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Game Recap
NYI1
Final/SOThu, Oct 15, 2026Every game that night
OTT2

OTT beat NYI 2-1 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 3.40 expected goals to 1.73. L. Ullmark stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
NYI10001
OTT01012
  1. 1st 19:48NYIM. Maccelli0.01 xG
  2. 2nd 15:43OTTR. Greig0.22 xG

Team Stats

NYIOTT
21Shots on goal20
1.73Expected goals3.40
50Shot attempts49
175v5 shots on goal13
0/3Power play0/4
23Hits22
14Blocked shots15
8Penalty minutes6
19Giveaways18
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 1.73 xGOTT 3.40 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTNYI goal, 19:48OTT goal, 15:43

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

NYI19 on goal, 1 scored
OTT20 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MaccelliLW101200+1018:263:55
B. HorvatC000421+1023:223:44
E. HeinemanLW0001200018:300:00
K. PalmieriC0000100017:124:00
S. HolmstromRW0001000017:001:25
B. SchennC000120-1016:272:35
J. PageauC0002310015:340:00
V. EklundRW0000210013:491:07
O. PalatLW0002100013:370:00
C. CizikasC0001300011:490:00
C. RitchieC000100-1210:380:33
A. DuclairLW000100029:381:10
M. SchaeferD0003010029:333:36
L. StanleyD000045+1226:340:27
A. PelechD0001220222:020:00
R. PulockD0000020020:310:00
T. DeAngeloD000001-1015:001:24
M. KesselD0001100010:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Varlamov20191.95065:00OT loss
I. Sorokin000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. GreigC101300+1017:300:07
W. FoegeleLW011110+1013:370:07
T. StützleC0002300023:506:06
D. BathersonRW0002200020:025:45
D. CozensC0001310217:525:36
S. PintoC000221-1017:042:17
S. HallidayC0001110016:523:23
C. GirouxRW0002400016:274:08
M. AmadioRW0000200014:120:07
F. ZetterlundLW0001200013:392:12
A. BurakovskyLW0002010013:091:47
N. CousinsC000002-1210:040:00
A. ZubD011106+1018:290:00
T. ChabotD000001-1224:372:07
J. SpenceD0000000023:540:25
T. KlevenD000111+1021:180:07
C. YakemchukD000100-1018:513:46
C. CrottyD0000110011:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark21201.95265:00Win
S. Ersson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1B. Horvat14:05M. Maccelli13:57K. Palmieri13:12
Line 2O. Palat13:20J. Pageau12:07A. Duclair8:28
Line 3B. Schenn12:56V. Eklund12:42C. Ritchie10:05
Pair 1L. Stanley21:52M. Schaefer24:33
Pair 2A. Pelech17:00R. Pulock14:29
Pair 3T. DeAngelo13:23M. Kessel9:02

OTT

Line 2W. Foegele13:30R. Greig14:14F. Zetterlund11:27
Line 3C. Giroux12:02A. Burakovsky11:22D. Cozens11:01
Line 4S. Pinto11:16M. Amadio12:26N. Cousins10:04
Pair 1J. Spence21:28T. Kleven17:48
Pair 2T. Chabot20:44A. Zub15:38
Pair 3C. Yakemchuk14:16C. Crotty10:41

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

6 of 19 overs hit (32%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
NYI B. Horvat2.5-115-1104Over
OTT D. Batherson2.5+140-1752Under
OTT D. Cozens2.5+135-1601Under
NYI M. Schaefer2.5-135+1203Over
OTT S. Halliday2.5+172–1Under
OTT T. Chabot2.5+150-1900Under
OTT T. Stützle2.5+140-1742Under
NYI B. Schenn1.5+110-1151Under
OTT C. Giroux1.5-110-1082Over
OTT C. Yakemchuk1.5+125-1301Under
NYI E. Heineman1.5+106–1Under
OTT F. Zetterlund1.5-110-1051Under
OTT J. Spence1.5+108-1350Under
NYI K. Palmieri1.5-145+1350Under
NYI M. Maccelli1.5+110-1302Over
OTT R. Greig1.5-105-1153Over
OTT S. Pinto1.5-150+1302Over
NYI T. DeAngelo1.5+105-1550Under
OTT W. Foegele1.5+150-2051Under

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 2.7, OTT 3.0NYI 1, OTT 2
Total goals5.63
Shots on goalNYI 25.6, OTT 27.8NYI 21, OTT 20
Win chanceOTT 56%OTT won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat2.840.74031%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.730.70018%0
OTT D. Cozens2.510.65025%0
OTT T. Stützle2.421.03032%0
OTT T. Chabot2.300.70014%0
OTT D. Batherson2.120.79029%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.000.57023%0
OTT S. Pinto2.020.62025%0
OTT C. Giroux1.920.65022%0
OTT S. Halliday1.710.46016%0
NYI M. Maccelli1.620.62119%1
OTT F. Zetterlund1.610.34015%0
NYI B. Schenn1.610.59021%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.500.3507%0
NYI E. Heineman1.510.29017%0
OTT C. Yakemchuk1.510.3406%0
OTT R. Greig1.430.38115%1
OTT T. Kleven1.410.3006%0
NYI V. Eklund1.400.36014%0
OTT W. Foegele1.310.28115%0
NYI A. Pelech1.310.2304%0
OTT J. Spence1.200.3506%0
NYI L. Stanley1.200.3006%0
OTT M. Amadio1.200.44020%0
OTT N. Cousins1.200.32012%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.210.40016%0
OTT A. Burakovsky1.120.45016%0
OTT A. Zub1.110.3215%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.110.22010%0
NYI A. Duclair1.110.33016%0
NYI J. Pageau1.020.41015%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.010.39017%0
NYI O. Palat1.020.26012%0
NYI R. Pulock0.900.2405%0
NYI M. Kessel0.610.1303%0
OTT C. Crotty0.600.1102%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.