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Game Recap
SJS2
FinalFri, Jan 16, 2026Every game that night
DET4

DET beat SJS 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.58 expected goals to 3.34. L. Raymond led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). M. Kasper had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. J. Gibson stopped 20 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS1102
DET1124
  1. 1st 6:18DETA. DeBrincatPP0.14 xG
  2. 1st 9:54SJSW. Smith0.73 xG
  3. 2nd 1:58SJSC. Graf0.07 xG
  4. 2nd 6:55DETJ. Compher0.22 xG
  5. 3rd 4:41DETD. Larkin0.46 xG
  6. 3rd 18:28DETM. KasperEN0.90 xG

Team Stats

SJSDET
22Shots on goal25
3.34Expected goals4.58
46Shot attempts66
195v5 shots on goal21
0/1Power play1/2
16Hits14
16Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes2
21Giveaways11
2Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 3.34 xGDET 4.58 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdDET goal, 6:18SJS goal, 9:54SJS goal, 1:58DET goal, 6:55DET goal, 4:41DET goal, 18:28

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

SJS21 on goal, 2 scored
DET25 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CelebriniC011701-1021:141:01
W. SmithC101300-1021:100:51
C. GrafRW101311-1016:150:00
A. WennbergC000002-1020:001:09
P. RegendaLW000310+1018:010:50
W. EklundLW000230-1015:511:10
I. ChernyshovLW0002100015:060:41
T. ToffoliC000000-1015:001:09
M. MisaC0000110012:250:59
B. GoodrowC0000100010:120:00
A. GaudetteRW000001009:110:00
Z. OstapchukC000010008:090:00
S. DickinsonD011014+1221:420:10
J. KlingbergD011101-2020:121:10
N. LeddyD011020+1017:270:00
D. OrlovD000110-1020:420:50
M. FerraroD0000230218:480:00
T. LiljegrenD0000120018:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov24213.87557:46Loss
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW033210+2016:531:48
M. KasperC112510+2014:330:00
J. van RiemsdykLW022000+1013:491:31
A. DeBrincatRW101302-2018:462:07
D. LarkinC101600+2017:461:46
J. CompherLW101310+1013:390:28
A. CoppC000101-2016:571:03
P. KaneRW000200-2016:530:47
E. FinnieC000110+1013:170:26
M. AppletonC0000100012:550:00
M. RasmussenC0000210212:470:00
E. SoderblomLW0001200011:560:00
M. SeiderD000114-1026:412:18
S. EdvinssonD0000320026:200:20
B. ChiarotD0000040022:470:00
A. JohanssonD000002+2019:190:00
J. Bernard-DockerD000011+2013:410:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000000-109:010:16
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson22202.90960:00Win
C. Talbot000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SJS

Line 1M. Celebrini19:25W. Smith19:31P. Regenda15:45
Line 2T. Toffoli13:03A. Wennberg16:13W. Eklund13:53
Line 3I. Chernyshov12:59C. Graf13:35M. Misa11:26
Pair 1D. Orlov18:26J. Klingberg18:14
Pair 2N. Leddy16:44S. Dickinson19:32
Pair 3M. Ferraro17:14T. Liljegren15:58

DET

Line 1P. Kane15:29A. Copp15:26A. DeBrincat16:03
Line 2D. Larkin14:40L. Raymond14:50J. Riemsdyk12:18
Line 3J. Compher12:40M. Kasper13:24E. Finnie12:07
Pair 1M. Seider22:14S. Edvinsson23:19

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 2.8, DET 3.8SJS 2, DET 4
Total goals6.66
Shots on goalSJS 25.4, DET 30.2SJS 22, DET 25
Win chanceDET 65%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.771.26134%0
DET A. DeBrincat3.331.02137%1
DET D. Larkin2.860.99137%1
SJS T. Toffoli2.500.68028%0
DET P. Kane2.520.87026%0
SJS W. Eklund2.420.71021%0
DET M. Seider2.210.74012%0
DET L. Raymond2.221.03330%0
SJS W. Smith2.030.64122%1
DET J. Riemsdyk2.000.68225%0
DET A. Copp1.810.69022%0
SJS P. Regenda1.830.38019%0
SJS J. Klingberg1.610.50113%0
DET E. Finnie1.610.41018%0
SJS I. Chernyshov1.620.47016%0
DET M. Kasper1.550.33216%1
DET M. Rasmussen1.500.42018%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.400.49012%0
SJS M. Misa1.400.31012%0
SJS A. Gaudette1.300.32017%0
DET M. Appleton1.300.38014%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.300.56017%0
DET E. Soderblom1.310.32015%0
DET B. Chiarot1.300.2608%0
SJS D. Orlov1.310.4509%0
DET J. Compher1.230.46118%1
SJS C. Graf1.230.45119%1
SJS M. Ferraro1.100.2005%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.000.2606%0
SJS S. Dickinson0.900.1614%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.900.3508%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.800.2004%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.800.1608%0
DET A. Johansson0.800.2005%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.700.1207%0
SJS N. Leddy0.600.2213%0

Shots on goal: 18 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.