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Game Recap
TBL4
Final/SOSat, Oct 31, 2026Every game that night
NSH5

NSH beat TBL 5-4 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 4.15 expected goals to 2.93. N. Kucherov led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). S. Stamkos had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. J. Annunen stopped 22 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
TBL12104
NSH12115
  1. 1st 11:14NSHR. Schaefer0.11 xG
  2. 1st 13:38TBLJ. Carlson0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 0:18TBLJ. Guentzel0.07 xG
  4. 2nd 0:45NSHA. Edstrom0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 3:23TBLV. Hedman0.15 xG
  6. 2nd 19:42NSHJ. Struble0.03 xG
  7. 3rd 3:31TBLC. Geekie0.15 xG
  8. 3rd 7:27NSHS. StamkosPP0.32 xG

Team Stats

TBLNSH
26Shots on goal33
2.93Expected goals4.15
60Shot attempts74
185v5 shots on goal26
0/3Power play1/3
19Hits17
24Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes6
11Giveaways9
3Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TBL 2.93 xGNSH 4.15 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTNSH goal, 11:14TBL goal, 13:38TBL goal, 0:18NSH goal, 0:45TBL goal, 3:23NSH goal, 19:42TBL goal, 3:31NSH goal, 7:27

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

TBL25 on goal, 4 scored
NSH33 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KucherovRW033111+3023:415:07
J. GuentzelC101300+3025:565:00
B. PointC011314+3023:104:51
C. GeekieC101120+1010:021:09
J. VielLW011021+107:410:00
B. HagelLW000300-3020:134:15
A. CirelliC000001-3018:331:42
P. HolmbergRW000110-2014:501:00
I. MikheyevRW0001000213:440:00
G. GoncalvesC000131-1012:420:42
D. JamesC0001100011:400:00
S. SabourinRW000021+128:360:00
J. CarlsonD112501+2019:111:49
C. D'AstousD011043+2025:254:11
V. HedmanD101201-1016:430:00
J. MoserD0002250222:170:14
R. McDonaghD0000020018:380:00
M. CrozierD000203-1017:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy33294.87965:00OT loss
D. Hildeby000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. ForsbergLW022200-1020:453:05
A. KerfootC011000+1019:121:57
R. O'ReillyC011021-2218:022:25
A. EdstromC1012400017:150:00
S. StamkosC101600-2016:183:11
R. SchaeferLW101240+2012:020:00
J. DruryC0001010218:390:00
J. MarchessaultRW0004100015:182:27
M. BourqueC000110-2013:431:55
R. ColtonC0002100013:380:55
M. WoodRW0001000013:001:13
N. HoglanderLW000001+1010:100:00
N. PerbixD0222020018:020:16
A. WilsbyD0113030221:320:00
B. SkjeiD0110020020:231:21
J. StrubleD1011220017:310:00
R. JosiD000502-1027:333:05
D. HuntD000121-1016:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Annunen26224.84664:52Win
J. Saros000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

TBL

Line 1J. Guentzel17:40B. Point17:02N. Kucherov17:20
Line 2A. Cirelli12:36B. Hagel12:24P. Holmberg12:57
Line 3I. Mikheyev11:28D. James10:16G. Goncalves11:03
Line 4S. Sabourin8:36C. Geekie8:53J. Viel7:41
Pair 1J. Carlson16:46C. D'Astous18:21
Pair 2R. McDonagh15:56J. Moser18:16
Pair 3M. Crozier15:59V. Hedman14:16

NSH

Line 1J. Drury16:08A. Edstrom13:41R. Colton12:07
Line 2R. O'Reilly11:30M. Bourque11:48S. Stamkos11:00
Line 3F. Forsberg15:02N. Hoglander10:10M. Wood11:28
Pair 1R. Josi18:34A. Wilsby19:05
Pair 2D. Hunt16:05J. Struble16:22
Pair 3B. Skjei14:26N. Perbix14:32

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

7 of 16 overs hit (44%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
TBL B. Hagel3.5+112-1353Under
TBL B. Point2.5+125-1403Over
NSH F. Forsberg2.5-144+1202Under
TBL J. Guentzel2.5-125+1053Over
TBL N. Kucherov2.5-150+1201Under
NSH R. Josi2.5+128-1555Over
NSH S. Stamkos2.5+130-1606Over
TBL A. Cirelli1.5-110-1110Under
TBL C. D'Astous1.5+100-1250Under
TBL J. Carlson1.5-120-1055Over
NSH J. Marchessault1.5-155+1304Over
NSH M. Bourque1.5-120+1051Under
NSH M. Wood1.5+115-1251Under
TBL P. Holmberg1.5+105-1151Under
NSH R. Colton1.5+110-1352Over
NSH R. O'Reilly1.5-140+1250Under

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
ScoreTBL 3.6, NSH 2.8TBL 4, NSH 5
Total goals6.49
Shots on goalTBL 29.4, NSH 25.3TBL 26, NSH 33
Win chanceTBL 63%NSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TBL B. Hagel3.131.01034%0
TBL N. Kucherov3.011.41334%0
TBL J. Guentzel2.931.06137%1
NSH F. Forsberg2.820.94235%0
NSH R. Josi2.550.78017%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.460.83135%1
TBL B. Point2.330.95135%0
NSH M. Bourque2.010.51021%0
NSH J. Marchessault1.940.60025%0
NSH R. O'Reilly1.900.85128%0
NSH R. Colton1.820.39017%0
TBL P. Holmberg1.710.46017%0
TBL J. Carlson1.750.52211%1
TBL A. Cirelli1.700.66024%0
TBL D. James1.610.40015%0
TBL I. Mikheyev1.510.43019%0
NSH J. Drury1.410.40016%0
NSH A. Edstrom1.420.32117%1
TBL M. Crozier1.320.2404%0
TBL C. D'Astous1.300.4218%0
NSH M. Wood1.310.33015%0
NSH N. Hoglander1.200.33015%0
TBL G. Goncalves1.210.45015%0
NSH A. Wilsby1.230.3014%0
NSH B. Skjei1.200.3319%0
NSH A. Kerfoot1.100.46117%0
TBL J. Viel1.100.2018%0
TBL C. Geekie1.110.27113%1
TBL V. Hedman1.120.3817%1
TBL J. Moser1.120.2706%0
NSH R. Schaefer1.120.20112%1
NSH N. Perbix0.920.2125%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.800.3205%0
NSH D. Hunt0.810.1502%0
NSH J. Struble0.510.1614%1
TBL S. Sabourin0.500.1805%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.