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2026-10-08 ·

3 – 2Final/OT

SJS took this one from STL, 3–2 in overtime. Call it a steal: SJS lost the expected-goals battle 2.4 to 3.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality didn’t support. The goal that mattered most: Darnell Nurse scored at 1:03 of overtime and moved SJS’s win probability from 48% to 100%. A tough night in net for Joel Hofer: he allowed 1.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
27 – 26
Expected goals
2.4 – 3.0
xG share
STL 56%
Model before the game
STL 58%

Win probability

How it felt from the stands, priced second by second by the site’s win-probability model: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

SJS goalSTL goal

Expected goals

Who was actually getting the chances: a running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

SJSSTL

Three stars, by the model

Not the arena’s picks, the model’s. 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
61:03 TOI
GSAx +0.93
+0.93
STL
1 G, 0 A · 11:07 TOI
Finishing +0.85 · Playmaking −0.06
+0.79
SJS
1 G, 0 A · 22:38 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.59
+0.68

Rough nights

STL
60:52 TOI
GSAx −1.64
−1.83
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 18:07 TOI
On-ice −0.32 · Finishing −0.12
−0.50
SJS
0 G, 0 A · 15:33 TOI
On-ice −0.24
−0.37

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–STLWin prob.
P1 3:52 STLConnor McMichael
from Mason McTavish, Jonatan Berggren
0–153% → 69%
P2 8:48 SJSTyler Toffoli
from Michael Misa, Jacob Trouba
1–127% → 47%
P3 1:39 STLDillon DubeSH
unassisted
1–251% → 77%
P3 6:05 SJSCollin Graf
from Sam Dickinson, Tyler Toffoli
2–220% → 48%
OT 1:03 SJSDarnell Nurse
from Ivar Stenberg, Alexander Wennberg
3–248% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Darnell Nurse D22:381+0.68+0.10+0.59−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Collin Graf R14:161+0.42−0.00+0.25−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Michael Misa C15:141+0.27−0.05−0.00+0.13+0.00+0.19−0.01
Alexander Wennberg C20:001+0.17+0.03−0.11+0.05−0.01+0.19+0.02
Tyler Toffoli C15:5111+0.17−0.03+0.18+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Dickinson D15:431+0.13−0.02−0.01+0.16−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ivar Stenberg L17:211+0.02+0.03−0.10+0.28+0.00−0.19+0.00
Ty Dellandrea C12:31−0.00+0.06−0.01−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.01
Barclay Goodrow C10:27−0.01+0.02−0.00−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jacob Trouba D23:431−0.07−0.05−0.09+0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kiefer Sherwood L17:57−0.11+0.01−0.01−0.11−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D18:20−0.11−0.03−0.01−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C12:30−0.16−0.06−0.12−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.04
Michael Kesselring D16:56−0.22+0.00−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Igor Chernyshov L15:56−0.27−0.22−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luca Cagnoni D16:06−0.31−0.14−0.09−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00
Will Smith C15:33−0.37−0.24−0.05−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.04
Mason Marchment L18:07−0.50−0.32−0.12−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Nedeljkovic G61:03+0.93

STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dillon Dube C11:071+0.79+0.01+0.85−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Colton Parayko D23:23+0.28+0.13−0.01−0.04+0.01+0.19+0.00
Connor McMichael L16:081+0.17−0.10+0.40−0.09−0.01+0.00−0.03
Jimmy Snuggerud R17:12+0.14+0.12−0.08−0.07−0.01+0.19−0.01
Pius Suter C11:13+0.09+0.13−0.03−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.03
Justin Barron D14:06+0.03+0.15−0.08−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonatan Berggren R12:171+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Holloway L17:27−0.04+0.14−0.14−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Pavel Buchnevich L19:35−0.07+0.06−0.06−0.07+0.01+0.00−0.01
Ross Johnston L8:02−0.10+0.01−0.06−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Robert Thomas C20:37−0.12+0.12−0.24−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Brandon Carlo D18:38−0.13+0.09−0.01−0.04+0.02−0.19+0.00
Philip Broberg D24:25−0.18−0.08−0.07−0.06+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jake Neighbours L14:52−0.18−0.03−0.09−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dalibor Dvorsky R14:48−0.20−0.04−0.10−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cam Fowler D22:43−0.24+0.03−0.01−0.07−0.00−0.19+0.00
Adam Jiricek D14:18−0.27+0.04−0.04−0.08+0.00−0.19+0.00
Mason McTavish C14:291−0.29+0.01−0.49+0.18−0.02+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joel Hofer G60:52−1.83

One game is a tiny sample: a single goal against on a player’s shift or a lucky finish moves his net goals a lot, so don’t trade anyone over a rough night. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they’re built.