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Game Recap
CAR4
COL7
COL beat CAR 7-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.08 expected goals to 2.39. M. Rantanen led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). D. Kuemper stopped 29 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| COL | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
- 1st 6:58COLJ. CompherPP0.19 xG
- 1st 10:48COLN. MacKinnon0.07 xG
- 2nd 1:56COLJ. CompherPP0.08 xG
- 2nd 2:21COLB. Meyers0.13 xG
- 2nd 3:02CARJ. Staal0.08 xG
- 2nd 8:44CARJ. Staal0.06 xG
- 2nd 11:17COLA. Newhook0.07 xG
- 2nd 13:33CARS. Aho0.27 xG
- 3rd 4:08COLM. Rantanen0.03 xG
- 3rd 6:28CARA. SvechnikovPP0.22 xG
- 3rd 11:43COLN. MacKinnon0.10 xG
Team Stats
CARCOL
33Shots on goal37
2.39Expected goals4.08
64Shot attempts61
285v5 shots on goal32
1/3Power play2/5
32Hits31
14Blocked shots20
20Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways4
7Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CAR 2.39 xGCOL 4.08 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
CAR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Staal | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:00 |
| S. Aho | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:18 | 1:41 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:52 | 1:41 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 | 0:54 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:22 | 1:41 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 12 | 12:03 | 0:54 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:22 | 0:00 |
| V. Trocheck | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:43 | 1:41 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:54 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 |
| M. Domi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 13:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:54 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 | 0:00 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 | 0:00 |
| T. DeAngelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:46 | 1:41 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 17:53 | 0:00 |
| E. Bear | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:15 | 0:54 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Andersen | 33 | 26 | 7 | .788 | 55:19 | Loss |
| A. Raanta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4:31 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 19:35 | 3:33 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 20:03 | 3:14 |
| J. Compher | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:35 | 3:12 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:44 | 3:37 |
| A. Burakovsky | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:34 | 2:38 |
| A. Newhook | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 2:50 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 | 0:02 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:00 |
| B. Meyers | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:00 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:40 | 3:10 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:56 | 0:09 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:12 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:53 | 3:04 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:12 | 0:03 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 22:24 | 3:53 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:52 | 1:54 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:01 | 0:07 |
| B. Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:12 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 60:00 | Win |
| P. Francouz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.