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2025-01-23 · SAP Center at San Jose

6 – 5Final

NSH beat SJS 6–5. NSH also won the expected-goals battle 3.9 to 2.8: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Fedor Svechkov scored on the power play at 8:16 of the third, moving NSH’s win probability from 49% to 78%. Yaroslav Askarov allowed 1.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
38 – 35
Expected goals
3.9 – 2.8
xG share
NSH 58%
Home-ice start
SJS 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.

NSH goalSJS goal

Expected goals

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

NSHSJS

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
2 G, 0 A · 14:47 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +1.23 · Penalties +0.20
+1.53
NSH
Fedor Svechkov
1 G, 1 A · 13:56 TOI
On-ice +0.26 · Finishing +0.67
+0.93
NSH
1 G, 1 A · 12:24 TOI
On-ice +0.29 · Finishing +0.56
+0.87

Rough nights

SJS
58:08 TOI
GSAx −1.74
−1.74
NSH
59:55 TOI
GSAx −1.53
−1.53
NSH
Zachary L'Heureux
0 G, 2 A · 16:39 TOI
On-ice +0.31 · Finishing −0.73
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNSH–SJSWin prob.
P1 3:58 NSHGustav NyquistPP
from Tommy Novak, Brady Skjei
1–047% → 63%
P1 4:52 NSHTommy Novak
from Zachary L'Heureux, Fedor Svechkov
2–063% → 75%
P1 6:53 NSHFilip Forsberg
from Justin Barron
3–076% → 89%
P1 8:12 SJSWalker Duehr
from Nikolai Kovalenko, Mario Ferraro
3–110% → 24%
P1 16:34 SJSMario Ferraro
from Mikael Granlund, Timothy Liljegren
3–221% → 35%
P2 1:38 NSHFilip Forsberg
from Colton Sissons, Brady Skjei
4–266% → 81%
P2 7:07 NSHSteven StamkosPP
from Jonathan Marchessault, Roman Josi
5–284% → 94%
P2 12:39 SJSHenry Thrun
from Alexander Wennberg, Nikolai Kovalenko
5–34% → 14%
P2 13:54 SJSFabian Zetterlund
from Will Smith, Mikael Granlund
5–414% → 30%
P2 15:21 SJSMacklin CelebriniPP
from Mikael Granlund, William Eklund
5–530% → 54%
P3 8:16 NSHFedor SvechkovPP
from Brady Skjei, Zachary L'Heureux
6–549% → 78%

Every player

Show both lineups

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Filip Forsberg L14:472+1.53+0.07+1.23+0.04−0.01+0.20+0.00
Fedor Svechkov C13:5611+0.93+0.26+0.67−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C12:2411+0.87+0.29+0.56+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Gustav Nyquist R16:541+0.86+0.07+0.78+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Steven Stamkos C16:031+0.37+0.07+0.43+0.06−0.01−0.20+0.01
Brady Skjei D24:323+0.06+0.18−0.10−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luke Schenn D13:39+0.05+0.09−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Wilsby D14:21+0.05+0.11−0.05−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael McCarron C14:26+0.02−0.09−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.20+0.05
Colton Sissons C17:231−0.06−0.12−0.11−0.02+0.00+0.20−0.02
Vinnie Hinostroza C9:38−0.06−0.05−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Roman Josi D25:311−0.07−0.04−0.07+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Blankenburg D20:50−0.16−0.00−0.15−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C19:52−0.19−0.04−0.14−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Cole Smith L7:39−0.19+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.20+0.00
Justin Barron D16:231−0.24−0.07−0.15−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Marchessault C16:081−0.37+0.03−0.38−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zachary L'Heureux L16:392−0.42+0.31−0.73−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Justus Annunen G59:55−1.53

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Walker Duehr R8:521+0.81+0.02+0.80−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D18:0311+0.62−0.16+0.78+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Henry Thrun D15:051+0.50−0.10+0.81−0.01−0.02−0.20+0.00
Fabian Zetterlund L14:271+0.40−0.09+0.69+0.01−0.00−0.20−0.01
Macklin Celebrini C19:371+0.20+0.19+0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
William Eklund L20:121+0.08+0.23−0.13−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ty Dellandrea C7:49+0.06−0.13−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.20+0.01
Timothy Liljegren D17:131−0.03+0.09−0.13+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexander Wennberg C17:181−0.07−0.09−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.02
Nikolai Kovalenko R13:362−0.07−0.06−0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jake Walman D24:51−0.12+0.13−0.21+0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Mikael Granlund C20:243−0.17+0.06−0.26+0.03+0.02+0.00−0.01
Will Smith C16:171−0.18−0.06−0.13+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Barclay Goodrow C13:28−0.19−0.16−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Tyler Toffoli C17:44−0.30+0.22−0.51−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jan Rutta D13:49−0.32−0.10−0.02+0.00−0.00−0.20+0.00
Luke Kunin C14:48−0.35−0.18−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Cody Ceci D20:32−0.40−0.34−0.08−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Yaroslav Askarov G58:08−1.74

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.