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2026-03-28 · Nationwide Arena

3 – 2Final

SJS beat CBJ 3–2. SJS also won the expected-goals battle 3.6 to 2.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Igor Chernyshov scored at 18:35 of the third, moving SJS’s win probability from 50% to 94%.

Shots on goal
36 – 24
Expected goals
3.6 – 2.2
xG share
SJS 61%
Home-ice start
CBJ 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 goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

SJSCBJ

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
Igor Chernyshov
2 G, 0 A · 15:31 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +1.43
+1.54
CBJ
Denton Mateychuk
1 G, 0 A · 14:57 TOI
Finishing +0.82
+0.84
CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
59:10 TOI
GSAx +0.83
+0.83

Rough nights

CBJ
0 G, 1 A · 19:58 TOI
On-ice −0.23 · Finishing −0.24
−0.46
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 14:18 TOI
On-ice −0.25 · Finishing −0.22
−0.46
SJS
Collin Graf
0 G, 0 A · 15:21 TOI
On-ice +0.36 · Finishing −1.00 · Penalties +0.19
−0.45

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–CBJWin prob.
P1 0:31 CBJDenton Mateychuk
from Adam Fantilli
0–153% → 69%
P1 17:17 SJSIgor Chernyshov
from Will Smith
1–129% → 47%
P2 12:09 CBJCole Sillinger
from Ivan Provorov
1–253% → 74%
P3 0:57 SJSMacklin CelebriniPP
from Dmitry Orlov, Alexander Wennberg
2–223% → 48%
P3 18:35 SJSIgor Chernyshov
from Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini
3–250% → 94%

Every player

Show both lineups

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Igor Chernyshov L15:312+1.54+0.12+1.43+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Macklin Celebrini C19:4211+0.47+0.20+0.32+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.06
Mario Ferraro D20:58+0.24+0.23+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tyler Toffoli C14:48+0.15+0.23−0.10+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Vincent Desharnais D19:37+0.14+0.19−0.06−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D22:131+0.13+0.14−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shakir Mukhamadullin D20:30+0.06+0.18−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Leddy D17:37+0.05+0.05+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Wennberg C16:471+0.05+0.06+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
William Eklund L16:12−0.02−0.06−0.14−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Sam Dickinson D17:23−0.04+0.03−0.08+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C11:56−0.04−0.02+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Adam Gaudette R9:41−0.10−0.04−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Will Smith C19:142−0.20+0.12−0.33+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C8:58−0.23−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.01
Michael Misa C15:09−0.25+0.13−0.40−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Kiefer Sherwood L16:52−0.27+0.03−0.29−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Collin Graf R15:21−0.45+0.36−1.00−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Nedeljkovic G59:31+0.47

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Denton Mateychuk D14:571+0.84+0.01+0.82−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Sillinger C16:231+0.60−0.01+0.64−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Isac Lundeström C12:49+0.08+0.09+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Gudbranson D19:09−0.05−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L4:03−0.07−0.07+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Christiansen D9:43−0.09−0.10+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kent Johnson C13:37−0.10+0.03−0.12+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Boone Jenner C17:17−0.13+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01−0.19+0.06
Ivan Provorov D25:391−0.15+0.00−0.33−0.02−0.01+0.19+0.00
Sean Monahan C15:34−0.25−0.20+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.05
Dante Fabbro D16:52−0.27−0.29+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Conor Garland R12:41−0.39−0.21−0.22−0.00+0.04+0.00+0.00
Zach Werenski D30:51−0.39−0.29−0.13+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirill Marchenko R20:50−0.41−0.01−0.41−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.01
Charlie Coyle C18:26−0.43−0.23+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R15:40−0.44−0.24−0.21−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mason Marchment L14:18−0.46−0.25−0.22+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Fantilli C19:581−0.46−0.23−0.24+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G59:10+0.83

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.