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2025-02-08 · Nationwide Arena

4 – 3Final

NYR beat CBJ 4–3. Expected goals were close to even (NYR 2.6, CBJ 2.8), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Will Cuylle scored at 18:21 of the third, moving NYR’s win probability from 50% to 94%. Elvis Merzlikins allowed 1.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
40 – 25
Expected goals
2.6 – 2.8
xG share
CBJ 52%
Home-ice start
CBJ 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.

NYR goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

NYRCBJ

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.

CBJ
1 G, 0 A · 17:43 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.79
+0.86
NYR
1 G, 1 A · 17:11 TOI
Finishing +0.82
+0.85
NYR
Urho Vaakanainen
1 G, 0 A · 15:37 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.78
+0.83

Rough nights

CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
58:37 TOI
GSAx −1.48
−1.48
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 20:06 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing −1.01
−0.88
NYR
0 G, 0 A · 22:11 TOI
On-ice −0.18 · Finishing −0.28
−0.50

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYR–CBJWin prob.
P1 1:56 NYRArthur Kaliyev
from Ryan Lindgren, Mika Zibanejad
1–047% → 62%
P1 14:31 CBJKent Johnson
from Zach Werenski, Adam Fantilli
1–136% → 53%
P1 15:29 CBJJustin Danforth
from Jack Johnson, Zachary Aston-Reese
1–253% → 71%
P2 6:38 NYRMika Zibanejad
from Adam Fox, Chris Kreider
2–227% → 47%
P2 17:17 CBJJames van Riemsdyk
from Damon Severson, Cole Sillinger
2–353% → 76%
P3 1:57 NYRUrho Vaakanainen
from Will Cuylle, Vincent Trocheck
3–322% → 48%
P3 18:21 NYRWill Cuylle
from Vincent Trocheck
4–350% → 94%

Every player

Show both lineups

NYR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mika Zibanejad C17:1111+0.85−0.02+0.82+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.04
Urho Vaakanainen D15:371+0.83+0.07+0.78−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Will Cuylle L15:1211+0.61−0.03+0.64−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Arthur Kaliyev R13:151+0.58−0.12+0.72−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Chris Kreider L16:141+0.17+0.10−0.01+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.03
Sam Carrick C10:29+0.05+0.05−0.00−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.02
Ryan Lindgren D23:261+0.03+0.06−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Fox D22:401+0.01+0.12−0.15+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Reilly Smith R10:04−0.02+0.15−0.18+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Braden Schneider D16:01−0.05+0.04−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexis Lafrenière L15:54−0.06−0.06−0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
J.T. Miller C17:46−0.07−0.08−0.05+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.04
Artemi Panarin L18:41−0.13−0.13−0.07+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Rempe C7:28−0.22+0.01−0.21−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Will Borgen D20:03−0.25−0.20−0.06+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Vincent Trocheck C18:152−0.32+0.08−0.40+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
Jimmy Vesey L17:33−0.43−0.09−0.32−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
K'Andre Miller D22:11−0.50−0.18−0.28−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jonathan Quick G60:00+0.21

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Justin Danforth R17:431+0.86+0.12+0.79−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.04
Kent Johnson C22:241+0.76−0.11+0.89+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
James van Riemsdyk L10:001+0.74−0.04+0.77+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Damon Severson D18:491+0.14+0.19−0.00−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mikael Pyyhtia L9:27+0.03+0.06−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Zachary Aston-Reese C15:211+0.02+0.15−0.15−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D28:47−0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Denton Mateychuk D17:47−0.02+0.15−0.18−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jordan Harris D2:02−0.03−0.03+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Werenski D28:251−0.08−0.01−0.09+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Christiansen D10:25−0.09−0.09−0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Johnson D14:031−0.09−0.10+0.01−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L21:39−0.15−0.16−0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Sean Kuraly C11:34−0.25+0.05−0.29−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luca Del Bel Belluz C11:14−0.29−0.01−0.27−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.02
Cole Sillinger C12:381−0.31−0.03−0.25−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Adam Fantilli C26:591−0.42−0.17−0.16+0.00−0.04+0.00−0.05
Mathieu Olivier R20:06−0.88+0.10−1.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G58:37−1.48

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.