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2026-01-23 · United Center

2 – 1Final/SO

TBL beat CHI 2–1 in a shootout. TBL also won the expected-goals battle 4.2 to 2.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Nikita Kucherov scored at 18:42 of the second, moving TBL’s win probability from 23% to 47%.

Shots on goal
31 – 19
Expected goals
4.2 – 2.2
xG share
TBL 66%
Home-ice start
CHI 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.

TBL goalCHI goal

Expected goals

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

TBLCHI

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, 0 A · 24:38 TOI
On-ice +0.35 · Finishing +0.77 · Playmaking +0.16 · Shootout +0.79
+2.07
TBL
Gage Goncalves
0 G, 0 A · 15:16 TOI
Finishing −0.17 · Penalties +0.19 · Shootout +1.01
+1.10
TBL
65:00 TOI
GSAx +0.89
+0.89

Rough nights

CHI
0 G, 0 A · 22:36 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing −0.68
−0.84
TBL
0 G, 0 A · 23:13 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing −0.38 · Shootout −0.49
−0.81
CHI
Connor Bedard
0 G, 0 A · 22:52 TOI
On-ice −0.29 · Shootout −0.38
−0.70

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTBL–CHIWin prob.
P1 17:42 CHIRyan Greene
from Nick Lardis, Oliver Moore
0–154% → 72%
P2 18:42 TBLNikita Kucherov
from Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli
1–123% → 47%

Every player

Show both lineups

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Nikita Kucherov R24:381+2.07+0.35+0.77+0.16−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.79
Gage Goncalves C15:16+1.10+0.04−0.17+0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00+1.01
Dominic James C12:38+0.74−0.01−0.24−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01+1.01
J.J. Moser D26:01+0.48+0.46−0.19+0.02−0.01+0.19+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C15:32+0.14+0.20−0.21−0.04−0.00+0.19+0.00−0.00
Anthony Cirelli C20:101+0.08+0.28−0.23+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Declan Carlile D12:21+0.04+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Max Crozier D15:16+0.04+0.13−0.10+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Cernak D19:33+0.02+0.12−0.09+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yanni Gourde C17:16−0.02+0.33−0.38+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.03−0.00
Nick Paul L9:35−0.13−0.10+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02−0.00
Pontus Holmberg R15:23−0.19−0.07−0.10−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jack Finley C1:01−0.23−0.03+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00−0.00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D20:51−0.27+0.03+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.32
Oliver Bjorkstrand R16:29−0.30−0.12−0.18−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Brandon Hagel L23:451−0.35−0.09−0.28+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Darren Raddysh D27:49−0.55−0.01−0.36+0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00+0.00
Jake Guentzel C23:13−0.81+0.05−0.38−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02−0.49
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G65:00+0.89

CHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Louis Crevier D20:45+0.67−0.30−0.01−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+1.01
Frank Nazar C21:39+0.48+0.04−0.27−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.04+0.68
Ryan Greene C17:041+0.43−0.26+0.74−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00
Nick Foligno L9:01+0.14−0.07+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00−0.00
Connor Murphy D20:08−0.01−0.03+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Donato C12:09−0.09−0.08+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Matt Grzelcyk D13:52−0.13−0.14+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Vlasic D24:32−0.14−0.14−0.02+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ilya Mikheyev R21:09−0.15+0.13−0.30−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Wyatt Kaiser D22:48−0.21+0.04−0.24+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Landon Slaggert L11:20−0.24−0.22+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Artyom Levshunov D22:37−0.27−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.03−0.19+0.00+0.00
Tyler Bertuzzi L18:12−0.28−0.21−0.25+0.01−0.03+0.19+0.00−0.00
Nick Lardis L12:101−0.32+0.13−0.12−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.32
Oliver Moore C13:321−0.48+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.49
Jason Dickinson C15:20−0.62−0.22−0.18−0.01+0.02−0.19−0.03−0.00
Connor Bedard C22:52−0.70−0.29+0.00+0.01−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.38
Andre Burakovsky L22:36−0.84−0.14−0.68−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Arvid Soderblom G65:00+0.04

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.