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Game Recap
NYI5
FinalThu, Nov 12, 2026Every game that night
LAK2

NYI beat LAK 5-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.23 expected goals to 2.96. B. Schenn led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). T. Moore had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.9. I. Sorokin stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI2125
LAK1102
  1. 1st 5:50NYIB. Schenn0.30 xG
  2. 1st 8:55LAKT. Moore0.07 xG
  3. 1st 12:56NYIM. SchaeferPP0.04 xG
  4. 2nd 5:35NYIV. Eklund0.21 xG
  5. 2nd 7:52LAKQ. ByfieldPP0.35 xG
  6. 3rd 0:39NYIS. Holmstrom0.10 xG
  7. 3rd 17:14NYIB. HorvatEN0.74 xG

Team Stats

NYILAK
21Shots on goal28
2.23Expected goals2.96
36Shot attempts69
195v5 shots on goal23
1/3Power play1/3
9Hits33
23Blocked shots9
11Penalty minutes11
9Giveaways9
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.23 xGLAK 2.96 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNYI goal, 5:50LAK goal, 8:55NYI goal, 12:56NYI goal, 5:35LAK goal, 7:52NYI goal, 0:39NYI goal, 17:14

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

NYI20 on goal, 5 scored
LAK28 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. SchennC123210+1019:412:38
S. HolmstromRW112211+2017:340:00
B. HorvatC101201+2025:412:23
V. EklundRW101212+1014:532:23
M. MaccelliLW0111010013:462:41
M. ChaffeeRW011101028:350:11
K. PalmieriC000220+2017:030:14
C. CizikasC0000010217:030:00
E. HeinemanLW000112+1015:520:07
A. DuclairLW0000000013:550:20
O. PalatLW0001000012:190:00
R. PulockD022202+4019:220:00
M. SchaeferD1013130027:022:23
L. StanleyD0001140021:570:00
A. PelechD000103+4219:270:05
T. DeAngeloD000001-1514:030:00
B. HuttonD0000000012:190:25
M. KesselD000011-103:440:10
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin28262.92959:55Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW011500-2020:253:21
Q. ByfieldRW101320-1219:593:21
K. FialaLW011030-1016:373:21
T. MooreLW1015100016:250:00
J. ArmiaRW011040+1012:160:00
A. LaferriereRW0001101-3219:583:21
A. KempeRW000330-1218:583:16
E. HaulaLW0000200017:030:00
M. ZuccarelloRW0001110013:150:00
A. LeeLW000220-1010:230:00
S. LaughtonC000110-109:160:00
C. PerryRW000000-157:580:00
B. ClarkeD011201-1022:220:05
B. DumoulinD000222+1021:180:00
D. DoughtyD000200-2019:230:00
M. AndersonD000024-1018:140:00
J. EdmundsonD000000-1016:460:00
C. CeciD000100-2015:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper20164.80059:39Loss
A. Forsberg000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 2E. Heineman14:45B. Schenn16:29V. Eklund12:30
Line 3C. Cizikas15:51A. Duclair13:35O. Palat12:19
Line 4M. Maccelli11:00M. Chaffee8:08
Pair 1M. Schaefer21:54L. Stanley19:49
Pair 2A. Pelech16:56R. Pulock17:06
Pair 3B. Hutton10:45T. DeAngelo14:03

LAK

Line 1E. Haula15:28T. Moore15:08J. Armia12:16
Line 2A. Panarin15:37A. Laferriere15:12A. Kempe15:42
Line 3K. Fiala12:50Q. Byfield14:28M. Zuccarello13:10
Line 4S. Laughton8:46A. Lee8:53C. Perry7:58
Pair 1B. Clarke21:07B. Dumoulin19:44
Pair 2D. Doughty17:01M. Anderson15:51
Pair 3J. Edmundson15:28C. Ceci14:31

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

10 of 17 overs hit (59%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
LAK A. Kempe2.5-120+1053Over
LAK A. Laferriere2.5-129+1051Under
LAK A. Panarin2.5-150+1215Over
NYI B. Horvat2.5-160+1252Under
LAK K. Fiala2.5-110-1150Under
NYI M. Schaefer2.5-140+1153Over
LAK Q. Byfield2.5+120-1403Over
LAK B. Clarke1.5+105-1252Over
NYI B. Schenn1.5-120+1152Over
LAK C. Perry1.5+120-1400Under
NYI E. Heineman1.5-122+1001Under
NYI K. Palmieri1.5-168+1452Over
LAK M. Zuccarello1.5+135-1501Under
NYI S. Holmstrom1.5-135+1252Over
NYI T. DeAngelo1.5+120-1600Under
LAK T. Moore1.5-130+1095Over
NYI V. Eklund1.5-105-1052Over

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
ScoreNYI 2.8, LAK 3.0NYI 5, LAK 2
Total goals5.87
Shots on goalNYI 26.4, LAK 28.7NYI 21, LAK 28
Win chanceLAK 53%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat3.120.85133%1
NYI M. Schaefer3.030.82122%1
LAK A. Panarin2.951.11134%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.910.68026%0
LAK A. Kempe2.830.90035%0
LAK K. Fiala2.700.79131%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.530.68126%1
NYI K. Palmieri2.120.60024%0
LAK T. Moore1.950.42118%1
LAK M. Zuccarello1.910.73020%0
NYI E. Heineman1.710.36018%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.720.64224%1
NYI B. Schenn1.620.61322%1
NYI V. Eklund1.620.50120%1
LAK E. Haula1.600.41017%0
LAK B. Clarke1.520.4217%0
LAK C. Perry1.400.37018%0
LAK J. Armia1.300.32114%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.300.3607%0
NYI A. Duclair1.300.41017%0
NYI L. Stanley1.210.3507%0
LAK S. Laughton1.210.26012%0
NYI A. Pelech1.210.2405%0
LAK D. Doughty1.220.4207%0
NYI B. Hutton1.100.2005%0
NYI M. Maccelli1.110.46113%0
NYI O. Palat1.110.31013%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.100.24011%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.000.2003%0
LAK A. Lee1.020.24010%0
NYI R. Pulock0.820.2024%0
LAK M. Anderson0.800.2604%0
NYI M. Chaffee0.810.1719%0
LAK C. Ceci0.710.1603%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.720.2204%0
NYI M. Kessel0.700.1503%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 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.