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Game Recap
SJS4
FinalSat, Oct 24, 2026Every game that night
BOS6

BOS beat SJS 6-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.65 expected goals to 2.30. BOS outshot SJS 35 to 27. F. Minten led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). K. Sherwood had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. J. Swayman stopped 23 of 27.

Team Stats

SJSBOS
27Shots on goal35
2.30Expected goals4.65
44Shot attempts63
155v5 shots on goal26
2/6Power play1/5
21Hits14
9Blocked shots10
22Penalty minutes24
15Giveaways18
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 2.30 xGBOS 4.65 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdBOS goal, 3:08SJS goal, 5:54BOS goal, 8:20SJS goal, 13:34SJS goal, 4:03BOS goal, 8:27BOS goal, 9:07BOS goal, 12:00SJS goal, 12:27

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

SJS27 on goal, 4 scored
BOS34 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CelebriniC011101-2021:384:50
W. SmithC101510-2020:094:40
M. MarchmentLW011101-2217:074:43
I. StenbergLW011200-1017:034:31
K. SherwoodLW1015700014:562:58
M. MisaC101120-1014:252:59
T. ToffoliC011301-2013:562:44
C. GrafRW000101-1015:430:00
T. DellandreaC000120-2212:300:08
B. GoodrowC0000220011:300:00
Z. OstapchukC0000100510:510:00
A. GaudetteRW0002100010:122:50
J. TroubaD0220010023:322:57
D. OrlovD101211-1219:244:55
D. NurseD000111-2020:040:12
S. DickinsonD000100+1019:590:00
M. KesselringD000100-2714:580:03
N. AllanD000030-1413:570:05
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Nedeljkovic34295.85358:38Loss
Y. Askarov000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. MintenC112410+1218:151:58
J. PeterkaRW022210+1017:501:58
E. LindholmC022220+1217:274:19
C. MittelstadtC112300+3015:181:56
J. HagensC112300+2212:172:20
D. PastrnakRW101500+1220:244:51
M. KhusnutdinovC1012000016:000:00
M. GeekieC0110000215:384:47
P. ZachaC0001000019:464:53
M. KastelicC000210078:380:00
T. JeannotLW000111057:160:00
M. PoitrasC000100007:070:00
W. BorgenD101330+3017:490:00
C. McAvoyD000112-2024:514:53
H. LindholmD000402-1021:040:00
N. ZadorovD000022+3218:170:16
M. LohreiD000121+2017:051:36
F. BrunetD000002+2014:380:28
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman27234.85260:00Win
M. DiPietro000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SJS

Line 1W. Smith12:50M. Celebrini13:29C. Graf13:05
Line 2M. Misa10:18I. Stenberg10:14K. Sherwood10:18
Pair 1J. Trouba14:43S. Dickinson15:45
Pair 2D. Orlov13:52N. Allan13:11
Pair 3D. Nurse15:28M. Kesselring10:18

BOS

Line 1D. Pastrnak13:57J. Peterka14:25P. Zacha11:49
Pair 1H. Lindholm15:47C. McAvoy15:00
Pair 2M. Lohrei13:47F. Brunet12:47
Pair 3N. Zadorov12:59W. Borgen12:42

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

10 of 20 overs hit (50%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
BOS D. Pastrnak3.5-102+1005Over
SJS M. Celebrini3.5+115-1201Under
BOS J. Peterka2.5+145-1802Under
BOS M. Geekie2.5+135-1680Under
BOS P. Zacha2.5+150-1901Under
SJS W. Smith2.5+105-1305Over
SJS C. Graf1.5+100-1301Under
BOS C. McAvoy1.5-140+1251Under
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.5+116–3Over
SJS D. Nurse1.5-110-1021Under
SJS D. Orlov1.5+130-2002Over
BOS E. Lindholm1.5-150+1202Over
BOS F. Minten1.5-130+1104Over
BOS H. Lindholm1.5+135-1604Over
BOS J. Hagens1.5-110+1053Over
SJS J. Trouba1.5-105-1020Under
SJS K. Sherwood1.5-120+1085Over
SJS M. Marchment1.5-120+1101Under
BOS N. Zadorov1.5+140-1850Under
SJS T. Toffoli1.5-115+1003Over

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.

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownAdam Gaudette SJS Plays near home (born in Braintree)2 SOG
  • HometownWill Smith SJS Plays in his hometown1 G, 5 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSJS 2.7, BOS 3.4SJS 4, BOS 6
Total goals6.110
Shots on goalSJS 27.0, BOS 27.9SJS 27, BOS 35
Win chanceBOS 62%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.711.09134%0
BOS D. Pastrnak3.351.32141%1
SJS W. Smith2.550.73125%1
BOS J. Peterka2.120.73229%0
SJS K. Sherwood2.050.39118%1
SJS D. Nurse1.910.2908%0
BOS M. Geekie1.900.79130%0
SJS T. Toffoli1.930.42118%0
BOS F. Minten1.840.55223%1
BOS P. Zacha1.810.78025%0
SJS C. Graf1.810.49020%0
SJS J. Trouba1.800.3128%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.720.67225%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.710.79015%0
BOS J. Hagens1.730.47216%1
SJS M. Marchment1.710.50120%0
SJS M. Kesselring1.610.2506%0
SJS I. Stenberg1.520.41115%0
SJS M. Misa1.310.41114%1
BOS H. Lindholm1.340.4209%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.300.3308%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.320.32014%0
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.230.55218%1
SJS A. Gaudette1.120.22012%0
BOS M. Poitras1.110.41013%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.110.2008%0
BOS F. Brunet1.100.3006%0
SJS S. Dickinson1.010.2204%0
SJS D. Orlov1.020.3417%1
BOS M. Lohrei1.010.3809%0
BOS T. Jeannot0.910.28012%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.920.38115%1
BOS W. Borgen0.930.2817%1
SJS B. Goodrow0.900.1508%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.800.1006%0
SJS N. Allan0.600.1905%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.