TBL
Tampa Bay Lightning
49-25-6 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Final/SO
2—3
2026-01-16 · Enterprise Center
STL
St. Louis Blues
34-33-12 · W1 · L10: 6-3-1
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
TBL controlled xG 3.1 to 1.6 but STL won on execution · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVETBL xG
3.12
ACTUAL
2 — 3
STL xG
1.59
Scoring Timeline
0.17
HIGH xG
63
Jake Neighbours(12)
L · STL · #63
Jordan Kyrou (12), Cam Fowler (15)TBL 0 - 1 STL
0.07
MED xG
72
Nick Bjugstad(6)
C · STL · #72
Pavel Buchnevich (17)TBL 0 - 2 STL
0.14
HIGH xG
86
Nikita Kucherov(24)
R · TBL · #86
Brandon Hagel (20), Darren Raddysh (28)TBL 1 - 2 STL
0.07
MED xG
22
Oliver Bjorkstrand(7)
R · TBL · #22
Nikita Kucherov (45), Darren Raddysh (29)TBL 2 - 2 STL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
30
Joel Hofer
G · STL · #30
34/36 saves, .944 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★2
88
Andrei Vasilevskiy
G · TBL · #88
19/21 saves, .904 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★3
86
Nikita Kucherov
R · TBL · #86
1G, 1A, 3 SOG
Team Stats
TBLSTL
36Shots21
3.12xGF1.59
65.6CF%34.4
53.8FO%46.2
2/3PP0/2
12Hits24
10Blocks10
18Giveaways12
3Takeaways8
4PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | TBL SOG | STL SOG | TBL xG | STL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | 5 | 1.07 | 0.51 |
| 2nd | 13 | 5 | 1.26 | 0.33 |
| 3rd | 8 | 5 | 0.59 | 0.51 |
| OT | 2 | 4 | 0.20 | 0.24 |
| Total | 34 | 19 | 3.12 | 1.59 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 18:40
Gage Goncalveshooking (2 min)
Drawn by Oskar Sundqvist2P 08:03
Alexey Toropchenkotripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nikita Kucherov2P 09:51
Nathan Walkertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand2P 13:05
Jake Guentzelhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Oskar Sundqvist2P 19:30
Brayden Schennhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Nikita Kucherov