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Game Recap
NYI1
FinalWed, Sep 30, 2026Every game that night
TOR2

TOR beat NYI 2-1, with the chances close: 2.48 expected goals to 2.66. E. Cowan led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Duclair had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. A. Stolarz stopped 26 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI0011
TOR2002
  1. 1st 7:14TORC. Sissons0.08 xG
  2. 1st 11:55TORE. CowanPP0.45 xG
  3. 3rd 14:09NYIE. HeinemanSH0.23 xG

Team Stats

NYITOR
27Shots on goal26
2.66Expected goals2.48
68Shot attempts47
215v5 shots on goal18
0/4Power play1/4
24Hits19
11Blocked shots21
8Penalty minutes8
11Giveaways15
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.66 xGTOR 2.48 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdTOR goal, 7:14TOR goal, 11:55NYI goal, 14:09

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

NYI27 on goal, 1 scored
TOR26 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC011410+1022:315:59
E. HeinemanLW1011300013:260:15
S. HolmstromRW0000000020:172:46
K. PalmieriC0004110018:355:29
M. MaccelliLW0001100217:395:23
C. RitchieC0002210016:032:34
B. SchennC0001300214:275:12
J. PageauC000120-1013:500:00
A. DuclairLW0004010012:171:14
V. EklundRW000210-1211:582:33
O. PalatLW0002100010:060:00
C. CizikasC000020009:290:00
M. SchaeferD0003010227:456:18
A. PelechD0000110019:510:32
T. DeAngeloD000001-1017:141:45
A. RomanovD000222+1017:090:00
R. PulockD0000120016:270:00
L. StanleyD0000310015:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin26242.92357:56Loss
S. Varlamov000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. CowanRW112320+1013:233:00
N. PaulLW011110+1215:433:09
J. RoslovicC0112110014:533:22
C. SissonsC101222+1011:220:00
A. MatthewsC000111-1020:044:45
K. MarchenkoRW000340-1218:164:43
W. NylanderRW000101-1017:294:29
J. TavaresC000101-1216:584:26
G. McKennaLW0001000015:323:14
B. DuhaimeLW0002130014:390:00
T. BluegerC0000210012:320:00
B. GroulxC000130009:490:00
M. RiellyD0111010019:493:18
C. TanevD0000030020:390:00
D. RaddyshD000401-1020:364:50
J. McCabeD0001050220:190:11
T. StecherD000010+1016:050:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000211+1015:300:03
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz27261.96358:22Win
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 3C. Cizikas7:49O. Palat8:57A. Duclair10:26
Pair 1A. Pelech14:33M. Schaefer18:34
Pair 2R. Pulock11:48A. Romanov12:49
Pair 3T. DeAngelo13:01L. Stanley10:57

TOR

Line 2J. Tavares10:47G. McKenna11:57W. Nylander11:23
Line 3N. Paul8:59E. Cowan8:51C. Sissons7:29
Pair 1D. Raddysh15:07M. Rielly15:07
Pair 2C. Tanev14:02J. McCabe14:10

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

5 of 13 overs hit (38%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
TOR A. Matthews3.5-104-1251Under
NYI B. Horvat3.5+130-1654Over
TOR D. Raddysh2.5+112-1354Over
TOR J. Tavares2.5+146-1851Under
NYI K. Palmieri2.5+115-1444Over
NYI M. Schaefer2.5-128+1103Over
TOR W. Nylander2.5-114-1141Under
NYI B. Schenn1.5-110-1101Under
NYI E. Heineman1.5-120+1001Under
TOR J. Roslovic1.5-125+1052Over
NYI M. Maccelli1.5-122-1051Under
TOR M. Rielly1.5+100-1271Under
NYI T. DeAngelo1.5-130+1050Under

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 3.4, TOR 2.9NYI 1, TOR 2
Total goals6.33
Shots on goalNYI 32.3, TOR 25.1NYI 27, TOR 26
Win chanceNYI 59%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.610.91038%0
NYI B. Horvat3.440.82132%0
TOR D. Raddysh2.940.74015%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.930.74023%0
TOR K. Marchenko2.830.78029%0
TOR W. Nylander2.811.05036%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.440.62024%0
TOR J. Tavares2.410.79030%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.000.51011%0
NYI E. Heineman1.910.36119%1
NYI B. Schenn1.810.63022%0
TOR J. Roslovic1.820.44118%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.620.58020%0
TOR E. Cowan1.630.51218%1
TOR M. Rielly1.510.4519%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.500.55021%0
NYI A. Pelech1.500.2605%0
NYI A. Romanov1.420.2606%0
NYI M. Maccelli1.410.52015%0
NYI J. Pageau1.310.51017%0
TOR N. Paul1.310.30115%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.300.26011%0
TOR T. Blueger1.300.34011%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.220.3707%0
NYI A. Duclair1.240.40017%0
NYI R. Pulock1.200.3207%0
TOR C. Sissons1.120.26110%1
TOR B. Groulx1.010.1809%0
TOR T. Stecher1.000.1804%0
NYI L. Stanley1.000.2205%0
NYI O. Palat1.020.26011%0
TOR J. McCabe0.910.2705%0
TOR B. Duhaime0.820.1508%0
TOR C. Tanev0.600.2003%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.