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Game Recap
LAK5
Final/OTMon, Mar 9, 2026Every game that night
CBJ4

LAK beat CBJ 5-4 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.51 expected goals to 2.07. B. Dumoulin led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). K. Marchenko had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. A. Forsberg stopped 28 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
LAK21115
CBJ12104
  1. 1st 6:46LAKS. Laughton0.28 xG
  2. 1st 14:48LAKA. Panarin0.10 xG
  3. 1st 17:35CBJC. Garland0.10 xG
  4. 2nd 10:53CBJD. Mateychuk0.02 xG
  5. 2nd 12:13CBJC. Garland0.10 xG
  6. 2nd 14:09LAKA. Kempe0.23 xG
  7. 3rd 10:07LAKB. Dumoulin0.13 xG
  8. 3rd 18:04CBJK. MarchenkoPP0.10 xG
  9. OT 2:34LAKA. Kempe0.10 xG

Team Stats

LAKCBJ
31Shots on goal32
3.51Expected goals2.07
65Shot attempts56
235v5 shots on goal20
0/3Power play1/4
25Hits12
13Blocked shots18
8Penalty minutes6
18Giveaways15
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 3.51 xGCBJ 2.07 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 6:46LAK goal, 14:48CBJ goal, 17:35CBJ goal, 10:53CBJ goal, 12:13LAK goal, 14:09LAK goal, 10:07CBJ goal, 18:04LAK goal, 2:34

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

LAK29 on goal, 5 scored
CBJ32 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW112210+3021:194:43
A. KempeRW202520+2021:024:01
S. LaughtonC112111+2215:091:41
A. KopitarC011300+1020:484:04
A. TurcotteC011220+1010:070:00
S. HeleniusC011010+126:470:00
A. LaferriereRW000230-2023:322:47
Q. ByfieldRW000322-3421:043:14
T. MooreLW000440-2020:571:54
J. WrightRW000021+1011:120:00
T. WardRW000011+106:060:51
J. MalottLW000020004:550:00
B. DumoulinD123200+3017:120:01
D. DoughtyD011200-2021:581:44
M. AndersonD011021-1020:210:25
B. ClarkeD0002040022:014:35
C. CeciD000101+3018:320:00
J. EdmundsonD0002220017:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Forsberg32284.87562:34Win
D. Kuemper000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GarlandRW2023100012:052:22
K. MarchenkoRW101600-1022:516:01
S. MonahanC011224+1017:212:49
C. CoyleC011011-1016:374:50
B. JennerC011210+1014:150:04
I. LundestromC011214+1012:110:04
A. FantilliC000100-3221:444:37
M. MarchmentLW000100-1219:374:43
C. SillingerC000011-2013:180:00
K. JohnsonC000401+1013:042:30
M. OlivierRW000101-2012:260:00
M. WoodLW000020+109:310:04
D. MateychukD112101+1017:520:00
Z. WerenskiD011312-4029:046:04
I. ProvorovD011000+3023:071:17
D. SeversonD000301-2224:081:20
D. FabbroD000112-1017:290:00
E. GudbransonD000210005:020:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves31265.83962:34OT loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 1T. Moore15:30A. Laferriere15:52Q. Byfield16:18
Line 2A. Kopitar14:27A. Panarin15:11A. Kempe13:24
Line 3A. Turcotte10:07J. Wright11:08S. Laughton10:56
Line 4S. Helenius6:47T. Ward5:15J. Malott4:55
Pair 1D. Doughty15:13M. Anderson16:14
Pair 2B. Dumoulin16:41C. Ceci15:22
Pair 3B. Clarke15:51J. Edmundson14:04

CBJ

Line 2M. Olivier11:11C. Sillinger11:33C. Coyle8:31
Line 3S. Monahan11:01K. Johnson10:34C. Garland9:43
Pair 1D. Severson20:39Z. Werenski19:53
Pair 2I. Provorov17:11D. Mateychuk15:55
Pair 3E. Gudbranson5:02D. Fabbro14:50

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
ScoreLAK 3.0, CBJ 3.2LAK 5, CBJ 4
Total goals6.29
Shots on goalLAK 27.5, CBJ 29.5LAK 31, CBJ 32
Win chanceCBJ 54%LAK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK A. Panarin3.221.22235%1
CBJ Z. Werenski3.230.91118%0
LAK A. Kempe3.150.96235%2
LAK A. Laferriere2.820.55023%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.660.79128%1
CBJ A. Fantilli2.610.74027%0
LAK B. Clarke2.320.58013%0
LAK T. Moore2.240.51021%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.130.62022%0
CBJ M. Marchment1.910.67024%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.900.69121%0
CBJ B. Jenner1.820.46120%0
CBJ C. Garland1.830.48217%2
CBJ S. Monahan1.820.61120%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.700.40013%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.600.3718%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.540.46016%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.510.41017%0
LAK D. Doughty1.520.44112%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.430.77123%0
LAK T. Ward1.400.26011%0
CBJ D. Severson1.330.4309%0
LAK S. Laughton1.310.34214%1
CBJ M. Wood1.300.25011%0
LAK A. Turcotte1.220.28110%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.220.2205%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.110.3529%1
CBJ E. Gudbranson1.120.2305%0
LAK J. Malott1.000.1807%0
LAK M. Anderson1.000.2316%0
CBJ D. Fabbro0.910.2005%0
LAK C. Ceci0.910.1904%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.820.2134%1
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.820.1918%0
LAK S. Helenius0.800.19110%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.