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2026-10-01 ·

9 – 7Final

EDM beat VAN 9–7. EDM also won the expected-goals battle 3.4 to 2.7: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Vasily Podkolzin scored on the power play at 9:26 of the first, moving EDM’s win probability from 47% to 63%. Kevin Lankinen allowed 5.1 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
32 – 22
Expected goals
3.4 – 2.7
xG share
EDM 56%
Model before the game
EDM 68%

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 goalVAN goal

Expected goals

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

EDMVAN

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
1 G, 4 A · 22:03 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.67 · Playmaking +0.66 · Faceoffs −0.05
+1.37
EDM
1 G, 1 A · 18:48 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.76 · Playmaking +0.17
+1.02
EDM
2 G, 1 A · 20:19 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.57 · Playmaking +0.16 · Faceoffs −0.06
+0.77

Rough nights

VAN
28:23 TOI
GSAx −5.12
−5.12
EDM
59:51 TOI
GSAx −4.32
−4.32
VAN
0 G, 0 A · 15:37 TOI
Finishing −0.43 · Playmaking +0.07 · Penalties −0.16
−0.53

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalEDM–VANWin prob.
P1 9:26 EDMVasily PodkolzinPP
from Kasperi Kapanen, Connor McDavid
1–047% → 63%
P1 14:26 EDMOwen Michaels
from Mathieu Joseph, Evan Bouchard
2–064% → 78%
P1 14:42 EDMEvan Bouchard
unassisted
3–078% → 91%
P1 19:32 EDMRyan Shea
from Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl
4–093% → 99%
P2 0:27 EDMLeon Draisaitl
from Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid
5–099% → 99%
P2 4:31 VANPaul Cotter
from Liam Ohgren
5–11% → 1%
P2 5:04 EDMTrent Frederic
from Isaac Howard
6–199% → 99%
P2 5:47 VANBrock Boeser
from Paul Cotter, Jamie Oleksiak
6–21% → 1%
P2 7:49 EDMConnor McDavidSH
unassisted
7–299% → 99%
P2 8:23 EDMKasperi KapanenSH
unassisted
8–299% → 99%
P2 19:59 VANArshdeep Bains
from Elias Pettersson, Filip Hronek
8–31% → 1%
P3 1:53 VANMarco Rossi
from Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Tom Willander
8–40% → 0%
P3 4:43 VANMarco Rossi
from Arshdeep Bains, Luke Schenn
8–50% → 2%
P3 7:37 VANElias PetterssonPP
from Marco Rossi, Brock Boeser
8–61% → 6%
P3 9:26 EDMLeon DraisaitlPP
from Connor McDavid, Vasily Podkolzin
9–696% → 99%
P3 18:31 VANJamie Oleksiak
from Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson
9–70% → 0%

Every player

Show both lineups

EDM

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Connor McDavid C22:0314+1.37+0.10+0.67+0.66−0.01+0.00−0.05
Kasperi Kapanen R18:4811+1.02+0.10+0.76+0.17−0.00+0.00+0.00
Leon Draisaitl C20:1921+0.77+0.11+0.57+0.16−0.01+0.00−0.06
Evan Bouchard D24:2112+0.69+0.18+0.26+0.27−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Shea D23:051+0.59−0.00+0.37+0.05+0.01+0.16+0.00
Vasily Podkolzin R18:0411+0.56+0.12+0.27+0.18+0.00+0.00+0.00
Owen Michaels R13:231+0.36+0.06+0.35−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01
Mattias Ekholm D20:42+0.33+0.08−0.01+0.10+0.00+0.16+0.00
Colton Dach C12:46+0.24+0.04−0.10−0.02+0.00+0.32+0.01
Shakir Mukhamadullin D10:01+0.17+0.05−0.01−0.03−0.00+0.16+0.00
Mathieu Joseph R15:071+0.16+0.06−0.09+0.18+0.01+0.00+0.00
Connor Murphy D24:47+0.05−0.01−0.01+0.06+0.02+0.00+0.00
Alex Formenton L16:15+0.01+0.04−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Trent Frederic C10:551+0.00−0.00+0.26−0.09+0.01−0.16−0.01
Josh Samanski C8:41−0.02−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Isaac Howard L10:581−0.05−0.01−0.20+0.16+0.00+0.00+0.00
Max Jones L11:41−0.18+0.03−0.02−0.03−0.00−0.16+0.01
Jake Walman D13:02−0.21+0.03−0.01−0.05−0.01−0.16+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Devon Levi G59:51−4.32

VAN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Marco Rossi C15:1621+0.56+0.00+0.57+0.13−0.01−0.16+0.03
Elias Pettersson C17:3612+0.53+0.00+0.29+0.23+0.00+0.00+0.00
Paul Cotter C16:1211+0.48−0.13+0.35+0.21+0.00+0.00+0.04
Brock Boeser R18:3811+0.47−0.00+0.42+0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Arshdeep Bains L11:2911+0.43−0.12+0.37+0.17+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jamie Oleksiak D21:1911+0.40−0.10+0.43+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Lekkerimäki R12:041+0.14−0.01−0.05+0.20−0.00+0.00+0.00
Elias Pettersson D16:17+0.13−0.07−0.01+0.06−0.01+0.16+0.00
Liam Ohgren L18:331+0.13−0.01−0.10+0.24−0.00+0.00+0.00
Filip Hronek D23:022+0.11−0.10−0.02+0.25−0.02+0.00+0.00
Max Sasson C13:36+0.08−0.05−0.02−0.02−0.01+0.16+0.02
Tom Willander D21:111+0.05−0.04−0.01+0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luke Schenn D14:021−0.04+0.01−0.01+0.13−0.01−0.16+0.00
Drew O'Connor L13:23−0.08−0.05−0.02−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.02
Linus Karlsson C13:47−0.11−0.07−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zeev Buium D20:58−0.16−0.08−0.07+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R11:08−0.24−0.04−0.02−0.01−0.01−0.16+0.01
Jake DeBrusk L15:37−0.53−0.00−0.43+0.07+0.01−0.16−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Leevi Meriläinen G30:41−0.07
Kevin Lankinen G28:23−5.12

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.