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Game Recap
PHI2
FinalMon, Jan 19, 2026Every game that night
VGK1

PHI beat VGK 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.10 expected goals to 2.90. VGK outshot PHI 25 to 17. T. Konecny led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). T. Laczynski had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 0.6. S. Ersson stopped 24 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PHI1012
VGK0101
  1. 1st 3:46PHIT. Konecny0.22 xG
  2. 2nd 19:28VGKT. HertlPP0.09 xG
  3. 3rd 7:22PHIT. KonecnySH0.28 xG

Team Stats

PHIVGK
17Shots on goal25
2.10Expected goals2.90
48Shot attempts58
145v5 shots on goal15
0/2Power play1/7
15Hits23
17Blocked shots11
14Penalty minutes2
18Giveaways13
3Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PHI 2.10 xGVGK 2.90 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdPHI goal, 3:46VGK goal, 19:28PHI goal, 7:22

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

PHI16 on goal, 2 scored
VGK25 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KonecnyRW202511+2017:192:34
C. DvorakC000212+1219:252:12
S. CouturierC0000100019:190:00
T. ZegrasC000000+1014:442:14
O. TippettRW000200+1214:280:49
N. CatesLW0001200214:111:01
B. BrinkRW0001020013:282:10
C. GrundstromRW0001210013:070:00
M. MichkovRW0001000212:031:09
D. BarkeyC0001000211:361:10
G. HathawayRW0000300011:020:00
L. PedersonC000000008:380:00
T. SanheimD000002+1224:020:10
C. YorkD000004+2022:210:58
J. DrysdaleD0000010219:572:23
N. SeelerD000301+1018:460:00
N. JuulsenD0000310017:310:00
E. AndraeD0000220015:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Ersson25241.96060:00Win
A. Kolosov000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EichelC011100-1024:5511:19
M. StoneRW011202-1023:1210:17
T. HertlC101211-2021:5810:33
M. MarnerRW000102-1021:3110:42
P. DorofeyevRW000510-1019:2010:37
I. BarbashevLW0003300017:012:03
R. SmithRW0000100013:320:00
B. BowmanRW000000-1013:011:54
T. LaczynskiC0004010212:040:58
K. KolesarRW000150-1011:420:00
C. ReinhardtLW0000400010:450:00
A. HoltzRW000120009:370:00
S. TheodoreD0001020021:452:59
N. HanifinD000100-1020:371:34
K. KorczakD000012-1017:430:00
J. LauzonD0002300017:000:17
B. HuttonD0000110011:220:00
J. MegnaD0001100011:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill17152.88257:54Loss
A. Schmid000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

PHI

Line 1T. Konecny11:02T. Zegras11:51C. Dvorak11:23
Line 2O. Tippett12:42D. Barkey10:23S. Couturier11:14
Line 3M. Michkov10:54B. Brink11:09N. Cates10:25
Pair 1J. Drysdale16:51E. Andrae14:02
Pair 2T. Sanheim15:17C. York12:46
Pair 3N. Seeler14:23N. Juulsen13:48

VGK

Line 1M. Stone11:53J. Eichel11:42I. Barbashev14:36
Line 4T. Hertl10:56K. Kolesar9:52B. Bowman10:39
Pair 1N. Hanifin16:56K. Korczak16:11
Pair 2S. Theodore15:48J. Lauzon14:27
Pair 3B. Hutton11:22J. Megna11:01

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 2.6, VGK 3.5PHI 2, VGK 1
Total goals6.03
Shots on goalPHI 23.3, VGK 26.8PHI 17, VGK 25
Win chanceVGK 64%PHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VGK J. Eichel3.211.26133%0
VGK P. Dorofeyev2.750.75034%0
PHI O. Tippett2.520.59024%0
VGK T. Hertl2.220.81129%1
VGK M. Stone2.121.14131%0
PHI T. Zegras2.000.74024%0
PHI T. Konecny2.050.77225%2
PHI M. Michkov2.010.59021%0
VGK S. Theodore1.910.68011%0
VGK N. Hanifin1.910.49010%0
VGK M. Marner1.811.18028%0
PHI C. Dvorak1.820.58019%0
PHI C. Grundstrom1.610.29016%0
PHI S. Couturier1.500.44012%0
VGK R. Smith1.500.50019%0
VGK I. Barbashev1.330.64022%0
PHI N. Cates1.310.42015%0
VGK B. Hutton1.300.2708%0
PHI C. York1.200.3407%0
PHI D. Barkey1.210.43013%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.200.3308%0
VGK B. Bowman1.200.46015%0
VGK J. Lauzon1.120.2005%0
PHI N. Seeler1.130.1803%0
VGK A. Holtz1.110.28013%0
PHI B. Brink1.110.35013%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.000.3006%0
PHI L. Pederson1.000.2109%0
VGK K. Korczak1.000.2905%0
VGK K. Kolesar0.910.32012%0
PHI E. Andrae0.800.1803%0
VGK C. Reinhardt0.800.2109%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.700.1809%0
VGK T. Laczynski0.640.1809%0
PHI N. Juulsen0.600.1202%0
VGK J. Megna0.610.1002%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.