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Game Recap
CBJ2
Final/SOSat, Mar 14, 2026Every game that night
PHI1

CBJ beat PHI 2-1 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 1.93 expected goals to 2.84. CBJ outshot PHI 28 to 19. K. Marchenko had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. J. Greaves stopped 18 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
CBJ10012
PHI10001
  1. 1st 4:21CBJK. Marchenko0.15 xG
  2. 1st 10:24PHIA. Bump0.33 xG

Team Stats

CBJPHI
28Shots on goal19
1.93Expected goals2.84
60Shot attempts51
275v5 shots on goal12
0/1Power play0/4
25Hits20
18Blocked shots19
15Penalty minutes9
17Giveaways16
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 1.93 xGPHI 2.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTCBJ goal, 4:21PHI goal, 10:24

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

CBJ28 on goal, 1 scored
PHI18 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MarchenkoRW1015110222:061:45
A. FantilliC0113110719:161:45
C. CoyleC0001100021:201:45
M. MarchmentLW000230+1017:311:45
S. MonahanC0002200016:390:15
M. OlivierRW0000210014:250:00
C. SillingerC000031-1214:060:00
I. LundestromC0002100013:070:00
K. JohnsonC0001110012:270:15
C. GarlandRW0001100012:100:15
B. JennerC0001210011:560:00
D. HeinenLW000111008:280:00
D. SeversonD0111210423:180:15
Z. WerenskiD0002310027:131:45
I. ProvorovD0002010026:370:15
D. FabbroD0001130023:020:00
D. MateychukD0002030016:080:00
E. ZamulaD000102007:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves19181.94764:51Win
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. DvorakC0111000019:475:15
A. BumpLW1011200015:342:41
T. ZegrasC0004200022:155:17
T. KonecnyRW0002020022:055:13
O. TippettRW0002030021:234:54
M. MichkovRW0001100017:183:03
S. CouturierC0000000015:161:01
N. CatesLW0000210013:091:13
L. GlendeningC0002200012:290:00
D. BarkeyC0000310012:011:36
N. GrebenkinRW0002110011:550:00
C. GrundstromRW0000320710:510:00
E. AndraeD011001+1011:260:00
J. DrysdaleD0001110025:164:58
R. RistolainenD000114-1224:352:57
T. SanheimD000002-1024:080:14
C. YorkD0002000020:501:23
N. SeelerD000021+1012:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar28271.96465:00OT loss
S. Ersson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CBJ

Line 2C. Coyle13:49M. Olivier12:49C. Sillinger12:38
Line 3C. Garland11:11K. Johnson11:16S. Monahan12:08
Pair 1Z. Werenski22:05D. Fabbro17:14
Pair 2I. Provorov19:29D. Mateychuk14:46
Pair 3D. Severson19:15E. Zamula7:20

PHI

Line 1O. Tippett14:15T. Zegras14:43N. Grebenkin11:46
Line 2C. Dvorak12:53T. Konecny14:29A. Bump12:15
Line 4M. Michkov12:39D. Barkey10:25N. Cates10:33
Pair 1R. Ristolainen20:12T. Sanheim20:02
Pair 2C. York18:00J. Drysdale18:40
Pair 3N. Seeler11:47E. Andrae11:25

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 3.2, PHI 2.9CBJ 2, PHI 1
Total goals6.23
Shots on goalCBJ 26.3, PHI 26.2CBJ 28, PHI 19
Win chanceCBJ 55%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.120.96021%0
PHI O. Tippett3.020.71029%0
PHI T. Konecny2.521.03033%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.550.84130%1
CBJ A. Fantilli2.430.77129%0
PHI M. Michkov2.210.65024%0
PHI T. Zegras2.240.80026%0
PHI C. Dvorak2.010.63121%0
CBJ M. Marchment1.920.74027%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.810.2806%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.710.71022%0
CBJ B. Jenner1.610.46020%0
PHI S. Couturier1.600.45014%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.620.60020%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.610.46012%0
PHI C. Grundstrom1.500.28015%0
CBJ C. Garland1.510.46017%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.520.3608%0
PHI C. York1.420.40010%0
PHI N. Cates1.400.49017%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.410.45016%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.400.36012%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.300.43011%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.300.38016%0
CBJ D. Severson1.210.4019%0
PHI N. Seeler1.100.1704%0
PHI D. Barkey1.000.35012%0
CBJ D. Heinen1.010.33014%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.010.2407%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.020.37010%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.820.2008%0
PHI N. Grebenkin0.720.30010%0
PHI L. Glendening0.720.1207%0
PHI E. Andrae0.600.1613%0
CBJ E. Zamula0.510.1603%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.