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Game Recap
STL1
FinalSat, Nov 7, 2026Every game that night
NSH3

NSH beat STL 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.07 expected goals to 2.01. S. Stamkos led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). S. Stamkos had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. J. Saros stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
STL1001
NSH1113
  1. 1st 13:07STLJ. SnuggerudPP0.12 xG
  2. 1st 16:07NSHS. StamkosPP0.31 xG
  3. 2nd 9:02NSHR. Colton0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 18:31NSHN. PerbixEN0.75 xG

Team Stats

STLNSH
26Shots on goal29
2.01Expected goals4.07
60Shot attempts65
225v5 shots on goal20
1/2Power play1/3
28Hits16
12Blocked shots18
6Penalty minutes4
10Giveaways18
7Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 2.01 xGNSH 4.07 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdSTL goal, 13:07NSH goal, 16:07NSH goal, 9:02NSH goal, 18:31

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

STL25 on goal, 1 scored
NSH29 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. ThomasC011001-1021:541:41
J. SnuggerudRW1015100018:091:39
D. HollowayLW000262-1018:541:00
P. BuchnevichLW000300-1015:581:00
P. SuterC0002300015:390:02
J. NeighboursLW000150-1015:361:39
A. ToropchenkoRW0002310013:380:02
C. McMichaelLW000311-1012:480:48
M. McTavishC000020-1012:291:47
A. KaskimakiC000121-1011:430:00
R. JohnstonLW0000200011:310:02
D. DvorskyRW0001100010:140:47
P. BrobergD0111000028:211:55
C. ParaykoD0001020020:300:02
C. FowlerD000311-2219:510:49
J. BarronD000102-1019:080:12
B. CarloD0000110216:200:00
A. JiricekD000000-1213:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Hofer28262.92958:36Loss
J. Binnington000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. StamkosC112501+1019:233:32
F. ForsbergLW011312+1020:483:31
M. BourqueC0112200018:353:34
J. DruryC011001+1014:550:00
R. ColtonC101210+1011:220:00
R. O'ReillyC000100+1019:483:33
S. WrightC0000000015:011:34
A. KerfootC0000020214:031:36
A. EdstromC000042+1014:030:00
N. HoglanderLW0003100013:291:35
R. SchaeferLW0000300010:180:00
V. PinchukC000310009:491:35
R. JosiD0222120025:383:33
N. PerbixD101302+1019:020:00
B. SkjeiD0002120020:251:37
A. WilsbyD000101+1219:230:00
J. StrubleD000001+1017:030:00
D. HuntD000212+1014:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros26251.96260:00Win
J. Annunen000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

STL

Pair 1B. Carlo14:39P. Broberg22:02
Pair 2C. Parayko18:05J. Barron16:39
Pair 3C. Fowler17:35A. Jiricek12:25

NSH

Line 1S. Stamkos15:03R. O'Reilly14:50M. Bourque15:01
Line 3J. Drury12:21A. Edstrom12:25R. Colton10:56
Pair 1R. Josi20:41A. Wilsby18:53
Pair 2B. Skjei15:54N. Perbix16:13
Pair 3J. Struble16:14D. Hunt14:06

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

11 of 24 overs hit (46%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
STL D. Holloway2.5+136-1552Under
NSH F. Forsberg2.5-140+1203Over
STL J. Snuggerud2.5+120-1445Over
STL M. McTavish2.5+120-1450Under
NSH R. Josi2.5-105-1102Under
NSH S. Stamkos2.5+110-1355Over
STL A. Kaskimaki1.5+130–1Under
STL A. Toropchenko1.5+115–2Over
NSH A. Wilsby1.5+100–1Under
NSH B. Skjei1.5-145–2Over
STL C. McMichael1.5-102-1103Over
STL C. Parayko1.5+105–1Under
STL D. Dvorsky1.5+120–1Under
NSH J. Drury1.5+125–0Under
STL J. Neighbours1.5+105-1151Under
NSH M. Bourque1.5-156+1252Over
STL P. Broberg1.5-122-1051Under
STL P. Buchnevich1.5-111+1003Over
STL P. Suter1.5+130–2Over
NSH R. Colton1.5-130+1202Over
NSH R. O'Reilly1.5-140+1121Under
STL R. Thomas1.5-128+1050Under
NSH S. Wright1.5+125-1450Under
NSH V. Pinchuk1.5+115–3Over

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
ScoreSTL 3.2, NSH 3.0STL 1, NSH 3
Total goals6.24
Shots on goalSTL 27.2, NSH 27.8STL 26, NSH 29
Win chanceSTL 53%NSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg2.930.97135%0
NSH R. Josi2.820.84217%0
STL D. Holloway2.620.78026%0
STL J. Snuggerud2.550.80129%1
STL M. McTavish2.500.67025%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.450.83235%1
NSH R. Colton2.120.48122%1
NSH M. Bourque2.020.53122%0
NSH R. O'Reilly1.910.85027%0
STL R. Thomas1.801.02127%0
STL P. Broberg1.610.55112%0
STL C. McMichael1.530.51018%0
NSH A. Edstrom1.500.37021%0
STL P. Buchnevich1.530.55020%0
STL A. Kaskimaki1.510.29014%0
NSH J. Drury1.500.40116%0
STL J. Neighbours1.410.53020%0
NSH A. Wilsby1.410.3507%0
STL C. Parayko1.410.3009%0
STL A. Jiricek1.300.2609%0
NSH B. Skjei1.320.3508%0
NSH S. Wright1.300.43019%0
STL D. Dvorsky1.210.24012%0
STL P. Suter1.220.35015%0
STL J. Barron1.110.3008%0
NSH N. Hoglander1.130.29014%0
STL B. Carlo1.100.1604%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.120.2209%0
NSH N. Perbix1.030.2415%1
NSH R. Schaefer0.900.18010%0
NSH V. Pinchuk0.930.22010%0
STL C. Fowler0.930.3806%0
NSH A. Kerfoot0.900.35012%0
NSH D. Hunt0.820.1704%0
STL R. Johnston0.600.1405%0
NSH J. Struble0.600.1603%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.