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2026-10-09 ·

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WSH took this one from NYR, 3–1. WSH also won the expected-goals battle 3.0 to 2.7. The better chances went the right way, which is how the model likes it. The biggest swing: Boone Jenner scored at 17:38 of the second, taking WSH’s win probability from 53% to 76%. In net, Logan Thompson saved 2.0 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 27
Expected goals
2.7 – 3.0
xG share
WSH 53%
Model before the game
WSH 59%

Win probability

How it felt from the stands, priced second by second by the site’s win-probability model: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

NYR goalWSH goal

Expected goals

Who was actually getting the chances: a running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

NYRWSH

Three stars, by the model

Not the arena’s picks, the model’s. 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.

WSH
60:00 TOI
GSAx +2.04
+2.04
WSH
1 G, 0 A · 19:14 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.45
+0.52
NYR
28:20 TOI
GSAx +0.52
+0.52

Rough nights

NYR
0 G, 0 A · 10:56 TOI
On-ice −0.21 · Penalties −0.19
−0.46
NYR
0 G, 0 A · 18:52 TOI
On-ice −0.34
−0.40
WSH
0 G, 0 A · 26:53 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing −0.20 · Playmaking −0.07
−0.34

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYR–WSHWin prob.
P1 10:17 NYRAlexis LafrenièrePP
from J.T. Miller, Pavel Dorofeyev
1–047% → 64%
P2 6:08 WSHTimothy Liljegren
from Dylan Strome, Ryan Leonard
1–133% → 53%
P2 17:38 WSHBoone Jenner
unassisted
1–253% → 76%
P3 19:59 WSHTom WilsonEN
from Vincent Desharnais
1–398% → 100%

Every player

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NYR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alexis Lafrenière L18:461+0.47+0.18+0.43−0.12−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jaroslav Chmelar R9:38+0.13−0.04+0.00−0.02−0.00+0.19+0.00
Mika Zibanejad C19:02+0.07+0.16−0.11−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.06
Adam Fox D23:11+0.06+0.14−0.01−0.09+0.01+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Gavrikov D20:29+0.00+0.18−0.05−0.13+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alberts Smits D14:24−0.07−0.03−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Braden Schneider D17:37−0.07−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Laba C13:42−0.14−0.06−0.07−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.02
Oliver Bjorkstrand R9:18−0.15−0.06−0.05−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Gabe Perreault R16:28−0.15−0.03−0.27−0.04+0.00+0.19+0.00
Pavel Dorofeyev L19:331−0.15+0.07−0.28+0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
J.T. Miller C20:551−0.16−0.07+0.00+0.14−0.01−0.19−0.03
Tye Kartye L15:26−0.17−0.06−0.07−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Eeli Tolvanen R11:49−0.18−0.03−0.09−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00
Will Cuylle L16:38−0.24−0.06−0.09−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.02
Marcus Pettersson D19:11−0.28−0.27−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sean Durzi D18:52−0.40−0.34−0.01−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Cole Beaudoin C10:56−0.46−0.21−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.19−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Igor Shesterkin G28:20+0.52
Dylan Garand G29:45+0.02

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Timothy Liljegren D19:141+0.52+0.10+0.45−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Martin Fehérváry D23:57+0.30+0.10−0.01+0.02−0.00+0.19+0.00
Boone Jenner C13:371+0.25+0.15+0.26+0.03−0.01−0.19+0.01
Justin Sourdif C14:07+0.15+0.15−0.02+0.04+0.00+0.00−0.02
Vincent Desharnais D21:151+0.09+0.02−0.01+0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Leonard R13:261+0.09+0.14−0.20+0.15−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Beauvillier R10:19+0.03+0.07+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01
Dylan Strome C14:201+0.01+0.12−0.26+0.19−0.00+0.00−0.04
Alex Ovechkin L13:57−0.04+0.14−0.13−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ilya Protas L10:57−0.05−0.01+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Hutson D18:18−0.10+0.10−0.09−0.10−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Kyrou R12:05−0.11−0.06+0.00−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan McIlrath D4:59−0.16+0.05−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Tom Wilson R21:411−0.19−0.02−0.24−0.12−0.00+0.19+0.00
Aliaksei Protas L15:35−0.19+0.01−0.18−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.01
Pierre-Luc Dubois C20:02−0.20+0.03−0.08−0.14−0.01+0.00+0.01
Alex Tuch R20:25−0.25−0.07−0.06−0.12−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jakob Chychrun D26:53−0.34−0.06−0.20−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Logan Thompson G60:00+2.04

One game is a tiny sample: a single goal against on a player’s shift or a lucky finish moves his net goals a lot, so don’t trade anyone over a rough night. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they’re built.