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Game Recap
NYI1
Final/SOThu, Jan 8, 2026Every game that night
NSH2

NSH beat NYI 2-1 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.85 expected goals to 2.71. E. Heineman had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.1. J. Saros stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
NYI01001
NSH01012
  1. 2nd 12:14NYIS. Holmstrom0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 19:19NSHR. O'ReillySH0.12 xG

Team Stats

NYINSH
31Shots on goal27
2.71Expected goals2.85
59Shot attempts70
205v5 shots on goal19
0/2Power play0/1
20Hits19
23Blocked shots16
8Penalty minutes10
22Giveaways15
4Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.71 xGNSH 2.85 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTNYI goal, 12:14NSH goal, 19:19

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

NYI31 on goal, 1 scored
NSH26 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC0112100024:512:36
S. HolmstromRW101400+1216:101:26
E. HeinemanLW000522-1022:452:34
J. DrouinLW000120-1017:502:00
A. LeeLW000320+1016:271:58
M. ShabanovRW0002000015:481:24
J. PageauC0000230015:420:00
C. CizikasC0002320213:570:00
A. DuclairLW0001010013:391:28
K. MacLeanC000000029:520:00
M. GatcombC000051009:030:00
C. RitchieC000300-108:522:03
S. MayfieldD011022+1017:010:00
M. SchaeferD000201-1028:532:31
T. DeAngeloD0003000222:341:31
A. PelechD0001030021:440:00
R. PulockD0001150020:420:29
C. McWardD000103+1011:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Rittich27261.96365:00OT loss
I. Sorokin000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. O'ReillyC1011010023:521:21
C. SmithRW011230+1215:170:05
S. StamkosC000430-1020:241:23
F. ForsbergLW000210-1018:481:20
E. HaulaLW0001020017:180:32
L. EvangelistaRW0000000216:351:28
M. BuntingLW0001000016:240:32
M. McCarronC0001610214:180:08
F. SvechkovC0003010011:460:00
R. SchaeferLW0002100011:040:00
M. WoodRW000010007:260:32
T. JostC000010047:220:00
R. JosiD000403+1023:111:28
N. BlankenburgD0002010021:550:32
B. SkjeiD000212-1021:000:39
N. HagueD000011+1019:510:00
A. WilsbyD000201-1019:220:00
N. PerbixD0000130019:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros31301.96865:00Win
J. Annunen000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1A. Lee14:29M. Barzal17:28E. Heineman14:36
Line 2A. Duclair12:11M. Shabanov11:10C. Cizikas11:47
Line 3J. Pageau11:34J. Drouin12:20S. Holmstrom12:08
Pair 1M. Schaefer19:19R. Pulock16:44
Pair 2A. Pelech16:56T. DeAngelo17:09
Pair 3S. Mayfield15:15C. McWard11:10

NSH

Line 3C. Smith11:48M. McCarron12:50R. Schaefer11:04
Line 4T. Jost7:22M. Wood6:54F. Svechkov9:15
Pair 1N. Hague16:26N. Blankenburg16:02
Pair 2A. Wilsby17:40B. Skjei15:24
Pair 3R. Josi15:59N. Perbix14:35

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, NSH 2.9NYI 1, NSH 2
Total goals5.83
Shots on goalNYI 26.8, NSH 29.0NYI 31, NSH 27
Win chanceNYI 50%NSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.220.90035%0
NSH R. Josi2.640.74017%0
NSH L. Evangelista2.600.66019%0
NYI M. Barzal2.420.89123%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.440.79033%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.320.63018%0
NYI A. Lee2.230.54023%0
NYI E. Heineman2.150.55025%0
NSH R. O'Reilly2.010.76126%1
NSH M. Bunting2.010.55022%0
NSH E. Haula1.810.42017%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.730.48010%0
NSH B. Skjei1.620.39010%0
NYI A. Pelech1.510.3005%0
NSH M. Wood1.400.32015%0
NSH M. McCarron1.410.23010%0
NYI J. Drouin1.410.65015%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.300.24015%0
NYI A. Duclair1.310.45019%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.330.37017%0
NSH C. Smith1.320.23111%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.340.53121%1
NYI M. Shabanov1.220.47013%0
NSH N. Blankenburg1.220.3107%0
NYI R. Pulock1.210.3607%0
NYI J. Pageau1.200.46015%0
NSH F. Svechkov1.230.26011%0
NSH T. Jost1.100.2309%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.120.29011%0
NSH N. Perbix1.000.2706%0
NSH R. Schaefer1.020.29015%0
NSH N. Hague1.000.2305%0
NSH A. Wilsby1.020.1904%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.900.1915%0
NYI K. MacLean0.900.1908%0
NYI C. McWard0.810.1606%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.