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Game Recap
TOR4
Final/OTSat, Jan 17, 2026Every game that night
WPG3

TOR beat WPG 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.03 expected goals to 3.39. O. Ekman-Larsson led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). M. Domi had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. D. Hildeby stopped 27 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
TOR01214
WPG02103
  1. 2nd 2:23WPGA. Iafallo0.07 xG
  2. 2nd 8:59WPGK. Connor0.17 xG
  3. 2nd 9:22TORA. Matthews0.18 xG
  4. 3rd 2:28WPGN. Niederreiter0.08 xG
  5. 3rd 5:58TORO. Ekman-Larsson0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 15:33TORB. McMann0.08 xG
  7. OT 3:08TORM. Domi0.13 xG

Team Stats

TORWPG
37Shots on goal30
3.03Expected goals3.39
58Shot attempts67
295v5 shots on goal23
0/2Power play0/3
21Hits17
11Blocked shots11
6Penalty minutes4
23Giveaways13
5Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TOR 3.03 xGWPG 3.39 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTWPG goal, 2:23WPG goal, 8:59TOR goal, 9:22WPG goal, 2:28TOR goal, 5:58TOR goal, 15:33TOR goal, 3:08

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

TOR36 on goal, 4 scored
WPG30 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. MatthewsC112511+2021:383:00
M. DomiC112500+3019:141:05
B. McMannC101240+2016:510:25
N. RobertsonLW0112110212:271:28
E. CowanRW011210+1010:530:59
J. TavaresC000100-1019:403:04
M. KniesLW000110-2218:582:30
M. MaccelliLW000120-1016:092:55
N. RoyC0001010013:210:31
S. LaughtonC0000100013:110:00
S. LorentzC0004300011:180:00
C. JarnkrokC000110-1010:290:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD123132+4025:102:04
M. RiellyD0221000018:551:56
J. McCabeD000111-1025:300:03
T. StecherD000402-1021:430:00
B. CarloD0004030218:390:00
P. MyersD000120-209:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Hildeby30273.90063:08Win
J. Woll000–0:00

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. NamestnikovC022210+1013:331:51
K. ConnorLW1015000021:443:51
G. VilardiC011100+1020:493:41
A. IafalloLW101401+1217:362:41
N. NiederreiterRW101300+1014:322:19
M. ScheifeleC0002020022:274:09
J. ToewsC0003000217:353:01
C. PerfettiC000000+1017:062:06
A. LowryC000231-1014:290:00
M. BarronC000210-2010:590:00
T. PearsonLW000111-208:550:00
C. KoepkeLW000110-108:020:00
L. StanleyD011021+1017:372:02
L. SchennD0111500013:270:00
J. MorrisseyD0001010025:573:58
D. DeMeloD000013+1021:450:21
D. SambergD000111-2021:350:00
E. SalomonssonD000110-2017:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck37334.89263:08OT loss
E. Comrie000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

TOR

Line 1M. Domi16:55B. McMann16:25A. Matthews16:41
Line 2J. Tavares15:14M. Knies15:38M. Maccelli12:06
Line 3N. Roy10:15N. Robertson10:28E. Cowan9:54
Pair 1J. McCabe21:13T. Stecher19:06
Pair 2O. Ekman-Larsson21:39B. Carlo16:26
Pair 3M. Rielly14:11P. Myers7:28

WPG

Line 1M. Scheifele16:39K. Connor15:23A. Iafallo14:33
Line 2G. Vilardi15:59C. Perfetti15:00J. Toews13:46
Pair 1D. DeMelo19:12J. Morrissey20:36
Pair 2D. Samberg17:39E. Salomonsson17:16
Pair 3L. Schenn11:38L. Stanley13:48

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
ScoreTOR 2.9, WPG 3.3TOR 4, WPG 3
Total goals6.27
Shots on goalTOR 24.9, WPG 29.7TOR 37, WPG 30
Win chanceWPG 57%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.651.00240%1
WPG K. Connor3.351.11136%1
WPG M. Scheifele2.321.08035%0
TOR B. McMann2.320.50123%1
TOR J. Tavares2.210.74027%0
WPG J. Morrissey2.110.86018%0
WPG G. Vilardi2.110.79129%0
WPG M. Barron1.920.36015%0
TOR M. Knies1.810.67023%0
WPG C. Perfetti1.800.49016%0
WPG N. Niederreiter1.730.40118%1
TOR M. Rielly1.710.57211%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.640.43118%1
WPG J. Toews1.630.48017%0
TOR M. Domi1.550.50213%1
TOR M. Maccelli1.510.54016%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.510.4639%1
WPG D. Samberg1.410.2905%0
WPG A. Lowry1.320.38016%0
TOR N. Robertson1.320.33115%0
TOR E. Cowan1.320.33113%0
WPG C. Koepke1.210.24010%0
TOR S. Laughton1.200.32013%0
WPG T. Pearson1.210.28012%0
TOR P. Myers1.210.1304%0
WPG V. Namestnikov1.220.35213%0
TOR N. Roy1.110.36013%0
WPG L. Stanley1.100.2718%0
WPG E. Salomonsson1.110.1505%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.040.2509%0
TOR B. Carlo1.040.1604%0
WPG D. DeMelo1.000.3406%0
TOR T. Stecher1.040.2105%0
WPG L. Schenn0.910.1413%0
TOR J. McCabe0.910.3506%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok0.910.25012%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.