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Game Recap
SJS1
Final/OTThu, Mar 26, 2026Every game that night
STL2

STL beat SJS 2-1 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.21 expected goals to 2.42. D. Holloway led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Hofer stopped 24 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
SJS00101
STL01012
  1. 2nd 17:19STLD. Dvorsky0.22 xG
  2. 3rd 5:04SJSA. Wennberg0.20 xG
  3. OT 4:57STLD. Holloway0.25 xG

Team Stats

SJSSTL
25Shots on goal23
2.42Expected goals2.21
60Shot attempts49
205v5 shots on goal17
0/1Power play0/2
27Hits27
13Blocked shots21
21Penalty minutes9
22Giveaways12
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 2.42 xGSTL 2.21 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdOTSTL goal, 17:19SJS goal, 5:04STL goal, 4:57

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

SJS24 on goal, 1 scored
STL22 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. WennbergC101212+1022:371:10
K. SherwoodLW011230+1019:331:04
W. EklundLW0113200019:290:50
M. CelebriniC000310-2022:561:14
C. GrafRW0002100016:350:00
W. SmithC000000-1015:171:08
I. ChernyshovLW000101-1015:160:52
T. ToffoliC0002100013:030:56
M. MisaC0001010012:590:46
B. GoodrowC0001320010:240:00
A. GaudetteRW0000000210:070:00
Z. OstapchukC0001100177:550:00
D. OrlovD000030-1222:520:54
S. DickinsonD000320+1021:331:06
V. DesharnaisD0002320020:570:00
M. FerraroD000132-1020:020:00
N. LeddyD000011+1019:440:00
S. MukhamadullinD000122-1017:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov111101.00029:02
A. Nedeljkovic12102.83335:51OT loss

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. HollowayLW112311+2020:542:53
J. SnuggerudRW011211+2020:030:49
D. DvorskyRW101311+1018:081:58
P. BuchnevichLW0000110019:381:44
J. KyrouRW0000100017:172:19
P. SuterC0001000016:092:02
J. BerggrenRW0002210015:550:52
J. NeighboursLW0000100015:142:12
O. StenbergC0000110012:520:00
A. ToropchenkoRW000250-1011:470:00
J. FinleyC000122-1011:050:00
N. WalkerLW000011-1210:190:00
P. BrobergD011020+2223:302:42
C. ParaykoD0003030023:420:00
C. FowlerD000101-1023:051:31
L. MaillouxD0002450520:490:54
T. LindsteinD000021+1017:170:04
M. KesselD000322-1013:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Hofer25241.96064:57Win
J. Binnington000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SJS

Line 1A. Wennberg15:05W. Eklund14:52K. Sherwood15:49
Line 3T. Toffoli12:03C. Graf14:42M. Misa12:13
Pair 1N. Leddy18:17S. Dickinson17:42
Pair 2D. Orlov18:50V. Desharnais17:47

STL

Line 2J. Berggren13:54P. Suter13:11O. Stenberg11:45
Pair 1P. Broberg18:01L. Mailloux17:12
Pair 2C. Parayko22:22T. Lindstein16:08
Pair 3C. Fowler18:34M. Kessel11:46

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, STL 3.3SJS 1, STL 2
Total goals6.03
Shots on goalSJS 25.3, STL 26.8SJS 25, STL 23
Win chanceSTL 59%STL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.331.14034%0
STL D. Holloway2.930.96232%1
STL J. Snuggerud2.720.84127%0
STL J. Kyrou2.500.77031%0
SJS W. Smith2.300.78027%0
SJS K. Sherwood2.120.44122%0
SJS W. Eklund1.930.60118%0
STL P. Buchnevich1.900.80027%0
SJS T. Toffoli1.720.50021%0
STL L. Mailloux1.620.44012%0
STL C. Parayko1.530.40011%0
STL P. Suter1.510.48021%0
STL P. Broberg1.400.57112%0
SJS M. Misa1.410.46018%0
SJS D. Orlov1.300.4409%0
SJS C. Graf1.320.43018%0
STL D. Dvorsky1.330.36118%1
SJS I. Chernyshov1.310.42012%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.210.2606%0
STL J. Neighbours1.200.54023%0
STL J. Berggren1.220.48019%0
SJS A. Gaudette1.200.28016%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.220.54116%1
SJS S. Dickinson1.130.2303%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.120.26012%0
STL O. Stenberg1.100.44014%0
STL C. Fowler1.110.5008%0
SJS S. Mukhamadullin1.010.2606%0
STL T. Lindstein0.900.2205%0
STL N. Walker0.900.29013%0
STL J. Finley0.910.23011%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.810.1508%0
STL M. Kessel0.730.1804%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.710.1006%0
SJS V. Desharnais0.720.1402%0
SJS N. Leddy0.600.2103%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.