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Game Recap
TBL5
FinalSat, Oct 10, 2026Every game that night
NYI3

TBL beat NYI 5-3, with the chances close: 2.89 expected goals to 2.37. B. Hagel scored three for TBL. M. Schaefer had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.8. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TBL2125
NYI0303
  1. 1st 5:45TBLJ. Guentzel0.12 xG
  2. 1st 15:42TBLB. Hagel0.21 xG
  3. 2nd 6:27NYIT. DeAngelo0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 7:54TBLJ. GuentzelPP0.20 xG
  5. 2nd 11:41NYIJ. Pageau0.21 xG
  6. 2nd 19:53NYIB. SchennPP0.60 xG
  7. 3rd 18:16TBLB. Hagel0.03 xG
  8. 3rd 18:37TBLB. HagelEN0.49 xG

Team Stats

TBLNYI
26Shots on goal23
2.89Expected goals2.37
49Shot attempts47
175v5 shots on goal19
1/4Power play1/2
18Hits30
14Blocked shots16
9Penalty minutes13
14Giveaways18
5Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TBL 2.89 xGNYI 2.37 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdTBL goal, 5:45TBL goal, 15:42NYI goal, 6:27TBL goal, 7:54NYI goal, 11:41NYI goal, 19:53TBL goal, 18:16TBL goal, 18:37

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, 5 scored
NYI23 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HagelLW314634+2021:324:34
J. GuentzelC202410+1019:295:36
N. KucherovRW022101+1017:465:23
A. CirelliC011011+3018:042:27
B. PointC000100-1018:575:05
G. GoncalvesC0000010018:131:49
P. HolmbergRW0000000217:371:14
I. MikheyevRW0000100015:160:00
Z. GirgensonsC0004200015:140:00
C. GeekieC0001200011:271:42
S. SabourinRW000120059:290:20
M. CrozierD022211+2016:300:17
R. McDonaghD011102+1015:560:00
V. HedmanD011000+1010:340:00
J. CarlsonD000121-1020:435:20
E. CernakD000132+1019:010:00
J. MoserD0001010017:010:04
C. D'AstousD0002000213:301:54
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy23203.87060:00Win
D. Hildeby000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC011340-1020:093:22
B. SchennC101242-1017:203:17
O. PalatLW011033+1015:230:00
J. PageauC101131-1014:350:00
M. MaccelliLW011000-1014:293:07
K. PalmieriC000000-1015:163:15
E. HeinemanLW0002210213:410:00
C. RitchieC0001020013:370:34
V. EklundRW0000410213:250:26
S. HolmstromRW000000-2013:180:24
A. DuclairLW000100-1013:170:19
C. CizikasC0000200010:100:00
T. DeAngeloD1122010016:330:26
M. SchaeferD011810-1027:073:15
A. PelechD000002-2221:050:00
L. StanleyD000230-1519:380:00
R. PulockD000013-1219:140:00
S. MayfieldD000130+1014:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin25214.84059:49Loss
S. Varlamov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

TBL

Line 2N. Kucherov12:12B. Point13:52G. Goncalves16:24
Line 3A. Cirelli12:53B. Hagel14:33J. Guentzel13:53
Line 4S. Sabourin9:09C. Geekie9:46
Pair 1J. Carlson15:23J. Moser15:49
Pair 2R. McDonagh13:09E. Cernak16:17
Pair 3M. Crozier16:07C. D'Astous11:30

NYI

Line 1B. Schenn13:46C. Ritchie13:03V. Eklund12:59
Line 2K. Palmieri11:50B. Horvat14:16E. Heineman11:51
Line 3A. Duclair12:52J. Pageau11:20O. Palat13:44
Pair 1M. Schaefer23:35L. Stanley16:52
Pair 2A. Pelech16:46R. Pulock15:29
Pair 3S. Mayfield10:27T. DeAngelo15:56

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 14 overs hit (50%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
TBL B. Hagel3.5+135-1756Over
TBL N. Kucherov3.5+135-1701Under
NYI B. Horvat2.5-110+1003Over
TBL B. Point2.5+110-1401Under
TBL J. Guentzel2.5-105-1204Over
NYI K. Palmieri2.5+135-1800Under
NYI M. Schaefer2.5+105-1158Over
TBL A. Cirelli1.5+120-1400Under
NYI B. Schenn1.5+105-1252Over
NYI E. Heineman1.5+100-1302Over
TBL I. Mikheyev1.5+110-1300Under
TBL J. Carlson1.5-180+1401Under
NYI M. Maccelli1.5+105-1550Under
NYI T. DeAngelo1.5-110-1352Over

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

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreTBL 3.1, NYI 2.6TBL 5, NYI 3
Total goals5.78
Shots on goalTBL 27.1, NYI 26.5TBL 26, NYI 23
Win chanceTBL 56%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TBL B. Hagel3.361.05435%3
TBL N. Kucherov3.211.48236%0
NYI B. Horvat2.930.71131%0
TBL J. Guentzel2.840.99235%2
NYI M. Schaefer2.880.69119%0
TBL B. Point2.210.86034%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.100.55023%0
TBL J. Carlson1.910.63011%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.700.60123%0
NYI E. Heineman1.720.32019%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.720.3828%1
NYI B. Schenn1.620.57121%1
TBL I. Mikheyev1.500.41019%0
NYI V. Eklund1.400.46016%0
NYI M. Maccelli1.400.55117%0
NYI L. Stanley1.420.3206%0
TBL M. Crozier1.320.2123%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.310.45018%0
NYI A. Pelech1.300.2304%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.300.48020%0
TBL P. Holmberg1.200.29012%0
TBL V. Hedman1.200.4016%0
TBL G. Goncalves1.200.42014%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.200.23011%0
NYI A. Duclair1.110.36017%0
NYI J. Pageau1.110.40115%1
TBL C. D'Astous1.120.3306%0
TBL J. Moser1.110.2705%0
TBL E. Cernak1.010.2104%0
NYI R. Pulock1.000.2505%0
NYI O. Palat0.900.23111%0
TBL Z. Girgensons0.940.1809%0
TBL C. Geekie0.910.20010%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.810.3214%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.710.1503%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 35 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.