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Game Recap
NYI1
FinalThu, Jan 15, 2026Every game that night
EDM0

NYI beat EDM 1-0 despite fewer good chances: 3.31 expected goals to 5.07. EDM outshot NYI 35 to 18. E. Bouchard had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.9. I. Sorokin stopped 35 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
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EDM0000
  1. 3rd 13:42NYIA. DuclairPP0.21 xG

Team Stats

NYIEDM
18Shots on goal35
3.31Expected goals5.07
41Shot attempts75
155v5 shots on goal30
1/1Power play0/2
15Hits16
16Blocked shots8
4Penalty minutes2
15Giveaways16
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 3.31 xGEDM 5.07 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdNYI goal, 13:42

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

NYI17 on goal, 1 scored
EDM35 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC0112020020:521:42
A. DuclairLW1012010017:250:28
C. RitchieC0110000011:301:42
S. HolmstromRW0000000019:341:14
A. LeeLW0003100017:460:00
J. PageauC0000000017:100:00
J. DrouinLW0001010015:160:00
E. HeinemanLW0001400214:121:42
C. CizikasC0000300013:140:00
M. ShabanovRW0000010011:010:00
M. GatcombC000202009:400:00
K. MacLeanC000120009:330:00
M. SchaeferD0003210026:351:42
A. PelechD0001020224:060:00
R. PulockD0001120022:240:00
T. DeAngeloD0000100020:410:00
S. MayfieldD0000110013:270:00
A. BoqvistD0001030011:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin353501.00060:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McDavidC0005100025:333:39
L. DraisaitlC0001100224:403:39
Z. HymanLW0004000022:173:39
R. Nugent-HopkinsC0000000018:483:36
K. KapanenRW0004100016:120:00
V. PodkolzinRW0002200015:090:00
J. RoslovicC0002000013:010:21
M. SavoieC0004100010:300:21
I. HowardLW0002200010:080:21
M. JanmarkC0000000010:030:00
T. FredericC000020008:470:00
C. LazarC000010008:460:00
E. BouchardD0006110026:033:39
M. EkholmD0000030021:550:24
D. NurseD0000200018:430:00
T. EmbersonD0002110018:000:00
J. WalmanD0002020016:410:21
S. StastneyD0001110014:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ingram18171.94458:20Loss
T. Jarry000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1A. Duclair16:57M. Barzal18:03A. Lee16:41
Line 2J. Drouin14:40S. Holmstrom14:41J. Pageau13:31
Pair 1A. Pelech21:23T. DeAngelo20:41
Pair 2M. Schaefer21:27R. Pulock17:34
Pair 3S. Mayfield13:06A. Boqvist11:34

EDM

Pair 1M. Ekholm19:32E. Bouchard19:28
Pair 2D. Nurse18:43T. Emberson16:57
Pair 3J. Walman16:20S. Stastney14:16

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, EDM 3.4NYI 1, EDM 0
Total goals6.31
Shots on goalNYI 26.7, EDM 30.6NYI 18, EDM 35
Win chanceEDM 57%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.751.59039%0
EDM Z. Hyman3.040.83038%0
EDM L. Draisaitl3.011.36043%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.961.01019%0
NYI M. Barzal2.520.89124%0
NYI A. Lee2.330.52023%0
NYI E. Heineman2.310.55025%0
EDM D. Nurse2.100.3709%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.100.82024%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.130.55017%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.900.4609%0
EDM J. Roslovic1.820.46019%0
EDM J. Walman1.720.3809%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.700.4409%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.540.38014%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.520.39016%0
NYI A. Pelech1.410.2605%0
NYI A. Duclair1.420.45120%1
NYI C. Ritchie1.300.35116%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.300.52021%0
NYI J. Drouin1.210.57014%0
NYI J. Pageau1.200.44015%0
EDM M. Savoie1.240.25012%0
EDM I. Howard1.220.18010%0
NYI M. Shabanov1.200.41013%0
NYI R. Pulock1.110.3306%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.120.19012%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.000.27011%0
EDM S. Stastney1.010.1803%0
NYI K. MacLean0.810.1708%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.800.1704%0
EDM T. Frederic0.800.1609%0
EDM T. Emberson0.820.2103%0
EDM M. Janmark0.700.2008%0
NYI A. Boqvist0.710.2005%0
EDM C. Lazar0.600.1406%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.