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2025-12-18 · TD Garden

3 – 1Final

EDM beat BOS 3–1. Expected goals were close to even (EDM 2.4, BOS 2.4), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Quinn Hutson scored at 14:38 of the second, moving EDM’s win probability from 47% to 70%. Calvin Pickard saved 1.3 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 26
Expected goals
2.4 – 2.4
xG share
EDM 51%
Home-ice start
BOS 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

EDM goalBOS goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

EDMBOS

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

EDM
23:52 TOI
GSAx +1.30
+1.30
EDM
1 G, 1 A · 22:56 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.51 · Playmaking +0.12 · Penalties +0.39
+1.11
EDM
1 G, 1 A · 22:05 TOI
Finishing +0.74
+0.83

Rough nights

BOS
0 G, 1 A · 19:33 TOI
Finishing −0.24 · Penalties −0.19
−0.45
EDM
0 G, 1 A · 5:48 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing −0.48
−0.43
EDM
0 G, 0 A · 20:14 TOI
Finishing −0.63 · Penalties +0.19
−0.42

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalEDM–BOSWin prob.
P1 13:38 EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsPP
from Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl
1–048% → 64%
P1 16:27 BOSPavel ZachaPP
from Elias Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy
1–136% → 53%
P2 14:38 EDMQuinn Hutson
from Max Jones
2–147% → 70%
P3 1:41 EDMConnor McDavidSH
from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Darnell Nurse
3–173% → 90%

Every player

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EDM

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Connor McDavid C22:5611+1.11+0.09+0.51+0.12−0.01+0.39+0.02
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C22:0511+0.83+0.04+0.74+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Quinn Hutson R6:261+0.75−0.02+0.78−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Mattias Ekholm D22:33+0.31+0.10−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Trent Frederic C11:40+0.17−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.01
Riley Stillman D11:22+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ty Emberson D14:31−0.06−0.04+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Mangiapane L11:41−0.06−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Matt Savoie C13:13−0.11−0.12+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01
Mattias Janmark C13:17−0.16−0.14+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Evan Bouchard D25:09−0.17+0.10−0.10+0.02−0.00−0.19+0.00
Spencer Stastney D19:09−0.19−0.18+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Vasily Podkolzin R16:04−0.25−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.02
Adam Henrique C15:07−0.28−0.08−0.18−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Darnell Nurse D21:231−0.31−0.10−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Leon Draisaitl C22:501−0.39+0.13−0.49+0.04−0.01+0.00−0.07
Zach Hyman L20:14−0.42+0.03−0.63−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Max Jones L5:481−0.43+0.06−0.48−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Calvin Pickard G23:52+1.30
Tristan Jarry G36:08−0.05

BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Pavel Zacha C15:261+0.70−0.07+0.78+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Fraser Minten C13:47+0.17−0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19−0.02
David Pastrnak R22:07+0.13−0.03−0.09+0.07−0.01+0.19+0.00
Victor Soderstrom D12:28+0.02+0.05−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Hampus Lindholm D25:10−0.03+0.09−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tanner Jeannot L12:26−0.05−0.04+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Eyssimont C9:32−0.08+0.06−0.15−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikita Zadorov D20:04−0.10−0.01−0.10−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sean Kuraly C12:42−0.11−0.01−0.10−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Casey Mittelstadt C14:45−0.12+0.05−0.19+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Alex Steeves C9:44−0.17+0.06−0.21−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Morgan Geekie C20:14−0.18−0.04−0.13+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Mark Kastelic C13:16−0.18−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.05
Mason Lohrei D15:13−0.22+0.12−0.15+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Andrew Peeke D21:10−0.22−0.02+0.00−0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Marat Khusnutdinov C13:19−0.29+0.01−0.28−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Charlie McAvoy D23:211−0.36−0.09−0.29+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Elias Lindholm C19:331−0.45−0.03−0.24−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jeremy Swayman G58:35−0.10

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.