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Game Recap
NYI2
Final/SOMon, Nov 9, 2026Every game that night
SJS3

SJS beat NYI 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.92 expected goals to 3.40. T. Toffoli led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). B. Horvat had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 3.3. Y. Askarov stopped 30 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
NYI11002
SJS11013
  1. 1st 6:14NYIB. Hutton0.11 xG
  2. 1st 16:41SJSI. Stenberg0.08 xG
  3. 2nd 1:11NYIV. EklundPP0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 12:12SJST. Toffoli0.04 xG

Team Stats

NYISJS
32Shots on goal39
3.40Expected goals3.92
55Shot attempts67
235v5 shots on goal28
1/4Power play0/4
21Hits27
13Blocked shots10
18Penalty minutes18
16Giveaways22
4Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 3.40 xGSJS 3.92 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTNYI goal, 6:14SJS goal, 16:41NYI goal, 1:11SJS goal, 12:12

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, 2 scored
SJS38 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC011721+1022:422:46
B. SchennC011120-1018:392:46
S. HolmstromRW011201+1018:372:46
V. EklundRW101251-1018:052:46
E. HeinemanLW000230-1020:151:43
J. PageauC000301-1017:070:52
K. PalmieriC000210+1015:441:43
A. DuclairLW0002000215:031:50
O. PalatLW0000110214:081:05
C. CizikasC000001-1010:060:00
M. ChaffeeRW000110057:440:00
K. MacLeanC000012-177:200:00
M. SchaeferD0115010030:512:53
B. HuttonD101421+1014:280:00
L. StanleyD000022-2022:020:00
A. PelechD000010-1021:460:00
T. DeAngeloD000000-1018:351:43
M. KesselD000101+1213:480:07
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin39372.94965:00OT loss
S. Varlamov000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ToffoliC112300+2010:571:40
I. StenbergLW101300+1015:543:55
T. DellandreaC011023+159:490:00
M. CelebriniC0006010025:404:19
W. SmithC0003000023:544:15
A. WennbergC0001100223:033:57
M. MisaC000511+1019:552:04
M. MarchmentLW000430+1617:161:45
K. SherwoodLW0003500015:140:00
C. GrafRW000001-1012:420:00
B. GoodrowC000041-158:180:00
Z. OstapchukC000201-107:300:00
E. PohlkampD011000+2015:221:41
D. OrlovD011230+1015:162:00
S. DickinsonD0001200023:490:00
J. TroubaD0000000023:222:24
D. NurseD0002410022:080:00
M. KesselringD000421-1018:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov32302.93864:55Win
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1E. Heineman14:21V. Eklund14:40B. Schenn14:22
Line 3J. Pageau13:21A. Duclair12:23O. Palat13:03
Pair 1A. Pelech16:57M. Schaefer22:26
Pair 2L. Stanley17:37T. DeAngelo16:37
Pair 3B. Hutton13:28M. Kessel12:42

SJS

Line 1W. Smith16:54M. Misa16:46M. Celebrini16:45
Pair 1J. Trouba18:15S. Dickinson18:42
Pair 2D. Nurse18:31M. Kesselring16:30
Pair 3D. Orlov13:09E. Pohlkamp13:41

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

14 of 18 overs hit (78%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
SJS M. Celebrini3.5-110+1006Over
NYI M. Schaefer3.5+132-1605Over
NYI B. Horvat2.5-165+1387Over
SJS W. Smith2.5+110-1253Over
NYI A. Duclair1.5+110-1502Over
SJS A. Wennberg1.5+135-1801Under
NYI B. Schenn1.5-112+1001Under
NYI E. Heineman1.5-105+1002Over
SJS I. Stenberg1.5-105-1153Over
SJS J. Trouba1.5-135+1100Under
NYI K. Palmieri1.5-185+1462Over
SJS K. Sherwood1.5-110+1053Over
SJS M. Marchment1.5-115+1054Over
SJS M. Misa1.5+125-1355Over
NYI S. Holmstrom1.5-135+1302Over
NYI T. DeAngelo1.5+110-1150Under
SJS T. Toffoli1.5-138+1103Over
NYI V. Eklund1.5-115-1052Over

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 3.3, SJS 3.0NYI 2, SJS 3
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalNYI 27.8, SJS 27.2NYI 32, SJS 39
Win chanceNYI 55%SJS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini4.061.32040%0
NYI B. Horvat3.370.95138%0
NYI M. Schaefer3.150.96126%0
SJS W. Smith2.630.86030%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.420.71029%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.230.58224%1
SJS K. Sherwood2.130.49021%0
SJS M. Marchment2.040.69026%0
SJS D. Nurse1.820.3107%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.820.73128%0
NYI B. Schenn1.710.69125%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.700.49010%0
SJS M. Misa1.750.60022%0
SJS M. Kesselring1.740.3107%0
NYI E. Heineman1.720.38019%0
NYI V. Eklund1.620.54121%1
SJS J. Trouba1.500.3006%0
SJS I. Stenberg1.530.48120%1
NYI A. Duclair1.320.46020%0
NYI A. Pelech1.300.2906%0
NYI L. Stanley1.300.4209%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.310.59017%0
NYI J. Pageau1.330.52018%0
NYI O. Palat1.200.36015%0
SJS C. Graf1.200.36015%0
NYI B. Hutton1.140.2316%1
SJS T. Dellandrea1.100.2219%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.000.25011%0
SJS S. Dickinson0.910.2305%0
SJS D. Orlov0.920.3014%0
NYI M. Chaffee0.910.20012%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.820.1107%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.800.1408%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.1708%0
NYI M. Kessel0.710.1804%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.