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Game Recap
NYR4
Final/OTThu, Oct 30, 2025Every game that night
EDM3

NYR beat EDM 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.57 expected goals to 3.20. D. Nurse led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Henrique had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. I. Shesterkin stopped 33 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NYR10214
EDM12003
  1. 1st 5:44NYRJ. Brodzinski0.17 xG
  2. 1st 6:51EDMD. Nurse0.05 xG
  3. 2nd 8:48EDMM. SavoiePP0.71 xG
  4. 2nd 10:24EDMD. Nurse0.07 xG
  5. 3rd 8:18NYRB. Schneider0.19 xG
  6. 3rd 12:04NYRT. Raddysh0.14 xG
  7. OT 2:49NYRJ. Miller0.20 xG

Team Stats

NYREDM
35Shots on goal36
3.57Expected goals3.20
64Shot attempts57
305v5 shots on goal26
0/2Power play1/3
18Hits17
12Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways13
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 3.57 xGEDM 3.20 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTNYR goal, 5:44EDM goal, 6:51EDM goal, 8:48EDM goal, 10:24NYR goal, 8:18NYR goal, 12:04NYR goal, 2:49

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

NYR34 on goal, 4 scored
EDM34 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC101500+2021:203:01
A. LafrenièreLW011320+1017:583:06
W. CuylleLW011311+1016:060:53
C. ShearyLW0112000014:450:56
T. RaddyshRW1012000014:240:32
J. BrodzinskiC101200+109:050:32
M. ZibanejadC000030-1221:483:17
A. PanarinLW0005000020:013:22
N. LabaC0001100214:520:10
J. ParssinenC0002020013:350:00
S. CarrickC0000210011:210:00
A. EdstromC000021+108:150:00
B. SchneiderD112121+2020:480:54
U. VaakanainenD011000+2016:480:00
V. GavrikovD0003120022:560:11
A. FoxD0004030220:423:06
C. SoucyD0002300019:460:00
W. BorgenD000011-1019:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin36333.91762:49Win
J. Quick000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DraisaitlC011301+1025:145:14
J. RoslovicC011201+2019:000:00
A. HenriqueC0116030016:141:20
M. SavoieC101101-1013:100:56
I. HowardLW011000029:360:46
C. McDavidC000600-2024:335:44
R. Nugent-HopkinsC000211-2020:294:45
V. PodkolzinRW000560+1017:530:00
A. MangiapaneLW000000-2016:370:00
T. FredericC000020-1012:320:00
D. TomasekRW000010-1011:433:21
D. NurseD202440+1021:000:00
J. WalmanD022111+1018:421:05
E. BouchardD000101-3022:345:14
B. KulakD0003010017:570:00
M. EkholmD000101-2015:590:16
T. EmbersonD0000210014:040:00
T. StecherD000101028:470:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner35314.88662:36OT loss
C. Pickard000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 1M. Zibanejad15:48A. Panarin15:54W. Cuylle14:11
Line 2J. Parssinen13:35T. Raddysh12:31N. Laba14:04
Pair 1V. Gavrikov20:38A. Fox16:20
Pair 3C. Soucy16:31W. Borgen14:57

EDM

Line 3A. Henrique13:58M. Savoie10:32T. Frederic12:32
Line 4I. Howard8:50D. Tomasek8:22
Pair 1J. Walman15:55D. Nurse19:23
Pair 2M. Ekholm14:29E. Bouchard15:15
Pair 3B. Kulak16:33T. Emberson12:05

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 2.9, EDM 3.3NYR 4, EDM 3
Total goals6.27
Shots on goalNYR 25.5, EDM 30.7NYR 35, EDM 36
Win chanceEDM 56%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.361.67038%0
EDM L. Draisaitl3.131.43144%0
NYR A. Panarin2.951.15034%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.610.81015%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.600.89028%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.120.83024%0
NYR J. Miller2.151.02129%1
NYR W. Cuylle2.030.49120%0
NYR A. Lafrenière2.030.63123%0
EDM J. Roslovic2.020.52119%0
EDM D. Nurse1.940.3427%2
EDM J. Walman1.810.3929%0
EDM D. Tomasek1.800.41015%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.710.4008%0
NYR A. Fox1.740.77015%0
NYR C. Sheary1.420.39115%0
EDM A. Mangiapane1.400.44020%0
EDM A. Henrique1.460.40118%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.450.37013%0
NYR J. Brodzinski1.320.30113%1
EDM M. Savoie1.210.20110%1
EDM T. Frederic1.200.28014%0
EDM B. Kulak1.230.2304%0
EDM I. Howard1.200.24112%0
NYR T. Raddysh1.220.27111%1
NYR V. Gavrikov1.230.2806%0
NYR S. Carrick1.100.24010%0
NYR W. Borgen1.000.2105%0
NYR B. Schneider1.010.2226%1
NYR N. Laba0.910.2309%0
EDM T. Emberson0.800.1803%0
EDM T. Stecher0.810.1003%0
NYR A. Edstrom0.700.1909%0
NYR C. Soucy0.720.1505%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.700.1712%0
NYR J. Parssinen0.620.2309%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.