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Game Recap
VAN0
FinalSat, Jan 10, 2026Every game that night
TOR5

TOR beat VAN 5-0 despite fewer good chances: 2.67 expected goals to 3.24. W. Nylander led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Woll stopped 29 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN0000
TOR3115
  1. 1st 8:03TORM. MaccelliPP0.15 xG
  2. 1st 16:31TORM. Domi0.09 xG
  3. 1st 19:40TORW. Nylander0.20 xG
  4. 2nd 13:07TORJ. Tavares0.27 xG
  5. 3rd 19:46TORN. RobertsonPP0.13 xG

Team Stats

VANTOR
29Shots on goal24
3.24Expected goals2.67
70Shot attempts43
205v5 shots on goal16
0/6Power play2/4
19Hits15
10Blocked shots20
15Penalty minutes15
17Giveaways16
7Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.24 xGTOR 2.67 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdTOR goal, 8:03TOR goal, 16:31TOR goal, 19:40TOR goal, 13:07TOR goal, 19:46

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, 0 scored
TOR23 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. BoeserRW000200-1020:547:52
E. PetterssonC0001010019:057:50
K. SherwoodLW000241-2218:566:59
E. KaneLW000320-2017:494:20
J. DeBruskLW0002100017:207:22
M. SassonC000200-1013:513:07
L. OhgrenLW000020-1013:230:13
D. KampfC000140-1013:220:13
D. O'ConnorLW0003200212:460:20
L. KarlssonC0000000011:263:27
A. RätyC0001000211:080:16
N. HoglanderLW000220-1210:190:34
F. HronekD000203-1021:574:47
T. MyersD000201-1020:000:29
M. PetterssonD000312-1519:490:41
T. WillanderD000000-1018:145:55
Z. BuiumD000200-1018:123:55
E. PetterssonD000112-1213:580:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko633.50020:00Loss
K. Lankinen18162.88940:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. NylanderRW123100+2013:162:57
A. MatthewsC011502+1217:283:10
S. LorentzC011111+1014:570:00
M. MaccelliLW101200+1014:253:03
N. RobertsonLW1012200013:202:44
J. TavaresC101110+1012:261:42
M. DomiC101201+1510:511:29
S. LaughtonC000100+1017:150:00
M. KniesLW000100+1015:392:46
N. RoyC0001020014:320:55
E. CowanRW0001210213:102:20
B. McMannC0002410012:480:00
T. StecherD011102+1220:430:00
B. CarloD011036+2020:350:00
S. BenoitD000023+1019:530:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000000+1018:333:05
M. RiellyD000201+1218:113:21
J. McCabeD0001000217:580:03
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll292901.00060:00Win
D. Hildeby000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

VAN

Line 1D. Kampf12:00D. O'Connor11:29K. Sherwood9:43
Line 2B. Boeser10:47L. Ohgren13:10M. Sasson10:29
Line 3E. Kane13:26N. Hoglander9:45A. Räty8:59
Pair 1M. Pettersson15:13F. Hronek15:14
Pair 2T. Myers16:30Z. Buium14:15

TOR

Line 2A. Matthews12:22M. Knies11:02M. Domi9:22
Line 3N. Robertson10:36E. Cowan10:46N. Roy9:26
Line 4S. Laughton10:22S. Lorentz9:42B. McMann10:07
Pair 1T. Stecher16:10S. Benoit15:35
Pair 2M. Rielly13:29B. Carlo13:06

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 3.1, TOR 3.4VAN 0, TOR 5
Total goals6.55
Shots on goalVAN 27.9, TOR 27.3VAN 29, TOR 24
Win chanceTOR 56%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.851.16143%0
VAN J. DeBrusk2.620.54025%0
TOR J. Tavares2.510.93132%1
VAN K. Sherwood2.420.52023%0
TOR B. McMann2.420.61026%0
VAN E. Kane2.330.47022%0
TOR W. Nylander2.210.98333%1
VAN B. Boeser2.120.63026%0
VAN E. Pettersson2.010.76026%0
TOR M. Knies2.010.83027%0
TOR M. Rielly1.720.66012%0
VAN L. Karlsson1.700.42017%0
TOR N. Robertson1.720.46119%1
TOR M. Domi1.620.62116%1
VAN L. Ohgren1.600.23011%0
VAN F. Hronek1.520.5709%0
TOR E. Cowan1.510.42016%0
TOR M. Maccelli1.520.63118%1
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.500.51011%0
VAN D. O'Connor1.530.32015%0
TOR S. Laughton1.410.40015%0
VAN M. Sasson1.320.27015%0
TOR N. Roy1.210.48016%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.210.31112%0
VAN N. Hoglander1.120.30013%0
VAN T. Myers1.120.2605%0
TOR T. Stecher1.110.2417%0
VAN A. Räty1.110.30013%0
VAN T. Willander1.100.4007%0
TOR B. Carlo1.100.1715%0
VAN Z. Buium1.020.3808%0
VAN D. Kampf1.010.25010%0
VAN M. Pettersson0.930.3205%0
TOR J. McCabe0.910.3907%0
TOR S. Benoit0.700.1203%0
VAN E. Pettersson0.610.1604%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.