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2026-01-20 · Benchmark International Arena

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TBL beat SJS 4–1. TBL also won the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 1.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Anthony Cirelli scored at 1:49 of the second, moving TBL’s win probability from 53% to 72%. Yaroslav Askarov allowed 1.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 20
Expected goals
1.2 – 2.8
xG share
TBL 70%
Home-ice start
TBL 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.

SJS goalTBL goal

Expected goals

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

SJSTBL

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.

TBL
1 G, 1 A · 15:55 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing +0.73
+0.90
TBL
1 G, 1 A · 13:22 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.80
+0.88
SJS
1 G, 0 A · 16:54 TOI
Finishing +0.73
+0.72

Rough nights

SJS
67:48 TOI
GSAx −1.31
−1.31
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 19:00 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Finishing −0.28 · Faceoffs +0.07
−0.37
SJS
Ryan Reaves
0 G, 0 A · 12:19 TOI
Finishing −0.13 · Penalties −0.19
−0.34

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–TBLWin prob.
P1 14:37 SJSTyler Toffoli
from William Eklund, Alexander Wennberg
1–047% → 64%
P1 15:10 TBLBrandon Hagel
from Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov
1–135% → 53%
P2 1:49 TBLAnthony Cirelli
from Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov
1–253% → 72%
P2 3:17 TBLJake Guentzel
from Dominic James, Gage Goncalves
1–372% → 86%
P3 17:41 TBLBrandon HagelEN
from Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov
1–499% → 100%

Every player

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SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Tyler Toffoli C16:541+0.72−0.03+0.73+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C12:32+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
William Eklund L20:141−0.04−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D22:37−0.04−0.02−0.03+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Wennberg C21:111−0.05−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Timothy Liljegren D21:15−0.06−0.02−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Vincent Desharnais D14:09−0.13−0.13−0.01−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Michael Misa C12:36−0.13−0.12+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Pavol Regenda L11:56−0.16−0.14−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Dickinson D15:07−0.17−0.15−0.02+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Gaudette R10:27−0.19−0.17+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Dmitry Orlov D21:02−0.19−0.10−0.09+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C12:13−0.21+0.00−0.21−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
John Klingberg D22:39−0.22−0.10−0.10+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Will Smith C17:21−0.24−0.14−0.09+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Collin Graf R15:56−0.27−0.13−0.15−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Reaves R12:19−0.34−0.01−0.13−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Macklin Celebrini C19:00−0.37−0.15−0.28+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.07
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Yaroslav Askarov G67:48−1.31

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jake Guentzel C15:5511+0.90+0.15+0.73−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.02
Anthony Cirelli C13:2211+0.88+0.09+0.80+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.02
Brandon Hagel L18:5021+0.66+0.07+0.60+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Declan Carlile D16:38+0.36+0.15+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Max Crozier D19:06+0.17+0.16+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Gage Goncalves C16:311+0.16+0.13+0.00+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
J.J. Moser D22:44+0.11+0.11+0.00+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Darren Raddysh D23:59+0.11+0.10+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikita Kucherov R18:003+0.07+0.02+0.00+0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D19:06+0.07+0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Cernak D16:45+0.06+0.06−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Yanni Gourde C14:38+0.04+0.10−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.05
Zemgus Girgensons C15:34+0.01+0.10−0.02−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.03
Jack Finley C10:21−0.07−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Dominic James C14:151−0.12+0.15−0.29−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.03
Oliver Bjorkstrand R15:51−0.14−0.01−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Paul L13:24−0.16−0.07−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Pontus Holmberg R16:08−0.20+0.11−0.30−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G60:00+0.37

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.