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Game Recap
CAR3
FinalThu, Jan 2, 2025Every game that night
FLA1

CAR beat FLA 3-1, with the chances close: 3.26 expected goals to 3.03. CAR outshot FLA 40 to 26. J. Slavin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). B. Burns had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. P. Kochetkov stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CAR1023
FLA0101
  1. 1st 0:35CARB. Burns0.01 xG
  2. 2nd 2:17FLAA. Lundell0.19 xG
  3. 3rd 12:30CARJ. Slavin0.06 xG
  4. 3rd 19:32CARM. NecasEN0.96 xG

Team Stats

CARFLA
40Shots on goal26
3.26Expected goals3.03
64Shot attempts64
365v5 shots on goal20
0/3Power play0/2
34Hits28
16Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes6
12Giveaways16
3Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 3.26 xGFLA 3.03 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCAR goal, 0:35FLA goal, 2:17CAR goal, 12:30CAR goal, 19:32

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

CAR38 on goal, 3 scored
FLA26 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. SvechnikovRW011111+1019:263:08
J. KotkaniemiC011401+1017:292:45
M. NecasC101520+1217:152:10
S. JarvisRW0112010017:083:06
J. StaalC011262+1016:510:00
S. AhoC0002400017:243:07
J. RoslovicC0001000016:502:50
J. MartinookLW000234+1015:380:00
W. CarrierLW000360+1013:310:00
J. BlakeRW0001000010:502:46
J. JaaskaLW000030008:210:52
E. RobinsonLW000210008:160:00
J. SlavinD112102+2020:210:00
B. BurnsD101711+1021:152:56
S. WalkerD011250+1017:092:44
D. OrlovD0003020023:340:00
J. ChatfieldD000222+1021:270:00
T. SmithD000000-1213:152:56
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Kochetkov26251.96260:00Win
D. Tokarski000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. LundellC1012200018:081:39
E. RodriguesC0112010015:201:27
J. BoqvistC011101+1013:390:03
A. BarkovC000330-3021:112:08
S. ReinhartC000110-2020:532:22
M. TkachukLW000210-2018:102:10
C. VerhaegheC000300-1216:571:47
S. BennettC0001200016:101:41
E. LuostarinenC000233-1015:200:00
M. SamoskevichRW000110009:192:04
T. NosekLW000000008:470:01
A. GreerLW000260008:100:03
A. EkbladD000133-2024:061:45
G. ForslingD000420-1021:570:04
D. KulikovD000132-1021:350:03
U. BalinskisD000013-1020:100:00
A. BoqvistD000000+1213:352:03
N. SchmidtD000002+1212:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky39372.94957:45Loss
S. Knight000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.1, FLA 3.1CAR 3, FLA 1
Total goals6.24
Shots on goalCAR 29.3, FLA 28.6CAR 40, FLA 26
Win chanceCAR 50%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
FLA M. Tkachuk2.420.90027%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.430.73029%0
CAR S. Aho2.320.96032%0
FLA S. Reinhart2.310.93037%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.310.70125%0
CAR M. Necas2.350.76124%1
FLA A. Barkov2.231.01028%0
FLA S. Bennett2.110.58023%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.120.71126%0
CAR B. Burns2.070.43110%1
FLA G. Forsling1.940.41010%0
FLA E. Rodrigues1.820.47117%0
FLA A. Lundell1.720.54117%1
FLA A. Ekblad1.610.4209%0
CAR D. Orlov1.630.4109%0
CAR J. Roslovic1.510.50018%0
CAR J. Slavin1.410.3526%1
CAR J. Martinook1.420.37015%0
CAR T. Smith1.400.3007%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.420.2708%0
CAR S. Walker1.420.2116%0
CAR J. Staal1.320.34113%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.340.37115%0
CAR J. Blake1.210.28015%0
CAR W. Carrier1.230.27014%0
FLA M. Samoskevich1.110.29013%0
FLA U. Balinskis1.000.2103%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.020.34013%0
CAR E. Robinson0.920.29012%0
FLA A. Greer0.920.2009%0
FLA J. Boqvist0.910.31113%0
FLA D. Kulikov0.910.2104%0
FLA A. Boqvist0.800.2506%0
FLA N. Schmidt0.800.2005%0
FLA T. Nosek0.700.1806%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.