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2021-01-16 · Bridgestone Arena

2 – 5Final

NSH beat CBJ 5–2. NSH lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 3.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Brad Richardson scored at 11:00 of the third, moving NSH’s win probability from 52% to 84%. Elvis Merzlikins allowed 2.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
44 – 33
Expected goals
3.3 – 2.1
xG share
CBJ 61%
Home-ice start
NSH 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

CBJ goalNSH goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

CBJNSH

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

NSH
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.81
+1.81
NSH
Brad Richardson
1 G, 0 A · 11:59 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.35
+0.43
NSH
Ryan Ellis
0 G, 1 A · 22:17 TOI
Finishing −0.10 · Playmaking +0.28 · Penalties +0.18
+0.41

Rough nights

CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
60:00 TOI
GSAx −2.30
−2.30
NSH
0 G, 0 A · 12:58 TOI
On-ice −0.36 · Penalties −0.18
−0.60
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 17:28 TOI
Finishing −0.09 · Playmaking −0.12 · Penalties −0.18
−0.37

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalCBJ–NSHWin prob.
P1 7:58 CBJNick Foligno
from Michael Del Zotto, Alexandre Texier
1–047% → 63%
P1 9:44 NSHRocco Grimaldi
from Ryan Ellis
1–136% → 53%
P3 1:43 NSHFilip Forsberg
unassisted
1–252% → 78%
P3 5:47 CBJAlexandre Texier
from Liam Foudy, Michael Del Zotto
2–220% → 48%
P3 11:00 NSHBrad Richardson
from Mattias Ekholm
2–352% → 84%
P3 14:28 NSHLuke Kunin
from Nick Cousins, Matt Duchene
2–488% → 98%
P3 15:22 NSHColton Sissons
from Viktor Arvidsson, Dante Fabbro
2–599% → 100%

Every player

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CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Liam Foudy C14:431+0.37+0.24−0.01+0.14−0.00+0.00+0.00
David Savard D20:41+0.32+0.21+0.01−0.10+0.02+0.18+0.00
Alexandre Texier L15:3611+0.30+0.24+0.31−0.03−0.01−0.18−0.03
Michael Del Zotto D15:022+0.22+0.13−0.15+0.24−0.01+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Gavrikov D20:14+0.19+0.26+0.01−0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Foligno L17:151+0.09+0.34+0.05−0.08+0.01−0.18−0.05
Dean Kukan D13:10+0.03+0.08+0.00−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Max Domi C15:19+0.01+0.01−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.03
Eric Robinson L9:24−0.12+0.05−0.11−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00
Emil Bemstrom C9:12−0.13+0.05−0.09−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mikhail Grigorenko C16:04−0.13−0.03−0.06−0.08+0.02+0.00+0.01
Riley Nash C11:21−0.16+0.07−0.18−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Pierre-Luc Dubois C17:24−0.18+0.01−0.04−0.12−0.02+0.00−0.01
Boone Jenner C16:11−0.20−0.04−0.15−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Seth Jones D24:32−0.20−0.05+0.01−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Werenski D24:37−0.22−0.09−0.05−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cam Atkinson R15:47−0.36+0.06−0.38−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01
Oliver Bjorkstrand R17:28−0.37+0.01−0.09−0.12+0.01−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G60:00−2.30

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brad Richardson R11:591+0.43+0.09+0.35−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.02
Ryan Ellis D22:171+0.41+0.02−0.10+0.28+0.02+0.18+0.00
Filip Forsberg L18:101+0.32−0.00+0.41−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.00
Calle Jarnkrok C12:31+0.30+0.12−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.18+0.01
Rocco Grimaldi R10:061+0.18−0.25+0.44−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Cousins C16:291+0.16−0.04−0.00+0.19+0.01+0.00+0.01
Mathieu Olivier R11:58+0.12+0.16−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Roman Josi D22:16+0.12+0.04−0.14+0.02+0.01+0.18+0.00
Luke Kunin C14:331+0.10−0.14+0.26−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Viktor Arvidsson L19:111+0.09−0.05−0.06+0.21−0.01+0.00−0.01
Colton Sissons C14:161+0.04−0.27+0.27+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.02
Mark Borowiecki D16:07−0.00−0.07+0.01+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mattias Ekholm D21:481−0.03−0.29−0.02+0.27+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dante Fabbro D18:011−0.07−0.17−0.01+0.10+0.02+0.00+0.00
Matt Benning D17:08−0.13−0.18+0.01+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Johansen C18:47−0.21−0.08−0.12+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.02
Matt Duchene C17:251−0.22−0.08−0.15+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.02
Erik Haula L12:58−0.60−0.36−0.04−0.03+0.01−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G60:00+1.81

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.