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Game Recap
VAN1
FinalSat, Feb 28, 2026Every game that night
SEA5

SEA beat VAN 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.61 expected goals to 3.10. J. Eberle led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Daccord stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN0101
SEA2125
  1. 1st 7:36SEAV. Dunn0.05 xG
  2. 1st 10:20SEAC. Stephenson0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 8:28VANL. Ohgren0.04 xG
  4. 2nd 13:47SEAJ. Eberle0.05 xG
  5. 3rd 11:56SEAM. BeniersPP0.37 xG
  6. 3rd 17:00SEAJ. EberleEN0.84 xG

Team Stats

VANSEA
28Shots on goal25
3.10Expected goals4.61
57Shot attempts49
235v5 shots on goal20
0/2Power play1/2
10Hits18
9Blocked shots8
16Penalty minutes6
18Giveaways9
7Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.10 xGSEA 4.61 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdSEA goal, 7:36SEA goal, 10:20VAN goal, 8:28SEA goal, 13:47SEA goal, 11:56SEA goal, 17:00

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

VAN28 on goal, 1 scored
SEA24 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GarlandRW011300-1016:271:46
L. OhgrenLW101101+1014:050:00
B. BoeserRW0000000018:532:12
M. RossiC000200-1017:142:14
E. KaneLW000210-2016:421:47
J. DeBruskLW000202-1016:231:59
T. BluegerC000220-1015:150:00
L. KarlssonC000310-2014:221:47
E. PetterssonC000010-2014:201:15
D. O'ConnorLW00030001212:421:00
D. KampfC0001000012:300:00
N. HoglanderLW000000-1011:060:00
P. JosephD011100+1213:260:00
F. HronekD000140-3223:592:06
Z. BuiumD000101-1021:501:54
T. WillanderD000301-1021:201:58
M. PetterssonD000210-1020:310:02
E. PetterssonD000104-1017:080:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Lankinen24204.83357:37Loss
N. Tolopilo000–0:00

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EberleRW213311+2015:591:16
C. StephensonC123200+2015:011:17
M. BeniersC101400+2016:421:14
J. McCannLW011000+2215:421:16
J. SchwartzLW011001+2014:330:54
B. MeyersC000111-1015:210:00
S. WrightC0002100015:120:56
F. GaudreauC000001-1014:190:00
E. TolvanenRW000230+1014:120:53
K. KakkoRW0000100213:590:54
B. CattonC0002010012:580:00
J. MelansonRW0002700011:450:00
A. LarssonD011112+1023:250:00
J. OleksiakD011121+2022:200:00
V. DunnD101200+1019:201:14
B. MontourD000200+2022:560:56
R. EvansD0000000215:570:00
C. FleuryD0001100014:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord28271.96460:00Win
P. Grubauer000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

VAN

Line 1E. Kane13:52J. DeBrusk12:22D. Kampf11:48
Line 2B. Boeser13:11M. Rossi12:33D. O'Connor11:42
Line 3T. Blueger13:11L. Ohgren12:13C. Garland12:43
Pair 2F. Hronek19:03E. Pettersson16:35
Pair 3Z. Buium17:10P. Joseph12:21

SEA

Line 1K. Kakko13:05S. Wright14:16B. Catton12:58
Line 2J. Eberle12:30M. Beniers13:13J. McCann12:59
Line 4J. Melanson11:45B. Meyers11:52F. Gaudreau10:44
Pair 1J. Oleksiak18:30B. Montour20:21
Pair 2A. Larsson17:28V. Dunn15:10
Pair 3C. Fleury13:18R. Evans14:33

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
ScoreVAN 3.0, SEA 3.3VAN 1, SEA 5
Total goals6.36
Shots on goalVAN 27.1, SEA 27.3VAN 28, SEA 25
Win chanceSEA 55%SEA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SEA J. McCann2.600.92132%0
SEA B. Montour2.520.55017%0
VAN E. Kane2.320.49023%0
VAN J. DeBrusk2.320.49023%0
VAN B. Boeser2.200.64028%0
SEA J. Eberle2.030.74325%2
SEA V. Dunn2.020.65114%1
SEA J. Schwartz2.000.55122%0
VAN C. Garland1.930.52119%0
SEA M. Beniers1.940.70124%1
SEA E. Tolvanen1.820.53021%0
VAN L. Ohgren1.710.32114%1
VAN E. Pettersson1.700.69025%0
VAN L. Karlsson1.630.45017%0
VAN M. Rossi1.620.56021%0
VAN D. O'Connor1.630.36017%0
SEA S. Wright1.520.56022%0
VAN F. Hronek1.510.5308%0
VAN T. Blueger1.520.40013%0
SEA K. Kakko1.300.49016%0
SEA B. Meyers1.310.29013%0
SEA C. Fleury1.210.1404%0
SEA A. Larsson1.210.3219%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.220.74321%1
SEA F. Gaudreau1.100.43016%0
VAN T. Willander1.130.4008%0
VAN N. Hoglander1.000.28013%0
VAN D. Kampf1.010.25010%0
SEA B. Catton1.020.26011%0
VAN M. Pettersson1.020.2904%0
VAN Z. Buium0.910.3306%0
SEA J. Oleksiak0.910.2216%0
VAN P. Joseph0.910.1713%0
SEA J. Melanson0.920.2108%0
VAN E. Pettersson0.910.2005%0
SEA R. Evans0.700.2908%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.