GRIT & GF

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Columbus Blue Jackets

San Jose Sharks

Expected goals, CBJ–SJS
3.6–4.2
all situations, empty nets out
SJS share of xG
53.9%
50% is even
Shots on goal
36–36
CBJ–SJS
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Sharks beat the Blue Jackets 5-2. Expected goals had it close, 4.2 to 3.6. Macklin Celebrini has a point in 11 straight games. Three points for Alexander Wennberg: one goal and two assists.

  • Macklin Celebrini has a point in 11 straight games. He played 25:41, about 5 minutes over his average. The Sharks beat the Blue Jackets 5-2.

  • Three points for Alexander Wennberg: one goal and two assists. He has 8 goals this season. He played 21:14 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Sharks.

  • Zach Werenski has a point in 8 straight games. That was his 16th goal of the season. The Blue Jackets fell 5-2 to the Sharks.

  • Tyler Toffoli had 7 shots on goal. His average this season was 2.1. He has 27 points in 42 games this season. The Sharks beat the Blue Jackets 5-2.

  • William Eklund had 9 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.9 attempts a game. The Sharks beat the Blue Jackets 5-2.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

CBJSJS

Where the shots came from

7 goals from 94 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← CBJ shootingSJS shooting →

Columbus Blue Jackets

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Ivan Provorov D28:170120.050263
Zach Werenski D24:471020.100144
Damon Severson D22:580040.260160
Denton Mateychuk D20:070020.200145
Boone Jenner C18:180040.774151
Kirill Marchenko R17:410140.350055
Charlie Coyle C17:240010.120241
Adam Fantilli C16:590030.292061
Sean Monahan C16:161040.390061
Dmitri Voronkov L16:080130.442278
Mathieu Olivier R15:530000.002121
Cole Sillinger C15:000000.000121
Dante Fabbro D13:530010.010042
Brendan Gaunce C13:290020.220239
Kent Johnson C13:040020.190159
Zachary Aston-Reese L7:390010.080150
Jake Christiansen D7:170000.000251
Danton Heinen L6:430010.122042

San Jose Sharks

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Macklin Celebrini C25:411051.370251
William Eklund L21:170160.940266
Alexander Wennberg C21:141230.291341
Dmitry Orlov D19:470110.121168
Vincent Iorio D19:250000.011156
Mario Ferraro D19:221120.861039
Timothy Liljegren D18:480010.131242
Sam Dickinson D18:240000.000151
Tyler Toffoli C17:230170.800141
Collin Graf R15:520110.130140
Nick Leddy D15:440000.000144
Igor Chernyshov L15:110000.000053
Pavol Regenda L14:051030.325131
Zack Ostapchuk C12:251040.493262
Barclay Goodrow C11:350010.091053
Jeff Skinner L11:050010.070037
Ty Dellandrea C8:420010.194075
Ryan Reaves R8:070000.092065

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.