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Game Recap
NYI4
Final/OTTue, Mar 10, 2026Every game that night
STL3

NYI beat STL 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.56 expected goals to 2.79. NYI outshot STL 49 to 23. J. Snuggerud led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Snuggerud had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.1. I. Sorokin stopped 20 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NYI01214
STL12003
  1. 1st 4:06STLP. Broberg0.26 xG
  2. 2nd 9:10STLD. Holloway0.05 xG
  3. 2nd 10:37STLJ. Snuggerud0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 17:50NYIJ. Pageau0.37 xG
  5. 3rd 5:52NYIC. RitchiePP0.33 xG
  6. 3rd 6:52NYIB. HorvatPP0.24 xG
  7. OT 2:11NYIM. Barzal0.15 xG

Team Stats

NYISTL
49Shots on goal23
4.56Expected goals2.79
74Shot attempts45
355v5 shots on goal17
2/4Power play0/2
25Hits21
12Blocked shots12
2Penalty minutes8
12Giveaways13
4Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 4.56 xGSTL 2.79 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTSTL goal, 4:06STL goal, 9:10STL goal, 10:37NYI goal, 17:50NYI goal, 5:52NYI goal, 6:52NYI goal, 2:11

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

NYI50 on goal, 4 scored
STL23 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC123400+1021:214:18
C. RitchieC112301-1014:024:06
B. HorvatC101900-1021:534:15
J. PageauC101160+1017:550:26
B. SchennC0115200017:064:14
S. HolmstromRW0001100018:411:31
A. LeeLW000510+1016:281:35
E. HeinemanLW000550-1016:221:15
O. PalatLW000203-1012:190:00
C. CizikasC000011-1010:070:02
M. ShabanovRW000200-1010:071:14
M. GatcombC000151-109:250:00
M. SchaeferD011611+1027:214:41
T. DeAngeloD011204-1019:411:08
A. PelechD0000100221:440:03
R. PulockD000010-1019:100:17
C. SoucyD000310-1015:190:00
S. MayfieldD000001-1013:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin23203.87061:50Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. SnuggerudRW123830+2219:462:10
R. ThomasC022101+3016:212:11
D. HollowayLW101220+2020:222:09
P. BuchnevichLW000211-1419:041:50
J. DrouinLW0000100015:501:49
J. KyrouRW000200-1215:021:44
P. SuterC0003000014:020:00
J. NeighboursLW0000010013:581:50
D. DvorskyRW000000-1013:271:51
O. StenbergC0000210012:590:00
J. FinleyC0001300010:510:01
A. ToropchenkoRW0000210010:320:00
P. BrobergD1013120024:072:23
C. FowlerD011001+1020:250:05
T. LindsteinD011000+1013:390:00
L. MaillouxD000111-1023:391:57
C. ParaykoD000032+1021:450:00
T. TuckerD000021+1015:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Hofer49464.93961:55OT loss
J. Binnington000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1B. Horvat14:51E. Heineman14:14M. Barzal15:24
Line 2A. Lee14:32J. Pageau14:22S. Holmstrom13:40
Line 3B. Schenn11:56C. Ritchie9:56O. Palat12:16
Pair 1A. Pelech19:44T. DeAngelo17:58
Pair 2R. Pulock16:13M. Schaefer19:32
Pair 3S. Mayfield12:06C. Soucy13:58

STL

Line 2J. Kyrou12:28J. Neighbours12:08D. Dvorsky11:32
Pair 1L. Mailloux18:48P. Broberg17:04
Pair 2C. Fowler17:32T. Tucker14:53
Pair 3C. Parayko17:22T. Lindstein13:39

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.

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYI 2.9, STL 3.0NYI 4, STL 3
Total goals5.87
Shots on goalNYI 26.3, STL 26.4NYI 49, STL 23
Win chanceSTL 52%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat3.290.81135%1
NYI M. Schaefer2.560.76120%0
STL J. Kyrou2.420.63027%0
STL D. Holloway2.420.68125%1
NYI M. Barzal2.340.89324%1
NYI A. Lee2.250.51023%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.220.5419%0
STL J. Snuggerud2.180.57320%1
STL P. Buchnevich1.920.67024%0
NYI E. Heineman1.850.37020%0
STL R. Thomas1.710.92224%0
STL P. Broberg1.630.48110%1
NYI A. Pelech1.600.2804%0
STL P. Suter1.630.44020%0
STL L. Mailloux1.610.2609%0
NYI B. Schenn1.550.54120%0
STL C. Parayko1.400.3409%0
STL D. Dvorsky1.400.30016%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.430.44217%1
NYI S. Holmstrom1.410.58023%0
NYI O. Palat1.320.38016%0
STL J. Neighbours1.300.49022%0
NYI R. Pulock1.300.3306%0
STL J. Drouin1.200.46013%0
STL C. Fowler1.200.4216%0
STL O. Stenberg1.200.45013%0
NYI J. Pageau1.110.44116%1
NYI M. Shabanov1.120.34011%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.100.22011%0
STL T. Tucker1.000.2105%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.000.23010%0
NYI M. Gatcomb0.910.17011%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.800.1503%0
NYI C. Soucy0.830.1605%0
STL J. Finley0.810.18010%0

Shots on goal: 13 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 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.