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2026-09-29 ·

6 – 5Final/OT

VAN beat EDM 6–5 in overtime. VAN lost the expected-goals battle 1.9 to 3.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Paul Cotter scored at 1:59 of overtime, moving VAN’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Tristan Jarry allowed 3.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 37
Expected goals
1.9 – 3.3
xG share
EDM 64%
Model before the game
EDM 75%

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.

VAN goalEDM goal

Expected goals

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

VANEDM

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
3 G, 2 A · 25:41 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +2.39
+2.51
VAN
2 G, 0 A · 11:51 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +1.52
+1.70
EDM
2 G, 0 A · 18:20 TOI
On-ice +0.18 · Finishing +0.83
+0.97

Rough nights

EDM
61:33 TOI
GSAx −3.68
−3.68
VAN
61:43 TOI
GSAx −0.80
−0.80
EDM
0 G, 0 A · 17:55 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing −0.37 · Penalties −0.06
−0.50

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVAN–EDMWin prob.
P1 9:51 VANPaul CotterSH
unassisted
1–046% → 63%
P1 16:26 EDMEvan Bouchard
unassisted
1–135% → 53%
P2 2:07 VANMarco Rossi
from Liam Ohgren, Filip Hronek
2–147% → 66%
P2 14:34 EDMEvan Bouchard
from Connor McDavid, Alex Formenton
2–230% → 53%
P3 1:10 VANJonathan Lekkerimäki
from Jake DeBrusk, Jamie Oleksiak
3–248% → 73%
P3 2:55 VANMax Sasson
from Drew O'Connor, Linus Karlsson
4–274% → 91%
P3 5:15 VANElias PetterssonPP
from Filip Hronek, Brock Boeser
5–293% → 99%
P3 8:56 EDMVasily Podkolzin
from Evan Bouchard, Ryan Shea
5–31% → 5%
P3 9:20 EDMEvan Bouchard
from Connor McDavid
5–45% → 21%
P3 19:17 EDMVasily PodkolzinPP
from Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard
5–55% → 51%
OT 1:59 VANPaul Cotter
from Max Sasson
6–548% → 100%

Every player

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VAN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Paul Cotter C11:512+1.70+0.21+1.52−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Max Sasson C16:3711+0.77+0.15+0.76−0.02−0.01−0.06−0.06
Jonathan Lekkerimäki R12:361+0.75−0.15+0.91−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Rossi C15:011+0.73+0.04+0.74−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.03
Elias Pettersson C19:231+0.63−0.18+0.79+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Liam Ohgren L17:291+0.05+0.10−0.04−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R10:54+0.01+0.00+0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Arshdeep Bains L10:52−0.02−0.04+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Brock Boeser R14:511−0.02+0.08−0.10+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Filip Hronek D25:082−0.04+0.03−0.13+0.01−0.01+0.06+0.00
Luke Schenn D14:25−0.08+0.02−0.10−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tom Willander D20:40−0.09−0.01−0.04−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Jake DeBrusk L15:351−0.10−0.15+0.04−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Elias Pettersson D16:01−0.18+0.01−0.12−0.00−0.01−0.06+0.00
Zeev Buium D22:46−0.22+0.02−0.20−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Linus Karlsson C13:381−0.26−0.08−0.10−0.00−0.01−0.06+0.00
Jamie Oleksiak D23:381−0.36−0.31−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Drew O'Connor L17:401−0.44−0.14−0.29−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kevin Lankinen G61:43−0.80

EDM

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Evan Bouchard D25:4132+2.51+0.13+2.39+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Vasily Podkolzin R18:202+0.97+0.18+0.83−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.02
Connor McDavid C22:512+0.18−0.04+0.04+0.12−0.01+0.00+0.08
Mattias Ekholm D20:56+0.11+0.14−0.13+0.04+0.00+0.06+0.00
Isaac Howard L11:06+0.06−0.01+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.06+0.00
Jake Walman D16:25+0.03+0.10−0.06+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Owen Michaels R8:22+0.01−0.03+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Mathieu Joseph R14:57−0.01+0.01+0.04−0.00+0.01−0.06+0.00
Connor Murphy D18:29−0.03+0.01−0.05−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Shakir Mukhamadullin D13:03−0.03+0.01−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Colton Dach C14:49−0.11+0.09−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Alex Formenton L15:091−0.11+0.08−0.24−0.00−0.00+0.06+0.00
Trent Frederic C9:21−0.13−0.06−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Max Jones L12:18−0.14+0.04−0.16−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Shea D22:411−0.18−0.16−0.04+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Leon Draisaitl C21:151−0.41+0.11−0.64+0.10−0.01+0.00+0.03
Zach Hyman L20:33−0.47−0.15−0.32+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kasperi Kapanen R17:55−0.50−0.06−0.37−0.01+0.00−0.06+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tristan Jarry G61:33−3.68

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.