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Game Recap
NYR2
Final/SOSat, Nov 15, 2025Every game that night
CBJ1

NYR beat CBJ 2-1 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.65 expected goals to 3.23. M. Zibanejad had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. I. Shesterkin stopped 26 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
NYR01012
CBJ01001
  1. 2nd 5:42NYRM. ZibanejadPP0.52 xG
  2. 2nd 15:20CBJD. VoronkovPP0.45 xG

Team Stats

NYRCBJ
33Shots on goal27
3.65Expected goals3.23
77Shot attempts56
275v5 shots on goal21
1/2Power play1/2
31Hits27
12Blocked shots19
7Penalty minutes9
17Giveaways19
4Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 3.65 xGCBJ 3.23 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTNYR goal, 5:42CBJ goal, 15:20

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

NYR33 on goal, 1 scored
CBJ27 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW0116000021:351:34
M. ZibanejadC1017020019:441:30
J. MillerC0001210021:231:30
V. TrocheckC0001400020:540:03
A. LafrenièreLW0002100019:540:16
W. CuylleLW0003700017:361:47
N. LabaC0000100013:210:15
C. ShearyLW0000200013:170:00
G. PerreaultRW0000110012:370:00
T. RaddyshRW0000100010:210:00
S. CarrickC000010059:440:00
A. EdstromC000111008:060:00
A. FoxD0114000028:381:50
V. GavrikovD0001230027:000:14
C. SoucyD0002110020:570:05
B. SchneiderD0003610019:160:00
M. RobertsonD0001110014:170:00
U. VaakanainenD0001010213:290:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin27261.96364:39Win
J. Quick000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MarchenkoRW0114100022:411:40
D. VoronkovLW1013210217:191:40
C. SillingerC0001510020:200:00
S. MonahanC0001000020:141:40
A. FantilliC0001210019:421:40
C. CoyleC0002300019:050:00
M. OlivierRW0000500514:040:00
I. LundestromC0000000013:550:00
M. WoodLW0004110012:490:00
K. JohnsonC0003130012:120:00
L. Del Bel BelluzC000000008:330:00
E. ChinakhovRW000010007:130:00
Z. WerenskiD0115020027:181:40
I. ProvorovD0002020027:470:00
D. MateychukD0000110025:430:00
D. SeversonD0000410220:030:00
D. FabbroD0001060013:570:00
J. ChristiansenD000010008:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves33321.97065:00OT loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 3C. Sheary13:17N. Laba13:06W. Cuylle13:58
Pair 1V. Gavrikov23:19A. Fox22:49
Pair 2C. Soucy19:26B. Schneider17:53

CBJ

Line 2C. Coyle15:12C. Sillinger16:50M. Olivier13:36
Line 3K. Johnson10:55S. Monahan15:28L. Belluz8:33
Pair 1Z. Werenski21:40I. Provorov23:31
Pair 2D. Severson18:50D. Mateychuk22:21

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYR 3.3, CBJ 3.2NYR 2, CBJ 1
Total goals6.53
Shots on goalNYR 28.9, CBJ 30.5NYR 33, CBJ 27
Win chanceNYR 52%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.450.81117%0
NYR A. Panarin2.961.13134%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.840.86130%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.770.89130%1
CBJ A. Fantilli2.610.75029%0
NYR J. Miller2.411.03031%0
NYR W. Cuylle2.330.57024%0
CBJ D. Voronkov2.230.67125%1
NYR A. Fox2.040.90116%0
CBJ S. Monahan2.010.77022%0
NYR V. Trocheck2.010.67023%0
CBJ M. Wood1.940.32015%0
NYR A. Lafrenière1.920.60023%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.910.44015%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.520.3708%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.530.56019%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.520.53019%0
CBJ E. Chinakhov1.500.32014%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.400.38015%0
NYR C. Sheary1.400.37014%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.410.3307%0
NYR T. Raddysh1.300.30013%0
NYR G. Perreault1.200.27013%0
CBJ D. Severson1.200.3308%0
NYR B. Schneider1.230.2707%0
NYR N. Laba1.200.35016%0
CBJ L. Belluz1.100.39012%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.100.3309%0
NYR C. Soucy1.120.2307%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.110.2305%0
NYR S. Carrick1.100.23010%0
NYR M. Robertson0.910.1506%0
NYR A. Edstrom0.810.19010%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.810.2202%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.700.1908%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.600.0801%0

Shots on goal: 15 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.