SJS @ WPJ Gameday Thread
SJS @ WPJ
Venue: Canada Life Centre
Puck drop: Thu Apr 16, 2026 8:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
SJS
- Record 5-4-1
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3 · 3.7
- Power play 7/24 (29.2%)
- Last game L vs CHI (2–5)
WPJ
- Record 5-5-0
- Streak L3
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.7 · 3.4
- Power play 7/26 (26.9%)
- Last game L vs UTA (3–5)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-01 WPJ 1 @ SJS 2 OT/SO
- 2025-11-07 WPJ 1 @ SJS 2
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
SJS
- Macklin Celebrini 5 pts · 3 G · 16 SOG
- Igor Chernyshov 4 pts · 3 G · 7 SOG
- Michael Misa 3 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
- Kiefer Sherwood 3 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
WPJ
- Mark Scheifele 9 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
- Gabriel Vilardi 7 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
- Kyle Connor 5 pts · 3 G · 20 SOG
- Jonathan Toews 4 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: SJS 3.18 · WPJ 3.31 · Win odds: SJS 47.1% · WPJ 53% · OT/SO chance: 15.8%
- 3-3 36.1%
- 2-3 32.7%
- 3-2 31.3%
Box Score
SJS 6
Final
WPJ 1
2026-04-16
| Stat | SJS | WPJ |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 6 | 1 |
| Shots | 33 | 27 |
| Power Play | 1/2 (50.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 18 | 8 |
| Faceoffs | 23 / 31 | 31 / 23 |
| Blocks | 10 | 7 |
| Saves | 26 | 27 |
| SJS Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| William Eklund | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Collin Graf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Igor Chernyshov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Misa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Klingberg | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Ferraro | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WPJ Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Cole Koepke | 1 | 0 | 1 |