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Game Recap
CAR3
Final/OTTue, Oct 22, 2024Every game that night
EDM2

CAR beat EDM 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 4.13 expected goals to 4.54. M. Necas led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). S. Aho had 9 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. F. Andersen stopped 33 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CAR00213
EDM11002
  1. 1st 3:34EDMC. McDavid0.08 xG
  2. 2nd 2:30EDMC. McDavidPP0.24 xG
  3. 3rd 0:44CARS. GostisbeherePP0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 13:29CARM. Necas0.16 xG
  5. OT 4:53CARS. Aho0.18 xG

Team Stats

CAREDM
33Shots on goal35
4.13Expected goals4.54
66Shot attempts57
255v5 shots on goal25
1/2Power play1/4
25Hits14
13Blocked shots15
10Penalty minutes6
21Giveaways17
10Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 4.13 xGEDM 4.54 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTEDM goal, 3:34EDM goal, 2:30CAR goal, 0:44CAR goal, 13:29CAR goal, 4:53

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

CAR33 on goal, 3 scored
EDM34 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. NecasC123310+2019:502:55
S. AhoC1129100022:492:54
J. KotkaniemiC011111+1013:540:50
E. RobinsonLW011220+129:460:00
S. JarvisRW000200-1219:482:52
A. SvechnikovRW000422-1018:372:55
J. StaalC0000110017:530:00
J. MartinookLW0002300017:340:00
J. RoslovicC0002000013:540:48
J. DruryC0000010210:500:48
W. CarrierLW000010009:590:00
J. BlakeRW000110009:440:49
S. GostisbehereD1121300019:112:53
J. SlavinD000101+1024:420:00
B. BurnsD000024+1224:230:51
D. OrlovD000251-1020:340:00
S. WalkerD0002020017:030:00
J. ChatfieldD0001200216:550:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen35332.94364:49Win
P. Kochetkov000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McDavidC2025000025:375:36
L. DraisaitlC011300-1223:535:43
R. Nugent-HopkinsC011210+1023:055:24
Z. HymanLW000310+1221:255:31
V. ArvidssonLW0002000018:501:41
J. SkinnerLW0006100016:571:39
A. HenriqueC000030-1013:240:07
M. JanmarkC000101-1011:220:00
C. BrownRW000000-1011:110:00
C. PerryRW0001000010:411:34
V. PodkolzinRW000112009:050:00
D. RyanC000000006:130:00
E. BouchardD011503-1028:375:38
M. EkholmD000242+1023:301:39
D. NurseD000221-1020:381:53
B. KulakD0001020017:440:00
T. StecherD000112+1015:450:00
T. DermottD000002-1213:080:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner33303.90964:44OT loss
C. Pickard000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamFrederik Andersen EDM First game against CAR since he left (his team until Jun 2026)33 saves on 35, the win

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.1, EDM 3.1CAR 3, EDM 2
Total goals6.15
Shots on goalCAR 29.5, EDM 27.8CAR 33, EDM 35
Win chanceEDM 50%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.051.50237%2
EDM Z. Hyman3.030.79036%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.540.79026%0
CAR S. Aho2.590.95233%1
CAR M. Necas2.430.60322%1
EDM L. Draisaitl2.431.16138%0
EDM V. Arvidsson2.320.58020%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.250.79113%0
EDM J. Skinner2.260.56024%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.120.72027%0
CAR J. Blake1.810.32014%0
CAR B. Burns1.800.47011%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.720.4309%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins1.720.77122%0
CAR J. Martinook1.620.38014%0
EDM D. Nurse1.620.3107%0
CAR J. Staal1.500.34014%0
CAR J. Drury1.500.33010%0
CAR J. Slavin1.510.4007%0
CAR W. Carrier1.400.28015%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.410.52211%1
CAR D. Orlov1.420.4009%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.420.42014%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.310.34113%0
CAR S. Walker1.320.2306%0
EDM A. Henrique1.200.43019%0
EDM C. Brown1.200.2609%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.110.2708%0
EDM C. Perry1.010.27013%0
CAR E. Robinson1.020.23110%0
EDM B. Kulak0.910.2204%0
EDM V. Podkolzin0.910.1809%0
EDM M. Janmark0.910.26010%0
EDM T. Stecher0.810.1403%0
EDM D. Ryan0.700.1508%0
EDM T. Dermott0.600.1204%0

Shots on goal: 25 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.