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2026-01-11 · SAP Center at San Jose

7 – 2Final

VGK beat SJS 7–2. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 3.1 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Collin Graf scored at 9:33 of the first, moving SJS’s win probability from 37% to 53%. Yaroslav Askarov allowed 2.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
32 – 20
Expected goals
3.1 – 2.4
xG share
VGK 56%
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.

VGK goalSJS goal

Expected goals

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

VGKSJS

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.

VGK
2 G, 3 A · 15:35 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +1.29 · Faceoffs +0.09
+1.45
VGK
2 G, 0 A · 17:00 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.92
+1.04
VGK
1 G, 0 A · 19:02 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing +0.89 · Penalties +0.19
+1.00

Rough nights

SJS
71:22 TOI
GSAx −2.34
−2.34
SJS
0 G, 1 A · 18:55 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Finishing −0.07 · Penalties −0.19
−0.40
VGK
0 G, 2 A · 20:24 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing −0.06 · Penalties −0.19
−0.36

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVGK–SJSWin prob.
P1 7:19 VGKJack Eichel
from Ivan Barbashev, Jeremy Lauzon
1–047% → 63%
P1 9:33 SJSCollin Graf
from Jeff Skinner
1–137% → 53%
P1 10:57 VGKPavel DorofeyevPP
from Tomas Hertl, Mark Stone
2–147% → 64%
P2 4:19 VGKJack Eichel
from Mark Stone
3–167% → 82%
P2 11:00 VGKTomas HertlPP
from Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev
4–185% → 95%
P2 12:25 VGKZach Whitecloud
from Tomas Hertl, Noah Hanifin
5–196% → 99%
P2 16:29 SJSAlexander Wennberg
from Timothy Liljegren, Tyler Toffoli
5–21% → 3%
P3 17:03 VGKShea TheodoreEN
from Tomas Hertl
6–2100% → 100%
P3 18:59 VGKTomas Hertl
from Pavel Dorofeyev, Noah Hanifin
7–2100% → 100%

Every player

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VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Tomas Hertl C15:3523+1.45+0.09+1.29−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.09
Jack Eichel C17:002+1.04+0.09+0.92+0.05+0.01+0.00−0.02
Zach Whitecloud D19:021+1.00−0.07+0.89−0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Pavel Dorofeyev L18:2512+0.46+0.15+0.51−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D20:261+0.34+0.18−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.19+0.00
Shea Theodore D23:051+0.14+0.18−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ivan Barbashev L11:011+0.02+0.03+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kaedan Korczak D15:26+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Hutton D15:11−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R12:51−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Stone R17:443−0.06+0.06−0.16+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mitch Marner R21:40−0.10+0.13−0.27+0.06+0.01+0.00−0.02
Alexander Holtz R11:36−0.10−0.03−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Cole Reinhardt L9:53−0.19+0.02+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Colton Sissons C15:49−0.19+0.01−0.18−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Reilly Smith R17:03−0.25+0.10−0.35+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Braeden Bowman R10:59−0.35−0.01−0.34−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Hanifin D20:242−0.36−0.11−0.06+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carl Lindbom G69:56−0.01

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Collin Graf R13:131+0.76−0.13+0.71−0.01+0.01+0.19−0.02
Alexander Wennberg C21:061+0.74−0.01+0.76−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Macklin Celebrini C23:53+0.11+0.03−0.13+0.02−0.02+0.19+0.01
John Klingberg D21:48+0.04+0.08−0.04+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Pavol Regenda L12:33−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C11:34−0.05−0.02+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.02
Mario Ferraro D14:15−0.06−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Toffoli C17:191−0.08+0.05−0.12−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Vincent Iorio D17:18−0.09−0.06−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Misa C11:43−0.10−0.08+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Barclay Goodrow C10:56−0.14−0.01−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Dickinson D16:47−0.15+0.05−0.01+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D21:52−0.15−0.15+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
William Eklund L22:41−0.21+0.03−0.42−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Igor Chernyshov L16:37−0.21−0.03−0.16−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jeff Skinner L12:151−0.25−0.08−0.15−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Adam Gaudette R11:42−0.28−0.03−0.25−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Timothy Liljegren D18:551−0.40−0.16−0.07+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Yaroslav Askarov G71:22−2.34

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.