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Game Recap
ANA3
Final/OTSun, Jan 12, 2025Every game that night
CAR2

ANA beat CAR 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 1.85 expected goals to 3.32. CAR outshot ANA 37 to 20. C. Gauthier led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). B. Burns had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. L. Dostal stopped 35 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
ANA10113
CAR00202
  1. 1st 9:35ANAJ. Harkins0.22 xG
  2. 3rd 1:18ANAC. Gauthier0.03 xG
  3. 3rd 7:48CARA. SvechnikovPP0.25 xG
  4. 3rd 19:04CARS. Jarvis0.25 xG
  5. OT 1:52ANAC. Gauthier0.18 xG

Team Stats

ANACAR
20Shots on goal37
1.85Expected goals3.32
35Shot attempts86
185v5 shots on goal30
0/2Power play1/2
26Hits32
28Blocked shots8
4Penalty minutes4
11Giveaways15
0Takeaways2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 1.85 xGCAR 3.32 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTANA goal, 9:35ANA goal, 1:18CAR goal, 7:48CAR goal, 19:04ANA goal, 1:52

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

ANA20 on goal, 3 scored
CAR37 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. GauthierLW202301+2012:291:29
F. VatranoRW011030-1019:431:46
M. McTavishC011122+1213:201:26
J. HarkinsC101232+1011:060:00
N. NesterenkoC011031+1010:050:00
A. KillornLW000310+1019:471:29
R. StromeC0000010019:261:45
L. CarlssonC0001110019:101:45
R. FabbriC000121-1017:121:18
S. ColangeloRW0002330014:261:48
I. LundestromC0001000013:140:00
B. LeasonRW000201+1012:460:00
J. LaCombeD022114+1023:031:57
B. DumoulinD011002+1019:530:10
R. GudasD0002410022:200:00
J. TroubaD000025-1220:280:00
P. MintyukovD0000120016:390:48
O. ZellwegerD000101+2016:320:29
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal37352.94661:52Win
J. Gibson000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. NecasC0221210020:493:02
S. AhoC011201+1023:093:02
S. JarvisRW1013400022:022:54
A. SvechnikovRW1012400016:583:07
J. RoslovicC0001000017:240:09
J. StaalC000030-1015:260:00
J. MartinookLW000120-1214:060:00
J. KotkaniemiC0002400013:560:00
E. RobinsonLW0001600012:560:00
J. BlakeRW000110-1010:410:06
J. DruryC000300-129:080:04
J. JaaskaLW000010-106:580:00
B. BurnsD011601-1020:000:11
D. OrlovD0003400021:220:00
J. ChatfieldD0003100020:570:09
J. SlavinD000202-2020:420:00
S. GostisbehereD0003030020:363:11
S. WalkerD0003000015:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov20173.85060:32OT loss
D. Tokarski000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 2.3, CAR 3.9ANA 3, CAR 2
Total goals6.15
Shots on goalANA 23.9, CAR 35.7ANA 20, CAR 37
Win chanceCAR 74%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR S. Aho2.821.18138%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.720.91130%1
CAR S. Jarvis2.630.94133%1
ANA F. Vatrano2.500.49123%0
CAR M. Necas2.510.86226%0
CAR B. Burns2.560.56114%0
CAR D. Orlov2.030.53012%0
CAR J. Roslovic2.010.68024%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.930.70014%0
CAR J. Martinook1.810.52018%0
CAR S. Walker1.830.2708%0
CAR J. Staal1.800.54019%0
CAR J. Slavin1.720.4509%0
ANA C. Gauthier1.730.37212%2
CAR J. Chatfield1.730.34011%0
ANA M. McTavish1.710.46118%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.720.47018%0
ANA A. Killorn1.530.46019%0
ANA R. Fabbri1.510.43020%0
CAR J. Drury1.530.36011%0
ANA N. Nesterenko1.500.20111%0
ANA R. Strome1.500.45014%0
CAR J. Blake1.410.36019%0
ANA J. Trouba1.400.2305%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.410.2406%0
ANA B. Leason1.320.28013%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.320.19011%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.310.36015%0
CAR E. Robinson1.310.39015%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.310.3127%0
ANA R. Gudas0.920.1903%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.900.2404%0
CAR J. Jaaska0.900.29011%0
ANA B. Dumoulin0.800.1913%0
ANA J. Harkins0.820.1416%1
ANA I. Lundestrom0.810.20010%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.