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Game Recap
CHI3
FinalSat, Jan 10, 2026Every game that night
NSH0

CHI beat NSH 3-0, with the chances close: 2.91 expected goals to 3.08. NSH outshot CHI 36 to 21. T. Bertuzzi led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). T. Jost had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. D. Commesso stopped 36 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CHI0123
NSH0000
  1. 2nd 6:41CHIT. BertuzziPP0.15 xG
  2. 3rd 11:01CHIN. Lardis0.16 xG
  3. 3rd 18:32CHIR. GreeneEN0.80 xG

Team Stats

CHINSH
21Shots on goal36
2.91Expected goals3.08
40Shot attempts63
165v5 shots on goal28
1/3Power play0/3
18Hits20
8Blocked shots8
8Penalty minutes8
14Giveaways12
2Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CHI 2.91 xGNSH 3.08 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCHI goal, 6:41CHI goal, 11:01CHI goal, 18:32

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

CHI20 on goal, 3 scored
NSH35 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. BedardC022300+2020:543:45
T. BertuzziLW112300+1015:503:54
R. GreeneC101110+2017:561:42
N. LardisLW101201+1012:441:46
A. BurakovskyLW0001100217:323:53
I. MikheyevRW0001110016:490:00
T. TeravainenC0002000016:093:50
J. DickinsonC0001110015:570:00
R. DonatoC0000200212:150:04
N. FolignoLW0000200011:291:48
O. MooreC0001100011:211:40
L. SlaggertLW0001200010:140:02
A. LevshunovD011041+1023:323:45
K. KorchinskiD011201+1214:040:00
C. MurphyD0001200021:010:03
A. VlasicD0002000020:320:05
W. KaiserD000012+1217:550:00
M. GrzelcykD000001+1017:461:48
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Commesso363601.00060:00Win
S. Berezhnoy000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. O'ReillyC000202-1022:224:01
F. ForsbergLW000240-1020:114:01
S. StamkosC000311-1019:594:02
L. EvangelistaRW000601-1019:164:03
M. BuntingLW000110-1216:061:08
E. HaulaLW0001000215:001:51
M. WoodRW0002100013:301:57
F. SvechkovC0001000012:440:44
M. McCarronC000140-1012:430:08
C. SmithRW000220-1211:200:00
T. JostC0005000010:220:00
R. SchaeferLW000110-107:420:07
R. JosiD000311-1225:044:12
N. BlankenburgD0000320020:041:48
B. SkjeiD0001010019:021:58
N. PerbixD0001000018:150:00
N. HagueD000200-1018:000:00
A. WilsbyD000220-1015:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros20182.90056:51Loss
J. Annunen000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CHI

Line 1A. Burakovsky13:39C. Bedard14:39R. Greene13:08
Pair 1C. Murphy15:54A. Vlasic15:16
Pair 2M. Grzelcyk14:39K. Korchinski14:04
Pair 3W. Kaiser15:05A. Levshunov15:53

NSH

Line 4F. Svechkov11:49M. Wood11:24T. Jost10:22
Pair 1N. Blankenburg15:26N. Hague15:02
Pair 2R. Josi15:51N. Perbix14:04
Pair 3A. Wilsby15:52B. Skjei14:16

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
ScoreCHI 2.7, NSH 3.4CHI 3, NSH 0
Total goals6.13
Shots on goalCHI 24.2, NSH 30.1CHI 21, NSH 36
Win chanceNSH 60%CHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NSH F. Forsberg3.421.04039%0
NSH R. Josi2.730.89022%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.630.93038%0
CHI C. Bedard2.630.88226%0
NSH L. Evangelista2.660.76022%0
NSH R. O'Reilly2.120.92030%0
NSH M. Bunting2.110.64025%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi2.030.63226%1
CHI R. Donato1.900.54022%0
NSH E. Haula1.910.49020%0
CHI I. Mikheyev1.810.44021%0
NSH B. Skjei1.710.47013%0
CHI A. Burakovsky1.610.63019%0
CHI R. Greene1.610.39113%1
CHI N. Lardis1.520.26113%1
NSH M. McCarron1.510.27012%0
CHI A. Levshunov1.400.4615%0
NSH N. Blankenburg1.400.40010%0
NSH C. Smith1.420.28012%0
NSH M. Wood1.420.35016%0
NSH F. Svechkov1.310.30012%0
CHI T. Teravainen1.320.58019%0
CHI O. Moore1.210.38012%0
CHI N. Foligno1.200.39013%0
CHI J. Dickinson1.210.31014%0
NSH R. Schaefer1.110.32017%0
NSH A. Wilsby1.120.2405%0
NSH N. Perbix1.110.3308%0
CHI W. Kaiser1.100.2107%0
NSH T. Jost1.150.25010%0
NSH N. Hague1.120.2807%0
CHI L. Slaggert1.010.2309%0
CHI C. Murphy1.010.2005%0
CHI M. Grzelcyk1.000.3003%0
CHI K. Korchinski0.920.1515%0
CHI A. Vlasic0.820.2304%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 more 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.