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2026-10-02 ·

4 – 3Final/OT

BOS beat WPG 4–3 in overtime. BOS lost the expected-goals battle 3.4 to 3.9 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: JJ Peterka scored at 3:21 of overtime, moving BOS’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Stuart Skinner allowed 3.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
30 – 33
Expected goals
3.4 – 3.9
xG share
WPG 53%
Model before the game
WPG 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.

BOS goalWPG goal

Expected goals

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

BOSWPG

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.

WPG
0 G, 0 A · 25:22 TOI
On-ice +1.31 · Finishing −0.19 · Playmaking −0.15
+0.98
WPG
0 G, 0 A · 22:29 TOI
On-ice +0.90 · Playmaking −0.15
+0.75
BOS
1 G, 0 A · 15:53 TOI
On-ice +0.35 · Finishing +0.59 · Playmaking −0.11 · Penalties −0.16
+0.68

Rough nights

WPG
64:00 TOI
GSAx −3.29
−3.29
BOS
0 G, 0 A · 19:33 TOI
On-ice −0.49 · Finishing −0.15
−0.66
BOS
0 G, 0 A · 15:55 TOI
On-ice −0.55
−0.57

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBOS–WPGWin prob.
P1 4:52 WPGDylan DeMelo
from Morgan Barron, Adam Lowry
0–153% → 69%
P1 9:23 BOSHampus Lindholm
from Morgan Geekie, Will Borgen
1–130% → 47%
P1 15:20 BOSJames Hagens
from Nikita Zadorov, Mark Kastelic
2–147% → 65%
P2 1:50 WPGKyle ConnorPP
from Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Perfetti
2–235% → 53%
P2 19:52 WPGMario Ferraro
from Adam Lowry, Kyle Connor
2–352% → 77%
P3 18:22 BOSElias LindholmPP
from David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei
3–36% → 50%
OT 3:21 BOSJJ Peterka
from David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov
4–348% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Elias Lindholm C15:531+0.68+0.35+0.59−0.11+0.00−0.16+0.01
Hampus Lindholm D21:421+0.53+0.25+0.44−0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R21:191+0.48+0.51+0.06−0.06−0.03+0.00+0.00
James Hagens C14:141+0.35−0.00+0.37−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
David Pastrnak R22:042+0.21+0.17−0.25+0.30−0.02+0.00+0.02
Morgan Geekie C20:071+0.16+0.08−0.01+0.13−0.02+0.00−0.02
Nikita Zadorov D20:542+0.07−0.14−0.01+0.22+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sean Kuraly C11:02+0.04−0.07−0.04−0.02−0.01+0.16+0.01
Mason Lohrei D21:531−0.02−0.10−0.01−0.06−0.00+0.16+0.00
Will Borgen D19:321−0.03−0.04−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Kastelic C9:171−0.09−0.12−0.02+0.06+0.01+0.00−0.03
Tanner Jeannot L10:15−0.09−0.06−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Casey Mittelstadt C14:01−0.10+0.07−0.13−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Connor Clifton D18:35−0.12−0.10−0.07+0.02+0.03+0.00+0.00
Fraser Minten C16:50−0.49−0.51−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02
Jonathan Aspirot D16:05−0.49−0.05−0.14+0.01+0.00−0.31+0.00
Marat Khusnutdinov C15:55−0.57−0.55−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Pavel Zacha C19:33−0.66−0.49−0.15−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jeremy Swayman G63:04+0.07

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Josh Morrissey D25:22+0.98+1.31−0.19−0.15+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Scheifele C22:29+0.75+0.90−0.01−0.15−0.01+0.00+0.02
Kyle Connor L20:5611+0.62+0.82−0.14−0.04−0.03+0.00+0.00
Dylan DeMelo D22:531+0.37−0.07+0.44−0.05+0.04+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D17:581+0.15−0.22+0.37−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Gabriel Vilardi C19:251+0.14+0.11−0.09+0.08+0.00+0.00+0.03
Nino Niederreiter R12:17+0.04−0.06−0.01−0.06+0.00+0.16+0.00
Isak Rosen R10:50+0.01−0.05−0.04−0.05+0.01+0.16+0.00
Cole Perfetti C17:061−0.03+0.32−0.28−0.07+0.02+0.00−0.02
Morgan Barron C15:531−0.08−0.15−0.02+0.23+0.01−0.16+0.00
Alex Iafallo L12:10−0.10−0.10−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Brad Lambert C11:49−0.15−0.26−0.01−0.03−0.01+0.16+0.00
Tyrel Bauer D5:58−0.16+0.02−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.16+0.00
Adam Lowry C16:072−0.18−0.48−0.06+0.30+0.05+0.00+0.00
Dylan Samberg D23:56−0.19−0.20−0.03−0.00+0.04+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Namestnikov C11:45−0.26−0.18−0.06−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.01
Viggo Björck C15:42−0.26−0.04−0.12−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.05
Neal Pionk D24:37−0.50−0.41−0.06−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Stuart Skinner G64:00−3.29

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.