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2025-12-11 · Bridgestone Arena

2 – 7Final

NSH beat STL 7–2. NSH also won the expected-goals battle 3.4 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Steven Stamkos scored at 8:22 of the first, moving NSH’s win probability from 53% to 70%. Jordan Binnington allowed 2.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 32
Expected goals
2.1 – 3.4
xG share
NSH 62%
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.

STL goalNSH goal

Expected goals

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

STLNSH

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
4 G, 0 A · 16:42 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +2.47
+2.61
NSH
1 G, 0 A · 16:52 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing +0.85 · Penalties +0.19
+0.98
NSH
1 G, 0 A · 14:27 TOI
Finishing +0.72 · Penalties +0.19
+0.86

Rough nights

STL
40:00 TOI
GSAx −2.73
−2.53
NSH
0 G, 3 A · 18:32 TOI
Finishing −0.58
−0.59
STL
0 G, 1 A · 15:25 TOI
Finishing −0.42
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSTL–NSHWin prob.
P1 8:22 NSHSteven Stamkos
from Matthew Wood, Fedor Svechkov
0–153% → 70%
P1 11:19 NSHSteven Stamkos
from Roman Josi, Nick Perbix
0–270% → 84%
P2 4:17 STLHugh McGing
from Robby Fabbri, Philip Broberg
1–213% → 28%
P2 8:38 NSHRyan O'Reilly
from Luke Evangelista
1–373% → 88%
P2 11:43 NSHFilip Forsberg
from Luke Evangelista, Brady Skjei
1–489% → 97%
P2 12:06 NSHSteven Stamkos
from Nick Blankenburg, Fedor Svechkov
1–597% → 99%
P2 13:56 STLRobert Thomas
from Philip Broberg, Jake Neighbours
2–50% → 3%
P2 15:33 NSHSteven Stamkos
from Matthew Wood, Roman Josi
2–697% → 100%
P3 7:36 NSHMichael BuntingPP
from Luke Evangelista, Nick Blankenburg
2–7100% → 100%

Every player

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STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Robert Thomas C19:021+0.67−0.02+0.47+0.04+0.00+0.19−0.01
Hugh McGing L9:481+0.67−0.06+0.72−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Brayden Schenn C14:37+0.07+0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.03
Colton Parayko D22:00+0.05+0.04−0.01+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Robby Fabbri C14:281−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Joseph R13:44−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki C9:31−0.05−0.08−0.16−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Philip Broberg D25:262−0.06+0.00−0.08+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Oskar Sundqvist C11:30−0.07−0.07−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Dalibor Dvorsky R15:28−0.08+0.01−0.08−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Tyler Tucker D16:06−0.09−0.06−0.01−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Logan Mailloux D15:07−0.11−0.05−0.04+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Justin Faulk D18:26−0.14−0.05−0.09+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cam Fowler D20:57−0.18+0.02+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Pavel Buchnevich L18:38−0.26−0.02−0.26+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Pius Suter C15:26−0.38+0.02−0.20−0.01+0.01−0.19−0.01
Dylan Holloway L16:58−0.39+0.05−0.43+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Jake Neighbours L15:251−0.42+0.01−0.42−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joel Hofer G20:00−0.10
Jordan Binnington G40:00−2.53

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Steven Stamkos C16:424+2.61+0.11+2.47+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.02
Ryan O'Reilly C16:521+0.98−0.08+0.85−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.02
Michael Bunting L14:271+0.86−0.04+0.72−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Filip Forsberg L18:251+0.12−0.02+0.32+0.02−0.01−0.19−0.01
Matthew Wood R15:492+0.11+0.11+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Perbix D16:181+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Hague D15:49−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Blankenburg D18:052−0.02+0.01−0.02+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Fedor Svechkov C16:462−0.05+0.09−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Jonathan Marchessault C15:03−0.06−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Roman Josi D20:542−0.08+0.10−0.21+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brady Skjei D20:141−0.12−0.07−0.04−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Spencer Stastney D14:08−0.18+0.02−0.19−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Wilsby D11:53−0.20+0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Erik Haula L17:08−0.21−0.04−0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Reid Schaefer L13:28−0.30+0.03−0.12−0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Michael McCarron C14:41−0.31+0.03−0.30−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Luke Evangelista R18:323−0.59−0.02−0.58+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G58:46+0.77

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.