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Game Recap
TBL7
FinalSat, Jan 10, 2026Every game that night
PHI2

TBL beat PHI 7-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.36 expected goals to 2.24. N. Kucherov led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). A. Vasilevskiy stopped 18 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TBL2147
PHI1012
  1. 1st 1:49TBLN. Kucherov0.19 xG
  2. 1st 4:15PHIG. Hathaway0.06 xG
  3. 1st 6:05TBLN. Kucherov0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 13:37TBLN. Paul0.35 xG
  5. 3rd 2:03TBLG. Goncalves0.31 xG
  6. 3rd 3:37TBLB. Hagel0.21 xG
  7. 3rd 4:45PHIO. TippettPP0.02 xG
  8. 3rd 9:00TBLY. Gourde0.21 xG
  9. 3rd 11:00TBLG. Goncalves0.17 xG

Team Stats

TBLPHI
23Shots on goal20
3.36Expected goals2.24
50Shot attempts38
225v5 shots on goal14
0/2Power play1/2
18Hits32
6Blocked shots14
9Penalty minutes9
14Giveaways14
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TBL 3.36 xGPHI 2.24 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdTBL goal, 1:49PHI goal, 4:15TBL goal, 6:05TBL goal, 13:37TBL goal, 2:03TBL goal, 3:37PHI goal, 4:45TBL goal, 9:00TBL goal, 11:00

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

TBL21 on goal, 7 scored
PHI19 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KucherovRW224201+4014:242:00
B. PointC033000+4013:351:58
A. CirelliC022001+2015:241:18
G. GoncalvesC202210+4215:051:10
J. GuentzelC011100+2017:411:57
N. PaulLW101220+1017:021:10
Y. GourdeC1012210016:190:45
B. HagelLW101200+1216:101:50
Z. GirgensonsC0111100013:280:42
P. HolmbergRW0003100015:280:50
O. BjorkstrandRW0000100014:042:00
D. JamesC0000100012:110:00
C. D'AstousD022110+3020:281:20
D. RaddyshD011120+4021:572:50
J. MoserD000200+3021:290:10
M. CrozierD0002300018:470:00
E. CernakD000022+2018:170:00
D. CarlileD0002110515:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy20182.90060:00Win
J. Johansson000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. DvorakC011300-1018:111:23
O. TippettRW101321-4015:561:21
G. HathawayRW101150+1711:370:00
R. AbolsC011010+1011:100:00
T. ZegrasC000001-2017:111:22
M. MichkovRW000201-3017:101:23
S. CouturierC000010-4015:590:00
N. GrebenkinRW000150-2015:401:09
N. CatesLW000110-1015:221:09
D. BarkeyC000020-3014:301:10
C. GrundstromRW000221-1013:490:00
N. DeslauriersLW000031+1010:280:00
N. JuulsenD011043-1019:050:00
R. RistolainenD000111-2020:360:43
T. SanheimD000102-3020:261:11
E. AndraeD0002220020:220:00
C. YorkD000200-3219:551:49
N. SeelerD000131-3018:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Ersson23167.69660:00Loss
D. Vladar000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

TBL

Line 2J. Guentzel14:27B. Hagel13:50A. Cirelli13:36
Line 3N. Paul14:34O. Bjorkstrand12:04D. James12:11
Line 4N. Kucherov12:24G. Goncalves13:55B. Point11:37
Pair 1D. Raddysh19:07J. Moser19:30
Pair 2C. D'Astous19:08E. Cernak16:26
Pair 3M. Crozier18:04D. Carlile14:56

PHI

Line 1T. Zegras15:42M. Michkov15:47C. Dvorak15:14
Line 2S. Couturier14:26O. Tippett14:24D. Barkey13:20
Pair 1N. Juulsen19:01E. Andrae20:22
Pair 2N. Seeler17:33R. Ristolainen17:17
Pair 3C. York16:44T. Sanheim16:14

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
ScoreTBL 3.3, PHI 2.8TBL 7, PHI 2
Total goals6.19
Shots on goalTBL 24.5, PHI 26.2TBL 23, PHI 20
Win chanceTBL 58%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
PHI O. Tippett2.530.58125%1
TBL N. Kucherov2.521.34432%2
TBL J. Guentzel2.310.93135%0
TBL B. Hagel2.220.83129%1
PHI T. Zegras2.100.75026%0
TBL D. Raddysh2.110.78116%0
TBL B. Point2.100.88335%0
PHI C. Dvorak2.030.61121%0
PHI M. Michkov2.020.56020%0
PHI C. Grundstrom1.920.29017%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.810.2906%0
PHI S. Couturier1.800.48014%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.600.57222%0
TBL O. Bjorkstrand1.500.54020%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.510.37010%0
TBL N. Paul1.420.39118%1
PHI C. York1.420.3608%0
PHI N. Cates1.410.41015%0
PHI D. Barkey1.300.35014%0
TBL Y. Gourde1.320.42114%1
PHI N. Seeler1.310.1904%0
TBL M. Crozier1.220.2904%0
PHI R. Abols1.200.26110%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.210.19112%0
TBL C. D'Astous1.210.3928%0
TBL J. Moser1.220.3307%0
TBL P. Holmberg1.130.31013%0
TBL G. Goncalves0.920.37213%2
PHI E. Andrae0.920.1903%0
TBL E. Cernak0.900.2404%0
TBL D. James0.900.28011%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.810.1719%1
TBL D. Carlile0.820.1806%0
PHI N. Grebenkin0.810.30011%0
PHI N. Deslauriers0.700.0905%0
PHI N. Juulsen0.600.0912%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.