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2026-02-28 · SAP Center at San Jose

4 – 5Final

SJS beat EDM 5–4. SJS also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 3.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Shakir Mukhamadullin scored at 9:27 of the third, moving SJS’s win probability from 52% to 83%. Yaroslav Askarov allowed 1.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
24 – 33
Expected goals
3.0 – 3.5
xG share
SJS 54%
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.

EDM goalSJS goal

Expected goals

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

EDMSJS

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
Shakir Mukhamadullin
1 G, 0 A · 18:27 TOI
On-ice +0.18 · Finishing +0.87
+1.04
SJS
1 G, 0 A · 21:17 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.29 · Penalties +0.19
+0.73
SJS
1 G, 0 A · 11:49 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing +0.79
+0.71

Rough nights

SJS
69:51 TOI
GSAx −1.32
−1.32
EDM
68:06 TOI
GSAx −1.22
−1.03
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 19:00 TOI
On-ice +0.25 · Finishing −0.74 · Penalties −0.19
−0.69

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalEDM–SJSWin prob.
P1 8:34 SJSMacklin Celebrini
from Will Smith
0–153% → 70%
P1 11:07 SJSMichael MisaPP
from Tyler Toffoli
0–271% → 84%
P1 14:51 EDMLeon DraisaitlPP
from Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard
1–216% → 29%
P1 17:05 SJSBarclay Goodrow
from Zack Ostapchuk, John Klingberg
1–371% → 85%
P2 15:49 EDMEvan Bouchard
from Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm
2–310% → 25%
P3 2:54 EDMTrent Frederic
from Matt Savoie
3–322% → 48%
P3 5:30 SJSAlexander Wennberg
from Philipp Kurashev, Mario Ferraro
3–452% → 80%
P3 7:13 EDMJake Walman
from Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard
4–419% → 48%
P3 9:27 SJSShakir Mukhamadullin
from William Eklund, Michael Misa
4–552% → 83%

Every player

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EDM

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Trent Frederic C12:381+0.68−0.07+0.74−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
Evan Bouchard D23:2412+0.63+0.09+0.54+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jake Walman D20:511+0.49−0.25+0.78+0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00
Leon Draisaitl C21:471+0.20+0.15+0.04+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Hyman L20:57+0.14+0.16−0.19−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Mattias Ekholm D18:451+0.09+0.07+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ty Emberson D15:45−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Curtis Lazar C9:09−0.02−0.11+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.08
Connor McDavid C21:343−0.04+0.11−0.26+0.12−0.02+0.00+0.01
Andrew Mangiapane L10:20−0.06−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C17:37−0.09+0.09−0.20+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Darnell Nurse D21:37−0.15−0.33−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Adam Henrique C11:32−0.16−0.08−0.05−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.03
Matt Savoie C13:341−0.20−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Spencer Stastney D16:21−0.22−0.02+0.00−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Vasily Podkolzin R14:10−0.25−0.25+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kasperi Kapanen R13:32−0.32−0.10+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19−0.01
Jack Roslovic C14:44−0.39−0.13−0.19+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Ingram G68:06−1.03

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Shakir Mukhamadullin D18:271+1.04+0.18+0.87−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Macklin Celebrini C21:171+0.73+0.19+0.29+0.03−0.01+0.19+0.04
Barclay Goodrow C11:491+0.71−0.06+0.79−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Alexander Wennberg C18:301+0.58−0.21+0.72−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.07
Michael Misa C12:1611+0.44+0.17+0.33−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.05
William Eklund L14:311+0.29+0.20−0.09−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
John Klingberg D19:151+0.07+0.11−0.04+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D21:111+0.06+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D22:17+0.02+0.12−0.11+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Will Smith C18:431+0.01+0.23−0.23+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.01
Pavol Regenda L10:48+0.00+0.05−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Dickinson D15:17−0.12−0.03−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tyler Toffoli C11:071−0.16+0.14−0.29−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Philipp Kurashev C13:321−0.21−0.00+0.00−0.00−0.00−0.19−0.01
Vincent Desharnais D20:01−0.21−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.02−0.19+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C10:191−0.22−0.04−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.04
Collin Graf R16:59−0.32−0.20−0.13−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kiefer Sherwood L19:00−0.69+0.25−0.74+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Yaroslav Askarov G69:51−1.32

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.