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2026-01-03 · UBS Arena

3 – 4Final/OT

NYI beat TOR 4–3 in overtime. NYI lost the expected-goals battle 2.6 to 2.9 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Matthew Schaefer scored at 4:11 of overtime, moving NYI’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Joseph Woll allowed 1.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
21 – 25
Expected goals
2.9 – 2.6
xG share
TOR 53%
Home-ice start
NYI 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.

TOR goalNYI goal

Expected goals

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

TORNYI

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.

NYI
2 G, 0 A · 23:14 TOI
Finishing +1.38
+1.42
TOR
2 G, 0 A · 23:23 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing +1.08
+0.92
NYI
1 G, 0 A · 24:04 TOI
Finishing +0.80
+0.80

Rough nights

TOR
64:11 TOI
GSAx −1.43
−1.43
NYI
Mathew Barzal
0 G, 2 A · 24:00 TOI
Finishing −0.22 · Penalties −0.19
−0.46
NYI
David Rittich
64:11 TOI
GSAx −0.41
−0.41

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTOR–NYIWin prob.
P2 1:10 NYIAdam Pelech
from Jonathan Drouin
0–153% → 72%
P2 9:30 TORAuston Matthews
unassisted
1–126% → 47%
P2 17:19 TORAuston Matthews
from Bobby McMann, Max Domi
2–147% → 71%
P3 11:10 NYIMatthew Schaefer
from Jonathan Drouin, Jean-Gabriel Pageau
2–219% → 52%
P3 12:12 TORNicholas Robertson
from Nicolas Roy
3–249% → 83%
P3 17:15 NYIEmil Heineman
from Mathew Barzal, Tony DeAngelo
3–39% → 51%
OT 4:11 NYIMatthew Schaefer
from Mathew Barzal, Emil Heineman
3–452% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

TOR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Auston Matthews C23:232+0.92−0.11+1.08+0.00−0.02+0.00−0.03
Nicholas Robertson L12:021+0.76+0.23+0.55−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D26:40+0.25+0.22+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Easton Cowan R11:58+0.23+0.30−0.10+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matias Maccelli L16:55+0.15+0.22−0.07+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Simon Benoit D15:44+0.12+0.12+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Benning D12:26+0.11+0.10+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matthew Knies L19:37+0.11+0.11+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Troy Stecher D22:07+0.09+0.12−0.04−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Max Domi C17:211+0.06−0.15+0.00+0.03+0.00+0.19−0.01
Nicolas Roy C11:421+0.02+0.16−0.18−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.04
Calle Jarnkrok C10:42−0.03−0.01+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Jake McCabe D18:07−0.04+0.03−0.07−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Steven Lorentz C12:05−0.14−0.03−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Bobby McMann C20:171−0.16−0.18+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Morgan Rielly D28:42−0.29−0.16−0.14+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
John Tavares C17:30−0.36−0.03−0.19+0.01−0.02−0.19+0.06
Scott Laughton C14:20−0.38+0.02−0.43−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joseph Woll G64:11−1.43

NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Matthew Schaefer D23:142+1.42+0.03+1.38+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Pelech D24:041+0.80−0.00+0.80−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Emil Heineman L21:1411+0.65−0.10+0.79−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tony DeAngelo D22:421+0.04+0.19−0.13+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Ryan Pulock D19:45−0.01−0.02−0.03+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Drouin L18:562−0.05+0.01−0.04+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
Simon Holmstrom R18:45−0.07+0.21−0.26−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Maxim Tsyplakov R10:49−0.08−0.07+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Scott Mayfield D19:09−0.14−0.30−0.04−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C18:301−0.14+0.04−0.17−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Casey Cizikas C13:12−0.17−0.13+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Maksim Shabanov R15:04−0.19−0.07−0.11−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Anders Lee C15:34−0.20−0.00−0.21−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.02
Marc Gatcomb C13:16−0.22−0.19−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle MacLean C10:15−0.23−0.11−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Cole McWard D14:50−0.27−0.26+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Calum Ritchie C9:47−0.37−0.16−0.16−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.04
Mathew Barzal C24:002−0.46−0.04−0.22+0.02−0.01−0.19−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
David Rittich G64:11−0.41

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.