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2026-03-01 · SAP Center at San Jose

1 – 2Final/OT

SJS beat WPG 2–1 in overtime. SJS also won the expected-goals battle 3.1 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Michael Misa scored at 1:40 of overtime, moving SJS’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Alex Nedeljkovic saved 1.6 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
28 – 33
Expected goals
2.1 – 3.1
xG share
SJS 60%
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.

WPG goalSJS goal

Expected goals

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

WPGSJS

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
61:40 TOI
GSAx +1.61
+1.61
WPG
71:25 TOI
GSAx +1.38
+1.57
WPG
1 G, 0 A · 16:17 TOI
Finishing +0.71
+0.70

Rough nights

WPG
0 G, 0 A · 17:34 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.78
−0.88
SJS
0 G, 1 A · 15:33 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing −0.67
−0.59
SJS
Philipp Kurashev
0 G, 0 A · 17:07 TOI
Finishing −0.28 · Penalties −0.19
−0.53

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–SJSWin prob.
P1 2:44 WPGMorgan Barron
from Tanner Pearson, Cole Koepke
1–047% → 62%
P3 1:47 SJSWill Smith
from Collin Graf, Macklin Celebrini
1–126% → 52%
OT 1:40 SJSMichael Misa
from William Eklund, Sam Dickinson
1–252% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Morgan Barron C16:171+0.70−0.03+0.71−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
Dylan DeMelo D23:20+0.47+0.21+0.00+0.03+0.03+0.19+0.00
Gabriel Vilardi C19:43+0.14−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Cole Koepke L14:091+0.02+0.06−0.04−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Scheifele C22:51−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.04−0.00+0.00−0.01
Elias Salomonsson D18:47−0.04−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L14:04−0.09−0.05−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Samberg D24:12−0.11−0.06−0.07−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Luke Schenn D13:13−0.23−0.19−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Walker Duehr R8:20−0.27−0.11−0.15+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Haydn Fleury D12:47−0.28−0.28+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Logan Stanley D23:50−0.30+0.09−0.38−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Toews C9:50−0.35−0.16−0.02+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.02
Gustav Nyquist R10:36−0.37−0.18+0.00+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Adam Lowry C15:58−0.38−0.19+0.00−0.03+0.02−0.19+0.00
Kyle Connor L23:08−0.46−0.05−0.21−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Tanner Pearson L12:411−0.50−0.01−0.45−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Cole Perfetti C17:34−0.88−0.10−0.78−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G71:25+1.57

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Michael Misa C15:391+0.69+0.10+0.61−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Will Smith C18:361+0.66+0.10+0.36+0.02−0.01+0.19−0.01
Vincent Desharnais D18:19+0.29+0.14−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Macklin Celebrini C19:581+0.27+0.07+0.00+0.02−0.01+0.19−0.01
Sam Dickinson D18:361+0.10+0.29−0.21+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
John Klingberg D19:41+0.08−0.09−0.03+0.02−0.02+0.19+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C11:05+0.05+0.06+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Wennberg C20:57+0.03+0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Mario Ferraro D21:16+0.02+0.08−0.07+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Pavol Regenda L8:28−0.06−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C11:53−0.07+0.12−0.18−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Dmitry Orlov D20:36−0.07−0.02−0.06+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shakir Mukhamadullin D16:18−0.14+0.07−0.01−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Collin Graf R17:161−0.20−0.02−0.20−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Tyler Toffoli C13:56−0.22+0.06−0.29+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kiefer Sherwood L17:31−0.52−0.04−0.28+0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Philipp Kurashev C17:07−0.53−0.05−0.28−0.00+0.00−0.19−0.01
William Eklund L15:331−0.59+0.08−0.67−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Nedeljkovic G61:40+1.61

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.