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Game Recap
FLA2
FinalThu, Mar 5, 2026Every game that night
CBJ4

CBJ beat FLA 4-2, with the chances close: 3.51 expected goals to 3.27. I. Provorov led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Greaves stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
FLA0022
CBJ1124
  1. 1st 5:08CBJI. ProvorovPP0.01 xG
  2. 2nd 10:50CBJM. Olivier0.09 xG
  3. 3rd 1:41CBJB. Jenner0.15 xG
  4. 3rd 9:08FLAN. Mikkola0.04 xG
  5. 3rd 14:44FLAS. BennettPP0.07 xG
  6. 3rd 18:18CBJM. OlivierEN0.87 xG

Team Stats

FLACBJ
28Shots on goal28
3.27Expected goals3.51
75Shot attempts48
205v5 shots on goal20
1/3Power play1/3
19Hits16
6Blocked shots20
8Penalty minutes8
15Giveaways13
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 3.27 xGCBJ 3.51 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 5:08CBJ goal, 10:50CBJ goal, 1:41FLA goal, 9:08FLA goal, 14:44CBJ goal, 18:18

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

FLA27 on goal, 2 scored
CBJ28 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. ReinhartC0115000020:344:00
S. BennettC1014000018:053:30
M. TkachukLW011300-1017:504:00
A. LundellC000000-1018:320:45
E. RodriguesC0002100215:570:41
C. VerhaegheC000200-2015:122:28
E. LuostarinenC000010-2014:420:00
M. SamoskevichRW000200+1213:591:11
T. NosekLW0000300012:440:01
B. MarchandLW000100-3012:392:13
J. BoqvistC0002200010:340:01
S. VilmanisLW0000200010:340:01
A. EkbladD0220020022:193:17
N. MikkolaD101210+1019:240:01
G. ForslingD0002110020:470:00
D. KulikovD000220-1020:050:01
U. BalinskisD000152-2217:351:24
D. SebrangoD000011-1214:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tarasov27243.88959:00Loss
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. OlivierRW202331+2015:440:00
C. CoyleC011300+1019:462:55
S. MonahanC011400+1018:253:15
K. MarchenkoRW0111000215:543:18
B. JennerC101120+1014:580:34
K. JohnsonC011200+1011:152:27
A. FantilliC0001310019:213:04
C. SillingerC000310+1016:180:00
I. LundestromC0000000015:060:00
D. VoronkovLW0002010010:582:28
M. MarchmentLW0000100010:261:32
M. WoodLW000110-1010:160:00
I. ProvorovD1234140026:223:16
E. ZamulaD011010+1011:280:00
D. MateychukD000002+1022:392:08
D. SeversonD000004+1222:122:03
E. GudbransonD0003330222:080:00
J. ChristiansenD000004+1212:020:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves28262.92960:00Win
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

FLA

Pair 1D. Kulikov18:57N. Mikkola18:19
Pair 2G. Forsling16:23A. Ekblad13:53
Pair 3U. Balinskis16:11D. Sebrango14:04

CBJ

Line 1M. Olivier15:12C. Sillinger15:44C. Coyle13:58
Line 3B. Jenner12:07S. Monahan12:23K. Johnson8:48
Pair 1D. Severson20:05D. Mateychuk18:34
Pair 2I. Provorov18:06E. Zamula11:28

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
ScoreFLA 3.1, CBJ 3.2FLA 2, CBJ 4
Total goals6.36
Shots on goalFLA 29.0, CBJ 28.0FLA 28, CBJ 28
Win chanceCBJ 51%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
FLA S. Bennett2.940.81131%1
FLA M. Tkachuk2.931.04132%0
FLA S. Reinhart2.850.99139%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.510.80129%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.410.73027%0
FLA E. Rodrigues2.320.50018%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.320.65025%0
FLA B. Marchand2.310.77027%0
FLA A. Lundell2.200.64021%0
CBJ M. Marchment1.900.71026%0
CBJ B. Jenner1.810.50121%1
CBJ C. Coyle1.830.70122%0
FLA M. Samoskevich1.820.29012%0
FLA G. Forsling1.820.39012%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.740.4239%1
FLA A. Ekblad1.700.49212%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.640.61120%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.630.41013%0
FLA U. Balinskis1.610.33010%0
CBJ D. Severson1.500.49010%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.400.42014%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.430.40217%2
CBJ K. Johnson1.420.46116%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.200.41010%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.220.2116%1
CBJ M. Wood1.210.25011%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.120.33015%0
CBJ E. Gudbranson1.130.2805%0
FLA S. Vilmanis0.900.28013%0
FLA T. Nosek0.900.1805%0
FLA D. Kulikov0.920.1805%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.700.1908%0
FLA J. Boqvist0.720.1808%0
FLA D. Sebrango0.600.1003%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.600.0901%0
CBJ E. Zamula0.600.1913%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.