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Game Recap
NYI2
FinalSat, Jan 17, 2026Every game that night
CGY4

CGY beat NYI 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 1.92 expected goals to 3.73. NYI outshot CGY 30 to 19. A. Klapka led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Lee had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. D. Wolf stopped 28 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI0112
CGY1304
  1. 1st 11:51CGYY. Sharangovich0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 3:04CGYA. Klapka0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 9:50CGYJ. Kirkland0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 11:49CGYY. Kuznetsov0.04 xG
  5. 2nd 12:21NYIJ. Pageau0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 17:04NYIA. Lee0.02 xG

Team Stats

NYICGY
30Shots on goal19
3.73Expected goals1.92
75Shot attempts51
215v5 shots on goal14
0/2Power play0/3
25Hits9
16Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes4
9Giveaways17
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 3.73 xGCGY 1.92 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCGY goal, 11:51CGY goal, 3:04CGY goal, 9:50CGY goal, 11:49NYI goal, 12:21NYI goal, 17:04

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

NYI30 on goal, 2 scored
CGY19 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. HolmstromRW0110010018:072:28
J. PageauC1012300017:070:56
A. LeeLW101520-1016:581:23
C. RitchieC0111110015:162:24
M. BarzalC000200-1021:462:55
E. HeinemanLW0003420021:442:49
A. DuclairLW000100-1018:201:09
J. DrouinLW000300+1015:091:25
M. ShabanovRW000311-2012:470:40
C. CizikasC0000100012:120:00
K. MacLeanC000142029:310:00
M. GatcombC000051008:350:00
M. SchaeferD022301-1025:352:19
T. DeAngeloD0003130023:591:30
R. PulockD0002000020:560:39
A. PelechD000124-1419:200:17
S. MayfieldD000010-2013:480:00
A. BoqvistD000000-1010:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Rittich19154.78952:16Loss
I. Sorokin000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KlapkaRW112110+2011:380:10
Y. SharangovichC101311-1017:312:53
N. KadriC0112000017:282:48
C. ZaryC011100+1016:202:50
M. FrostC011000+1014:483:03
J. KirklandC101102+1010:450:15
R. LombergLW011000+1010:370:06
M. BacklundC0001020019:512:54
M. CoronatoRW000100+1016:342:55
J. FarabeeLW000101-1016:270:00
J. HuberdeauLW000010+1215:172:55
M. GridinRW0001310014:172:57
K. BahlD022201+3221:380:00
R. AnderssonD011202+2025:402:56
Y. KuznetsovD101110-1019:030:00
M. WeegarD0001120021:003:05
J. HanleyD0000110013:580:13
H. BrzustewiczD0001010013:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf30282.93359:57Win
D. Cooley000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1A. Duclair13:22M. Barzal14:49A. Lee11:47
Line 2J. Pageau11:29J. Drouin11:35S. Holmstrom11:03
Pair 1A. Pelech18:07T. DeAngelo19:44
Pair 2M. Schaefer16:07R. Pulock14:43
Pair 3S. Mayfield10:08A. Boqvist10:24

CGY

Line 1N. Kadri12:44M. Gridin11:20C. Zary11:48
Line 3J. Farabee10:53M. Frost10:24J. Huberdeau10:44
Line 4R. Lomberg10:28A. Klapka10:29J. Kirkland9:34
Pair 1K. Bahl16:45R. Andersson16:13
Pair 2M. Weegar14:46Y. Kuznetsov14:28
Pair 3J. Hanley13:22H. Brzustewicz13:19

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
ScoreNYI 2.9, CGY 2.9NYI 2, CGY 4
Total goals5.86
Shots on goalNYI 27.5, CGY 30.3NYI 30, CGY 19
Win chanceCGY 52%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.020.76128%0
NYI M. Barzal2.620.87023%0
CGY M. Backlund2.610.55020%0
NYI A. Lee2.550.52123%1
NYI M. Schaefer2.330.54216%0
CGY R. Andersson2.320.52112%0
NYI E. Heineman2.230.52024%0
CGY M. Weegar2.210.4509%0
CGY M. Coronato2.210.52022%0
CGY J. Farabee2.010.42019%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.930.50123%1
CGY C. Zary1.810.46119%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.830.4208%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.700.63021%0
CGY M. Frost1.600.40115%0
NYI A. Pelech1.610.2504%0
NYI A. Duclair1.510.45021%0
CGY A. Klapka1.410.29215%1
NYI S. Holmstrom1.300.53122%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.310.35116%0
NYI R. Pulock1.220.3105%0
NYI J. Drouin1.230.54014%0
NYI J. Pageau1.220.44115%1
NYI M. Gatcomb1.200.18012%0
CGY Y. Kuznetsov1.110.2517%1
NYI M. Shabanov1.130.37012%0
CGY K. Bahl1.120.2325%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.000.26011%0
CGY H. Brzustewicz1.010.1303%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.900.1417%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.800.1504%0
NYI K. MacLean0.810.1608%0
NYI A. Boqvist0.700.1905%0
CGY J. Hanley0.600.1202%0
CGY J. Kirkland0.610.2017%1

Shots on goal: 20 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.