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2026-03-30 · SAP Center at San Jose

4 – 5Final

SJS beat STL 5–4. SJS also won the expected-goals battle 2.6 to 2.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Adam Gaudette scored at 19:38 of the third, moving SJS’s win probability from 51% to 97%. Joel Hofer allowed 1.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 29
Expected goals
2.2 – 2.6
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.

STL goalSJS goal

Expected goals

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

STLSJS

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
2 G, 1 A · 19:45 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.63 · Playmaking +0.12 · Faceoffs +0.07
+1.00
SJS
2 G, 1 A · 19:57 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing +0.77 · Playmaking −0.06
+0.55
STL
0 G, 1 A · 14:22 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Playmaking +0.28
+0.40

Rough nights

STL
59:27 TOI
GSAx −1.78
−1.78
SJS
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.59
−1.59
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 16:34 TOI
On-ice −0.18 · Finishing −0.22
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSTL–SJSWin prob.
P1 5:28 STLTheo Lindstein
from Jake Neighbours
1–047% → 63%
P1 8:30 SJSAlexander WennbergPP
from Macklin Celebrini, Tyler Toffoli
1–137% → 53%
P1 13:25 SJSMacklin CelebriniPP
from Dmitry Orlov, Alexander Wennberg
1–254% → 70%
P1 16:39 STLPavel Buchnevich
from Jake Neighbours
2–229% → 47%
P1 19:04 SJSMacklin Celebrini
from Nick Leddy, Will Smith
2–353% → 71%
P2 10:13 SJSAlexander WennbergPP
from Tyler Toffoli, Will Smith
2–474% → 88%
P2 19:34 STLPhilip BrobergPP
from Dylan Holloway, Robert Thomas
3–49% → 23%
P3 12:53 STLCam FowlerPP
from Jordan Kyrou, Pius Suter
4–415% → 49%
P3 19:38 SJSAdam Gaudette
from Mario Ferraro, Vincent Desharnais
4–551% → 97%

Every player

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STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jordan Kyrou R14:221+0.40+0.13−0.00+0.28−0.00+0.00+0.00
Theo Lindstein D17:121+0.38−0.05+0.43−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cam Fowler D20:281+0.36−0.05+0.43−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Neighbours L15:582+0.26−0.01−0.18+0.47+0.00+0.00−0.02
Pavel Buchnevich L17:491+0.24−0.08+0.32−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01
Dylan Holloway L20:051+0.22+0.01−0.17+0.18+0.01+0.19+0.00
Philip Broberg D23:491+0.22+0.07+0.39−0.06+0.02−0.19+0.00
Robert Thomas C20:521+0.04+0.07−0.01+0.13+0.00−0.19+0.05
Jonatan Berggren R12:40+0.04+0.05−0.17−0.04+0.00+0.19+0.00
Logan Mailloux D19:50−0.02+0.07+0.00−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Colton Parayko D21:23−0.06−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Otto Stenberg C12:00−0.07+0.04−0.07−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Justin Holl D14:35−0.08−0.10−0.02+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexey Toropchenko R10:38−0.10−0.08−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Finley C10:43−0.11−0.04−0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.04
Jimmy Snuggerud R18:19−0.24−0.15−0.08−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dalibor Dvorsky R11:56−0.24−0.02−0.07+0.02+0.00−0.19+0.03
Pius Suter C12:441−0.24−0.08−0.06+0.08+0.01−0.19+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joel Hofer G59:27−1.78

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Macklin Celebrini C19:4521+1.00+0.19+0.63+0.12−0.01+0.00+0.07
Alexander Wennberg C19:5721+0.55−0.11+0.77−0.06−0.01+0.00−0.04
Adam Gaudette R10:001+0.35+0.03+0.35−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01
Barclay Goodrow C11:44+0.27−0.02−0.03−0.06+0.00+0.39+0.00
Mario Ferraro D20:201+0.24+0.05−0.01+0.20+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tyler Toffoli C12:562+0.22+0.12−0.20+0.28+0.01+0.00+0.00
Will Smith C19:512+0.18+0.23−0.17+0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Leddy D22:321+0.18+0.09+0.00+0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D20:371+0.06−0.12+0.00+0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C11:58+0.03+0.09−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Dickinson D20:00+0.01+0.09−0.04−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Misa C12:00+0.00+0.04−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00−0.06
Vincent Desharnais D17:101−0.03−0.14+0.00+0.08+0.03+0.00+0.00
Collin Graf R11:46−0.03−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Igor Chernyshov L16:06−0.08+0.08−0.14−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
William Eklund L16:30−0.28−0.16−0.00−0.07−0.01+0.00−0.03
Shakir Mukhamadullin D16:01−0.36+0.06+0.00−0.04−0.00−0.39+0.00
Kiefer Sherwood L16:34−0.42−0.18−0.22−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Yaroslav Askarov G60:00−1.59

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.