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Game Recap
CBJ0
FinalSun, Mar 22, 2026Every game that night
NYI1

NYI beat CBJ 1-0, with the chances close: 2.30 expected goals to 1.72. C. Sillinger had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.6. I. Sorokin stopped 26 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ0000
NYI1001
  1. 1st 1:25NYIB. Horvat0.09 xG

Team Stats

CBJNYI
26Shots on goal22
1.72Expected goals2.30
51Shot attempts53
245v5 shots on goal18
0/0Power play0/3
24Hits24
16Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes0
14Giveaways16
1Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 1.72 xGNYI 2.30 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdNYI goal, 1:25

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

CBJ26 on goal, 0 scored
NYI21 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MarchenkoRW0003300221:140:00
A. FantilliC0002110020:380:00
M. MarchmentLW0000420019:140:00
C. CoyleC000311-1017:020:00
S. MonahanC0000100015:300:00
C. SillingerC000520-1214:500:00
B. JennerC0000210013:340:00
M. OlivierRW000241-1012:270:00
I. LundestromC0000130012:210:00
K. JohnsonC0002000010:590:00
C. GarlandRW0001100010:340:00
D. HeinenLW000110009:340:00
Z. WerenskiD0003000029:010:00
D. SeversonD0002010023:380:00
I. ProvorovD000002-1022:320:00
E. GudbransonD0002230015:210:00
D. FabbroD000011-1013:480:00
D. MateychukD0000000213:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves22211.95557:55Loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC101420+1019:554:07
A. LeeLW011301+1018:582:45
M. BarzalC0001000017:394:08
E. HeinemanLW000201+1017:321:57
S. HolmstromRW0001100017:271:49
B. SchennC0003100016:353:50
J. PageauC0001410015:191:54
C. CizikasC0000320013:240:00
C. RitchieC0000000012:543:15
K. MacLeanC0000310012:270:02
M. GatcombC0000200012:150:00
O. PalatLW0000200011:110:00
A. BoqvistD0110110012:030:00
M. SchaeferD000321+1026:434:10
T. DeAngeloD0002010022:231:51
A. PelechD0000220020:550:12
C. SoucyD0001050018:550:00
S. MayfieldD000110+1013:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin262601.00060:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CBJ

Line 2C. Coyle12:31M. Olivier12:15C. Sillinger14:35
Line 3S. Monahan10:05C. Garland10:34K. Johnson10:59
Pair 1D. Severson21:47Z. Werenski26:33
Pair 2I. Provorov18:24D. Fabbro11:53

NYI

Line 1A. Lee14:53B. Horvat14:44E. Heineman14:15
Line 2B. Schenn12:45M. Barzal13:31C. Ritchie9:39
Line 3C. Cizikas12:39K. MacLean12:25M. Gatcomb12:15
Line 4S. Holmstrom14:53J. Pageau12:24O. Palat11:11
Pair 1M. Schaefer20:28A. Pelech18:38
Pair 2T. DeAngelo20:32C. Soucy18:55
Pair 3S. Mayfield13:25A. Boqvist12:03

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 3.0, NYI 2.9CBJ 0, NYI 1
Total goals5.91
Shots on goalCBJ 28.4, NYI 28.0CBJ 26, NYI 22
Win chanceCBJ 51%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat3.340.83135%1
CBJ Z. Werenski3.130.93018%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.730.75029%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.620.69027%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.530.74025%0
NYI A. Lee2.530.55125%0
NYI M. Barzal2.410.90024%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.220.53012%0
NYI E. Heineman2.220.41023%0
CBJ M. Marchment2.000.63025%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.930.66021%0
CBJ B. Jenner1.700.41019%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.600.51018%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.650.37012%0
NYI A. Pelech1.500.2906%0
NYI B. Schenn1.530.55020%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.500.3507%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.420.39015%0
CBJ C. Garland1.410.36015%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.410.58023%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.400.44017%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.420.35016%0
CBJ D. Severson1.320.4209%0
NYI J. Pageau1.210.48017%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.000.24011%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.000.2306%0
NYI O. Palat1.000.28013%0
CBJ D. Heinen1.010.28012%0
NYI M. Gatcomb1.000.17011%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.000.3209%0
CBJ E. Gudbranson0.920.2004%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.900.1808%0
NYI C. Soucy0.910.1607%0
NYI A. Boqvist0.800.2317%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.810.1504%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.1607%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.