoyD044110+3219:011:30
F. BrunetD011010+1018:181:41
H. LindholmD000101+2020:211:14
M. LohreiD0002010020:141:10
N. ZadorovD000111+2019:480:00
W. BorgenD000102+2019:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. DiPietro282801.00060:00Win
J. Swayman000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NSH

Line 2A. Edstrom15:01J. Drury15:08R. Schaefer11:36
Line 4N. Hoglander11:12M. Wood10:31R. Colton11:15
Pair 1R. Josi20:56A. Wilsby19:58
Pair 2N. Hague19:40J. Struble17:38
Pair 3B. Skjei15:22I. Lyubushkin14:47

BOS

Line 1D. Pastrnak15:07P. Zacha14:47J. Peterka16:16
Line 4T. Jeannot12:10M. Kastelic12:09M. Poitras12:19
Pair 1N. Zadorov18:48W. Borgen18:48
Pair 2H. Lindholm18:05C. McAvoy17:31
Pair 3M. Lohrei18:01F. Brunet16:37

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 16 overs hit (38%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
BOS D. Pastrnak3.5-105-1203Under
NSH F. Forsberg2.5-155+1250Under
NSH J. Marchessault2.5+160-1803Over
NSH R. Josi2.5+132-1552Under
NSH S. Stamkos2.5+140-1452Under
BOS C. McAvoy1.5-125+1101Under
BOS E. Lindholm1.5-140+1203Over
BOS F. Minten1.5-150+1251Under
BOS H. Lindholm1.5+135-1801Under
BOS J. Peterka1.5-160+1403Over
NSH M. Bourque1.5+100-1153Over
BOS M. Geekie1.5-180+1422Over
BOS N. Zadorov1.5+145-1901Under
BOS P. Zacha1.5-155+1201Under
NSH R. Colton1.5+105-1202Over
NSH R. O'Reilly1.5-135+1201Under

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNSH 2.8, BOS 3.2NSH 0, BOS 6
Total goals6.06
Shots on goalNSH 26.9, BOS 28.1NSH 28, BOS 31
Win chanceBOS 58%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.531.29439%2
NSH F. Forsberg3.300.98037%0
NSH R. Josi2.520.80018%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.520.81034%0
BOS J. Peterka2.130.69127%1
NSH J. Marchessault2.130.60025%0
NSH R. O'Reilly2.110.83028%0
BOS M. Geekie1.920.78029%0
BOS P. Zacha1.910.77225%0
BOS F. Minten1.910.53022%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.830.68124%1
BOS C. McAvoy1.810.73414%0
NSH M. Bourque1.830.43018%0
NSH R. Colton1.820.34015%0
NSH M. Wood1.510.38017%0
BOS J. Hagens1.540.43014%0
NSH J. Drury1.420.35014%0
NSH A. Edstrom1.300.27015%0
NSH A. Wilsby1.310.3605%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.310.3708%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.310.2907%0
NSH B. Skjei1.220.3409%0
NSH A. Kerfoot1.210.44016%0
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.220.50116%1
BOS M. Kastelic1.140.27111%1
BOS F. Brunet1.100.2315%0
BOS M. Poitras1.020.35111%0
NSH N. Hoglander1.040.25012%0
BOS M. Lohrei0.920.3207%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.900.36014%0
BOS T. Jeannot0.900.24110%0
BOS W. Borgen0.910.2506%0
NSH N. Hague0.820.1704%0
NSH R. Schaefer0.810.1408%0
NSH I. Lyubushkin0.600.1502%0
NSH J. Struble0.610.1704%0

Shots on goal: 25 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.