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Game Recap
SJS3
FinalMon, Feb 2, 2026Every game that night
CHI6

CHI beat SJS 6-3, with the chances close: 2.70 expected goals to 3.05. SJS outshot CHI 27 to 17. R. Donato led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). S. Knight stopped 24 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS0213
CHI1416
  1. 1st 7:00CHIC. BedardPP0.10 xG
  2. 2nd 2:14CHIC. Murphy0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 9:35CHIR. Donato0.07 xG
  4. 2nd 10:36CHIS. Rinzel0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 12:05SJSW. Smith0.15 xG
  6. 2nd 12:41CHII. Mikheyev0.30 xG
  7. 2nd 15:11SJSM. Celebrini0.15 xG
  8. 3rd 2:13SJSS. Mukhamadullin0.13 xG
  9. 3rd 14:41CHIR. Donato0.29 xG

Team Stats

SJSCHI
27Shots on goal17
3.05Expected goals2.70
51Shot attempts35
215v5 shots on goal12
0/4Power play1/4
36Hits14
6Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes8
18Giveaways13
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 3.05 xGCHI 2.70 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCHI goal, 7:00CHI goal, 2:14CHI goal, 9:35CHI goal, 10:36SJS goal, 12:05CHI goal, 12:41SJS goal, 15:11SJS goal, 2:13CHI goal, 14:41

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

SJS26 on goal, 3 scored
CHI17 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CelebriniC112500-1023:076:26
W. SmithC101300-2021:125:59
T. ToffoliC0113100019:295:44
C. GrafRW011010-2018:180:00
W. EklundLW0110400015:062:27
P. KurashevC011030+1013:552:00
A. WennbergC000121-1221:275:25
M. MisaC000120+1211:311:08
P. RegendaLW0001500211:232:14
B. GoodrowC000130-109:480:01
A. GaudetteRW000210009:260:25
R. ReavesRW000020-105:380:00
V. DesharnaisD0111500016:570:00
S. MukhamadullinD1013000014:180:04
D. OrlovD000132-3024:275:28
M. FerraroD0001120021:150:00
T. LiljegrenD000200-1019:532:39
S. DickinsonD0002310015:240:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov1064.60030:36Loss
A. Nedeljkovic752.71429:24

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
I. MikheyevRW134302+4016:140:13
R. DonatoC224210+5013:531:59
J. DickinsonC022000+3016:550:15
C. BedardC101110+1220:425:40
T. BertuzziLW0110100019:305:30
T. TeravainenC011000-3014:335:19
F. NazarC0001120019:295:29
R. GreeneC000011-2013:521:38
L. SlaggertLW0002110012:090:00
A. BurakovskyLW000000-2011:421:35
O. MooreC0001000011:171:46
C. DachC000160008:470:00
C. MurphyD112100+1018:030:00
S. RinzelD101300+1220:385:07
M. GrzelcykD011001+2213:042:12
W. KaiserD000011+1021:180:00
A. VlasicD000100-1020:490:07
L. CrevierD0001110219:130:20
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Knight27243.88959:52Win
A. Soderblom000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SJS

Line 1W. Smith15:01M. Celebrini15:54T. Toffoli13:37
Line 2A. Wennberg12:45W. Eklund12:21C. Graf13:08
Line 3P. Kurashev10:35M. Misa10:23P. Regenda8:37
Pair 1D. Orlov18:59T. Liljegren17:14
Pair 2S. Dickinson13:58M. Ferraro15:07

CHI

Line 1T. Bertuzzi14:00C. Bedard14:53F. Nazar12:58
Line 4L. Slaggert9:29C. Dach8:39O. Moore9:23
Pair 1W. Kaiser18:26S. Rinzel15:30
Pair 2A. Vlasic15:15L. Crevier16:18
Pair 3C. Murphy12:41M. Grzelcyk10:52

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
ScoreSJS 3.1, CHI 3.3SJS 3, CHI 6
Total goals6.49
Shots on goalSJS 26.6, CHI 27.4SJS 27, CHI 17
Win chanceCHI 53%CHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.751.28234%1
CHI C. Bedard3.211.16134%1
SJS T. Toffoli2.530.69128%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi2.500.88134%0
SJS W. Smith2.430.85127%1
CHI F. Nazar2.410.72024%0
SJS W. Eklund2.100.62118%0
CHI I. Mikheyev2.030.55426%1
SJS P. Regenda1.910.40021%0
CHI R. Donato1.620.53422%2
CHI A. Burakovsky1.500.60019%0
CHI L. Crevier1.510.2808%0
CHI S. Rinzel1.530.3615%1
CHI T. Teravainen1.400.70123%0
SJS C. Graf1.400.55121%0
CHI R. Greene1.400.40015%0
SJS M. Misa1.410.44013%0
CHI J. Dickinson1.400.38218%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.410.64018%0
SJS A. Gaudette1.320.33018%0
CHI O. Moore1.310.45014%0
SJS P. Kurashev1.200.41114%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.210.2406%0
CHI W. Kaiser1.200.2508%0
CHI C. Murphy1.110.2526%1
SJS T. Liljegren1.120.3007%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.110.3004%0
SJS D. Orlov1.110.3908%0
CHI M. Grzelcyk1.000.3213%0
CHI L. Slaggert1.020.23010%0
SJS S. Dickinson1.020.2504%0
CHI C. Dach1.010.2309%0
SJS S. Mukhamadullin0.830.2316%1
SJS B. Goodrow0.810.1709%0
SJS V. Desharnais0.610.1312%0
SJS R. Reaves0.500.1106%0

Shots on goal: 19 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.