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Game Recap
NYR2
FinalFri, Oct 2, 2026Every game that night
DET0

NYR beat DET 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.12 expected goals to 1.59. D. Garand stopped 22 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYR1012
DET0000
  1. 1st 5:12NYRS. DurziPP0.10 xG
  2. 3rd 18:44NYRE. TolvanenEN0.60 xG

Team Stats

NYRDET
21Shots on goal22
3.12Expected goals1.59
42Shot attempts44
165v5 shots on goal19
1/4Power play0/2
26Hits29
13Blocked shots12
11Penalty minutes15
11Giveaways13
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 3.12 xGDET 1.59 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNYR goal, 5:12NYR goal, 18:44

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, 2 scored
DET21 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. PerreaultRW0112020015:242:03
T. KartyeLW011111+1015:120:06
W. CuylleLW0112600014:432:06
E. TolvanenRW101131+1011:262:15
A. LafrenièreLW0001100021:305:29
M. ZibanejadC0001100021:215:01
P. DorofeyevRW0002020017:305:32
J. MillerC000240+1017:284:54
J. VelenoC0000000213:340:00
O. BjorkstrandRW0000100013:222:35
N. LabaC0002200012:050:10
J. ChmelarRW000120009:110:06
A. FoxD011201+1022:505:17
S. DurziD1012010719:192:18
M. PetterssonD000101+1021:560:00
V. GavrikovD0000220021:070:06
B. SchneiderD0001220016:360:27
A. SmitsD0000100211:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Garand222201.00060:00Win
I. Shesterkin000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. CoppC000111-1022:172:06
L. RaymondLW000210-1020:012:04
A. DeBrincatRW000140-1019:432:07
J. CompherLW0001000016:280:03
V. ArvidssonLW000102-1016:172:06
M. RasmussenC000010-1214:540:57
E. FinnieC0001200014:241:46
M. KasperC0004100510:500:57
K. KolesarRW0000410210:230:07
M. AppletonC0001400010:180:00
N. DanielsonC000110029:410:59
M. Brandsegg-NygårdRW000320009:390:56
M. SeiderD000203-1025:162:16
J. FaulkD0001200221:291:41
A. JohanssonD0000110019:100:07
B. ChiarotD0001320018:310:02
A. JohanssonD0000110017:290:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD0002110216:271:46
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson20191.95059:02Loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 3J. Veleno11:42J. Chmelar9:05T. Kartye12:44
Line 4W. Cuylle11:09N. Laba10:59E. Tolvanen7:50
Pair 1M. Pettersson18:30S. Durzi15:42
Pair 2V. Gavrikov19:26A. Fox15:03
Pair 3B. Schneider15:04A. Smits11:26

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

4 of 17 overs hit (24%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
DET A. DeBrincat3.5+100-1301Under
NYR A. Lafrenière2.5+150-1651Under
DET L. Raymond2.5+125-1462Under
DET M. Seider2.5+130-1652Under
NYR M. Zibanejad2.5+130-1451Under
NYR P. Dorofeyev2.5-125+1042Under
DET V. Arvidsson2.5-118-1101Under
DET A. Copp1.5+105-1301Under
NYR A. Fox1.5+110-1052Over
DET E. Finnie1.5-120-1151Under
NYR E. Tolvanen1.5-105-1201Under
NYR G. Perreault1.5+115-1502Over
DET J. Faulk1.5-110+1001Under
NYR J. Miller1.5-160+1422Over
NYR O. Bjorkstrand1.5-104-1200Under
NYR V. Gavrikov1.5+130-1500Under
NYR W. Cuylle1.5-125+1002Over

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYR 2.9, DET 3.3NYR 2, DET 0
Total goals6.22
Shots on goalNYR 24.0, DET 29.5NYR 21, DET 22
Win chanceDET 57%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.410.97034%0
NYR P. Dorofeyev2.620.61029%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.310.82027%0
DET M. Seider2.220.5808%0
DET L. Raymond2.220.89026%0
DET V. Arvidsson2.110.56020%0
NYR A. Lafrenière1.910.61022%0
DET J. Faulk1.810.4209%0
NYR J. Miller1.720.73023%0
DET M. Kasper1.740.33015%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.720.38117%0
NYR E. Tolvanen1.610.38117%1
DET A. Copp1.610.55016%0
DET E. Finnie1.510.40016%0
DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård1.530.20011%0
NYR O. Bjorkstrand1.500.39016%0
NYR A. Fox1.420.74112%0
NYR G. Perreault1.420.44117%0
DET B. Chiarot1.410.1805%0
DET J. Compher1.310.43016%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.300.3508%0
NYR S. Durzi1.220.3617%1
DET M. Appleton1.110.29011%0
DET N. Danielson1.110.27010%0
NYR B. Schneider1.110.2105%0
NYR T. Kartye1.110.34113%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.000.25012%0
NYR N. Laba1.020.32012%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka1.020.2506%0
NYR J. Chmelar1.010.23012%0
NYR M. Pettersson0.810.2704%0
NYR J. Veleno0.800.1608%0
DET A. Johansson0.800.1304%0
DET K. Kolesar0.700.1908%0

Shots on goal: 24 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.