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Game Recap
PHI6
FinalTue, Dec 30, 2025Every game that night
VAN3

PHI beat VAN 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.19 expected goals to 3.04. T. Konecny led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Dvorak had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.6. D. Vladar stopped 32 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI1236
VAN1023
  1. 1st 3:45VAND. Kampf0.19 xG
  2. 1st 12:02PHIN. Cates0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 3:40PHIC. Grundstrom0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 16:20PHIT. Konecny0.05 xG
  5. 3rd 1:08VAND. O'Connor0.31 xG
  6. 3rd 1:34PHIB. Brink0.25 xG
  7. 3rd 17:19PHIO. TippettEN0.48 xG
  8. 3rd 18:16VANT. Willander0.12 xG
  9. 3rd 19:23PHIC. DvorakEN0.68 xG

Team Stats

PHIVAN
33Shots on goal35
4.19Expected goals3.04
61Shot attempts72
245v5 shots on goal30
0/1Power play0/4
26Hits29
15Blocked shots16
15Penalty minutes9
16Giveaways19
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 4.19 xGVAN 3.04 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdVAN goal, 3:45PHI goal, 12:02PHI goal, 3:40PHI goal, 16:20VAN goal, 1:08PHI goal, 1:34PHI goal, 17:19VAN goal, 18:16PHI goal, 19:23

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

PHI29 on goal, 6 scored
VAN35 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KonecnyRW112321+2216:540:28
T. ZegrasC022211+2016:520:28
N. CatesLW112102+2013:070:00
M. MichkovRW022300+1012:300:00
B. BrinkRW112130+1212:090:00
C. DvorakC101500+2017:480:28
C. GrundstromRW1011300213:390:00
O. TippettRW1011300013:300:00
R. AbolsC011102+1013:240:00
N. GrebenkinRW0110000010:520:00
S. CouturierC000320-2016:510:00
D. BarkeyC000211-1012:230:28
R. RistolainenD011312-1023:390:00
T. SanheimD011221+3220:330:00
J. DrysdaleD011120+1219:150:28
E. AndraeD000141+2019:270:00
C. YorkD000203+2019:180:00
N. SeelerD000121-1517:490:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar35323.91460:00Win
S. Ersson000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. KampfC112120+1014:220:05
D. O'ConnorLW112200+2013:330:05
E. PetterssonC0002010019:114:19
J. DeBruskLW000350-2019:033:37
L. KarlssonC000030-2017:222:28
B. BoeserRW000010-1016:533:57
K. SherwoodLW0005101+2016:452:23
M. SassonC0002010014:010:13
C. GarlandRW000220-4013:372:04
M. RossiC000101-3012:522:39
L. OhgrenLW000303-2012:290:27
E. KaneLW000430-2510:581:27
M. PetterssonD0110020218:550:03
T. WillanderD1014000017:321:48
F. HronekD000202-2224:432:36
Z. BuiumD000012-2024:144:00
T. MyersD000411-2016:350:05
P. JosephD0000120014:090:18
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko31274.87158:46Loss
K. Lankinen000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

PHI

Line 1T. Konecny13:51T. Zegras14:12C. Dvorak13:59
Line 2S. Couturier12:36O. Tippett11:08D. Barkey11:55
Line 4B. Brink11:58M. Michkov11:45N. Cates10:29
Pair 1E. Andrae17:04J. Drysdale17:43
Pair 2N. Seeler14:36R. Ristolainen18:49
Pair 3T. Sanheim15:24C. York13:54

VAN

Line 1M. Sasson13:32L. Karlsson14:38J. DeBrusk14:10
Line 2D. Kampf12:55D. O'Connor12:44K. Sherwood12:37
Line 3C. Garland9:38M. Rossi8:57L. Ohgren11:46
Line 4B. Boeser11:36E. Pettersson13:17E. Kane9:31
Pair 1Z. Buium18:41F. Hronek20:12
Pair 2T. Myers14:46M. Pettersson17:09
Pair 3P. Joseph13:18T. Willander13:13

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
ScorePHI 2.9, VAN 2.9PHI 6, VAN 3
Total goals5.89
Shots on goalPHI 26.6, VAN 24.2PHI 33, VAN 35
Win chancePHI 51%PHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
PHI O. Tippett2.510.64125%1
VAN E. Kane2.340.54026%0
PHI T. Konecny2.230.88227%1
VAN J. DeBrusk2.230.58027%0
PHI T. Zegras2.220.84226%0
VAN B. Boeser2.100.73031%0
PHI M. Michkov2.030.61221%0
VAN K. Sherwood2.050.50024%0
VAN E. Pettersson2.020.90031%0
PHI C. Grundstrom2.010.33117%1
VAN C. Garland1.920.60022%0
PHI S. Couturier1.830.55015%0
VAN M. Rossi1.610.64024%0
PHI B. Brink1.610.53218%1
PHI N. Cates1.610.52218%1
PHI C. Dvorak1.650.53117%1
PHI R. Ristolainen1.530.2615%0
VAN F. Hronek1.420.5308%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.320.38110%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.210.42110%0
VAN L. Ohgren1.230.22011%0
VAN L. Karlsson1.200.35015%0
PHI R. Abols1.210.28111%0
PHI N. Seeler1.210.2004%0
VAN D. O'Connor1.220.32215%1
PHI C. York1.120.3508%0
VAN T. Myers1.040.2805%0
PHI E. Andrae1.010.2404%0
VAN M. Sasson1.020.25014%0
VAN M. Pettersson0.900.3415%0
VAN D. Kampf0.910.26211%1
VAN Z. Buium0.900.4409%0
VAN T. Willander0.740.3114%1
PHI N. Grebenkin0.700.27110%0
VAN P. Joseph0.700.1303%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 35 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.