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Game Recap
CBJ3
FinalMon, Dec 22, 2025Every game that night
LAK1

CBJ beat LAK 3-1, with the chances close: 2.68 expected goals to 2.42. M. Marchment led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Greaves stopped 23 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ2013
LAK0101
  1. 1st 4:07CBJM. MarchmentPP0.09 xG
  2. 1st 19:36CBJM. MarchmentPP0.12 xG
  3. 2nd 18:41LAKA. Kuzmenko0.01 xG
  4. 3rd 14:16CBJK. MarchenkoPP0.08 xG

Team Stats

CBJLAK
30Shots on goal24
2.68Expected goals2.42
57Shot attempts55
155v5 shots on goal21
3/7Power play0/5
15Hits19
12Blocked shots10
12Penalty minutes14
14Giveaways15
6Takeaways4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 2.68 xGLAK 2.42 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 4:07CBJ goal, 19:36LAK goal, 18:41CBJ goal, 14:16

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

CBJ30 on goal, 3 scored
LAK22 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarchmentLW2024000016:013:08
B. JennerC0114220219:583:16
A. FantilliC0112000018:416:00
K. MarchenkoRW1012100017:265:06
D. VoronkovLW0113200012:084:28
C. CoyleC0001110022:032:14
S. MonahanC0001200013:364:00
I. LundestromC000300-1013:281:15
M. WoodLW0002100212:400:52
C. SillingerC000000-1011:530:21
K. JohnsonC0000100010:160:26
L. Del Bel BelluzC000000-106:220:00
D. SeversonD0223010419:062:15
D. MateychukD0111010028:355:39
I. ProvorovD000313-1227:123:40
D. FabbroD000133-1218:460:40
B. SmithD0000110011:590:00
J. ChristiansenD000000009:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves24231.95860:00Win
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KuzmenkoLW101300+1215:165:32
A. KopitarC0000110020:295:30
Q. ByfieldRW0003110020:232:05
A. KempeRW0001600020:035:43
K. FialaLW0001100419:265:26
A. LaferriereRW0002300016:482:07
T. MooreLW000000+1016:460:00
W. FoegeleLW0002100013:310:10
J. ArmiaRW000120+1012:362:05
A. TurcotteC0001110012:260:07
C. PerryRW0001000611:143:17
S. HeleniusC000000001:100:00
D. DoughtyD011200+1023:595:50
M. AndersonD011213+1018:460:00
B. DumoulinD0000010018:550:10
B. ClarkeD0003010218:261:59
J. EdmundsonD0002120017:430:09
C. CeciD0000100013:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Forsberg30273.90057:15Loss
P. Copley000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 1A. Kopitar12:28A. Kempe12:36T. Moore10:18
Line 2Q. Byfield13:20A. Laferriere11:46K. Fiala13:41
Line 4C. Perry7:17J. Armia7:34
Pair 1D. Doughty15:09M. Anderson13:37
Pair 2B. Clarke14:06J. Edmundson12:25
Pair 3B. Dumoulin14:11C. Ceci10:33

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 2.7, LAK 3.2CBJ 3, LAK 1
Total goals5.94
Shots on goalCBJ 27.3, LAK 30.4CBJ 30, LAK 24
Win chanceLAK 59%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK K. Fiala3.110.89033%0
LAK A. Kempe3.010.98036%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.720.66128%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.520.54021%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.520.63125%1
LAK Q. Byfield2.230.70022%0
LAK W. Foegele2.220.48022%0
LAK T. Moore2.200.54022%0
CBJ B. Jenner2.140.46121%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.930.51123%0
CBJ M. Marchment1.940.50221%2
CBJ M. Wood1.920.32015%0
LAK B. Clarke1.930.47011%0
LAK C. Perry1.710.47022%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.700.34012%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.710.54018%0
LAK D. Doughty1.620.64116%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.600.89026%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.530.3307%0
LAK J. Armia1.510.45018%0
LAK A. Kuzmenko1.430.59123%1
CBJ C. Coyle1.310.46017%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.320.2906%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.300.37014%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.210.3019%0
LAK A. Turcotte1.110.28010%0
CBJ D. Severson1.130.2927%0
LAK M. Anderson1.020.2917%0
LAK B. Dumoulin1.000.2505%0
LAK C. Ceci1.000.2405%0
CBJ D. Fabbro0.810.1604%0
CBJ L. Belluz0.800.2108%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.730.1607%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.700.0801%0
CBJ B. Smith0.700.1203%0
LAK S. Helenius0.500.1307%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.