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Game Recap
NYR0
Final/OTSat, Oct 17, 2026Every game that night
CBJ1

CBJ beat NYR 1-0 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.81 expected goals to 3.43. G. Perreault had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. J. Greaves stopped 29 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NYR00000
CBJ00011
  1. OT 3:26CBJK. Johnson0.05 xG

Team Stats

NYRCBJ
29Shots on goal29
3.43Expected goals2.81
65Shot attempts57
255v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play0/3
16Hits22
12Blocked shots19
6Penalty minutes6
12Giveaways18
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 3.43 xGCBJ 2.81 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTCBJ goal, 3:26

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

NYR31 on goal, 0 scored
CBJ29 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC0001000024:434:30
A. LafrenièreLW0000120022:524:25
J. MillerC0001300021:334:22
P. DorofeyevRW0002000020:124:29
G. PerreaultRW000603-1018:371:39
T. KartyeLW0002100016:170:00
W. CuylleLW0002300214:571:36
N. LabaC000121-1014:020:00
E. TolvanenRW0002210011:041:32
O. BjorkstrandRW000100008:431:27
T. RaddyshRW000001007:230:00
J. DowlingC000000006:260:00
A. FoxD0002000024:074:17
V. GavrikovD0003110221:490:00
M. PetterssonD0001210020:410:00
S. DurziD000101-1220:131:43
B. SchneiderD0003100019:190:00
A. SmitsD000101-1014:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Garand29281.96663:26OT loss
S. Martin000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CoyleC011101+1021:243:47
K. JohnsonC101400+1020:553:36
A. FantilliC0005110223:313:40
M. KniesLW0002400021:112:33
S. MonahanC0001010018:402:20
V. NichushkinRW0000220017:442:29
M. OlivierRW0003310016:410:00
C. SillingerC0001000215:182:01
C. GarlandRW0002000013:242:04
D. HeinenLW000010006:360:00
R. LombergLW000230005:540:00
L. Del Bel BelluzC000030005:540:00
Z. WerenskiD011124+1032:183:56
D. SeversonD0000010026:380:00
D. MateychukD0003020025:152:06
E. GudbransonD000402+1018:080:01
J. ChristiansenD0000130213:330:00
E. AndraeD000021005:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves292901.00062:43Win
C. Talbot000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 2J. Miller14:32P. Dorofeyev15:04T. Kartye14:39
Line 3N. Laba11:18W. Cuylle10:30E. Tolvanen8:32
Pair 1V. Gavrikov19:24A. Fox17:49
Pair 2M. Pettersson16:07S. Durzi15:54
Pair 3A. Smits13:53B. Schneider14:23

CBJ

Line 1M. Knies17:26A. Fantilli18:04K. Johnson17:15
Line 2C. Coyle13:54M. Olivier13:12C. Sillinger12:34
Pair 1Z. Werenski23:32D. Severson22:02
Pair 3E. Gudbranson14:34E. Andrae5:23

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 16 overs hit (50%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
CBJ Z. Werenski3.5+115-1351Under
NYR A. Lafrenière2.5+140-1650Under
NYR M. Zibanejad2.5+102-1201Under
NYR P. Dorofeyev2.5-115+1052Under
NYR A. Fox1.5+106-1202Over
CBJ C. Coyle1.5-125+1181Under
CBJ C. Garland1.5+100-1202Over
NYR E. Tolvanen1.5+115-1302Over
NYR G. Perreault1.5+110-1256Over
NYR J. Miller1.5-150+1251Under
CBJ K. Johnson1.5-145+1354Over
CBJ M. Olivier1.5+100-1103Over
CBJ S. Monahan1.5-105-1181Under
NYR T. Kartye1.5+125-1852Over
CBJ V. Nichushkin1.5-155+1300Under
NYR W. Cuylle1.5-120+1052Over

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
ScoreNYR 2.7, CBJ 3.1NYR 0, CBJ 1
Total goals5.81
Shots on goalNYR 23.6, CBJ 28.7NYR 29, CBJ 29
Win chanceCBJ 56%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.610.99120%0
NYR P. Dorofeyev2.720.64030%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.750.83031%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.410.90029%0
NYR A. Lafrenière2.100.73026%0
NYR J. Miller1.910.86026%0
CBJ V. Nichushkin1.900.62025%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.920.45020%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.810.72123%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.840.56120%1
CBJ M. Knies1.720.78027%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.710.59021%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.710.44015%0
CBJ C. Garland1.620.44017%0
NYR A. Fox1.620.81014%0
CBJ D. Severson1.500.47010%0
NYR G. Perreault1.560.50020%0
NYR E. Tolvanen1.420.35016%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.430.36016%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.330.35010%0
NYR S. Durzi1.310.41010%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.330.3409%0
NYR T. Kartye1.220.42016%0
NYR O. Bjorkstrand1.210.30013%0
NYR B. Schneider1.130.2105%0
CBJ D. Heinen1.100.33014%0
NYR N. Laba1.010.32013%0
CBJ E. Gudbranson1.040.2004%0
CBJ R. Lomberg1.020.1708%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.900.1202%0
CBJ L. Belluz0.900.2408%0
NYR T. Raddysh0.800.25010%0
NYR M. Pettersson0.810.2805%0
NYR A. Smits0.710.1204%0
NYR J. Dowling0.600.1306%0
CBJ E. Andrae0.600.1302%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.