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2026-10-01 ·

3 – 6Final

CBJ beat BUF 6–3. CBJ lost the expected-goals battle 2.2 to 2.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Matthew Knies scored on the power play at 17:58 of the first, moving CBJ’s win probability from 54% to 71%. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed 2.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 23
Expected goals
2.7 – 2.2
xG share
BUF 55%
Model before the game
CBJ 54%

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.

BUF goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

BUFCBJ

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.

CBJ
2 G, 1 A · 16:06 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.60
+0.68
BUF
1 G, 0 A · 20:46 TOI
Finishing +0.33 · Playmaking −0.08 · Penalties +0.32
+0.59
BUF
0 G, 2 A · 25:25 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Playmaking +0.11 · Penalties +0.32
+0.48

Rough nights

BUF
59:08 TOI
GSAx −2.21
−2.21
CBJ
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.48
−0.48
CBJ
1 G, 0 A · 14:32 TOI
Finishing −0.24 · Penalties −0.16
−0.43

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBUF–CBJWin prob.
P1 7:21 BUFMattias Samuelsson
from Noah Ostlund, Owen Power
1–047% → 63%
P1 12:51 CBJCole Sillinger
from Charlie Coyle, Denton Mateychuk
1–136% → 53%
P1 17:58 CBJMatthew KniesPP
from Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski
1–254% → 71%
P1 18:44 CBJAdam Fantilli
from Zach Werenski, Matthew Knies
1–371% → 85%
P2 1:25 BUFJack Quinn
from Zach Benson, Noah Ostlund
2–314% → 28%
P2 7:45 CBJMatthew Knies
from Emil Andrae, Kent Johnson
2–473% → 88%
P2 13:14 BUFKonsta Helenius
from Ryan McLeod, Owen Power
3–411% → 25%
P3 14:21 CBJSean MonahanPP
from Valeri Nichushkin, Dmitri Voronkov
3–588% → 98%
P3 17:53 CBJMathieu OlivierEN
from Charlie Coyle
3–6100% → 100%

Every player

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BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jack Quinn R20:461+0.59+0.02+0.33−0.08+0.00+0.32+0.00
Owen Power D25:252+0.48+0.07−0.01+0.11−0.01+0.32+0.00
Konsta Helenius C15:091+0.29−0.08+0.37+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Noah Ostlund C16:422+0.14+0.02−0.25+0.36−0.00+0.00+0.01
Zach Benson L18:341+0.05+0.08−0.14+0.12−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mattias Samuelsson D18:211+0.03−0.06+0.44−0.05+0.01−0.32+0.00
Ryan McLeod C16:411+0.01−0.09−0.02+0.15−0.00+0.00−0.03
Matt Grzelcyk D14:27−0.04−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Metsa D12:54−0.04−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Louis Crevier D16:14−0.06+0.06−0.07−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Beck Malenstyn L8:11−0.08−0.02−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Carrick C7:43−0.10−0.03−0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.02
Josh Norris C16:19−0.14+0.07−0.11−0.13−0.00+0.00+0.03
Jiri Kulich C8:45−0.15−0.02−0.07−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.03
Peyton Krebs C14:58−0.17−0.12−0.02−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Doan R19:06−0.20+0.10−0.19−0.13+0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Dahlin D25:58−0.34−0.07−0.17−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tage Thompson C19:46−0.39+0.11−0.20−0.12−0.01−0.16−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G59:08−2.21

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Matthew Knies L16:0621+0.68+0.07+0.60+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Fantilli C17:281+0.42−0.00+0.35−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.12
Sean Monahan C15:311+0.35+0.07+0.35−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.04
Charlie Coyle C19:043+0.31+0.07−0.02+0.27−0.00+0.00−0.01
Valeri Nichushkin R15:451+0.28−0.04−0.02+0.18+0.00+0.16+0.00
Emil Andrae D15:371+0.27+0.01−0.01+0.26+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zach Werenski D28:462+0.15+0.10−0.14+0.19−0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Gudbranson D17:44+0.12−0.04−0.01−0.00+0.01+0.16+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L10:441+0.08+0.02−0.02+0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Conor Garland R12:09+0.03+0.04−0.02−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jake Christiansen D7:05−0.01+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Denton Mateychuk D27:281−0.04−0.04−0.04+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Danton Heinen L12:11−0.09−0.04−0.19−0.02+0.01+0.16−0.01
Cole Sillinger C15:211−0.09+0.00+0.28−0.05−0.01−0.32+0.02
Carson Soucy D20:15−0.10+0.06−0.04+0.01+0.02−0.16+0.00
Ryan Lomberg L9:21−0.11−0.02−0.02−0.06−0.00+0.00−0.01
Kent Johnson C14:531−0.17+0.02−0.10+0.09−0.01−0.16+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R14:321−0.43−0.03−0.24−0.01+0.01−0.16+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jet Greaves G60:00−0.48

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.