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Game Recap
NYI4
Final/OTSat, Jan 10, 2026Every game that night
MIN3

NYI beat MIN 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.50 expected goals to 4.00. MIN outshot NYI 36 to 27. S. Holmstrom led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). Q. Hughes had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. I. Sorokin stopped 33 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NYI12014
MIN21003
  1. 1st 2:51MINB. Jones0.08 xG
  2. 1st 4:18NYIJ. Pageau0.29 xG
  3. 1st 15:25MINM. BoldyPP0.17 xG
  4. 2nd 1:29NYIS. Holmstrom0.08 xG
  5. 2nd 8:26MINK. Kaprizov0.10 xG
  6. 2nd 19:34NYIC. CizikasSH0.34 xG
  7. OT 1:34NYIS. Holmstrom0.12 xG

Team Stats

NYIMIN
27Shots on goal36
2.50Expected goals4.00
60Shot attempts65
225v5 shots on goal29
0/3Power play1/4
15Hits18
9Blocked shots14
8Penalty minutes6
7Giveaways16
2Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.50 xGMIN 4.00 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTMIN goal, 2:51NYI goal, 4:18MIN goal, 15:25NYI goal, 1:29MIN goal, 8:26NYI goal, 19:34NYI goal, 1:34

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

NYI28 on goal, 4 scored
MIN36 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. HolmstromRW213201+3017:400:39
J. PageauC101102+2017:480:01
J. DrouinLW011010+1014:433:18
C. CizikasC101300-1012:550:00
M. BarzalC0002000021:524:02
E. HeinemanLW0003300020:113:16
M. ShabanovRW000010+1016:270:33
A. DuclairLW0000000014:591:13
C. RitchieC0001000213:203:23
A. LeeLW0001200013:151:12
M. TsyplakovRW000110-128:420:03
M. GatcombC000240-107:080:00
T. DeAngeloD022500+2217:551:00
M. SchaeferD0000010027:413:37
A. PelechD000312+1023:330:03
R. PulockD000111-1023:140:35
S. MayfieldD000201+1216:590:00
A. BoqvistD000011008:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin36333.91761:14Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KaprizovLW1017000023:595:23
M. ZuccarelloRW0112000021:425:12
M. BoldyLW101601-4019:444:56
B. JonesC101240+108:170:00
D. YurovRW000300+1218:161:12
R. HartmanRW000202-2216:154:38
M. JohanssonLW000010-3014:250:58
M. FolignoLW0001540014:130:00
N. SturmC0000100013:570:00
V. TarasenkoRW000020-1012:391:06
Y. TreninC000020+1010:470:00
V. HinostrozaC000001+107:590:00
Q. HughesD0338000030:375:08
B. FaberD011200+1027:131:09
D. HuntD011101+1011:550:00
J. BrodinD000103-2017:430:07
J. SpurgeonD000112-2015:440:56
J. MiddletonD0000200213:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Gustavsson27244.88961:06OT loss
J. Wallstedt000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1A. Duclair13:34M. Barzal15:14A. Lee11:59
Line 3J. Drouin11:09E. Heineman12:37C. Ritchie9:48
Pair 1R. Pulock18:22M. Schaefer20:20
Pair 2A. Pelech18:18T. DeAngelo14:22
Pair 3S. Mayfield15:02A. Boqvist8:41

MIN

Line 2M. Foligno11:33N. Sturm11:16V. Tarasenko11:33
Line 3M. Johansson12:10M. Boldy10:50R. Hartman11:24
Pair 1Q. Hughes22:14B. Faber21:32
Pair 2J. Spurgeon12:52J. Brodin14:15
Pair 3J. Middleton12:27D. Hunt11:36

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 2.8, MIN 3.1NYI 4, MIN 3
Total goals5.87
Shots on goalNYI 28.0, MIN 29.1NYI 27, MIN 36
Win chanceMIN 56%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MIN K. Kaprizov3.871.23145%1
MIN M. Boldy3.260.95134%1
MIN Q. Hughes2.781.00313%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.600.55016%0
NYI M. Barzal2.520.80022%0
NYI A. Lee2.310.47021%0
MIN M. Zuccarello2.220.80123%0
NYI E. Heineman2.230.49024%0
MIN R. Hartman2.120.49022%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.050.4229%0
MIN B. Faber1.820.39110%0
MIN V. Tarasenko1.700.48020%0
NYI A. Pelech1.730.2504%0
MIN M. Johansson1.500.48016%0
NYI R. Pulock1.410.3105%0
NYI J. Drouin1.300.55114%0
MIN D. Yurov1.330.43015%0
NYI A. Duclair1.300.39018%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.320.46320%2
MIN J. Spurgeon1.310.3208%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.310.31015%0
NYI M. Shabanov1.300.40012%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.220.19013%0
MIN Y. Trenin1.200.25012%0
NYI J. Pageau1.210.39114%1
MIN J. Brodin1.110.3006%0
MIN M. Foligno1.110.29014%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.130.24110%1
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.110.2409%0
NYI S. Mayfield1.020.1704%0
MIN N. Sturm1.000.23010%0
MIN V. Hinostroza1.000.2009%0
MIN B. Jones0.920.0515%1
NYI A. Boqvist0.900.2005%0
MIN J. Middleton0.800.1905%0
MIN D. Hunt0.510.1312%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.