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Game Recap
TBL7
FinalSat, Jan 3, 2026Every game that night
SJS3

TBL beat SJS 7-3, with the chances close: 3.73 expected goals to 3.26. N. Kucherov led the way with 5 points (1 G, 4 A). P. Regenda had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
TBL3407
SJS1113
  1. 1st 2:37TBLB. Point0.15 xG
  2. 1st 4:08TBLD. Raddysh0.05 xG
  3. 1st 6:46TBLB. Hagel0.24 xG
  4. 1st 10:50SJSP. RegendaPP0.57 xG
  5. 2nd 2:49TBLD. RaddyshPP0.10 xG
  6. 2nd 3:55TBLD. James0.14 xG
  7. 2nd 9:50SJSP. Regenda0.16 xG
  8. 2nd 14:08TBLN. KucherovPP0.11 xG
  9. 2nd 16:53TBLD. RaddyshPP0.05 xG
  10. 3rd 16:11SJSP. Regenda0.11 xG

Team Stats

TBLSJS
26Shots on goal22
3.73Expected goals3.26
59Shot attempts46
205v5 shots on goal14
3/5Power play1/3
8Hits23
8Blocked shots17
16Penalty minutes30
18Giveaways13
2Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

TBL 3.73 xGSJS 3.26 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdTBL goal, 2:37TBL goal, 4:08TBL goal, 6:46SJS goal, 10:50TBL goal, 2:49TBL goal, 3:55SJS goal, 9:50TBL goal, 14:08TBL goal, 16:53SJS goal, 16:11

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

TBL26 on goal, 7 scored
SJS22 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KucherovRW145210+2015:375:43
J. GuentzelC0221010216:563:29
B. PointC112200+2014:444:39
O. BjorkstrandRW022300+1014:284:41
B. HagelLW1012100216:582:54
N. PaulLW011100+1016:383:26
G. GoncalvesC011100+2213:311:51
D. JamesC101100+1010:350:00
A. CirelliC0000000018:083:43
Y. GourdeC000300-1215:190:08
P. HolmbergRW000210-1013:360:09
Z. GirgensonsC000200-1013:270:07
D. RaddyshD303311+1020:484:45
C. D'AstousD0111020020:482:58
M. CrozierD011120+1016:490:00
E. CernakD0000120219:290:02
D. CarlileD000101+1017:360:00
J. MoserD000011+1616:570:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy22193.86460:00Win
J. Johansson000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. RegendaLW303620+129:111:09
J. SkinnerLW022301+109:331:18
M. CelebriniC0115100024:194:45
W. EklundLW000221-1421:544:18
A. WennbergC0000020019:384:27
C. GrafRW0000000017:170:50
I. ChernyshovLW000123-1016:051:08
T. ToffoliC0000010013:564:25
Z. OstapchukC000210-2211:350:02
B. GoodrowC000041-21211:310:01
T. DellandreaC0001210010:280:00
R. ReavesRW000050-249:150:00
T. LiljegrenD0220120021:391:15
V. IorioD000004+1023:580:00
D. OrlovD0001100423:204:19
M. FerraroD000010-2021:020:03
S. DickinsonD0001100220:030:00
S. MukhamadullinD000001-305:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
Y. Askarov1073.7006:46
A. Nedeljkovic16124.75053:14Loss

Lines at 5-on-5

TBL

Line 2N. Paul11:16D. James10:35O. Bjorkstrand9:47
Line 3J. Guentzel10:45B. Hagel9:57A. Cirelli10:02
Pair 1E. Cernak15:46C. D'Astous17:12
Pair 2D. Carlile12:45M. Crozier15:26
Pair 3D. Raddysh13:32J. Moser14:48

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
ScoreTBL 3.7, SJS 2.6TBL 7, SJS 3
Total goals6.310
Shots on goalTBL 29.0, SJS 25.1TBL 26, SJS 22
Win chanceTBL 66%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
SJS M. Celebrini3.251.09132%0
TBL N. Kucherov3.121.61538%1
TBL J. Guentzel2.911.13241%0
TBL B. Hagel2.720.96132%1
TBL B. Point2.521.06240%1
SJS T. Toffoli2.500.66028%0
TBL D. Raddysh2.430.88316%3
SJS W. Eklund2.220.67021%0
TBL A. Cirelli2.000.68025%0
SJS I. Chernyshov1.910.60018%0
TBL O. Bjorkstrand1.730.61222%0
SJS J. Skinner1.730.43221%0
TBL N. Paul1.610.44120%0
TBL Y. Gourde1.530.49016%0
SJS P. Regenda1.560.23313%3
SJS C. Graf1.400.49021%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.420.21013%0
TBL M. Crozier1.410.2914%0
TBL J. Moser1.400.3908%0
SJS D. Orlov1.310.3708%0
TBL C. D'Astous1.310.4118%0
TBL P. Holmberg1.320.35014%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.200.54016%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.200.2105%0
SJS T. Liljegren1.100.2426%0
TBL G. Goncalves1.110.43115%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.010.2208%0
TBL D. James1.010.31112%1
TBL E. Cernak1.000.2704%0
SJS S. Mukhamadullin1.000.2306%0
SJS S. Dickinson1.010.1504%0
TBL D. Carlile0.910.2107%0
SJS B. Goodrow0.800.1809%0
SJS V. Iorio0.700.1803%0
SJS R. Reaves0.600.1307%0
SJS Z. Ostapchuk0.620.0905%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.