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Game Recap
PHI1
FinalMon, Oct 5, 2026Every game that night
TBL4

TBL beat PHI 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 5.40 expected goals to 1.59. TBL outshot PHI 36 to 15. P. Holmberg led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). B. Hagel had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 3.2. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 14 of 15.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI0101
TBL1124
  1. 1st 16:05TBLB. Point0.08 xG
  2. 2nd 0:17TBLP. Holmberg0.11 xG
  3. 2nd 7:22PHIT. Foerster0.07 xG
  4. 3rd 17:00TBLI. Mikheyev0.05 xG
  5. 3rd 19:53TBLB. HagelEN0.94 xG

Team Stats

PHITBL
15Shots on goal36
1.59Expected goals5.40
37Shot attempts70
115v5 shots on goal31
0/3Power play0/3
23Hits15
19Blocked shots12
11Penalty minutes11
14Giveaways10
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 1.59 xGTBL 5.40 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdTBL goal, 16:05TBL goal, 0:17PHI goal, 7:22TBL goal, 17:00TBL goal, 19:53

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

PHI15 on goal, 1 scored
TBL36 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. FoersterRW101411-3018:553:32
S. CouturierC0111300016:351:01
T. KonecnyRW000200-2019:053:21
T. ZegrasC000001-2218:193:41
M. MichkovRW000100-1216:403:42
P. MartoneRW000010-2014:361:38
C. DvorakC0001210014:240:15
O. TippettRW0000220213:582:05
N. AcciariC0000300013:390:00
D. BarkeyC0000000013:062:05
N. CatesLW000030-1011:120:12
C. GrundstromRW0001210010:120:00
N. SeelerD011032+1019:360:00
T. SanheimD000205-2025:040:00
C. YorkD000212-3023:312:20
J. DrysdaleD000001-1018:103:39
D.JiricekD0001020017:422:29
S. BenoitD0000210511:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar35323.91457:24Loss
J. Woll000–0:00

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KucherovRW022100+2021:595:54
I. MikheyevRW112110+1016:430:00
P. HolmbergRW112311+1013:050:09
B. HagelLW101801+1220:115:18
B. PointC101301+1018:095:20
Z. GirgensonsC011042+1014:230:07
J. GuentzelC0005000021:205:26
A. CirelliC000111+1216:310:25
G. GoncalvesC000210+1016:120:27
C. GeekieC0002000011:470:30
J. VielLW000110058:490:06
J. CarlsonD011100+1017:515:24
E. CernakD000131+3022:150:00
J. MoserD000302+2017:030:00
V. HedmanD0001000016:010:00
M. CrozierD000231-1015:240:09
R. McDonaghD000001+2015:210:12
C. D'AstousD000101-1210:560:33
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy15141.93360:00Win
D. Hildeby000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

PHI

Line 1T. Konecny13:39C. Dvorak13:12M. Michkov11:06
Line 3T. Zegras12:40D. Barkey10:39O. Tippett10:46
Line 4T. Foerster10:00P. Martone11:52N. Cates8:10
Pair 1T. Sanheim20:06C. York16:19
Pair 2N. Seeler17:20D.Jiricek14:31
Pair 3J. Drysdale12:48S. Benoit9:57

TBL

Line 1J. Guentzel12:44B. Hagel12:06A. Cirelli13:44
Line 2B. Point12:49G. Goncalves15:12N. Kucherov15:43
Line 4J. Viel8:43C. Geekie11:17
Pair 1J. Carlson12:27J. Moser12:38
Pair 2M. Crozier15:15C. D'Astous10:23
Pair 3R. McDonagh10:46E. Cernak17:43

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

6 of 16 overs hit (38%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
TBL B. Hagel2.5-145+1308Over
TBL B. Point2.5+135-1603Over
TBL J. Carlson2.5+134-1501Under
TBL J. Guentzel2.5-120-1025Over
TBL N. Kucherov2.5-165+1361Under
PHI O. Tippett2.5+140-1650Under
TBL A. Cirelli1.5-115+1051Under
PHI C. Dvorak1.5+120-1551Under
TBL G. Goncalves1.5-105-1152Over
PHI J. Drysdale1.5+145-1750Under
PHI M. Michkov1.5-130+1141Under
PHI N. Cates1.5+125-1650Under
PHI P. Martone1.5-120+1050Under
PHI T. Foerster1.5-125+1104Over
PHI T. Konecny1.5-120+1062Over
PHI T. Zegras1.5+115-1350Under

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
ScorePHI 2.4, TBL 3.5PHI 1, TBL 4
Total goals5.95
Shots on goalPHI 22.8, TBL 29.0PHI 15, TBL 36
Win chanceTBL 68%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TBL N. Kucherov3.211.51236%0
TBL B. Hagel3.281.08136%1
TBL J. Guentzel2.751.02036%0
PHI O. Tippett2.400.50023%0
TBL B. Point2.130.82133%1
TBL J. Carlson1.910.64112%0
PHI P. Martone1.900.45015%0
PHI T. Foerster1.840.43123%1
TBL A. Cirelli1.710.64023%0
PHI M. Michkov1.710.48017%0
PHI T. Zegras1.700.61021%0
PHI T. Konecny1.720.61021%0
PHI S. Couturier1.610.41113%0
PHI C. Dvorak1.510.43015%0
TBL I. Mikheyev1.510.42219%1
PHI C. Grundstrom1.310.21012%0
TBL V. Hedman1.310.4809%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.320.36010%0
PHI N. Acciari1.300.25012%0
PHI N. Cates1.300.39014%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.200.3008%0
TBL P. Holmberg1.230.28212%1
TBL G. Goncalves1.220.44014%0
TBL J. Moser1.230.3107%0
PHI C. York1.220.2606%0
TBL J. Viel1.210.2009%0
TBL C. D'Astous1.110.3407%0
TBL E. Cernak1.010.2104%0
PHI D. Barkey1.000.31011%0
PHI N. Seeler0.900.1314%0
TBL Z. Girgensons0.900.1819%0
TBL C. Geekie0.820.21010%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.800.3205%0
PHI D.Jiricek0.710.1102%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.