Saturday, March 28, 2026
- Expected goals, SJS–CBJ
- 3.8–2.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- CBJ share of xG
- 36.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 36–24
- SJS–CBJ
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sharks won 3-2 and earned it, out-chancing the Blue Jackets 3.8 to 2.2 in expected goals. Igor Chernyshov scored twice. Collin Graf had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Igor ChernyshovTwo goals
Igor Chernyshov scored twice. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. That was his fifth goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Sharks.
- Collin GrafVolume
Collin Graf had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.7 attempts a game. It finished 3-2 for the Sharks.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
5 goals from 86 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
San Jose Sharks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Orlov D | 22:13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Mario Ferraro D | 20:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin D | 20:30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| Macklin Celebrini C | 19:42 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Vincent Desharnais D | 19:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
| Will Smith C | 19:14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Nick Leddy D | 17:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| Sam Dickinson D | 17:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
| Kiefer Sherwood L | 16:52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 6 | 1 | 50 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | 16:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| William Eklund L | 16:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Igor Chernyshov L | 15:31 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.58 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Collin Graf R | 15:21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Michael Misa C | 15:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Tyler Toffoli C | 14:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | 11:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Adam Gaudette R | 9:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Zack Ostapchuk C | 8:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski D | 30:51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Ivan Provorov D | 25:39 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Kirill Marchenko R | 20:50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Adam Fantilli C | 19:58 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Erik Gudbranson D | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| Charlie Coyle C | 18:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Boone Jenner C | 17:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 47 |
| Dante Fabbro D | 16:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Cole Sillinger C | 16:23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Mathieu Olivier R | 15:40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Sean Monahan C | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Denton Mateychuk D | 14:57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Mason Marchment L | 14:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Kent Johnson C | 13:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Isac Lundeström C | 12:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Conor Garland R | 12:41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Jake Christiansen D | 9:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| Dmitri Voronkov L | 4:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute