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Game Recap
NYI4
FinalSat, Oct 17, 2026Every game that night
TOR1

NYI beat TOR 4-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.37 expected goals to 3.37. TOR outshot NYI 29 to 20. S. Holmstrom led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Roslovic had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.2. I. Sorokin stopped 28 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI1124
TOR0011
  1. 1st 8:18NYIA. Duclair0.18 xG
  2. 2nd 18:33NYIB. Horvat0.25 xG
  3. 3rd 3:54TORC. Sissons0.06 xG
  4. 3rd 14:08NYIS. Holmstrom0.14 xG
  5. 3rd 17:55NYIS. HolmstromEN0.44 xG

Team Stats

NYITOR
20Shots on goal29
2.37Expected goals3.37
53Shot attempts44
175v5 shots on goal19
0/2Power play0/3
29Hits18
4Blocked shots18
6Penalty minutes4
15Giveaways18
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.37 xGTOR 3.37 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNYI goal, 8:18NYI goal, 18:33TOR goal, 3:54NYI goal, 14:08NYI goal, 17:55

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

NYI20 on goal, 4 scored
TOR28 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC112220+2024:213:20
S. HolmstromRW202200+3020:013:18
J. PageauC011132+2019:310:30
A. DuclairLW1011000015:160:32
K. PalmieriC011311+1014:343:20
B. SchennC000220-1019:393:07
E. HeinemanLW000060+1216:310:00
C. CizikasC000020+1014:250:00
O. PalatLW0000200013:020:30
V. EklundRW0000400012:550:31
M. MaccelliLW000000005:390:00
C. RitchieC000000000:280:00
M. SchaeferD0115000224:213:17
L. StanleyD000120+1022:170:12
R. PulockD000140+2020:390:00
A. PelechD000010+2218:540:00
M. KesselD000001+1016:180:00
T. DeAngeloD0002000015:090:33
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin29281.96660:00Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. SissonsC101111-1015:080:07
E. CowanRW0112010214:410:47
W. NylanderRW000101-3020:345:20
A. MatthewsC000114-1019:565:13
G. McKennaLW000400-2017:565:07
K. MarchenkoRW000500-2016:455:05
J. RoslovicC0005130015:540:46
T. BluegerC000210-2014:490:00
N. PaulLW0000400014:360:06
B. DuhaimeLW0001200011:530:00
B. GroulxC0001000010:000:48
Z. MacEwenRW000050009:430:00
T. StecherD0110020020:210:00
D. RaddyshD000301-1224:215:15
J. McCabeD000122-1019:570:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000001-1018:390:07
M. RiellyD000102-1017:500:47
N. BlankenburgD000110-1013:390:32
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky19163.84259:18Loss
A. Stolarz000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 2J. Pageau15:32A. Duclair14:26E. Heineman14:02
Line 3B. Schenn16:32V. Eklund12:24C. Cizikas12:56
Pair 1M. Schaefer20:54L. Stanley18:23
Pair 2A. Pelech16:08R. Pulock16:20
Pair 3T. DeAngelo14:36M. Kessel13:51

TOR

Line 2N. Paul12:40E. Cowan13:22K. Marchenko10:58
Line 3T. Blueger13:25B. Duhaime11:03Z. MacEwen9:43
Line 4C. Sissons12:10B. Groulx9:12G. McKenna12:07
Pair 1J. McCabe16:39D. Raddysh18:16
Pair 2T. Stecher16:52M. Rielly16:30

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

8 of 14 overs hit (57%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
TOR A. Matthews3.5-110-1051Under
NYI M. Schaefer3.5+120-1545Over
NYI B. Horvat2.5-155+1352Under
TOR D. Raddysh2.5-105-1153Over
TOR J. Roslovic2.5+140-1705Over
NYI K. Palmieri2.5+154-1753Over
TOR W. Nylander2.5-135+1121Under
NYI B. Schenn1.5-125+1002Over
NYI C. Ritchie1.5+120-1550Under
TOR E. Cowan1.5-115+1002Over
NYI M. Maccelli1.5+100-1250Under
TOR M. Rielly1.5+140-1751Under
NYI S. Holmstrom1.5+125-1352Over
NYI T. DeAngelo1.5-105-1252Over

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 3.2, TOR 2.9NYI 4, TOR 1
Total goals6.15
Shots on goalNYI 30.9, TOR 25.7NYI 20, TOR 29
Win chanceNYI 55%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.811.09042%0
NYI B. Horvat3.420.89234%1
NYI M. Schaefer3.250.85122%0
TOR W. Nylander2.911.15039%0
TOR D. Raddysh2.930.76014%0
TOR K. Marchenko2.450.75028%0
TOR J. Roslovic2.250.53022%0
NYI M. Maccelli2.000.78022%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.030.58122%0
NYI E. Heineman1.900.37020%0
NYI B. Schenn1.820.66022%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.720.4209%0
TOR N. Paul1.700.43021%0
TOR E. Cowan1.620.47118%0
NYI A. Pelech1.500.2906%0
TOR G. McKenna1.540.39014%0
NYI L. Stanley1.510.3909%0
NYI V. Eklund1.500.41015%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.520.56222%2
TOR M. Rielly1.410.4308%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.300.44016%0
NYI J. Pageau1.210.48117%0
TOR C. Sissons1.210.29112%1
NYI C. Cizikas1.200.26011%0
NYI A. Duclair1.210.38116%1
NYI O. Palat1.100.29013%0
NYI R. Pulock1.110.3007%0
TOR T. Blueger1.120.28010%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.000.3005%0
TOR J. McCabe1.010.3106%0
TOR T. Stecher1.000.1814%0
TOR B. Duhaime0.810.1608%0
TOR B. Groulx0.810.1508%0
TOR N. Blankenburg0.810.1905%0
NYI M. Kessel0.700.1404%0
TOR Z. MacEwen0.700.0804%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.