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2026-02-04 · Ball Arena

2 – 4Final

COL beat SJS 4–2. COL also won the expected-goals battle 4.1 to 2.3: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Josh Manson scored at 12:44 of the third, moving COL’s win probability from 51% to 86%. Yaroslav Askarov saved 1.7 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 42
Expected goals
2.3 – 4.1
xG share
COL 64%
Home-ice start
COL 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 goalCOL goal

Expected goals

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

SJSCOL

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.

SJS
59:12 TOI
GSAx +1.69
+1.69
COL
2 G, 0 A · 17:35 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.90
+1.01
COL
1 G, 0 A · 18:28 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.75
+0.88

Rough nights

COL
1 G, 0 A · 21:43 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing −0.78 · Penalties −0.19 · Faceoffs +0.11
−0.72
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 19:26 TOI
On-ice −0.33 · Finishing −0.28
−0.63
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 20:14 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.28 · Penalties −0.19
−0.61

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–COLWin prob.
P2 1:05 COLArtturi Lehkonen
from Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar
0–153% → 72%
P2 15:47 COLArtturi Lehkonen
from Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin
0–275% → 90%
P3 0:43 SJSTimothy Liljegren
from Alexander Wennberg, John Klingberg
1–28% → 23%
P3 3:34 SJSPhilipp Kurashev
unassisted
2–221% → 48%
P3 12:44 COLJosh Manson
from Valeri Nichushkin, Nathan MacKinnon
2–351% → 86%
P3 18:43 COLBrock NelsonEN
unassisted
2–495% → 100%

Every player

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SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Timothy Liljegren D20:081+0.61−0.30+0.89+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Philipp Kurashev C17:091+0.51−0.03+0.55−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Mario Ferraro D20:12+0.06−0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.19+0.00
John Klingberg D19:131+0.06−0.12+0.00+0.01−0.04+0.19+0.00
Vincent Desharnais D16:48+0.05+0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Collin Graf R14:22+0.02−0.05−0.14−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.01
Adam Gaudette R8:39+0.02+0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Shakir Mukhamadullin D15:09−0.06−0.06+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C10:16−0.07−0.03+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.03
Michael Misa C11:30−0.10−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Dmitry Orlov D19:29−0.25−0.08−0.16+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Will Smith C17:41−0.29−0.16−0.10+0.01−0.03+0.00−0.01
Kiefer Sherwood L17:39−0.35−0.08−0.04−0.00−0.02−0.19−0.02
Tyler Toffoli C14:59−0.38−0.18−0.20+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Wennberg C20:121−0.39−0.15−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.19−0.02
Barclay Goodrow C9:42−0.48+0.03−0.50−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Macklin Celebrini C20:14−0.61−0.10−0.28+0.01−0.02−0.19−0.02
William Eklund L19:26−0.63−0.33−0.28−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Yaroslav Askarov G59:12+1.69

COL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Artturi Lehkonen L17:352+1.01+0.10+0.90−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Josh Manson D18:281+0.88+0.13+0.75−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cale Makar D24:511+0.59+0.13+0.00+0.04+0.03+0.39+0.00
Brent Burns D18:35+0.17+0.10−0.16+0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Samuel Girard D14:32+0.08+0.08+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Malinski D14:42+0.08+0.10−0.05+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Taylor Makar L3:25+0.02+0.03+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ross Colton C14:33+0.01+0.18−0.15−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.01
Valeri Nichushkin R20:443−0.02+0.12−0.16+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Victor Olofsson R13:06−0.15+0.11−0.26−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Devon Toews D25:56−0.16+0.05−0.27+0.03+0.04+0.00+0.00
Gavin Brindley C9:49−0.16+0.04−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nathan MacKinnon C23:012−0.20+0.08−0.39+0.13−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jack Drury C17:20−0.23+0.09−0.34−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.04
Joel Kiviranta L13:11−0.26−0.04−0.21−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Zakhar Bardakov C4:18−0.43−0.03−0.20−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Parker Kelly C16:11−0.43+0.09−0.28−0.03+0.00−0.19−0.02
Brock Nelson C21:431−0.72+0.16−0.78−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.11
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Mackenzie Blackwood G60:00+0.25

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.