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Game Recap
VGK2
Final/SOMon, Nov 2, 2026Every game that night
BOS3

BOS beat VGK 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.87 expected goals to 2.55. M. Marner led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). D. Pastrnak had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 3.3. J. Swayman stopped 21 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
VGK01102
BOS11013
  1. 1st 7:23BOSJ. Hagens0.20 xG
  2. 2nd 3:23BOSM. GeekiePP0.04 xG
  3. 2nd 14:58VGKM. StonePP0.43 xG
  4. 3rd 7:23VGKT. Connelly0.03 xG

Team Stats

VGKBOS
23Shots on goal27
2.55Expected goals2.87
47Shot attempts59
145v5 shots on goal13
1/3Power play1/4
28Hits14
15Blocked shots13
17Penalty minutes6
19Giveaways17
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VGK 2.55 xGBOS 2.87 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 7:23BOS goal, 3:23VGK goal, 14:58VGK goal, 7:23

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

VGK21 on goal, 2 scored
BOS26 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW022112+1024:252:11
M. StoneRW101213-1021:352:11
T. ConnellyLW101101+1014:170:58
T. HertlC0114510013:482:11
J. EichelC000100-1024:572:14
W. KarlssonC000120+1019:262:16
B. HowdenC0002100215:592:04
I. BarbashevLW000142-1015:161:52
J. RondbjergRW0000000011:020:00
N. DowdC000031009:430:00
M. GatcombC000050009:190:00
B. BowmanRW0000000155:200:50
N. HanifinD0115020023:440:00
S. TheodoreD0000000023:461:57
R. AnderssonD0002010021:541:56
B. McNabbD0001100021:050:00
J. LauzonD0000520018:180:00
D. CoghlanD0002000012:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hart27252.92665:00OT loss
A. Hill000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. LindholmC011001+1022:075:49
P. ZachaC011110-1021:436:10
D. PastrnakRW0117020021:316:30
J. HagensC101301+1017:272:56
M. GeekieC101200-1016:576:34
F. MintenC0001110019:462:25
J. PeterkaRW0000110019:242:51
C. MittelstadtC000200+1017:532:12
M. KhusnutdinovC000111-1015:050:00
T. JeannotLW000041009:360:00
M. KastelicC000031009:020:00
M. PoitrasC000000003:130:00
N. ZadorovD011101+1019:540:00
C. McAvoyD0001010625:366:12
H. LindholmD0002010020:350:18
W. BorgenD000210+1018:580:00
M. LohreiD000200-1017:572:48
J. AspirotD000221-1014:080:15
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman23212.91365:00Win
M. DiPietro000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

VGK

Line 1M. Stone15:07J. Eichel17:20I. Barbashev13:24
Line 2M. Marner15:55W. Karlsson12:04B. Howden11:38
Line 3T. Connelly12:13T. Hertl11:37B. Bowman4:30
Pair 1B. McNabb16:39S. Theodore17:10
Pair 2R. Andersson16:04J. Lauzon14:13
Pair 3N. Hanifin17:49D. Coghlan12:06

BOS

Line 2D. Pastrnak12:51P. Zacha13:00J. Peterka14:55
Pair 1N. Zadorov17:31W. Borgen16:30
Pair 2H. Lindholm17:39C. McAvoy17:39
Pair 3J. Aspirot12:15M. Lohrei12:43

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

5 of 16 overs hit (31%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
BOS D. Pastrnak2.5-174+1407Over
VGK J. Eichel2.5-130+1051Under
VGK M. Marner2.5+142-1651Under
VGK T. Hertl2.5+136-1704Over
BOS C. McAvoy1.5-110-1151Under
BOS E. Lindholm1.5-110-1100Under
BOS F. Minten1.5+105-1201Under
VGK I. Barbashev1.5+105-1201Under
BOS J. Hagens1.5-125-1053Over
BOS J. Peterka1.5-145+1200Under
BOS M. Geekie1.5-125+1052Over
VGK M. Stone1.5-160+1352Over
BOS P. Zacha1.5-105-1101Under
VGK S. Theodore1.5-137+1040Under
VGK T. Connelly1.5-150+1211Under
VGK W. Karlsson1.5-125+1101Under

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
ScoreVGK 3.1, BOS 3.1VGK 2, BOS 3
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalVGK 28.4, BOS 25.9VGK 23, BOS 27
Win chanceBOS 51%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
BOS D. Pastrnak3.371.18137%0
VGK J. Eichel2.610.92025%0
VGK M. Marner2.110.90224%0
VGK T. Hertl2.040.58124%0
BOS J. Peterka2.000.65026%0
VGK T. Connelly2.010.59122%1
VGK W. Karlsson2.010.53021%0
VGK M. Stone2.020.82128%1
BOS P. Zacha1.810.71124%0
VGK S. Theodore1.800.51011%0
BOS M. Geekie1.720.68127%1
BOS E. Lindholm1.600.61122%0
BOS C. McAvoy1.610.66011%0
BOS F. Minten1.610.44019%0
BOS J. Hagens1.630.51118%1
VGK I. Barbashev1.610.54019%0
VGK D. Coghlan1.520.1806%0
VGK R. Andersson1.520.3309%0
VGK N. Hanifin1.450.3317%0
VGK M. Gatcomb1.400.18011%0
VGK B. Howden1.420.41020%0
VGK B. Bowman1.300.40016%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.220.3206%0
VGK J. Rondbjerg1.200.1709%0
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.220.49016%0
VGK B. McNabb1.110.2905%0
VGK J. Lauzon1.100.1404%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.010.2315%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.000.23011%0
BOS M. Lohrei0.920.3207%0
BOS M. Poitras0.900.2909%0
BOS W. Borgen0.920.2104%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.810.30012%0
BOS J. Aspirot0.820.1803%0
VGK N. Dowd0.800.2009%0
BOS T. Jeannot0.800.2009%0

Shots on goal: 19 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.