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Game Recap
NYR6
FinalSat, Jan 17, 2026Every game that night
PHI3

NYR beat PHI 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.60 expected goals to 2.59. M. Zibanejad scored three for NYR. C. York had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. S. Martin stopped 25 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYR3306
PHI1113
  1. 1st 6:22PHIT. Konecny0.07 xG
  2. 1st 7:05NYRA. Panarin0.19 xG
  3. 1st 7:26NYRM. Zibanejad0.04 xG
  4. 1st 8:25NYRB. Othmann0.19 xG
  5. 2nd 5:38NYRM. ZibanejadPP0.10 xG
  6. 2nd 8:25NYRM. Zibanejad0.26 xG
  7. 2nd 14:31NYRA. Panarin0.10 xG
  8. 2nd 16:48PHIT. SanheimSH0.18 xG
  9. 3rd 8:01PHIT. Zegras0.27 xG

Team Stats

NYRPHI
28Shots on goal28
3.60Expected goals2.59
60Shot attempts64
215v5 shots on goal24
1/3Power play0/1
26Hits27
21Blocked shots13
4Penalty minutes6
17Giveaways14
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 3.60 xGPHI 2.59 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdPHI goal, 6:22NYR goal, 7:05NYR goal, 7:26NYR goal, 8:25NYR goal, 5:38NYR goal, 8:25NYR goal, 14:31PHI goal, 16:48PHI goal, 8:01

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

NYR27 on goal, 6 scored
PHI27 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW2135020020:565:16
M. ZibanejadC3034000020:025:13
V. TrocheckC0223120020:455:13
J. MillerC022232+1018:593:51
A. LafrenièreLW022200+1014:050:34
W. CuylleLW011151+1216:380:38
B. OthmannLW101121+1212:190:00
N. LabaC000201+1016:210:41
G. PerreaultRW0003110015:292:00
S. CarrickC0001320010:510:00
T. RaddyshRW000000007:520:00
J. BrodzinskiC000010007:300:00
B. SchneiderD011241+2022:010:00
S. MorrowD0111020016:131:19
V. GavrikovD000030+1023:374:36
M. RobertsonD000112+1020:380:09
W. BorgenD000023+1017:430:00
U. VaakanainenD0000010014:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Martin28253.89360:00Win
J. Quick000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ZegrasC112331+1019:121:33
T. KonecnyRW112401+1018:521:27
O. TippettRW0113200016:420:32
D. BarkeyC0111110014:120:28
C. DvorakC000210-2016:151:30
M. MichkovRW000100-1216:110:27
N. CatesLW0000310014:420:30
S. CouturierC000121-1014:200:00
C. GrundstromRW000230-2013:550:00
N. GrebenkinRW000020-1213:530:00
G. HathawayRW000070-2012:460:00
R. AbolsC000000001:190:00
T. SanheimD1122110024:001:28
C. YorkD000405-3022:000:53
N. SeelerD0002000020:310:00
J. DrysdaleD000301-3019:201:12
N. JuulsenD000010+1017:140:00
E. AndraeD000011+1216:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Kolosov303.0008:25
S. Ersson25223.88051:35Loss

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 2W. Cuylle16:00N. Laba15:07B. Othmann12:19
Pair 1V. Gavrikov17:04B. Schneider20:25
Pair 2W. Borgen15:57M. Robertson18:23
Pair 3S. Morrow14:38U. Vaakanainen13:44

PHI

Line 2N. Cates12:31M. Michkov14:58T. Konecny15:07
Line 4D. Barkey13:22T. Zegras16:51
Pair 1N. Juulsen13:41E. Andrae16:42
Pair 2N. Seeler16:11T. Sanheim18:46
Pair 3J. Drysdale16:51C. York18:14

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, PHI 3.0NYR 6, PHI 3
Total goals5.99
Shots on goalNYR 23.1, PHI 28.0NYR 28, PHI 28
Win chancePHI 51%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
PHI O. Tippett2.830.68127%0
NYR A. Panarin2.851.21335%2
NYR M. Zibanejad2.340.94329%3
PHI T. Zegras2.330.83226%1
PHI M. Michkov2.210.68023%0
PHI T. Konecny2.240.86227%1
PHI C. Dvorak2.120.70022%0
NYR V. Trocheck2.030.85228%0
NYR J. Miller2.020.99230%0
PHI C. Grundstrom1.820.33017%0
PHI S. Couturier1.710.51014%0
NYR W. Cuylle1.610.47120%0
NYR A. Lafrenière1.620.56221%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.500.41010%0
PHI N. Cates1.500.48016%0
PHI D. Barkey1.410.47115%0
PHI C. York1.440.4008%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.320.3628%1
NYR B. Schneider1.320.2617%0
PHI N. Seeler1.320.2004%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.230.3507%0
PHI R. Abols1.200.30010%0
NYR J. Brodzinski1.100.29013%0
NYR S. Morrow1.110.2714%0
NYR M. Robertson1.010.2406%0
NYR G. Perreault1.030.36015%0
NYR W. Borgen1.000.2005%0
NYR T. Raddysh1.000.29012%0
NYR N. Laba0.920.27013%0
PHI E. Andrae0.900.2103%0
NYR B. Othmann0.910.1116%1
PHI N. Grebenkin0.900.37012%0
NYR S. Carrick0.910.1908%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.800.20010%0
PHI N. Juulsen0.700.1302%0
NYR U. Vaakanainen0.600.1702%0

Shots on goal: 23 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.