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Game Recap
WPG4
Final/SOSat, Nov 15, 2025Every game that night
CGY3

WPG beat CGY 4-3 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.66 expected goals to 2.89. CGY outshot WPG 34 to 23. M. Coronato led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 31 of 34.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
WPG02114
CGY02103
  1. 2nd 7:19WPGM. Scheifele0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 7:52CGYJ. Bean0.00 xG
  3. 2nd 8:25WPGT. Pearson0.16 xG
  4. 2nd 13:29CGYK. Bahl0.06 xG
  5. 3rd 1:20WPGC. PerfettiPP0.40 xG
  6. 3rd 18:46CGYM. CoronatoPP0.37 xG

Team Stats

WPGCGY
23Shots on goal34
2.66Expected goals2.89
67Shot attempts63
205v5 shots on goal27
1/1Power play1/3
21Hits27
15Blocked shots22
16Penalty minutes2
16Giveaways18
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 2.66 xGCGY 2.89 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTWPG goal, 7:19CGY goal, 7:52WPG goal, 8:25CGY goal, 13:29WPG goal, 1:20CGY goal, 18:46

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

WPG23 on goal, 3 scored
CGY34 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. ConnorLW022520+1020:290:22
M. ScheifeleC101100+11221:420:22
C. PerfettiC101320-1013:580:22
T. PearsonLW1011100010:020:00
G. VilardiC000000+1018:410:22
A. LowryC0002500017:210:00
A. IafalloLW0001000016:510:00
J. ToewsC000320-1015:220:00
N. NiederreiterRW0000000015:080:00
V. NamestnikovC000101-1213:560:00
G. NyquistRW0000110011:200:00
P. FordC0001210010:090:00
J. MorrisseyD022013+1024:500:22
L. StanleyD0110110015:350:00
L. SchennD0111000011:490:00
N. PionkD000313-1026:160:00
D. DeMeloD000022+1224:010:00
D. SambergD000113-1024:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck34313.91264:56Win
E. Comrie000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CoronatoRW112400+1020:054:09
M. FrostC022300+1018:122:47
J. HuberdeauLW0112120022:364:16
N. KadriC000510-1025:234:16
J. FarabeeLW0003100018:310:00
B. ColemanLW000262-1016:150:11
M. BacklundC0000000015:590:35
R. KerinsC000002-1015:530:46
A. KlapkaRW0003310013:161:12
C. ZaryC0000000210:320:46
R. LombergLW000130+109:310:00
S. HonzekLW000020007:050:00
R. AnderssonD0113130026:374:16
K. BahlD1012110021:390:12
J. BeanD1012030018:380:00
B. PachalD0110130016:060:00
M. WeegarD0003530020:530:46
Y. KuznetsovD0001220019:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf23203.87064:29OT loss
D. Cooley000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

WPG

Line 1M. Scheifele19:14K. Connor18:05G. Vilardi17:18
Line 4T. Pearson8:58P. Ford9:09G. Nyquist9:49
Pair 1J. Morrissey21:31D. DeMelo22:34
Pair 2D. Samberg19:24N. Pionk22:24
Pair 3L. Schenn11:11L. Stanley15:21

CGY

Line 1N. Kadri19:50R. Kerins15:07J. Farabee16:51
Line 2M. Backlund14:58B. Coleman15:38S. Honzek7:05
Line 3J. Huberdeau17:23M. Frost13:57M. Coronato15:10
Line 4R. Lomberg9:31A. Klapka12:04C. Zary8:48
Pair 1K. Bahl21:01R. Andersson20:13
Pair 2M. Weegar18:18Y. Kuznetsov19:27
Pair 3J. Bean18:38B. Pachal16:06

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.

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWPG 3.1, CGY 2.7WPG 4, CGY 3
Total goals5.77
Shots on goalWPG 27.3, CGY 29.1WPG 23, CGY 34
Win chanceWPG 56%WPG won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WPG K. Connor3.351.06237%0
CGY N. Kadri3.250.78029%0
CGY M. Coronato2.440.54222%1
WPG M. Scheifele2.210.99134%1
WPG G. Vilardi2.200.76030%0
CGY R. Andersson2.130.45111%0
CGY M. Weegar2.130.4609%0
CGY B. Coleman2.020.43020%0
WPG C. Perfetti1.930.60121%1
CGY M. Backlund1.900.37015%0
WPG J. Morrissey1.900.68212%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.820.69122%0
CGY J. Farabee1.830.37016%0
WPG N. Pionk1.830.3906%0
CGY M. Frost1.730.46216%0
WPG N. Niederreiter1.600.39019%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.510.38016%0
CGY C. Zary1.400.34015%0
WPG D. Samberg1.410.2604%0
CGY Y. Kuznetsov1.410.2004%0
WPG J. Toews1.430.43017%0
WPG A. Lowry1.320.37016%0
WPG V. Namestnikov1.310.42015%0
CGY S. Honzek1.200.22012%0
CGY A. Klapka1.230.26013%0
WPG T. Pearson1.110.25111%1
CGY J. Bean1.120.1614%1
CGY K. Bahl1.020.2214%1
WPG L. Stanley0.900.2313%0
CGY R. Kerins0.900.42011%0
WPG D. DeMelo0.900.2604%0
WPG G. Nyquist0.900.31011%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.810.1206%0
WPG L. Schenn0.810.0912%0
CGY B. Pachal0.800.1613%0
WPG P. Ford0.710.1809%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.