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Game Recap
NYI2
Final/OTSat, Mar 7, 2026Every game that night
SJS1

NYI beat SJS 2-1 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.53 expected goals to 2.62. C. Graf had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. I. Sorokin stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NYI10012
SJS01001
  1. 1st 11:37NYIT. DeAngelo0.04 xG
  2. 2nd 0:33SJSM. Celebrini0.10 xG
  3. OT 4:20NYIB. Horvat0.21 xG

Team Stats

NYISJS
34Shots on goal31
2.53Expected goals2.62
68Shot attempts57
305v5 shots on goal25
0/3Power play0/2
28Hits27
12Blocked shots21
4Penalty minutes6
15Giveaways15
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.53 xGSJS 2.62 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTNYI goal, 11:37SJS goal, 0:33NYI goal, 4:20

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

NYI34 on goal, 2 scored
SJS31 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC0113210024:234:25
B. HorvatC101612+1023:174:03
C. RitchieC0112100015:564:02
E. HeinemanLW0001200017:501:56
B. SchennC0001110017:263:53
S. HolmstromRW000100+1017:041:53
J. PageauC0002200016:230:09
O. PalatLW0001200014:421:51
A. LeeLW0002400014:391:35
C. CizikasC000220009:520:00
A. DuclairLW000000008:520:00
M. GatcombC000120008:410:00
M. SchaeferD011301+1229:014:32
T. DeAngeloD101200+1022:091:28
A. PelechD0004430223:380:13
R. PulockD000113-1021:060:00
C. SoucyD0001400014:380:00
S. MayfieldD0001010012:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin31301.96864:20Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CelebriniC1014110023:103:19
W. SmithC011500+1021:573:21
A. WennbergC0001130021:393:20
C. GrafRW0005210218:540:00
W. EklundLW0002020017:081:12
K. SherwoodLW0000330216:320:41
M. MisaC0001000014:230:41
T. ToffoliC0001100014:152:47
A. GaudetteRW0003110013:510:39
B. GoodrowC000032-1010:230:00
Z. OstapchukC000020-109:030:00
R. ReavesRW000110-106:200:00
J. KlingbergD0112100019:280:43
M. FerraroD0002130022:570:00
D. OrlovD0002410222:232:45
V. DesharnaisD0000400020:380:00
S. MukhamadullinD0000020019:390:00
S. DickinsonD000222-1017:310:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov34322.94164:20OT loss
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1M. Barzal17:40B. Horvat16:36E. Heineman15:54
Line 2A. Lee13:04S. Holmstrom12:01J. Pageau13:08
Line 3B. Schenn12:21O. Palat12:51C. Ritchie11:54
Pair 1A. Pelech20:23T. DeAngelo18:54
Pair 2R. Pulock17:18M. Schaefer20:01
Pair 3S. Mayfield11:15C. Soucy13:15

SJS

Line 1W. Smith17:14C. Graf16:59M. Celebrini17:09
Line 3W. Eklund13:17M. Misa12:26T. Toffoli11:28
Pair 1D. Orlov17:51J. Klingberg17:34

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 3.4, SJS 2.8NYI 2, SJS 1
Total goals6.23
Shots on goalNYI 28.5, SJS 26.9NYI 34, SJS 31
Win chanceNYI 58%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.641.15133%1
NYI B. Horvat3.560.96139%1
NYI A. Lee2.620.63027%0
NYI M. Barzal2.531.02127%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.430.81124%0
SJS K. Sherwood2.300.49023%0
SJS W. Smith2.350.77126%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.210.59025%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.220.61112%1
NYI E. Heineman2.110.44023%0
SJS W. Eklund1.920.54016%0
NYI B. Schenn1.610.63023%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.610.72027%0
SJS J. Klingberg1.520.45111%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.520.49119%0
NYI O. Palat1.510.46019%0
NYI A. Pelech1.540.3205%0
SJS M. Misa1.410.50016%0
SJS C. Graf1.350.45018%0
NYI A. Duclair1.300.48021%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.310.55016%0
NYI J. Pageau1.320.53018%0
NYI R. Pulock1.210.3807%0
SJS D. Orlov1.220.4208%0
SJS A. Gaudette1.230.28016%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.220.29012%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.220.2305%0
SJS S. Dickinson1.120.2303%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.110.21013%0
SJS S. Mukhamadullin1.000.2507%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.810.1704%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.800.1508%0
NYI C. Soucy0.810.1806%0
SJS V. Desharnais0.700.1202%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.700.1106%0
SJS R. Reaves0.510.1005%0

Shots on goal: 27 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.