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Game Recap
NYI2
FinalThu, Jan 29, 2026Every game that night
NYR1

NYI beat NYR 2-1, with the chances close: 2.20 expected goals to 1.54. G. Perreault had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. I. Sorokin stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
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NYR0011
  1. 2nd 17:18NYIC. Soucy0.03 xG
  2. 2nd 18:53NYIM. Schaefer0.03 xG
  3. 3rd 2:48NYRM. ZibanejadPP0.07 xG

Team Stats

NYINYR
21Shots on goal21
2.20Expected goals1.54
47Shot attempts48
215v5 shots on goal18
0/3Power play1/3
16Hits31
17Blocked shots10
8Penalty minutes8
11Giveaways14
3Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.20 xGNYR 1.54 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdNYI goal, 17:18NYI goal, 18:53NYR goal, 2:48

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

NYI21 on goal, 2 scored
NYR20 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC011212+1019:552:03
M. ShabanovRW011200+107:590:00
E. HeinemanLW0001210018:371:43
S. HolmstromRW000001+1018:312:08
M. BarzalC0001000218:252:11
J. PageauC0002300016:010:19
A. LeeLW000010+1015:082:31
J. DrouinLW0000000014:522:05
O. PalatLW0002100014:431:48
A. DuclairLW0000000013:582:08
M. GatcombC000151+129:320:00
K. MacLeanC000110+108:370:00
M. SchaeferD101200+1023:252:18
S. MayfieldD011011+1015:330:00
C. SoucyD101200+1014:390:00
A. PelechD0000150021:190:00
R. PulockD000104+1221:150:19
T. DeAngeloD0004020220:092:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin21201.95260:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC1015000023:503:08
J. MillerC0112110222:082:52
V. TrocheckC000030-1220:193:00
G. PerreaultRW000500-1018:222:29
A. LafrenièreLW0001110017:543:09
W. CuylleLW000061-1217:152:13
N. LabaC000010-1013:552:19
B. OthmannLW000050-1011:021:54
T. RaddyshRW000000-1010:350:00
S. CarrickC000012009:220:00
B. BerardLW000020008:450:00
M. RempeC000030007:450:00
V. GavrikovD011231-1026:553:03
B. SchneiderD000410-1020:380:00
M. RobertsonD000001-1019:370:20
W. BorgenD000042-1018:070:00
S. MorrowD0000000014:472:23
U. VaakanainenD0002010213:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick21192.90558:51Loss
S. Martin000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1B. Horvat13:38E. Heineman13:29O. Palat12:26
Line 2M. Barzal15:15J. Drouin12:47A. Duclair11:50
Line 3J. Pageau11:26S. Holmstrom12:18A. Lee12:00
Pair 1M. Schaefer18:56R. Pulock17:12
Pair 2A. Pelech16:26T. DeAngelo17:00
Pair 3S. Mayfield12:29C. Soucy12:30

NYR

Line 3T. Raddysh10:35N. Laba10:19B. Othmann9:08
Line 4S. Carrick9:22B. Berard8:45M. Rempe7:45
Pair 1V. Gavrikov18:41B. Schneider16:52
Pair 2W. Borgen15:52M. Robertson17:04
Pair 3U. Vaakanainen13:34S. Morrow12:05

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, NYR 2.9NYI 2, NYR 1
Total goals5.93
Shots on goalNYI 27.4, NYR 26.0NYI 21, NYR 21
Win chanceNYR 50%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat2.820.73131%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.650.91130%1
NYI A. Lee2.300.54022%0
NYR J. Miller2.320.98131%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.220.56114%1
NYI M. Barzal2.210.81021%0
NYI E. Heineman2.210.50024%0
NYR V. Trocheck2.100.77026%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.140.4809%0
NYR A. Lafrenière1.710.50020%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.720.44110%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.600.41018%0
NYI A. Duclair1.500.54023%0
NYI A. Pelech1.500.2504%0
NYR B. Schneider1.440.2606%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.300.58022%0
NYI J. Drouin1.300.55014%0
NYR B. Berard1.300.20011%0
NYR G. Perreault1.250.33014%0
NYI R. Pulock1.210.3105%0
NYR M. Robertson1.200.2608%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.210.21012%0
NYI M. Shabanov1.120.37112%0
NYI J. Pageau1.120.45015%0
NYR S. Morrow1.100.2503%0
NYR W. Borgen1.100.2005%0
NYR N. Laba1.000.30013%0
NYR B. Othmann1.000.1308%0
NYI O. Palat1.020.30013%0
NYI C. Soucy0.920.1615%1
NYI S. Mayfield0.900.1614%0
NYR T. Raddysh0.900.23010%0
NYI K. MacLean0.910.1908%0
NYR S. Carrick0.800.1607%0
NYR M. Rempe0.700.1408%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.720.1802%0

Shots on goal: 14 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.