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Game Recap
CAR4
FinalThu, Oct 16, 2025Every game that night
ANA1

CAR beat ANA 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.33 expected goals to 2.51. CAR outshot ANA 32 to 24. S. Jarvis led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Jarvis had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. F. Andersen stopped 23 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR1124
ANA0101
  1. 1st 14:54CARS. Jarvis0.35 xG
  2. 2nd 10:22CARS. JarvisPP0.11 xG
  3. 2nd 11:32ANAL. Carlsson0.08 xG
  4. 3rd 2:38CARA. Nikishin0.14 xG
  5. 3rd 15:48CARS. Aho0.64 xG

Team Stats

CARANA
32Shots on goal24
4.33Expected goals2.51
61Shot attempts52
285v5 shots on goal20
1/3Power play0/4
19Hits31
16Blocked shots16
12Penalty minutes8
21Giveaways15
4Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 4.33 xGANA 2.51 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCAR goal, 14:54CAR goal, 10:22ANA goal, 11:32CAR goal, 2:38CAR goal, 15:48

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

CAR31 on goal, 4 scored
ANA23 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. JarvisRW213700+3016:192:49
S. AhoC112200+2216:382:48
J. BlakeRW0113000214:552:48
J. StaalC0001300017:460:00
J. MartinookLW0002120017:400:00
L. StankovenC000210+1216:082:58
T. HallLW0002110015:162:59
A. SvechnikovRW000200-1013:232:58
W. CarrierLW0000310012:510:00
N. EhlersLW000000+3012:452:38
E. RobinsonLW000121-1011:070:00
M. JankowskiLW000101-129:260:00
S. GostisbehereD033102+2016:402:56
A. NikishinD101221+1016:370:00
S. WalkerD000042-1023:222:52
K. MillerD000221-1221:553:05
J. ChatfieldD000103+1220:290:00
M. ReillyD000301+2018:430:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen24231.95860:00Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. CarlssonC101500+1017:354:07
A. KillornLW011101+1016:593:18
M. McTavishC000011-1418:433:04
C. GauthierLW000620-1018:203:28
B. SenneckeRW000101-2017:592:43
C. KreiderLW000211+1017:204:25
M. GranlundC000000-2016:484:22
T. TerryRW000100-1016:294:36
N. NesterenkoC0000200011:520:21
F. VatranoRW000440-2011:380:35
R. PoehlingC0000010010:240:16
R. JohnstonLW000021007:240:00
D. HellesonD011001-1020:460:44
J. LaCombeD000231-2222:184:28
J. TroubaD0000650019:230:00
O. ZellwegerD0001100019:013:33
R. GudasD000173-1216:520:00
P. MintyukovD0000200014:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal32284.87559:31Loss
P. Mrazek000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CAR

Line 1J. Staal13:49J. Martinook14:11W. Carrier12:51
Line 2T. Hall12:17L. Stankoven13:02J. Blake11:59
Line 3S. Aho10:46S. Jarvis9:58N. Ehlers9:38
Pair 1S. Walker16:39K. Miller16:01
Pair 2M. Reilly14:45J. Chatfield16:50

ANA

Line 2A. Killorn11:44C. Kreider12:33L. Carlsson11:27
Pair 1J. Trouba16:19O. Zellweger14:04
Pair 2P. Mintyukov14:51D. Helleson16:35
Pair 3R. Gudas14:50J. LaCombe15:15

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.5, ANA 2.7CAR 4, ANA 1
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalCAR 33.2, ANA 24.7CAR 32, ANA 24
Win chanceCAR 63%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CAR N. Ehlers3.000.89030%0
ANA C. Gauthier2.860.63024%0
CAR S. Aho2.721.03235%1
CAR S. Jarvis2.770.90332%2
CAR A. Svechnikov2.520.81028%0
ANA M. McTavish2.400.70024%0
CAR L. Stankoven2.320.56020%0
CAR S. Walker2.300.32010%0
ANA T. Terry2.210.71025%0
CAR J. Blake2.230.54121%0
ANA F. Vatrano2.140.45021%0
CAR M. Reilly2.030.2906%0
ANA C. Kreider1.920.60030%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.910.65312%0
CAR T. Hall1.820.54020%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.750.64122%1
CAR K. Miller1.720.45011%0
ANA A. Killorn1.610.47120%0
ANA M. Granlund1.500.65016%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.510.2709%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.510.2606%0
CAR J. Staal1.510.42016%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.420.51011%0
CAR W. Carrier1.400.27014%0
CAR J. Martinook1.420.46016%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.420.3914%1
CAR E. Robinson1.310.30012%0
ANA N. Nesterenko1.100.21012%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.110.30015%0
ANA J. Trouba1.100.2004%0
ANA D. Helleson1.000.2217%0
ANA R. Gudas1.010.2103%0
ANA R. Poehling1.000.33013%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.700.2304%0
ANA R. Johnston0.400.1004%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.