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2026-01-08 · Xfinity Mobile Arena

2 – 1Final/OT

TOR beat PHI 2–1 in overtime. TOR lost the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 3.8 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Easton Cowan scored at 2:48 of overtime, moving TOR’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Dennis Hildeby saved 2.0 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 23
Expected goals
2.8 – 3.8
xG share
PHI 57%
Home-ice start
PHI 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 goalPHI goal

Expected goals

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

TORPHI

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.

TOR
Dennis Hildeby
72:38 TOI
GSAx +2.04
+2.04
TOR
1 G, 0 A · 14:09 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Finishing +0.84 · Penalties +0.19 · Faceoffs +0.18
+1.06
TOR
Easton Cowan
1 G, 0 A · 13:28 TOI
Finishing +0.63
+0.68

Rough nights

TOR
0 G, 0 A · 19:04 TOI
On-ice −0.26 · Finishing −0.14
−0.43
TOR
0 G, 0 A · 23:25 TOI
On-ice −0.05 · Penalties −0.39
−0.42
TOR
0 G, 0 A · 18:22 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing −0.23
−0.34

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTOR–PHIWin prob.
P2 0:55 PHITravis Konecny
from Christian Dvorak, Rasmus Ristolainen
0–154% → 72%
P3 14:04 TORScott LaughtonSH
unassisted
1–112% → 47%
OT 2:48 TOREaston Cowan
from John Tavares
2–148% → 100%

Every player

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TOR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Scott Laughton C14:091+1.06−0.15+0.84−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.18
Easton Cowan R13:281+0.68+0.03+0.63+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Simon Benoit D17:22+0.17+0.04−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D25:37+0.17+0.20−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
John Tavares C17:541+0.11+0.06+0.00+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.03
Brandon Carlo D18:52+0.03−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Steven Lorentz C12:28−0.09−0.10+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Philippe Myers D14:25−0.10−0.07−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Roy C13:31−0.10+0.04−0.13−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Max Domi C15:32−0.10−0.04−0.11+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Bobby McMann C16:47−0.12−0.03−0.09−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Calle Jarnkrok C10:24−0.14−0.15+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nicholas Robertson L11:37−0.14+0.08−0.21−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Morgan Rielly D20:38−0.27−0.21−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matthew Knies L20:40−0.29+0.12−0.20−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Matias Maccelli L18:22−0.34−0.12−0.23+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Troy Stecher D23:25−0.42−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.02−0.39+0.00
Auston Matthews C19:04−0.43−0.26−0.14+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Dennis Hildeby G72:38+2.04

PHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Travis Konecny R13:041+0.42−0.14+0.76+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Travis Sanheim D25:52+0.11+0.19−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Juulsen D12:31−0.03−0.03+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Denver Barkey C14:24−0.03−0.02−0.21−0.00+0.00+0.19+0.00
Garnet Hathaway R10:30−0.06−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Emil Andrae D13:43−0.07+0.11+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Carl Grundstrom R16:14−0.08−0.06−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Ristolainen D23:311−0.09−0.10+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Owen Tippett R18:28−0.09+0.06−0.34+0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Noah Cates L13:59−0.09−0.01+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.07
Rodrigo Abols C13:04−0.10−0.04−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Cam York D23:09−0.12+0.10−0.23−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikita Grebenkin R13:06−0.13+0.04−0.17+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Couturier C16:26−0.15+0.14−0.29+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Nick Seeler D21:21−0.22−0.19−0.04−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Trevor Zegras C20:00−0.23+0.07−0.48+0.03−0.01+0.19−0.03
Christian Dvorak C21:261−0.23+0.21−0.41−0.01+0.02+0.00−0.05
Matvei Michkov R14:59−0.30+0.06−0.36+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Dan Vladar G72:26−0.17

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.