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2026-04-16 · Canada Life Centre

6 – 1Final

SJS beat WPG 6–1. SJS also won the expected-goals battle 3.6 to 2.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Will Smith scored at 16:54 of the first, moving SJS’s win probability from 47% to 65%. Eric Comrie allowed 1.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 27
Expected goals
3.6 – 2.9
xG share
SJS 55%
Home-ice start
WPG 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 goalWPG goal

Expected goals

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

SJSWPG

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
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.70
+1.70
SJS
1 G, 2 A · 14:24 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.59
+0.79
WPG
Cole Koepke
1 G, 0 A · 11:52 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.64
+0.72

Rough nights

WPG
Eric Comrie
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.79
−1.79
WPG
0 G, 0 A · 18:18 TOI
On-ice −0.19 · Finishing −0.79
−1.01
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 16:43 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing −0.55
−0.69

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–WPGWin prob.
P1 3:28 WPGCole Koepke
unassisted
0–153% → 69%
P1 6:26 SJSIgor ChernyshovPP
from William Eklund, Macklin Celebrini
1–131% → 47%
P1 16:54 SJSWill Smith
from Macklin Celebrini, John Klingberg
2–147% → 65%
P2 5:51 SJSCollin Graf
unassisted
3–167% → 82%
P2 18:01 SJSMichael Misa
from William Eklund, John Klingberg
4–188% → 97%
P2 19:55 SJSWilliam Eklund
from Mario Ferraro, Kiefer Sherwood
5–197% → 99%
P3 1:14 SJSMacklin Celebrini
from John Klingberg, Will Smith
6–1100% → 100%

Every player

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SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
William Eklund L14:2412+0.79+0.21+0.59+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Macklin Celebrini C17:0712+0.67+0.11+0.56+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Will Smith C16:0411+0.65+0.11+0.53+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Igor Chernyshov L18:011+0.61+0.08+0.52+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Collin Graf R17:331+0.43−0.09+0.51−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Michael Misa C13:341+0.27+0.15+0.13−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D16:30+0.11+0.11+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D21:231+0.02+0.02−0.01+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sam Dickinson D21:08+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Luca Cagnoni D18:06−0.02−0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
John Klingberg D20:543−0.06−0.05+0.00+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C14:07−0.09−0.08+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Kiefer Sherwood L14:051−0.11+0.14−0.26+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Pavol Regenda L10:27−0.11−0.10+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Shakir Mukhamadullin D21:24−0.14+0.11−0.05−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Philipp Kurashev C14:47−0.19−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C14:40−0.44−0.06−0.33−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.04
Ty Dellandrea C16:43−0.69−0.09−0.55−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Nedeljkovic G60:00+1.70

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Cole Koepke L11:521+0.72+0.09+0.64−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden Yager C12:17+0.11+0.08+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Nikita Chibrikov R10:37+0.08+0.09+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ville Heinola D15:54+0.08+0.07+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Scheifele C18:34+0.07−0.11+0.00+0.03−0.01+0.19−0.03
Gabriel Vilardi C17:24+0.03−0.16+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Dylan DeMelo D19:45+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Toews C16:10−0.01−0.11+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.09
Colin Miller D18:38−0.07−0.05−0.03−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Isak Rosen R13:25−0.09−0.04−0.05−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C14:42−0.09+0.02−0.07−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.01
Josh Morrissey D21:36−0.10−0.00−0.10−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Perfetti C17:16−0.12+0.08−0.20−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Haydn Fleury D18:59−0.13+0.01−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brad Lambert C14:44−0.17−0.02−0.13−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Samberg D19:17−0.19−0.13−0.07−0.02+0.03+0.00+0.00
Nino Niederreiter R15:37−0.61+0.08−0.49−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Kyle Connor L18:18−1.01−0.19−0.79−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Eric Comrie G60:00−1.79

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.