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Game Recap
NSH1
FinalThu, Oct 30, 2025Every game that night
PHI4

PHI beat NSH 4-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.02 expected goals to 3.23. NSH outshot PHI 33 to 18. T. Zegras led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Drysdale had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. D. Vladar stopped 32 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH0101
PHI0224
  1. 2nd 12:45PHIT. Zegras0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 15:41PHIJ. Drysdale0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 18:03NSHM. Wood0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 7:00PHIT. ZegrasPP0.06 xG
  5. 3rd 15:54PHIT. KonecnyEN0.52 xG

Team Stats

NSHPHI
33Shots on goal18
3.23Expected goals2.02
72Shot attempts41
285v5 shots on goal16
0/2Power play1/1
21Hits21
12Blocked shots21
4Penalty minutes6
19Giveaways17
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 3.23 xGPHI 2.02 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdPHI goal, 12:45PHI goal, 15:41NSH goal, 18:03PHI goal, 7:00PHI goal, 15:54

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

NSH33 on goal, 1 scored
PHI17 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BuntingLW011201-1015:370:52
E. HaulaLW0112200215:310:49
M. WoodRW101410-1012:410:44
S. StamkosC000310-1018:003:10
L. EvangelistaRW0004000017:280:51
R. O'ReillyC000202-2017:113:11
F. ForsbergLW000220-1016:403:10
J. MarchessaultRW000220-1015:523:10
F. SvechkovC0000200015:140:00
O. WiesblattC0001220014:410:00
C. SmithRW0002100013:070:00
M. McCarronC0001310012:060:00
B. SkjeiD000111+1021:381:47
N. BlankenburgD000312-3020:522:13
N. PerbixD000102+1019:020:06
N. HagueD000111-2218:580:00
J. BarronD0001200017:370:00
S. StastneyD0001000017:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros17143.82458:31Loss
J. Annunen000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ZegrasC213301+2018:470:03
M. MichkovRW022201+1014:320:00
T. KonecnyRW101321+1017:450:00
N. CatesLW0110010216:430:03
O. TippettRW011230+1016:300:00
C. DvorakC011011+1016:050:00
B. BrinkRW0000320217:290:03
T. FoersterRW0001020017:050:03
R. AbolsC000201-1014:290:00
G. HathawayRW0000210010:480:00
N. DeslauriersLW000020007:450:00
S. CouturierC000003005:170:00
C. YorkD011003+2023:520:03
J. DrysdaleD1014000220:360:00
T. SanheimD000002+2024:430:00
N. SeelerD0000320021:000:00
N. JuulsenD0001400015:360:00
E. AndraeD0000100015:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar33321.97059:52Win
A. Kolosov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NSH

Line 2O. Wiesblatt14:24C. Smith12:47M. McCarron11:55
Line 4M. Bunting13:33M. Wood11:57E. Haula14:32
Pair 1B. Skjei18:47N. Perbix17:54
Pair 2N. Hague18:09N. Blankenburg17:03
Pair 3J. Barron17:14S. Stastney16:48

PHI

Line 1B. Brink16:40T. Foerster14:59N. Cates15:03
Line 2T. Zegras18:23M. Michkov14:32C. Dvorak13:45
Pair 1T. Sanheim21:21C. York20:12
Pair 2N. Seeler17:03J. Drysdale18:28
Pair 3N. Juulsen14:15E. Andrae15:06

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
ScoreNSH 3.0, PHI 3.0NSH 1, PHI 4
Total goals6.05
Shots on goalNSH 26.1, PHI 27.1NSH 33, PHI 18
Win chanceNSH 50%PHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.020.97036%0
PHI O. Tippett2.820.65126%0
PHI M. Michkov2.420.75223%0
NSH J. Marchessault2.420.76031%0
PHI S. Couturier2.300.73019%0
PHI T. Konecny2.330.88128%1
PHI T. Foerster2.110.67028%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.130.78032%0
NSH B. Skjei1.910.53014%0
NSH R. O'Reilly1.920.78027%0
PHI T. Zegras1.830.74322%2
PHI N. Cates1.800.61120%0
NSH L. Evangelista1.740.47016%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.700.46012%0
PHI B. Brink1.600.64019%0
NSH M. Bunting1.620.48119%0
NSH E. Haula1.520.41117%0
NSH M. Wood1.440.30112%1
PHI C. Dvorak1.300.45116%0
PHI N. Seeler1.300.2805%0
NSH N. Blankenburg1.330.3209%0
NSH M. McCarron1.210.28013%0
NSH F. Svechkov1.200.26012%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.240.39110%1
PHI C. York1.200.40110%0
NSH N. Perbix1.210.3708%0
NSH C. Smith1.120.25011%0
NSH N. Hague1.010.2105%0
NSH J. Barron1.010.2709%0
PHI R. Abols1.020.2008%0
NSH O. Wiesblatt0.910.2609%0
PHI E. Andrae0.900.1203%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.900.23010%0
PHI N. Deslauriers0.900.1207%0
NSH S. Stastney0.710.2205%0
PHI N. Juulsen0.610.0902%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.