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Game Recap
NYR3
FinalMon, Jan 19, 2026Every game that night
ANA5

ANA beat NYR 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.88 expected goals to 2.72. C. Gauthier led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). B. Sennecke had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. L. Dostal stopped 19 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYR1113
ANA1225
  1. 1st 4:00NYRM. Robertson0.05 xG
  2. 1st 11:31ANAM. McTavish0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 4:03NYRA. PanarinPP0.13 xG
  4. 2nd 8:29ANAJ. Viel0.30 xG
  5. 2nd 18:02ANAA. KillornPP0.43 xG
  6. 3rd 1:01ANAC. Gauthier0.14 xG
  7. 3rd 7:11NYRV. GavrikovPP0.06 xG
  8. 3rd 19:24ANAC. GauthierEN0.77 xG

Team Stats

NYRANA
22Shots on goal26
2.72Expected goals3.88
52Shot attempts54
145v5 shots on goal18
2/4Power play1/3
20Hits29
14Blocked shots11
6Penalty minutes8
18Giveaways20
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 2.72 xGANA 3.88 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNYR goal, 4:00ANA goal, 11:31NYR goal, 4:03ANA goal, 8:29ANA goal, 18:02ANA goal, 1:01NYR goal, 7:11ANA goal, 19:24

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

NYR21 on goal, 3 scored
ANA26 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC022201-2022:414:37
A. PanarinLW112400-1021:154:42
V. TrocheckC022231-1019:504:26
M. ZibanejadC011110-2023:394:36
G. PerreaultRW000030-1016:311:02
A. LafrenièreLW0001200214:431:17
N. LabaC000000-1014:220:47
W. CuylleLW000001-2213:061:01
T. RaddyshRW0001110010:070:00
B. OthmannLW000101-109:330:00
J. BrodzinskiC000150008:190:00
S. CarrickC000000007:320:00
V. GavrikovD101311-2025:315:01
M. RobertsonD101204-1219:350:02
B. SchneiderD000012-2018:310:00
S. MorrowD0002110017:340:54
W. BorgenD0000100016:420:00
U. VaakanainenD0002110016:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Martin25214.84059:05Loss
J. Quick000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GauthierLW202431+3017:101:53
A. KillornLW1011100020:152:05
R. PoehlingC011112+2214:480:00
M. McTavishC101412+1014:201:55
J. VielLW101350+2013:420:00
M. GranlundC0000000020:511:45
B. SenneckeRW000630+1218:251:55
C. KreiderLW0000000012:172:15
T. WasheC0000200012:150:00
R. StromeC0000000011:182:07
R. JohnstonLW000040009:390:00
J. TroubaD0112450024:472:05
J. LaCombeD011000+1223:281:41
P. MintyukovD011101+1019:362:19
D. HellesonD011110+2215:170:00
R. GudasD000130+1017:410:00
O. ZellwegerD000100+1017:090:00
I. MooreD000110009:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal22193.86460:00Win
V. Husso000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 3N. Laba12:03B. Othmann9:26W. Cuylle9:24
Pair 1V. Gavrikov17:33B. Schneider15:50
Pair 2S. Morrow16:07U. Vaakanainen15:19
Pair 3W. Borgen14:01M. Robertson18:07

ANA

Line 2C. Gauthier14:21J. Viel12:47R. Poehling12:01
Line 4R. Johnston9:39T. Washe9:24
Pair 1J. LaCombe19:47J. Trouba17:57
Pair 2R. Gudas15:41O. Zellweger14:31
Pair 3P. Mintyukov13:54D. Helleson14:29

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
ScoreNYR 3.1, ANA 3.2NYR 3, ANA 5
Total goals6.28
Shots on goalNYR 25.8, ANA 30.5NYR 22, ANA 26
Win chanceANA 52%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYR A. Panarin3.141.29236%1
ANA C. Gauthier3.040.70225%2
NYR M. Zibanejad2.611.00131%0
ANA B. Sennecke2.660.95027%0
ANA M. Granlund2.300.87022%0
ANA M. McTavish2.340.70124%1
NYR V. Trocheck2.220.90229%0
NYR J. Miller2.221.04231%0
ANA A. Killorn2.010.51121%1
ANA J. Trouba2.020.3618%0
ANA C. Kreider2.000.62031%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.900.55111%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.800.49020%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.810.3208%0
NYR A. Lafrenière1.710.57021%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.730.49111%1
NYR B. Schneider1.500.3007%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.410.3819%0
ANA R. Strome1.300.42013%0
ANA R. Poehling1.310.45115%0
NYR S. Morrow1.320.3204%0
NYR M. Robertson1.220.2716%1
NYR G. Perreault1.200.37016%0
ANA R. Gudas1.210.2304%0
NYR J. Brodzinski1.110.28012%0
NYR N. Laba1.100.29014%0
NYR W. Borgen1.100.2306%0
NYR B. Othmann1.110.1508%0
NYR T. Raddysh1.010.27012%0
NYR S. Carrick1.000.2008%0
ANA I. Moore0.910.2004%0
ANA J. Viel0.930.1117%1
ANA D. Helleson0.810.1915%0
ANA T. Washe0.800.25013%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.720.2002%0
ANA R. Johnston0.600.1905%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 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.