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Game Recap
SJS4
FinalMon, Jan 19, 2026Every game that night
FLA1

SJS beat FLA 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.83 expected goals to 2.54. FLA outshot SJS 36 to 28. I. Chernyshov led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). A. Greer had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.6. A. Nedeljkovic stopped 35 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS0314
FLA0011
  1. 2nd 0:50SJSW. Smith0.41 xG
  2. 2nd 2:41SJSV. Desharnais0.34 xG
  3. 2nd 6:12SJSM. Ferraro0.32 xG
  4. 3rd 0:43FLAE. Luostarinen0.02 xG
  5. 3rd 17:21SJSB. GoodrowEN0.94 xG

Team Stats

SJSFLA
28Shots on goal36
4.83Expected goals2.54
53Shot attempts65
205v5 shots on goal30
0/3Power play0/3
28Hits22
19Blocked shots13
12Penalty minutes12
14Giveaways15
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 4.83 xGFLA 2.54 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdSJS goal, 0:50SJS goal, 2:41SJS goal, 6:12FLA goal, 0:43SJS goal, 17:21

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

SJS27 on goal, 4 scored
FLA34 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
I. ChernyshovLW022320+2013:101:28
M. MisaC022301+2011:170:58
A. WennbergC011100+2020:033:12
W. SmithC1011110017:453:43
B. GoodrowC101214+2013:140:00
M. CelebriniC000300-1019:574:16
C. GrafRW000210-1018:201:15
W. EklundLW000401+1217:373:19
P. RegendaLW000130+2413:211:27
T. ToffoliC0002010012:302:17
Z. OstapchukC0000320011:380:02
R. ReavesRW000020006:570:00
M. FerraroD101212+3023:440:00
T. LiljegrenD011120+2020:500:50
V. DesharnaisD101261+2614:590:00
D. OrlovD000021-1020:252:44
S. DickinsonD000121+1018:100:39
J. KlingbergD000024-1018:033:50
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Nedeljkovic36351.97260:00Win
Y. Askarov000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. LuostarinenC101321+1016:281:14
S. ReinhartC0000110021:404:24
S. BennettC000410-2021:224:10
M. TkachukLW000311-1220:583:07
A. LundellC0006200219:442:56
C. VerhaegheC000401-2018:014:07
E. RodriguesC000010-1016:061:31
M. SamoskevichRW000122-1011:101:17
A. GreerLW000540-2211:000:00
S. VilmanisLW000110-108:460:04
C. SchwindtRW000010-106:550:04
J. BoqvistC000010-145:550:04
A. EkbladD011113+1024:292:01
G. ForslingD000101+1026:321:54
U. BalinskisD000310-4219:072:59
T. BjornfotD0003020016:330:04
J. PetryD0001110015:120:00
N. MikkolaD000020-3012:360:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky27243.88959:26Loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SJS

Line 1W. Smith12:31M. Celebrini13:57C. Graf13:26
Line 2A. Wennberg13:04W. Eklund14:18T. Toffoli10:13
Line 3I. Chernyshov11:42M. Misa10:14P. Regenda10:52
Pair 1M. Ferraro18:30T. Liljegren15:21
Pair 2D. Orlov15:45J. Klingberg13:17

FLA

Pair 1A. Ekblad18:50G. Forsling20:46
Pair 2J. Petry11:50T. Bjornfot13:48
Pair 3U. Balinskis13:59N. Mikkola11:40

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 2.7, FLA 3.7SJS 4, FLA 1
Total goals6.45
Shots on goalSJS 23.8, FLA 31.1SJS 28, FLA 36
Win chanceFLA 66%SJS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.431.25033%0
FLA S. Bennett3.341.02037%0
FLA S. Reinhart3.201.26046%0
FLA M. Tkachuk2.931.24036%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.841.02035%0
FLA A. Lundell2.760.92028%0
FLA E. Rodrigues2.300.60021%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.320.68027%0
FLA M. Samoskevich2.210.45016%0
SJS W. Eklund2.140.69020%0
SJS W. Smith2.010.68123%1
SJS P. Regenda1.810.40019%0
FLA G. Forsling1.810.49013%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.830.62118%1
FLA A. Ekblad1.710.60112%0
SJS J. Klingberg1.600.52011%0
FLA A. Greer1.650.45018%0
SJS I. Chernyshov1.530.46215%0
FLA U. Balinskis1.430.38010%0
SJS D. Orlov1.300.4608%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.200.2707%0
SJS M. Misa1.230.31212%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.210.56116%0
SJS C. Graf1.220.47019%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.120.2214%1
SJS T. Liljegren1.010.2715%0
SJS S. Dickinson1.010.2104%0
FLA J. Petry0.910.2704%0
FLA J. Boqvist0.800.22010%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.720.1618%1
FLA C. Schwindt0.700.1807%0
FLA T. Bjornfot0.730.0901%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.600.1207%0
SJS V. Desharnais0.620.1111%1
SJS R. Reaves0.500.1106%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.