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2026-03-03 · SAP Center at San Jose

5 – 7Final

SJS beat MTL 7–5. SJS lost the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 3.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Kiefer Sherwood scored on the power play at 16:34 of the third, moving SJS’s win probability from 52% to 91%. Jakub Dobes allowed 2.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
36 – 28
Expected goals
3.7 – 2.5
xG share
MTL 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.

MTL goalSJS goal

Expected goals

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

MTLSJS

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.

MTL
2 G, 0 A · 15:53 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +1.41
+1.47
MTL
Ivan Demidov
1 G, 0 A · 15:43 TOI
On-ice +0.35 · Finishing +0.61 · Penalties +0.19
+1.17
MTL
1 G, 0 A · 13:46 TOI
On-ice +0.32 · Finishing +0.81
+1.11

Rough nights

MTL
58:03 TOI
GSAx −2.99
−2.79
SJS
59:48 TOI
GSAx −1.51
−1.51
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 10:04 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing −0.48 · Penalties −0.19
−0.49

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–SJSWin prob.
P1 6:18 MTLOliver Kapanen
from Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson
1–047% → 63%
P1 15:32 SJSCollin Graf
from Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini
1–135% → 53%
P2 5:09 MTLPhillip Danault
from Mike Matheson, Jake Evans
2–147% → 67%
P2 10:28 SJSMichael Misa
unassisted
2–231% → 53%
P2 18:23 SJSMacklin Celebrini
from Collin Graf
2–353% → 76%
P2 18:48 SJSAlexander Wennberg
from Kiefer Sherwood
2–477% → 91%
P3 3:29 SJSWill SmithPP
from Macklin Celebrini, Dmitry Orlov
2–594% → 99%
P3 5:02 MTLIvan DemidovPP
from Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki
3–51% → 6%
P3 5:20 MTLAlex Newhook
from Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle
4–56% → 20%
P3 10:56 MTLAlex NewhookPP
from Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson
5–517% → 48%
P3 16:34 SJSKiefer SherwoodPP
from Philipp Kurashev, William Eklund
5–652% → 91%
P3 19:56 SJSAdam GaudetteEN
from Macklin Celebrini
5–797% → 100%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Newhook C15:532+1.47+0.08+1.41+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.02
Ivan Demidov R15:431+1.17+0.35+0.61+0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Phillip Danault C13:461+1.11+0.32+0.81−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Oliver Kapanen C9:551+0.53+0.07+0.65−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.02
Kaiden Guhle D20:141+0.29+0.32−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lane Hutson D25:031+0.24+0.12−0.10+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.00
Jake Evans C15:362+0.18−0.09+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.09
Mike Matheson D24:183+0.05+0.14−0.06−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L18:311+0.05+0.36−0.31+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jayden Struble D8:47+0.03+0.03+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zachary Bolduc R13:10+0.02+0.01+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Dobson D20:58−0.05+0.04−0.09+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R20:48−0.07+0.20−0.45+0.01−0.02+0.19+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D12:39−0.14−0.03−0.10−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C14:32−0.18−0.17+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R11:171−0.22+0.16−0.38+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Suzuki C22:261−0.33+0.13−0.27+0.02−0.00−0.19−0.02
Josh Anderson R10:04−0.49+0.19−0.48−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G58:03−2.79

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Will Smith C19:3711+0.83+0.09+0.74+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kiefer Sherwood L13:4611+0.64−0.11+0.57−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Michael Misa C12:371+0.37−0.29+0.69−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Collin Graf R13:1111+0.29+0.13+0.35−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
John Klingberg D15:56+0.13+0.19−0.06+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D19:441+0.09−0.01−0.11+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C11:41+0.08+0.08+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C11:37+0.05+0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Philipp Kurashev C12:581+0.04+0.08−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.02
Shakir Mukhamadullin D19:06−0.06−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexander Wennberg C18:541−0.09−0.39+0.53−0.01−0.00−0.19−0.02
Macklin Celebrini C22:4913−0.10−0.14+0.28+0.01−0.01−0.19−0.05
William Eklund L14:431−0.17−0.16+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Gaudette R10:321−0.26−0.21−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Sam Dickinson D16:51−0.27−0.06−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Tyler Toffoli C11:54−0.28−0.15−0.13−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D22:25−0.29−0.30+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Vincent Desharnais D20:45−0.31−0.33+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Yaroslav Askarov G59:48−1.51

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.