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Game Recap
SEA0
FinalTue, Mar 31, 2026Every game that night
EDM3

EDM beat SEA 3-0, with the chances close: 2.89 expected goals to 2.24. V. Dunn had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.8. C. Ingram stopped 27 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SEA0000
EDM2013
  1. 1st 5:28EDMM. Jones0.14 xG
  2. 1st 12:43EDMK. Kapanen0.02 xG
  3. 3rd 17:34EDMC. McDavidEN0.61 xG

Team Stats

SEAEDM
27Shots on goal24
2.24Expected goals2.89
60Shot attempts44
215v5 shots on goal19
0/3Power play0/1
13Hits17
8Blocked shots16
2Penalty minutes6
12Giveaways8
5Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SEA 2.24 xGEDM 2.89 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdEDM goal, 5:28EDM goal, 12:43EDM goal, 17:34

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

SEA27 on goal, 0 scored
EDM22 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EberleRW000301-1018:424:08
M. BeniersC000300-1018:044:02
C. StephensonC000000-1017:404:02
B. CattonC0000000017:170:02
J. McCannLW000100-1015:504:22
B. McMannC000410-2015:491:57
J. SchwartzLW0000010015:001:51
K. KakkoRW000020-1014:431:34
F. GaudreauC000000-1014:230:00
O. Fisker MolgaardC0001210013:050:00
E. TolvanenRW000300-1212:301:56
B. MeyersC000130-1011:230:00
V. DunnD000502-3022:014:24
R. EvansD0000010021:550:00
B. MontourD000320-1020:411:42
A. LarssonD000111-2018:320:00
R. LindgrenD0000200016:200:00
J. OleksiakD0002010014:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Grubauer23212.91359:31Loss
J. Daccord000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McDavidC101310+1219:461:46
Z. HymanLW011000+1217:391:46
R. Nugent-HopkinsC011100+1017:351:46
K. KapanenRW101202+1015:120:02
M. JonesLW101120+109:530:00
M. SavoieC0004100017:250:58
V. PodkolzinRW0001110016:131:00
J. DickinsonC000101+1014:400:02
J. RoslovicC0000000013:390:12
A. HenriqueC000101+1013:380:14
C. LazarC000120+109:500:00
J. SamanskiC000100+109:480:00
J. WalmanD011211+1017:210:12
D. NurseD000423+2023:120:02
C. MurphyD000014+2022:080:02
E. BouchardD0001000021:181:46
M. EkholmD0001120218:270:12
T. EmbersonD000051+1016:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Ingram272701.00060:00Win
T. Jarry000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SEA

Line 1J. Eberle14:05M. Beniers13:39J. McCann10:59
Line 2C. Stephenson12:42B. McMann13:21K. Kakko13:09
Line 3J. Schwartz12:29O. Molgaard13:05B. Catton17:15
Line 4F. Gaudreau13:01B. Meyers10:17E. Tolvanen10:34
Pair 1R. Evans21:02B. Montour18:30
Pair 2A. Larsson17:25V. Dunn17:06
Pair 3J. Oleksiak13:43R. Lindgren15:13

EDM

Line 1C. McDavid17:15V. Podkolzin15:11M. Savoie14:42
Line 4C. Lazar9:50J. Samanski9:22M. Jones9:53
Pair 1C. Murphy18:02D. Nurse19:03
Pair 2M. Ekholm16:57E. Bouchard17:30
Pair 3J. Walman16:01T. Emberson15:57

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
ScoreSEA 2.9, EDM 3.6SEA 0, EDM 3
Total goals6.53
Shots on goalSEA 24.5, EDM 31.8SEA 27, EDM 24
Win chanceEDM 61%EDM won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.531.64139%1
EDM E. Bouchard3.011.09018%0
EDM Z. Hyman2.800.88139%0
SEA B. McMann2.640.68030%0
SEA B. Montour2.430.52015%0
SEA J. McCann2.210.69027%0
EDM M. Savoie2.140.59022%0
EDM D. Nurse2.140.3509%0
SEA J. Eberle2.030.68024%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.010.80124%0
SEA M. Beniers1.930.61024%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.810.49018%0
EDM J. Roslovic1.800.49020%0
SEA V. Dunn1.850.57012%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.810.5109%0
SEA E. Tolvanen1.730.46020%0
EDM J. Walman1.720.3619%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.620.41115%1
SEA J. Schwartz1.600.42018%0
SEA B. Catton1.500.35014%0
SEA K. Kakko1.300.52018%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.300.69021%0
SEA F. Gaudreau1.200.38015%0
EDM J. Dickinson1.210.31015%0
EDM C. Murphy1.200.2506%0
EDM A. Henrique1.210.28014%0
SEA A. Larsson1.110.3007%0
EDM M. Jones1.010.2119%1
SEA B. Meyers1.010.23011%0
SEA O. Molgaard0.910.2908%0
SEA R. Evans0.700.2507%0
SEA R. Lindgren0.600.2004%0
SEA J. Oleksiak0.620.1604%0
EDM T. Emberson0.600.1703%0
EDM C. Lazar0.610.1507%0
EDM J. Samanski0.510.24011%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.