COL beat CAR 6-4, with the chances close: 4.07 expected goals to 3.34. N. MacKinnon led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). N. MacKinnon had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 4.1. A. Georgiev stopped 27 of 31.
Team Stats
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CAR 3.34 xGCOL 4.07 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. Martinook | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:02 |
| M. Necas | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:57 | 3:01 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:46 | 3:26 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 21:15 | 3:26 |
| S. Aho | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:29 | 2:57 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:18 | 0:02 |
| J. Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:35 | 2:08 |
| J. Roslovic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:26 | 2:10 |
| J. Blake | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 2:08 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 2:12 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 9:04 | 0:25 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:20 | 0:02 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 25:03 | 2:32 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 22:51 | 0:28 |
| J. Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:43 | 0:00 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:29 | 0:00 |
| S. Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:28 | 3:01 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Martin | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 58:23 | Loss |
| P. Kochetkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. MacKinnon | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 26:19 | 4:38 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 25:02 | 4:43 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 26:10 | 4:37 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 4:46 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 |
| I. Ivan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | 1:54 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | 0:04 |
| N. Kovalenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 | 1:42 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 | 0:00 |
| T. Tynan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 7:21 | 1:49 |
| N. Prishchepov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Wagner | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5:31 | 0:00 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 26:15 | 1:41 |
| C. Makar | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 25:12 | 4:51 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:57 | 1:55 |
| S. Malinski | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 15:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Ludvig | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:51 | 0:00 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Annunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | CAR 3.3, COL 3.1 | CAR 4, COL 6 |
| Total goals | 6.5 | 10 |
| Shots on goal | CAR 31.5, COL 28.9 | CAR 31, COL 29 |
| Win chance | CAR 53% | COL won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL N. MacKinnon | 4.1 | 7 | 1.43 | 4 | 39% | 1 |
| COL M. Rantanen | 3.0 | 4 | 1.17 | 3 | 38% | 2 |
| COL A. Lehkonen | 2.6 | 5 | 0.84 | 2 | 31% | 1 |
| CAR S. Aho | 2.5 | 0 | 0.95 | 1 | 32% | 0 |
| CAR A. Svechnikov | 2.4 | 2 | 0.80 | 1 | 26% | 0 |
| CAR M. Necas | 2.4 | 2 | 0.74 | 2 | 24% | 1 |
| COL C. Makar | 2.2 | 4 | 0.88 | 1 | 18% | 1 |
| CAR S. Jarvis | 2.1 | 1 | 0.72 | 2 | 26% | 0 |
| CAR B. Burns | 1.9 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| COL C. Mittelstadt | 1.9 | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | 21% | 0 |
| CAR J. Martinook | 1.7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 | 16% | 2 |
| CAR J. Roslovic | 1.6 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| CAR J. Kotkaniemi | 1.5 | 3 | 0.41 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| CAR J. Slavin | 1.5 | 1 | 0.42 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| CAR S. Gostisbehere | 1.5 | 1 | 0.57 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| CAR D. Orlov | 1.5 | 2 | 0.43 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| COL D. Toews | 1.4 | 2 | 0.47 | 1 | 9% | 0 |
| CAR J. Staal | 1.4 | 1 | 0.36 | 1 | 14% | 0 |
| CAR J. Drury | 1.4 | 3 | 0.35 | 1 | 10% | 1 |
| CAR W. Carrier | 1.4 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| COL I. Ivan | 1.4 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| CAR S. Walker | 1.4 | 4 | 0.23 | 1 | 6% | 0 |
| CAR J. Blake | 1.3 | 0 | 0.40 | 0 | 16% | 0 |
| COL L. O'Connor | 1.3 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| COL J. Manson | 1.3 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| CAR J. Chatfield | 1.3 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| CAR E. Robinson | 1.2 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| COL P. Kelly | 1.2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| COL J. Kiviranta | 1.1 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| COL S. Malinski | 1.1 | 1 | 0.28 | 1 | 5% | 1 |
| COL C. Wagner | 1.1 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| COL S. Girard | 1.0 | 1 | 0.31 | 1 | 5% | 0 |
| COL T. Tynan | 0.9 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| COL N. Kovalenko | 0.9 | 2 | 0.34 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| COL J. Ludvig | 0.6 | 0 | 0.15 | 1 | 5% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 16 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more 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.